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Dave

@albatrossity.bsky.social

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Scientist, skeptic, progressive, dad, birder, in Flyover Country All photos taken by me unless otherwise stated. No DM replies unless I know you. Photo gallery - drintoul.myportfolio.com

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Dave @albatrossity.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Brown, any bird with Brown in its plumage. Wrentit, California 2024 #Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #NatureCommunity #Photography #BirdPhotography #California #Wrentit

small sharp-billed bird with gray-brown head, rusty brown body, and yellow iris

Dave @albatrossity.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Ducks&GeeseInFlight - any Ducks or Geese in flight. Blue-winged Teal, Nebraska 2024 #Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #NatureCommunity #Photography #BirdPhotography #Teal #Niobrara #FlyoverCountry

streamlined flying duck with two diffeerent shades of blue on the top of the wing

Dave @albatrossity.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Green - any birds or backgrounds that have Green in them. Resplendent Quetzal, Costa Rica 2024 #Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #NatureCommunity #Photography #BirdPhotography #CostaRica #PuraVida

fuzzy-headed bird with yellow bill, green head and back, and crimson underside

Dave @albatrossity.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Waders - any wading bird Whimbrel, California 2018 #Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #NatureCommunity #Photography #BirdPhotography #California #Surf

Stocky bird with long downcurved bill and long legs, striding in the Pacific surf

Dave @albatrossity.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Today's Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Perched, birds standing on anything except branches. Mourning Dove, Kansas 2017 #Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #NatureCommunity #Photography #BirdPhotography #Dove #FlyoverCountry

Brown and bluish-gray bird with short bill and long tail, perched on a weathered fence post

Dave @albatrossity.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BlueWater - birds surrounded by Blue Water. Horned Grebe, Kansas 2015 #Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #NatureCommunity #Photography #BirdPhotography #Grebe #FlyoverCountry

dark bird with golden ear oatch and red eye, swimming on blue water

Dave @albatrossity.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Today's Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #UnsungBirds - any underrated bird. A sparrow, of course! Savannah Sparrow, Kansas 2022 #Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #NatureCommunity #Photography #BirdPhotography #Sparrows #FlyoverCountry

Brown streaky bird posed on a nearly vertical stalk, looking to the left

Dave @albatrossity.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BirdSupermodel - Any bird captured looking like it's posing for a magazine cover shoot... Secretary Bird, Tanzania 2018 #Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #NatureCommunity #Photography #BirdPhotography #Tanzania #Africa

Head shot of a mostly white bird, with red facial skin, dark eyes, and long dark "eyelashes"

Dave @albatrossity.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Today's Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BadWeather — birds in inclement weather. Yellow-rumped Warbler, Kansas 2014 #Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #Warblers #Kansas #FlyoverCountry

gray and white bird with yellow crown patch and wing corners, perched on an icy bird bath and looking grumpy

Dave @albatrossity.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BlueSkies — birds against Blue skies. Northern Harrier taking offense at the presence of a Red-tailed Hawk, Kansas 2026 #Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #Raptors #FlyoverCountry

two hawks, one larger than the other, in flight, facing each other with open talons

Dave @albatrossity.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #WingsOpenNotFlying — birds with their wings open when not flying. The Alt theme is #Blue — any bird with Blue in its plumage. Here's a twofer. Lilac-breasted Roller, Tanzania 2018 #Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #Tanzania #Africa

Bird on bare ground, with brownish back, green head, and various shades of electric blue on its open wings

Dave @albatrossity.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Today's Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LongBeak — birds with long beaks. Marbled Godwit, Montana 2022 #Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #Warblers #Kansas #FlyoverCountry

long-legged bird with long upturned bill and cinnamon underwings, landing in a prairie

Dave @albatrossity.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Black&Red — any bird with Black & Red in its plumage. Southern Ground Hornbill, Tanzania 2018 #Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #Tanzania #Africa

Dave @albatrossity.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Today's Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #YellowElements — the colour yellow found on a bird. Northern Parula, Kansas 2024 #Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #Warblers #Kansas #FlyoverCountry

small mostly blue-gray bird with yellow feet, chest, and throat, perched on a twig and looking into the camera

Dave @albatrossity.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BestBeaks — Celebrating any bird with a beak or bill that has striking colours, bold profiles, or an interesting shape. Saddle-billed Stork, Tanzania 2018 #Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #Tanzania #Africa

white bird with black head and neck, yellow eye, and multi-colored red, yellow, and black bill

Dave @albatrossity.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Today's Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Vivid — any bird with bright colours Little Bee-Eater, Tanzania 2018 #Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #Bee-eater #Tanzania #Africa

two green-backed birds with yellow throats, orange-yellow undersides and blue and black eye-stripes, perched on a dead stick

Dave @albatrossity.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Black&White — any shot in black and white. Common Raven, Utah 20254 #Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #Corvids #Canyonlands #Utah

large dark bird with stout bill and raindrops on its back

Dave @albatrossity.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BestOfTheMonth. Lewis's Woodpecker, 9/16/2026. Nevada #Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #GreatBasin #BasinAndRange #Woodpeckers #Nevada

Green-backed, pink-breasted, red-headed bird with sharp bill, perched on a dead branch

Dave @albatrossity.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Today's Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Paridae, any of the species. Black-capped Chickadee, Kansas, yesterday #Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #NatureCommunity #Photography #BirdPhotography #FlyoverCountry

Small black-and-white bird with buffy sides, perched on a bare stick

Dave @albatrossity.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #EFG - birds beginning with any of those letters (1st name). Here's 2 out of the 3 letters. Franklin's Gull, Kansas 2018 #Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #NatureCommunity #Photography #BirdPhotography #Gulls #FlyoverCountry

Dave @albatrossity.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Today's Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #AwkwardAvian - any bird captured in a silly, clumsy or strange position! Red-tailed Hawk (trying to cough up a pellet), Kansas 2017 #Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #Raptors #FlyoverCountry

Large brown bird with head upturned, perched in a cedar tree

Dave @albatrossity.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BokehBirds - any bird captured with a soft, muted or blurry background. Blue Grosbeak, Kansas 2025 #Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #Grosbeaks #FlyoverCountry

Dark blue bird with substantial bill and cinnamon wingbars, perched on a leafy bush

Dave @albatrossity.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Seabirds - any bird found at sea or the coast. Alt. is #Airborne; any bird in flight. Here's a twofer. Waved Albatross, Galápagos 2017 #Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #NatureCommunity #Photography #BirdPhotography #Albatross #Galápagos

head-on view of a bird with dark wings and light head, in flight against a light blue sky

Dave @albatrossity.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Today's Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Green — photos with Green in the backgrounds not on the birds. Red-eyed Vireo, Kansas 2020 #Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #Vireos #FlyoverCountry

pale bird with dark head stripes and reddish eye, perched on a bare branch

Dave @albatrossity.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Pairs — photos with pairs of the same species in them. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Kansas 2025 #Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #Tyrannids #FlyoverCountry

Long-tailed birds with white heads, salmon-colored sides, and dark wings, perched on a strand of barbed wire. Longer-tailed male at left, female at right

Dave @albatrossity.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Today's Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Brown — birds with Brown in their plumage. Sedge Wren, Nebraska 2020 #Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #Wrens #GrasslandBirds #FlyoverCountry

Back view of a streaky brown bird with uplifted tail, perched in tall grass

Dave @albatrossity.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Borbs — birds looking plump. Yellow-eyed Junco (juvenile), Arizona 2023 #Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #Junco #Arizona #Chiricahuas

Streaky gray plump bird with yellow "lips" and pale eye, perched on the ground

Dave @albatrossity.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Today's Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BirdStare — Any bird captured staring right back at you! Merlin, Kansas 2023 #Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #Raptors #FlyoverCountry

portrait of a streaky brown-and-white bird with large eyes, peering at the camera

Dave @albatrossity.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #TheDivers — Share your fab photos of any diving bird. Eared Grebe, California 2018 #Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #Grebe #California

dark bird with white patch on head, swimming underwater in a coastal pool

Dave @albatrossity.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Today's Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Corvids — any member of the crow family. Plush-crested Jay, Brazil 2013 #Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #Brazil #Pantanal

bird with long cream-white tail, white belly, black chest and head, blue back and eyebrow, and yellow eye, perched on a branch and eating oranges

Dave @albatrossity.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Raptors — any bird of prey Sharp-shinned Hawk, Kansas 2012 #Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #Accipters #FlyoverCountry

small long-tailed hawk with dark crown and wings, rufous-barred underside, and red eye, perched on a bare cedar branch

Dave @albatrossity.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Today's Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Gull — any Gull will do. Ross's Gull, Kansas 2025 #Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #Rarities #FlyoverCountry

gray-backed gull with dark eye, short black beak, and black spot near the back of its head, sitting on slushy ice

Dave @albatrossity.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Redheads — Any bird with Red on its head/beak. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Nevada 2026 #Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #Woodpeckers #Nevada #GreatBasin

pale-breasted bird with black-and-white striped head, red throat, and red crown, perched on a dead branch

Dave @albatrossity.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LightAndShadow — any bird capture that has both. The Alt theme is ##FallBirds — any Autumn/ Fall bird captures. Here's a twofer. Red-tailed Hawk (first-year Harlan's subspecies), Kansas 2025 #Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #Raptors #FlyoverCountry

Dark hawk with bright yellow eyes, looking over its shoulder while perched in dappled fall foliage

Dave @albatrossity.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #CaptionThatBird "Which way did they go?" #Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #NatureCommunity #Photography #BirdPhotography #Bustards #Africa #Tanzania

Kori Bustards, Tanzania 2018. Heads of two long-necked birds with yellow eyes and black crowns protruding from tall grass and looking in two different directions

Dave @albatrossity.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Today's Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Pigeons&Doves - any Pigeon or Dove will do. African Mourning Dove, Tanzania 2018 #Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #NatureCommunity #Photography #BirdPhotography #Cranes #Tanzania #Serengeti #Africa

Dave @albatrossity.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Paridae - and of the species. Mountain Chickadee, Nevada, yesterday #Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #NatureCommunity #Photography #BirdPhotography #GreatBasinNP #SnakeMountains

Dave @albatrossity.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ODG - any Owl, Duck or Goose Harlequin Duck, Wyoming 2025 #Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #NatureCommunity #Photography #BirdPhotography #Yellowstone #Wyoming #FlyoverCountry

Dave @albatrossity.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Today's Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BirdyLongLegs - Any bird with legs that look way too long for its body! Sandhill Crane, Colorado 2026 #Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #NatureCommunity #Photography #BirdPhotography #Cranes #Migration #FlyoverCountry

Dave @albatrossity.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BirdsWithBerries - Any bird captured with berries. Yellow-rumped Warbler with poison ivy berries, Kansas 2020 #Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #NatureCommunity #Photography #BirdPhotography #Warblers #FlyoverCountry

Dave @albatrossity.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Today's Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Finches - any bird from the finch family. Saffron Finch, Brazil 2013 #Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #NatureCommunity #Photography #BirdPhotography #Brazil

Dave @albatrossity.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Silhoutte - any bird in silhouette Bellbird, New Zealand 2013. Dancing in the rain. #Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #NatureCommunity #Photography #BirdPhotography #Aotearoa

Dave @albatrossity.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Today's Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Robins - any of the Robin Species. American Robin, Colorado 2022 #Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #NatureCommunity #Photography #BirdPhotography #Foraging #Colorado

Dave @albatrossity.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Mamas&Papas - male & female of the same species in the same photo. Pukeko, New Zealand 2019 #Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #NatureCommunity #Photography #BirdPhotography #Aotearoa

Dave @albatrossity.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Today's Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #MyBestSide — bird capture in profile. Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay, Nevada 2024 #Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #Corvids #GreatBasin #Nevada

Dave @albatrossity.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #AngryBirds — any bird with an angry face. Black-lored Babbler, Tanzania 2018 #Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #Tanzania #Africa

Dave @albatrossity.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Is that the reflecting pool?

Dave @albatrossity.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BirdsInAbstract — From motion blur, obscure angles, or contrasting textures, anything goes! Eastern Screech-Owl, feather dust imprint on window glass. Kansas 1995 #Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #Owl #FlyoverCountry

dusty image of a small ear-tufted bird, wings spread and flying toward the camera, white on black background

Dave @albatrossity.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Today's Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Black plumage. Phainopepla (male) — Nevada 2005 #Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #SilkyFlycatcher #Nevada #GrapevineCanyon

Black bird with red eye, long tail, and raised crest, perched on a bare twig

Dave @albatrossity.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Mouthful — a bird with anything in its beak Least Flycatcher with pokeberry — Kansas 2025 #Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #Flycatchers #FlyoverCountry

small grayish-white bird with open mouth, perched on a bare branch