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Bill Rhodes 🏴‍☠️💙🛟📷 @brhodes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

today's theme for #BirdOfTheDay is #EFG, birds beginning with any of those letters (1st name) the alt theme is #Paridae Black capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus ) landing upside down Gull billed tern Black backed Gull stares me down House finch

Black capped chickadee landing upside down Poecile atricapillus

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Bill Rhodes 🏴‍☠️💙🛟📷 @brhodes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Rob commandth: Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Pairs, photos with pairs of the same species in them. The Alt theme is #Green, photos with Green in the backgrounds not on the birds. Hard to not have green with birds, huh? Pigeon Wild turkeys Ruffed grouse Cattle egrets and Great blue heron

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Pairs, photos with pairs of the same species in them.
The Alt theme is #Green, photos with Green in the backgrounds not on the birds.

Hard to not have green with birds, huh?

Pigeon

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Bill Rhodes 🏴‍☠️💙🛟📷 @brhodes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

a pair of black skimmers gliding for unsuspecting fish

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Bill Rhodes 🏴‍☠️💙🛟📷 @brhodes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Only beauty -- I really like sunsets in the fall. The colors are spectacular and the clouds rolling along fall's insane high and low pressure systems are frequently interesting. So, here's to fall! #photography

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Bill Rhodes 🏴‍☠️💙🛟📷 @brhodes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

only beauty -- a retired race horse that just sometimes kicks it into high gear for fun #photography

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Bill Rhodes 🏴‍☠️💙🛟📷 @brhodes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

#birdoftheday #lightandshadow Wait, what? Every photo has light and shadow or it wouldn't be called photography, no?

A raven steps into the sun to survey its world

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Bill Rhodes 🏴‍☠️💙🛟📷 @brhodes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Mary always hid her head in shame when Henry hit the bird feeders. #birdoftheday #captionthatbird

A wild turkey eating out of a bird feeder while his mate seems to hide her head in shame at his lifestyle choice

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Bill Rhodes 🏴‍☠️💙🛟📷 @brhodes.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay Alt theme is #Pigeons&Doves, any Pigeon or Dove will do. two mourning doves hatched. The two of them grew strong under the watchful eye of our dog, Hank. within a month or so they were the terror of the feeder, mostly. And, oh yeah a pigeon, but a damn nice portrait of one

two mourning doves hatched in my chicken coop

The two of them found their way safely outside and grew strong under the watchful eye of our dog, Hank

within a month or so they were the terror of the feeder, except when the woodpeckers or corvids showed up

Oh yeah, a Pigeon. But a nice portrait of one at least.

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Bill Rhodes 🏴‍☠️💙🛟📷 @brhodes.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

only beauty -- went out with hope of catching milky way on a moonless night, but, well, lightning happened. none of the big ones did I catch, but just watching was a treat #photography #night #storm #lightning

went out with hope of catching milky way on a moonless night, but, well, lightning happened. none of the big ones did I catch, but just watching was a treat

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Bill Rhodes 🏴‍☠️💙🛟📷 @brhodes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

only beauty -- a male ruby throated hummingbird buzzed around my head. He was thanking me for the late-blooming flowers in our garden, but he should have thanked my wife for that. Anyway, he and his cohort are off for Mexico. Via con Dios poquito. #photography #birdoftheday

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Bill Rhodes 🏴‍☠️💙🛟📷 @brhodes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

#BirdOfTheDay themes today which are #BirdsWithBerries, birds with berries. The Alt theme is #BirdyLongLegs, birds with legs that look too long for its body.

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Bill Rhodes 🏴‍☠️💙🛟📷 @brhodes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

only beauty -- I once had a job driving all over the western 13 counties of NC. I count myself fortunate of the things I saw. McGalliard falls, Valdese, NC, USA

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Bill Rhodes 🏴‍☠️💙🛟📷 @brhodes.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

only beauty -- my new photographic obsession, shooting the milky way. But it looks like a scary star beast attacking that poor grass #photography

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Helena Ludwig 🇪🇺🇦🇹🎶📸 @helenaludwig.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Good morning dear ones! ☕👋🏼🐦‍⬛ Alan's #BirdOfTheDay theme: #ABCD - any bird name beginning with any of these letters. Alt is #RSTU. Yesterday I captured this young #Redstart shouting at me. 🗣️😏🐦 #Rotschwanz #Birds #Vogel #ECK #BirdPhotography #shout #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhoenicurusOchruros

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Mariska @mariska68.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Goodmorning! Today Alan's #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #ABCD Alt. Is #RSTU I'm going for the alternative theme with this juvenile stonechat I came across last weekend.

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Atlantic Birding @atlanticbirding.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

🪶 Alan has chosen #ABCD as today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme; any bird beginning with these letters. Alt. is #RSTU; any bird beginning with these letters. Any excuse to post my Bullfinch in the sunshine. #birdphotography #ECK #birds #photography #birdsofbluesky #RedWed #ColorAday

A male Bullfinch perched at the end of a small, dead branch in the bright sunshine. The bird is left of centre of the shot, looking right so that its right side is visible.
It is a stocky finch with a thick, black bill. It has a glossy black cap and bright red cheeks and breast. Its back is grey and the wings are black with a white bar across them. It has white underparts and a black tail.
The bird and the small branch are the only things in the shot, against a clear, blue sky.

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TARA SMITHSON -Wildlife & Nature Photographer 📸 @tarasmithson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Did you know an Australasian gannet hits the water at speeds up to 100 kilometres per hour when diving for fish? They even have built-in facial air sacs that act like a custom scuba airbag to cushion the hit. 🛩️🌊🐠 #Birds #BirdPhotography #BirdOfTheDay #ABCD #NaturePhotography #photography #ECK

A juvenile Australasian gannet captured from below in mid-flight, banking sharply against a bright blue sky with soft, wispy clouds. Its long, pointed wings are fully extended and display a striking mottled pattern of dark brown and white feathers. The bird's body is mostly white with brownish speckling along its neck and back, and brown markings on its wing. It points its sharp, pale bill slightly downward as it glides along effortlessly.

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Rina @rina2012.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #ABCD, any bird name beginning with any of these letters. The previous theme was #RSTU, any bird beginning with any of these letters. Pure elegance 🦢 #birds #swans #SwanDay #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Germany #wildlife #photography #nature #thelittlethings #ECK #Scape

A close-up of a single white swan swimming from left to right across very dark, almost black water. The bird’s white plumage stands out sharply against the dark background, and its reflection can be seen on the water’s surface. In the foreground, at the bottom of the frame, a few dark green leaves and plants protrude into the picture.

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Amy Gann @amygann.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

A black tern on an overcast day gives a monochrome appearance while being a color photo. For the #birdoftheday theme of #ABCD #birds #blacktern #monochrome #protectnature #EastCoastKin

A black tern stands on a post and shakes out its feathers. It is an overcast day and rhe picture is angled slightly upward which gives the background a blank slate appearance

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Neil Cameron @neilcam57.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Alan H 's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ABCD Let's go with this lovely Double-barred Finch at Archerfield Wetlands. #ECK #birds #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #wildlife #nature #Photography #Nikon #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBlueSky

Double-barred Finch (Taeniopygia bichenovii) sits on a fencing wire at Archerfield Wetlands on 7 October 2022

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Jamie Scott 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @jcsctoan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Today's #BirdofTheDay theme by Alan is #ABCD any bird name beginning with these letters. Male Bullfinch perched on a fence. Have a good day folks #rspb.bsky.social #rspb.scotland.bsky.social #NaturePhotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birds #birdphotography #birdwatching #ECK

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Aintright @aintright.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Dotty the Dipper chick #BirdOfTheDay #ABCD #birds #photography #ECK

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Rina @rina2012.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #ABCD, any bird name beginning with any of these letters. The previous theme was #RSTU, any bird beginning with any of these letters. C for Cormorant #birds #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Germany #wildlife #photography #nature #thelittlethings #ECK #Scape

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Neil Cameron @neilcam57.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Alan H 's #BirdOfTheDay ALT theme is #RSTU Here's an extraordinarily strong male Red-backed Fairywren at Archerfield Wetlands, Oxley. #ECK #birds #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #wildlife #nature #Photography #Nikon #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBlueSky

Male Red-backed Fairywren grasps two separate stalks or branches at Archerfield Wetlands, Oxley

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Amy Gann @amygann.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

"Did you know you have a bald spot?" - A Brown-headed Cowbird on a Deer. For the #birdoftheday theme of #ABCD #birds #cowbird #deer #protectnature #EastCoastKin

Small, female brown headed cowbirds stand on a deer. One is between the antlers and stares doen at the deer

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Aintright @aintright.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Bobbin the Robin #RSTU #BirdOfTheDay #birds #nature #photography #ECK

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Bill Rhodes 🏴‍☠️💙🛟📷 @brhodes.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

#birdoftheday #birdbuddies Red tailed hawk and crow disagreeing on the ownership of some roadkill

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Bill Rhodes 🏴‍☠️💙🛟📷 @brhodes.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

only beauty -- a Fowler's toad (Anaxyrus fowleri) in our yard today. Our ancient ancestors believed toad visits foretold big changes for the better. I can use that. Go toad, go! #photography

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Bill Rhodes 🏴‍☠️💙🛟📷 @brhodes.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

only beauty -- a female Magnificent frigatebird floating overhead. They sleep, eat, and mate while flying.Riding thermals at sunset they can reach amazing heights and stay as long as wanted. #photography

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Bill Rhodes 🏴‍☠️💙🛟📷 @brhodes.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

only beauty -- the night sky over Okefenokee Swamp. even there there is too much light pollution #photography

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Tim Osborne Photography 🍁 @timosborne.ca · 05/09/2026

Here's my #InFlight #BirdOfTheDay: A Great Grey Owl swooping upwards over a snowy backdrop. Hope we'll be seeing some here again soon! #birds #owls

A Great Grey Owl with bright yellow eyes flies over a snowy backdrop. The bird has an upward trajectory.

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Ian Andrews @ianbof.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

#BirdOfTheDay #InFlight A Stripe-tailed hummingbird taken in Valle De Los Quetzales, Costa Rica in January this year. Canonon 7D Mk2 and Canon 100 - 400mm IS USM Mk2 ISO 12800 f9 1/6400sec

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bcbham.bsky.social @bcbham.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Hello, all! @alan678.bsky.social has set the #BirdOfTheDay theme as #InFlight. In honor of, here's a Common Tern looking for lunch in the waters off South Surrey, B.C. #Birding #Birds #Canadianbirding

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mjlinde.bsky.social @mjlinde.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #InFlight "Delighted to get a #treecreeper in flight, what a wingspan!" @omsystem.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @shropshirewildlife.bsky.social 📸 Andrew Fusek Peters @andrewfusekpeters.bsky.social

A beautiful gray and white bird in flight, with its wings fully spread, passes in front of a large tree

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JunkboxJim @junkboxjim.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

#BirdOfTheDay #InFlight I was wondering at the time if this ring-billed gull noticed me. Pretty sure it did.

Ring-billed gull against a clear blue sky is giving me the ol' side-eye as it flies past.

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Mark D Alexander @mad7500.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Good evening, I hope you are all having a wonderful weekend .. Today is .. #InternationalVultureAwarenessDay #VultureAwarenessDay #BirdOfTheDay #InFlight ( #Vultures 😉) Natures Clean Up Crew 😎.. Just awesome #Birds #SuffolkOwls U.K. 📷 🎶 Muse 🎶 💃🏻🎸’Knights Of Cydonia’ 🕺🏻🪶💚 #ECK #Nature #Photography

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jreads65.bsky.social @jreads65.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Osprey in flight from a recent trip to the Columbia river. #InFlight #BirdOfTheDay #birds

Osprey, legs down, flying against a blue and cloudy sky.

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Bill Rhodes 🏴‍☠️💙🛟📷 @brhodes.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

#birdoftheday alternate theme #grounded these burrowing owls spend a lot of time on the ground

burrowing owls scowling because their nest must be near

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Eli~Journal Sauce @eliharlan.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

This #eurasionblackbird was looking for lunch... Or hiding from me 🙈 #BirdoftheDay from @alan678.bsky.social theme is #grounded, any bird on natural ground. #birds #photography #ECK #hiding #photograpHER #nature #journalsauce

Photo of a bird standing on the ground covered with some dead leaves. He is hiding under a tree and you can see him past a frame green leaves and branches.

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MartyParty @martyparty75023.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I couldn't even tell you what type of bird this is that I caught flying directly out of the sun. #birdoftheday #inflight #birds #nature #sun #photography #eck

Some kinda bird, silhouetted by the sun. Only the wings of the bird are visible, so it looks like it's emerging from the edge of the sun itself.

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CaneNMabel @canenmabel.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

#Inflight #Grounded #BirdOfTheDay This one ticks both boxes and took me ages!

Seagulls on a pebble beach in England with a calm sea with ripples rather than waves in the background. Bottom left is a gull standing sideways on. Middle right is a brown and white gull in in flight having just taken off. There are other gulls in the background. There is also a gull floating on the sea.

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DiRebecca (Di) @direbecca.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Anna's Hummingbird nectaring on Showy Milkweed last summer, for #NationalHummingbirdDay. 💚 #InFlight #BirdOfTheDay #NaturePhotos #NativePlants #CaliforniaNativePlants #Birds 📷

Close-up of iridescent green back of hummingbird as s/he hovers while feeding on milkweed flowers.

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Rob Jackson @robcamera.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

#BirdOfTheDay theme is #InFlight here’s a Gannet helping me to fulfill the obligation #birds #EastCoastKin #ukwildlife #photography

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birdingwithkids.bsky.social @birdingwithkids.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

It’s not always easy to tell when they are on their own, but this is the larger Hairy Woodpecker as opposed to the downy. #birds #birdphotography #photography #nature #wildlife #birding #BirdOfTheDay #TRAHR