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🇮🇪 I am a fan of crochet, Minecraft youtubers & taking photos of birds. Autistic, if you couldn't already tell. I support trans rights & hate fascism/AI. she/her Avatar drawn by @zloyxp. *Trying to only post/repost pix with ALT descriptions.*

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Froure @froure.bsky.social · 12h
The wildflowers are few and far between lately as we get further in to autumn. These were the only two I found on my most recent walk. #photography
A color photograph of white wildflowers with yellow centers that take up the center and right of the frame. One particular flower (to the right of center) is in sharp focus, while the others are softly blurred. Some of the yellow centers are missing their petals while others have just a few petals stubbornly clinging on as they reach the end of their lives. The left side of the frame has very few flowers and is mostly a blurred green with golden shoots of dying reeds.  A color photograph of yellow wildflowers and yellow or brown centers. Some of the flowers near the center of the frame are in focus, while those in the background are blurred amongst a green backdrop. Most of the flowers are missing a few petals as they reach the end of their lifespan.
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Froure @froure.bsky.social · 14h
Autumn is here and the Swans are kicking their teens out of the nest. I snapped this juvenile swan frantically running away from dad through a tangle of trees and reeds. The little one got away for the moment, but it won't be long before he leaves permanently. 🍂🍁🍂 #BestOfTheMonth #BirdOfTheDay 🪶
In a tangle of narrow vertical brown tree trunks and green reeds, a juvenile swan stretches his wings as he flees from his father who is chasing him out of the area. The swan's plumage is a mix of white and grey/tan patches as he transitions from cygnet to adult. He is facing away from the camera, his head slightly turned to the right and dark beak pointed down. His wings are stretched out but bent downward at the elbow joint, and the right wing is more obscured by tree trunks than the left wing. His only hope is that his father cannot follow through the denser brush to continue chasing after him.
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julielfrost.bsky.social @julielfrost.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A Lincoln's sparrow passing through on its migration journey. A lucky find as they are known to skulk low in dense brush and thickets. #Birds #SparrowSunday #Wildlife #Nature #BirdSky #Sparrow #Sparrows
A Lincoln's sparrow is perched on a branch, with blurred branches int eh background. The bird is passing through on its migration journey and was a lucky find as they are known to skulk low in dense brush and thickets. It is notable for its buffy chest band with sharp black streaks and a chestnut-colored crown with black streaks.
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Robyn @handcranked.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Sparrow spotting This little white-crowned sparrow was hanging out on the amaranth in the community garden near me. #BirdOfTheDay #BokehBirds #ColorADay #PinkMon #BlueSkyMonday #ECK #EastCoastKin #birds #PhotographersUnited #photography #ArtYear #OM-3
A juvenile white-crowned sparrow facing right on top of an amaranth plant that's mostly bright pink with some brown leaves. The bird is beige with dark brwn stripes on its head and wings. It has a yellow beak and dark eyes. The background is a blurred mix of a pinkish-lavender structure on the left, blue sky in the center, and bright yellow flowers on the right. There's a thin metal fence at the bottom.
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Margot Foley @mfoley25.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A male California quail for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme of #bokeh. #ECK #WCK #PNW #Birds #Quail #Nature #Photography
A male California quail perched amidst contrasting foliage. The bird is positioned on the right side of the frame, facing right, showcasing its distinct gray-blue breast, scaled belly patterns, and dark face outlined in white. A prominent, curved black topknot plume extends forward from the crown of its head. The quail is nestled among deep burgundy leaves and thin, bare branches that sweep across the foreground. The background is a soft, completely blurred expanse of bright lime green leaves.
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Shweta Chawla @sccs1300.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Here's a Coppersmith Barbet today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #BokeyBirds #India #NaturePhotography #urbanforests #Canon
A coppersmith barbet with vibrant green, yellow, and red plumage perched on a slender branch of the Peepal tree with pale, heart-shaped leaves against a soft, blurred green background.
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Richard D. Miller @richarddmiller.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
@helenbennett.bsky.social has said today's #BirdOfTheDay alt theme is #AwkwardAvian, any bird captured in a silly, clumsy or strange position. Here's a nutty #goldfinch sunning its belly by hanging upside down from a branch. What a clown! #birds #birdphotography
A bright yellow bird with a splash of black on its wing and the top of its head hanging upside down from a green branch surrounded by green leaves.
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debbywitha_y @debbolita.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#BirdOfTheDay #BokehBirds #Birds #OnlyBeautifulThings #PeacefulPost #Breathe #PhotographersOfBlueSky #PhotographersUnited #EastCoastKin #AltText
The photo captures a small, brown wren clinging to a mesh suet bird feeder. The bird features warm, reddish-brown plumage on its back and wings, a lighter buff-colored underside, and a distinctive white stripe above its eye. Its legs are stretched wide apart gripping the grid of the feeder. The background is entirely filled with soft, out-of-focus green foliage,
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Adrian Milliner @adrmil.soapyfrog.com · 28/09/2026
Helen Bennett’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BokehBirds - any bird captured with a soft, muted or blurry background. This would be a Coal Tit then. I think so anyway.
A close-up, front-facing photograph of a small coal tit perched atop a dark brown wooden post. The bird has a rounded body with slightly fluffy feathers. Its head features a black cap, a small black beak pointing slightly to the right, and distinct white cheek patches that contrast with a black bib around its throat. Its chest and underparts are a mixture of soft white, grey, and light buff feathers.  
The bird stands upright on thin, dark feet resting on the flat top of the post, which shows signs of weathering with light grey lichen spots and subtle wood grain texture. The background is entirely softly blurred in shades of vibrant lime green and yellowish-green foliage, creating a smooth bokeh effect that emphasizes the subject. Light catches the edges of the bird's feathers, giving its silhouette a gentle glow against the lush background.
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Rhonda Howard @1184outdoors.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Tiny Calliope Hummingbird, just above a sparkling mountain stream providing the bokeh. #BokehBirds #BirdOfTheDay 🪶 #ECK
Small hummingbird with magenta stripes on his white chin & throat, and iridescent green on his crown and back. His wings are up and back as he rises up from a stream. In the distance, the blurring of the background + sparkling sunlight creates a layer of bokeh across the top of the frame.
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James Petruzzi @hawaiianimages.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
For the #BirdOfTheDay theme #BokehBirds, remember bokeh can be foreground too! Here's a Maui 'amakihi with blur before and behind :) #birds 📷🌿🦉
An 'amakihi, a greenish-yellow honeycreeper with a dark curved bill and black face mask amid dappled light and leaves
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Bruce Grembowski @bruce.grembowski.com · 28/09/2026
Per Helen @helenbennett.bsky.social, today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BokehBirds - any bird captured with a soft, muted or blurry background, like this American Robin perched on my roof back in June. 🪶 📷: Nikon Z8 w/NIKKOR Z 100-400mm
An American Robin with brown feathers and a red breast perches on the peak of a roof, looking up at the sky, with blurred tree leaves in the background.
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rebeccam31.bsky.social @rebeccam31.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
@helenbennett.bsky.social’s thrown out #BokehBirds as the #BirdOfTheDay theme. Here is a sweet #ChippingSparrow with an appropriate blurry background. #birds #WildlifePhotography #ECK
A small brown bird with a white breast, belly, and collar sits among evergreen branches. It has a black line going back from its eye and a reddish brown “cap.”
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rebeccam31.bsky.social @rebeccam31.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I’m also going to do @helenbennett.bsky.social’s alt #BirdOfTheDay theme of #AwkwardAvians because I’ve been looking for a reason to post this photo I took of a #ForstersTern… #birds #WildlifePhotography #ECK
A white, gull-like bird with a black cap is flying above water. It is shaking water off from a dive, so its head is turned completely upside down making it look like the bird is misassembled.
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Tom Lynch @tomlynch.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#bokehbirds #BirdOfTheDay Northern Cardinal up close, background greenery out of focus. #birds #birdphotography #birding #birdwatching
Brilliant red male northern cardinal bird up close in light and shadow that are at a diagonal across it’s chest. The blur in the background gives a nice bokeh, mostly because of the way the shadow follows the same line, bringing balance while also enhancing the intensity and starkness of this bright red tufted bird.
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Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BokehBirds and the Alt is #AwkwardAvian. For both, this male #DownyWoodpecker was hanging on a tiny branch against a soft background with many bokeh balls! (Concord, Mass. - 7/8/26) 🤩🟢🪶 #birds #nature #bokeh #ECK #BirdPhotography #OM-1 @helenbennett.bsky.social
A małe Downy Woodpecker high up in a tree with pale brown branches, and somehow hanging on the end of a tiny branch where he had been poking around looking for bugs. The bird had a black and white striped head with a red patch on the back, a white front, and dark brown/black spotted back and wings with a large white patch on the middle of the back. I shot this photo in Aperture mode, which created a blurred background of green leaves and blue sky that appear as out-of-focus points of light known as bokeh balls. Seen at Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Concord, Massachusetts.
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Nick @rookman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Very much looking forward to see these beauties again soon. #BokehBirds #birdoftheday #birds🪶 #Redwing #Naturephotography #NatureTherapy🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
A Redwing perches on a thorny branch, caught in the act of tossing a dark red berry into its open beak. The bird features a distinct pale stripe above its eye, a speckled breast, and a flash of reddish-orange along its flank. The bare tree branches around it are dotted with clusters of small red fruit against a softly blurred green and blue bokeh background.
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Thoeni @thoeni.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Sentinel and shelter. 🌾🐦❄️ One sparrow keeping sharp watch from the high twig, while the rest settle into the soft winter blur below. A study in optical depth for #BirdOfTheDay and #BokehBirds. #photography #Spatz
A close-up winter bird photograph featuring house sparrows perched among bare, thorny brambles with a shallow depth of field. One sparrow is in sharp, crisp focus high on an upper branch, showing detailed brown and cream feather patterns. Below, other sparrows nestle within the brush in soft focus, set against a creamy background of melted snow and soft, circular bokeh light discs.
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Ginny Stibolt @ginnystibolt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
For today’s #BirdOfTheDay Alt theme #AwkwardAvian, birds in a silly, clumsy or strange position, I offer 2 Egyptian Geese (Alopochen aegyptiaca) that we saw in South Africa interacting with each other. The tune that came to us was “Walk like an Egyptian.”
Photo of 2 large birds extending their necks out towards each other. The birds have mostly white heads with dark brown eye spots, beaks that are dark on the bottom and white on the top, long mottled brown & gray necks with a dark brown ring at the base of their necks. They have grayish bodies and bellies, dark brown wings with bright white streaks at the bottom edgs of the wings, dark brown & black rumps & tails, and reddish webbed feet.
They are walking on a rough green lawn in the shade, with a sunny lawn at the top of the photo.
Text says, "Walk like an Egyptian Goose"
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No Planet B Photography @noplanetbphoto.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The story of the Snail Kite’s struggles as a species is on an upward slope, surprisingly due to an invasive #snail #BirdoftheDay #birdphotography #bokehbirds #EastCoastKin #birds #bird #birdsofbluesky #raptors #nikon #birdlife #photography #noplanetbphotography www.noplanetbphotography.art
Unique snail-eating raptor. Widespread and fairly common in Central and South America, but very limited range in U.S. Found exclusively around lakes and marshes with plenty of vegetation. Adult male is entirely dark gray with red eyes, orange feet and base of bill, briefly turning red in breeding season. Females and immatures are streaky brown. Note very sharply hooked bill, long broad wings, and short dark tail with a white base above and below. Look for pairs or small groups flying over marshes with slow, buoyant wingbeats. Frequently perches on bushes.
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Bill Stedman @steddybirds.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
What are #BokehBirds anyway? Sounds interesting! #BirdOfTheDay #birds #bluebirds #backyardbirds #birdphotography #ECK 🪶
A male eastern bluebird, perched on an arched metal pole facing the camera, tilts his blue head to the right in a quizzical manner. He is showing his orange breast and white belly.
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Tom @birdfan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
For Helen's #BirdoftheDay, we have #BokehBirds ... and bird with a soft, muted background. This is an American Kestrel perched in a local grassy field. Have a good week ahead! #ElDoradoRegionalPark #Birds #Photography #Nature
We see a female kestrel perched on the top of a wooden stake.  The yellow talons are seen gripping the top, squared off edge of the tan wood.   The birds chest is facing the viewer and is buffy colored with blurry vertical brown striping.   The head is turned to the side--revealing a gray cap and three vertical black bands on her cheek.  We see the gray, hooked beak which looks like it was dipped in black ink.  The underside of the tail is horizontal brown banding on a buffy base.  The background of the photo is blurred out greens and tans of the surrounding field.
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Christina Evans @christinae.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) for the #BirdoftheDay theme #BokehBirds. #birds #Florida #Backyard
A small Black-and-white Warbler is perched upright, facing forward, head turned to left, on an arched horizontal branch, framed by large in-and-out of focus green leaves. The little bird is white in the center of his neck, breast, and belly, has a white eyebrow stripe, and heavy black-and-white striping everywhere else visible. The background is a brilliant, abstract, out-of-focus design of mostly bright yellow, accented with bright yellow-greens, so the neutrally colored bird stands out.
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Kari Maaren @angrykem.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BokehBirds. This #WillowFlycatcher has found the pretty #bokeh and is fluffing out its feathers about it. #birds #photography #BirdPhotography #flycatchers #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #nature #NaturePhotography
A Willow Flycatcher, a little bird with a brown head, back, wings, and tail, dark brown and white wing bars, and a pale underbelly, stands on a fence, its feathers fluffed out and its tail raised. The background behind it is a glowing green.
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Chelton's Bird and Wildlife Photography @bird-photography.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Rufous hummingbirds come through our backyard every year and land near our deck, giving me ample #BokehBirds opportunities #birds #bird #photography #ornithology #birdphotos #nature #naturephotography #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birdoftheday #rufoushummingbird 🦉 🪶
A tiny rufous hummingbird lands on a thin branch, which doesn't look thin compared to the small body of this cute little bird. Its sides are a beautiful shade of light orange. Its breast is mostly white with hints of orange. Its throat and head are covered in scaly orange and green feathers. Its long, thin beak sticks out to the left as it looks to the side.

📷 Canon R5 Mk II
Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM
Canon RF 1.4x Extender
Av, f/10, 1/1000, ISO 1000, 700mm
4/10/26
Northern Oregon Coast
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jayne @jayneh.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#BirdoftheDay #BokehBirds Blackburnian Warbler, Smith Oaks, High Island, TX, May 2026 #birds #originalcontent #photography 📷🪶
A warbler is perched on a small leafy cluster with its body stretching out horizontally across the image and appears to be peeking out from behind the leaves. The bird has a yellow-orange head and neck with bold black stripes on the crown and at the eye. The belly is a soft yellow with faint black lines and the wings are black with white markings. The background bokeh effect is blurred greenery with multiple soft circles of light.
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Joy @firstfolio1623.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#BirdoftheDay is this #BokehBird Hummingbird in the back yard. Love this choice @helenbennett.bsky.social !
Female hummingbird with green wings, white chest dappled with brown and rounded neck feathers with long black beak perches upon a pine tree branch. Muted green color is the background with several green pine needles blurred out.
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iolanthe @iolantherosa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Today's #BirdOfTheDay is #BokehBirds - a bird with a soft, muted or blurry background. This is a Rock Ptarmigan in Hamn #Senja #Norway, near #Tromso. I was not feeling well on a hike and pulled off onto a rock slab to rest a bit and this little guy came to visit & we had a magical moment together. 🪶
A chicken/grouse-like bird, seen from behind with its head looking left. It has gray feathers in the process of changing to white for the winter. It has impressive red "eyeshadow" over its eye. Green lichen and gray rocks soften the background.
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Justine Jones @justinejones.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Helen’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BokehBirds - any bird captured with a soft, muted or blurry background. This black phoebe was catching bugs off the surface of a pond. I love the water droplets. #Birds #BlackPhoebe #ECK
Black phoebe perched on a thin branch over a pond, captured mid-action while catching insects and shaking water from its feathers. The small black-and-white bird faces right, with droplets suspended in the air against a soft, dark blurred background.
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PigeonJennie @jenniemunday.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Here's a robin for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme 0f #BokehBirds #Birds #Robin #Robins #Nature #Wildlife #Birding #BirdWatching #BirdPhotography #ForJanet
A Robin perches on the bare branch of a tree, facing to the left and peering slightly downwards. The small bird is brown with a cream coloured breast, red face and throat, and a bright, dark eye. The background is the gnarled trunk of a tree and sunlight shining through blurred green foliage giving a bokeh effect.
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Barrie Cull @barrie6.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Helen’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BokehBirds - any bird captured with a soft, muted or blurry background. Bonus points for any bokeh balls! Alt: #AwkwardAvian - any bird captured in a silly, clumsy or strange position! A Coal Tit performs a handstand and with a soft background I claim a twofer ! 🙂
A Coal Tit stands upside down on a branch of a tree. It has a black head and a white head stripe which can’t be seen in the photo. 

It is showing its buff coloured breast and white underparts with black tail. It is pecking at a sunflower heart. 

The background is a soft and muted shade of green.
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PigeonJennie @jenniemunday.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Eating whislt horizontal? Fine. Eating whilst upside down? Definitely awkward! 🤣 Today's alternative #BirdOfTheDay theme is #AwkwardAvian #Birds #BlueTit #Nature #Wilflife #Birding #BirdWatching #BirdPhotography
Two blue tits cling to the wire mesh of a bird feeder which is filled with brown nuts. The bird on the left is horizontal, facing the feeder, back on view. The bird on the right is upside down, completly vertical. The small birds are yellow with blue wings and tail, blue cap, and a white face with a dark eye stripe.
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Violet @fetchingviolet.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
From Helen Bennett today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BokehBirds - any bird captured with a soft, muted or blurry background.Bonus points for any bokeh balls! Alt: #AwkwardAvian - any bird captured in a silly, clumsy or strange position! Ruby-throated Hummingbird #hummingbirds #birdphotography #bird
The photo shows a Ruby‑throated Hummingbird perched at the tip of a plant stem. The bird is small, with a long straight bill pointed upward, slightly open, gray‑white feathers on the chest, and darker feathers along the back and wings. Its tiny feet grip the stem just above a wilted orange flower. The stem has small droplets of water on it. The background is softly blurred in green tones, with round patches of light creating a gentle bokeh effect behind the hummingbird.
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cookslikejamie @cookslikejamie.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Business up front. Party at the back. #BirdOfTheDay #BokehBirds #MinimalMonday #SecretaryBird #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #Photography #10MinutesFromHome #EastCoastKin 📷 Canon EOS R6 Mark II 🔘 Canon EF 100–400mm f/4.5–5.6L
Close-up portrait of a Secretary Bird in profile against a smooth green blurred background. Its pale face and hooked bill are sharply defined, while long black crest feathers sweep dramatically backward from the head.
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fozziefotos.eurosky.social @fozziefotos.eurosky.social · 28/09/2026
#BirdoftheDay #Bokehbirds #birds #ECK #photo #photography #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #BlueSkyMonday
a blue tit sits on top of a decorative hanging bird bath we have in the garden. It is in the shape of a heart and you can only see the top section of the heart, which has 2 metal birds on either side of the heart. Sat in between the 2 metal birds is the pretty lemon coloured blue tit. In the background bokeh balls decorate a soft green muted background
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Atlantic Birding @atlanticbirding.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🪶 Helen has chosen #Bokeh as #BirdOfTheDay theme; any bird captured with a soft, muted or blurry background Alt. is #AwkwardAvian; any bird captured in a silly, clumsy or strange position A Spotted Flycatcher against the blurry forest #birdphotography #ECK #birds #photography #birdsofbluesky
A juvenile Spotted Flycatcher perched on the stump of a small branch against the blurry forest. 
The bird is slightly left of centre of the frame, facing right so that its right side is showing. It has a thin black beak with a dull grey-brown head with light streaking. Its back is grey-brown with buff spots on the back and wing feathers. Its chest is whitish with grey streaks, turning whiter towards the underbelly.
The bird is perched on top of a cut branch and its tail is partly obscured by a small branch in the bottom left hand corner. 
The background is an out of focus green of forest vegetation, with patches of out of focus dappled light.
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Helen Bennett 🌿 @helenbennett.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Good morning! Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BokehBirds - any bird captured with a soft, muted or blurry background, like this lovely Long-Tailed Tit. Bonus points for any bokeh balls! ☺️🪶📷️ Alt: #AwkwardAvian - any bird captured in a silly, clumsy or strange position! Happy Monday everyone! 🕊️ 👋
A photograph of a long-tailed tit a small, round bird facing towards the right. The bird has a fluffy white head and chest, accented by a broad, dark black stripe that runs over the top of its head from its bill to its back. A hint of soft pink coloration tints its flanks and shoulders. Its bill is tiny and dark, and its eye is framed by a faint yellowish ring.  The bird is nestled among several bare, light grey tree branches that cut diagonally across the scene the one above slightly shadowing its head. Two prominent branches cross behind and below the bird, while a softer, out-of-focus branch arches over the top left corner of the frame. The background is a soft, blurred wash of light blue, lilac and pale buff coloured bokeh, with some bokeh balls from the bright, open sky filtering sunlight through the woodland canopy.
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Froure @froure.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I think this #AwkwardAvian is also a member of the #BokehBirds club lol. #BirdOfTheDay 🪶
A color photograph of a brown bird caught mid-jump above a thin grey branch, with other blurred branches and blue sky in the background. The thin branches in focus span diagonally across the right and center of the frame, forming a rough triangle. The branch in the upper right of the frame has golden lichen attached. The bird is almost centered in the frame, and only his backside and tail can be seen. He is small, with streaky brown plumage highlighted with black stripes along with tan patches. The bird's talon hang down as though he has jumped up awkwardly.
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Violet @fetchingviolet.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
From Atlantic Birding today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #Seabirds; any bird found at sea or the coast Alt. is #Airborne; any bird in flight. Mississippi Kite #birdphotography #birds #kites
The photo shows a Mississippi Kite flying against a clear blue sky. It has long pointed wings, pale gray body, and the contrasting dark wingtips and dark tail. The bird is gliding with its wings fully extended, showing its slim shape and smooth feathers. Its squared dark tail is visible behind it, and the even blue background emphasizes the kite’s streamlined silhouette in flight.
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Rhonda Howard @1184outdoors.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Northern Harrier flyby. #Airborne #BirdOfTheDay 🪶 #ECK
A bird flying low over water, towards the left of the frame. The subject has brown & ivory mottled upperparts, her wings are out and slightly down, the underside of the more distant wing can be seen; it is ivory with dark brown stripes. She has bright yellow eyes, and a facial disc that is somewhat like those of owls.
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Doug Engstrom @dougengstrom.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Atlantic Birding’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #Seabirds; any bird found at sea or the coast. Here's my encounter with a seagull on Race Point Beach on Cape Cod. 📷 #CanonR7 #Tamron18-300 #photography #birdphoto #wildlife #ECK #gulls
Seagull shown heading directly at the camera with its wings spread diagonally across the frame. The bird's head is aligned with the ground rather than its wings. The wing tops, just barely visible, are gray and black while the head is gray and white.
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Ghost of 1 Billion Crabs @biggiecrabs.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A Willet for the #BirdOfTheDay theme #Seabirds and alt #Airborne 🪶📷 #photography #birdphotography #ECK #canonr5mkii
A vertical photograph of a Willet in flight against a clear light-blue sky, framed within a clean white border. Banking slightly to the right with its wings raised upward, the large shorebird displays mottled greyish-brown upperparts, finely streaked underparts, a distinctive bold white wingstripe pattern across its extended dark wings, and a straight, heavy dark bill.

Cape Cod, MA
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Daniel Martin @fizbin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Seabirds with an alt of #Airborne, so like many people today I'm posting a gull in flight. Specifically, one of the Ring-billed gulls that have now returned for the season from their breeding grounds up north. #birds #photography
A young Ring-billed Gull flying directly toward the camera against a clear, solid blue sky. Its wings are fully spread and arched downward in mid-flight, displaying white undersides, gray wingtops, and dark tips. The bird's head and yellow beak are angled forward as it glides.

📍 Delaware River, Burlington, NJ, USA 
📷 f/6.3; 1/800 s; 364mm; ISO 100
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HLK @hlkfotos.com · 27/09/2026
Black turnstone taking off. #BirdOfTheDay #Seabirds #Airborne 📷🌿🪶
A photo of a black turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala) taking flight from a mussel-covered rock as surf rushes toward it, its wings spread, and water splashing beneath its yellow-orange legs and dripping from its talons. It's a small wading bird with a black-and-white barred pattern on its underwings, a dark brown mottled head and breast, and a bright white belly. Foamy surf churns in the background, with additional barnacle- and mussel-encrusted rocks framing the scene on a sunny afternoon.
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Mike Saunders 🇺🇦 @hardwaterhacker.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
AB says the alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Airborne - any bird in flight. Here's a Short-eared Owl I found at a @nature.org property in western MN this past winter. #birds #nature #wildlife
A Short-eared Owl glides over a snow-covered prairie before sunrise. The owl is in the upper left third of the photo, flying to the right. It's wings are stretched out and upwards. The owl's belly is creamy white with dark brown streaking. Around its head and upper breast, the dark brown is more heavily streaked. The bird's face is white around the beak and light brown elsewhere. The eyes are circled in black, making its bright yellow eyes stand out. The wings are dark brown with white checkering.

The owl is flying above a shortgrass prairie. The ground is covered in snow. Medium height gold and red grasses pierce through the snow in clumps. The grasses are illuminated by a warm golden glow in the pre-sunrise light.
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Kort Duce @kortduce.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Two double-crested cormorants fight over a perch at a nature area in Longmont, Colorado. #StunDay #BirdOfTheDay #Seabirds #ECK #bird #birds #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #cormorant #cormorants
Photo by Kort Duce

Two double-crested cormorants fight over a perch at a nature area in Longmont, Colorado.

In this horizontal color photograph, two double-crested cormorants face each other on a log perch above the water, their beaks wide open as they strike at one another. Both birds have their wings raised in the air.

The cormorant on the left faces the camera, with its head and neck turned to reveal its right profile. The cormorant on the right has its back to the camera, with its head and neck turned to reveal its left profile.

The cormorant on the left had just jumped out of the water to challenge the other bird for the coveted perch. The quick but aggressive spat ended with the cormorant on the left winning the confrontation and taking over the perch.

The background consists of slightly rippled pond water reflecting the gray, overcast sky. The water is disturbed beneath the birds, showing where the cormorant had just launched itself from the pond.

An interesting documentary photograph capturing the physical aggression that can occur between double-crested cormorants as they compete for a favored place to perch, sun themselves, and dry their feathers.
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Ginny Stibolt @ginnystibolt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
For today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme #Seabirds; any bird found at sea or the coast & Alt #Airborne; any bird in flight, I offer a Gull & a 2-masted sailboat silhouetted by a golden sunset at Key West, FL where sunsets are celebrated every day. #AMomentinNature!
Photo of a flying bird and a 2-masted sailboat silhouetted by a golden sunset with sunrays emanated from behind gray clouds with golden edges. The water's surface is wavy and it reflects the golden light from the sky. 3 other sailboats are in the far distance.
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Richard D. Miller @richarddmiller.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
@atlanticbirding.bsky.social has said today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Seabirds, any bird found at sea or the coast, and Alt is #Airborne, any bird in flight. Here is a gull being both! #birds #birdphotography
A white bird with black eyes, feet and beak, wings spread out in flight above the camera against a clear blue sky.
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Stephen @stephencook.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #Seabirds; any bird found at sea or the coast. Northern gannet taken at Cantick Head, Hoy, Orkney. #OrkneyBirds
A northern gannet. A large seabird, mainly white with black outer wings and a yellow neck. The picture is taken from above with the bird flying against a sea background
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rebeccam31.bsky.social @rebeccam31.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Going for the twofer for AB’s #BirdOfTheDay with #seabirds and #airbourne. Here is a. #GalapagosShearwater on the wing over astonishingly blue water. #travel #Galapagos #birds #WildlifePhotography #ECK
A charcoal bird with a white belly and pale undersides of its wings flies over choppy blue waves. Its hooked beak and trailing feet are pale gray.
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