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Guillermo Esteves @allencompassingtrip.com · 2h

Bighorn ram at the National Elk Refuge, Wyoming. February, 2022. 📷 Fujifilm X-T3 + XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR 🎞 400 mm – 1/500″ – f/8 – ISO 640 🏷️ #Wildlife #BighornSheep #Photography

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Emyr Wyn Jones @emyr-wyn.bsky.social · 9h

Red Squirrel feeding - for #SquirrelSaturday. Photographed last Spring in the grounds of Glenstal Abbey, Co. Limerick, Ireland. #ECK #redsquirrel #squirrel #sqrlpix #ColorADay #GreenSat #naturetherapy #naturephotography #ireland #irishwildlife

A Red Squirrel sitting on a fence-top holding food in its from paws/hands, which it raises to its mouth. It is three-quarters on to the camera, showing its left side. Its fluffy tail is lifted up behind it. It has ginger-red fur and a white belly. There is a clear creamy ring around the bright eye

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Dave Meredith @davemeredith.bsky.social · 5h

A carousel of images of Colpoy's Bay, Ontario for the #BlueSkyArtShow theme #3rdPlace. It's been my third place for over a decade. #BrucePeninsula #BruceCounty #ECK #photography #TenMinutesFromHome

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misheleneous Handmade Gifts | Home & Hound @misheleneous.bsky.social · 6h

Its the #UEFA #NationsLeague this weekend ⚽️ Let your pet show support for your #Football team in one of Whiskey's 'fun with flags' dog bandanas and get 10% off in the #Autumn Sale at: misheleneous.etsy.com #England #Ireland #Scotland #Wales #DogsOfBlueSky #Etsy #English #Irish #Scottish #Welsh

A collage of 4 pictures of Whiskey border terrier (our first dog) modelling her fun with flags dog bandanas. Handmade by misheleneous in Manchester they include England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Her birthday was 23rd April (St Georges Day) which inspired me to create the whole collection in her honour

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Marjo Slingerland-Boks @marjosl.eurosky.social · 15h

A lovely red squirrel on our vacation back in June in Holten. Every morning and evening the squirrel came for some peanuts and sunflowerseeds 🧡🐿 The sunlight gives a wonderful light on it's tail. #SquirrelSaturday #ECK #mobilephonephotography

A beautiful red squirrel with its tail up and light up by the sun. On the table are some sunflower seeds. Behind the the squirrel are green bushes.

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Aj d'Wit (Audrey) @audjde.bsky.social · 16h

From the prompt, 'What the Wind Carries', I crafted this piece. I surprised myself, as to where this prompt took me. #BlueSkyPoetry #BSPP58 #poetry #poetryCommunity #ECK #Grief #SangAnew #Rebirth

Image: Thin, stretched, wispy white clouds in a blue sky. The bottom of the image is a golden yellow colour.

Text:

Rebirth

From the beyond
threaded through a
million, million
particles of air
a song
faint
ethereal
floated
upon the
gentlest
of breezes
ascending
descending

eyes closed
slowed heart beat
I surrendered
to my sense of
hearing
as the song
grew louder
then quietly dipped
luring my soul
onwards
as one whose
thirst
needed to be
quenched
by those
other-worldly
notes to survive

momentarily
the song
disappeared
plunging
my soul into
a valley of
despair
life’s colours
turned to
ashen grey
every part of me
yearned
for the
song’s return
for it had
captured me
enraptured me

like a newborn’s
first breath
the song
re-emerged
within every
cell of my being
imprinting its
harmonies
inside my DNA
remaking
recreating me

from the
clutches
of grief
the song
of life
sang me anew

© Aj d’Wit - 3 October 2026

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✮ 𝒥𝒶𝓃𝑒 ✮ @janesgallery.bsky.social · 18h

Ready, set, here we go Post your #LittleOnes for everyone to enjoy this Saturday 👇 #SmallBirdSaturday Blue Tit #BirdPhotography #Birds #Nature #Birding #birdwatching #ECK

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Rob Crank Photography @robcrank68.bsky.social · 17h

Good morning folks. Yes its @alan678.bsky.social turn to host today's #BirdOfTheDay, and his theme is #Black&Red, any bird with Black & Red in its plumage. The Alt theme is #LongBeak, birds with long beaks. #birds #ECK #photography #ukbirding #CanonR5mkii @rspb.bsky.social #NatureTherapy #BirdLife

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Rob Crank Photography @robcrank68.bsky.social · 23h

Just enough time for some #BirdsInFlight for #Flyday, so here's a mixed set of birds from various venues in 2024. #birds #photography #ECK #FinchFriday @rspb.bsky.social #ukbirding #naturephotography @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social #birdphotography#wildlife #BirdLife #wildlifephotography #NatureTherapy

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Sam Johnson @analoguelass.bsky.social · 12h

Framing the landscape - Lake District Observations 📷Pentax 17 🎞️Ilford FP4 - DD-X #believeinfilm #lakedistrict #WWHFPD #landscape

A black and white half frame photograph of the Lake District fells in the background framed by the bars of a wooden agricultural field gate in the foreground.

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Peter Hogarth @peterhogarthartist.bsky.social · 15h

A commissioned portrait of a beautiful rescued dog. Soft pastels on archival quality paper, measuring 37.5 x 55cm, painted in 2022 😊

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Peter Hogarth @peterhogarthartist.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A portrait of Bailey to wish everyone a great weekend!😊

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Jamie Scott 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @jcsctoan.bsky.social · 14h

Today's#BirdofTheDaytheme by @alan678.bsky.social is #Black&Red, any bird with Black & Red in its plumage. Goldfinch in the trees. Have a good day folks ##ECK

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Aintright @aintright.bsky.social · 14h

Bertie the Bullfinch #Black&Red #birds #EastCoastKin #photography #nature #wildlife

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Atlantic Birding @atlanticbirding.bsky.social · 16h

For #SquirrelSaturday I have a close up of a Red Squirrel standing on a wooden handrail in the forest . It’s head, arms and upper body can be seen as it glances at the camera #naturetherapy #naturephotography #ECK #redsquirrel #squirrel #sqrlpix #ireland #irishwildlife #ColorADay #GreenSat

A Red Squirrel close up, standing on a wooden handrail in the forest. The animal is in the bottom left of the shot with its right side showing. Its head, chest, back and arms can be seen.
It has red fur, a little darker at the top of its head. It has a beige coloured eye ring and muzzle, its long whiskers can be seen against the background. The long claws and black finger pads of the left hand can be seen below its body, the right hand is out of frame.
Two thin stems of willow are growing behind and above the animal, dark green and with leaves either side.
In the background the wooden railing and steel joining plate can be seen continuing; both out of focus.

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Fraggs Photography 📸🦊🦉🦋🦔 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @fraggenstein.bsky.social · 15h

Time for ✮ 𝒥𝒶𝓃𝑒 ✮ #SmallBirdSaturday ~ #LittleOnes - @janesgallery.bsky.social - Tiny Jenny Wren - small bird but huge singing voice - photo taken at Forest Farm Nature Reserve - Cardiff - South Wales 😍🥰😍🪶🦉 #birdingwales #ukbirding #ECK

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Rina @rina2012.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Hidden gem of Europe: Lake Skadar #NationalPark (Skadarsko Jezero) in #Montenegro surprises with breathtaking panoramas around every corner. A true paradise for nature lovers. 🌿🥾 #Scape #Photography #travel #Roadtrip #Vanlife #ECK #landscape #nature #ForestFriday

Wide aerial photograph of Lake Skadar National Park in Montenegro. A narrow, vibrant blue river winds in sweeping curves through a vast, flat valley filled with green and yellowish-brown wetlands. The wide plain is bordered by gentle, forested hills, with bluish mountain ranges rising in the background under a clear, light-blue sky.

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Pirritin @pirritin.bsky.social · 14h

Wishing you all a lovely weekend 🤍 #SquirrelSaturday #Squirrels #Nature #Mammals #orava #ECK

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misheleneous Handmade Gifts | Home & Hound @misheleneous.bsky.social · 12h

Today is #BuyBritishDay And now so many of us can no longer ship overseas it would be great if the #British could support Independent #SmallBusiness We have no advertising budgets. We rely on Reposts to seek New Customers so please help us find them here 🫶 misheleneous.etsy.com #Etsy #Manchester

A collage of 6 colour images showing handmade products for Home and Hound by misheleneous in Manchester. Including dog bandanas, toy bones, brooches, ornaments and bunting

A collage of 6 colour images showing handmade products for Home and Hound by misheleneous in Manchester. Including dog bandanas, toy bones, bag charms, christmas ornaments, keyrings and bunting

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Mick Lister @listermj.bsky.social · 13h

#BlueSkyArtShow #3rdPlace A beautiful autumn day at Derwent Water, Keswick, Cumbria in the English Lake District. A place where we regularly walk the terriers 🐾 #keswick #lakedistrict #cumbria #lakes #mountains #nature #autumn #photography #eastcoastkin

A landscape view of Derwent Water, Keswick, Cumbria, England on a sunny September afternoon.
The lake is calm, steel grey in colour, but in places it reflects the blue sky and white fluffy clouds.
In the foreground are two thin trees on the left, their leaves beginning the autumnal change from green to brown.
A wooden gate and wire fence are in the shallows of the lake due to high water. The wooden fence posts run further into the distance.
In the background is the outline of some of the North Western Fells including Catbells and Causey Pike.
The colours of the trees and fells also just starting to change from green to autumnal hues of brown.

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eolaí the artist @eolai.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

An Irish #painting "To The Beach" came as much from a love of places where people could be avoided, because people, they're the worst. Specifically this is that part of south Mayo protected by Killary harbour, the ocean and the mountains, as you look across to north Connemara. #SpéirGhorm #ArtYear

Landscape format in loose painterly acrylics on canvas panel. By a patch of gravel in the foreground, is an open gateway between concrete posts in a dry stone wall through which we see a view down into a green field, following a stone track, with grass down the middle, to a five-bar gate to another field of brighter green surrounded by stone walls. Beyond it lower down is the yellow of the beach. Past that a maroon hill slopes down from the left and the glassy blue-grey ocean is on the right with a couple of dark long slim islets of maroon. Along the horizon is a low ridge of mid-blue hills with hints of beach edging in a few places, and behind it are gentle mountains of paler blue-lilac. Sky is loose and wild mixtures of greys with a few touches of orange and of green. Photo was taken before my signature was added.

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Mark Simmonds @markbirdingpinoso.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I saw this beautiful young female Common Kestrel on my local steppe yesterday. She was perching on the thin branches of Almond trees looking for grasshoppers. #birds #birdphotography #birding #naturephotography #Alicante

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Fishburgler (Andy) @fishburgler.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay is #BestBeaks Celebrating any bird with a beak or bill that has striking colours, bold profiles, or an interesting shape... Here's another best beak! Happy Friday! 🕊️ #ECK #Scape #Canon #7Dmk2 #Birds #Nature #Photography #RSPB

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allanwithll 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @allanwithll.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

That‘s quite a bill Helen - well captured. For #BirdOfTheDay #BestBeaks (and maybe a touch of #YellowElements?!) the texture and shape of this Rook’s bill are amazing. #Birds #BirdTherapy #UKwildlife #NatureCantWait #StateofNature2023 #wildlifephotography #EastCoastKin

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misheleneous Handmade Gifts | Home & Hound @misheleneous.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#Whitby Goth Weekend looms at the end of #October 🦇 And nostalgia is never out of fashion so #TheCure for a boring bag is a #RobertSmith charm 👜 This #Handmade legend makes a great #Alternative gift for #Gothic music fans misheleneous.etsy.com #Etsy #NewWave #MusicSky #Gifts #SpookySeason #Goth

A pair of felt robert smith head charms handmade by misheleneous in Manchester. Attached to a small red handbag

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Justine Jones @justinejones.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A bill with a built-in sunrise. 😃 Helen’s pick for #BirdOfTheDay is #BestBeaks #Birds #ECK #CommonGallinule

Close-up of a common gallinule at the water’s edge, its dark charcoal-gray head and neck bent downward as it drinks. Its long, pointed beak is vivid red near the face, fading through orange to a bright yellow tip touching the water. A small red ring surrounds its eye. The bird’s beak and head are reflected in the calm blue-gray water, broken by gentle ripples.

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Aj d'Wit (Audrey) @audjde.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I will always write about loss & grief, as they have shaped who I am now. Those who have/had a loved one whose illness/disease slowly takes them away from you, know the kind of scars that leaves. Be gentle with yourself. #BlueSkyPoetry #BSPP58 #Grief #Loss #Poetry #PoetryCommunity #TheFirstSign

Text:

Love’s Slow Retreat

Empty

the glass vase on the kitchen table
void of sunshine yellows, ruby reds,
amethyst purples, colours which always
adorned our place of that first cuppa

blank gaze met mine, passing
moments of confusion

I forgot

watering eyes held,
as pain pierced my heart,
recognising the first sign,
the torment of love’s slow retreat
with Parkinson’s advancing grip

© Aj d’Wit - 2 October 2026

(Prompt: The First Sign: Write about the first small sign that something has changed. Reveal it through one physical detail.)

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Rob Crank Photography @robcrank68.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A various set of Damselflies, Dragonflies, Flies, Moths & Bees for today's #FlyDay theme. #LifeInTheUndergrowth is a fascinating world to look into. #Insects #ECK #photography #CanonR5mkii #MacroPhotography #ukwildlife #naturephotography #Macro #PhotographyIsArt #NatureTherapy #InsectLife

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Rob Crank Photography @robcrank68.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Good morning folks. Today is @helenbennett.bsky.social turn to host #BirdOfTheDay and the themes are #BestBeaks, striking colours, bold profiles or interesting shaped beaks. The Alt theme is #YellowElements, yellow found on any bird. #birds #ECK #CanonR5mkii #ukbirding #BirdLife #birdphotography

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Marjo Slingerland-Boks @marjosl.eurosky.social · 02/10/2026

The last one for this day is for #ForestFriday #ECK #landscape #Scape #mobilephonephotography Hopefully we get such a wonderful Autumn days as on this day last year 🍂🍁

A forest floor full with brown leaves and a beautiful tree leaning to the water. That reflects the trees in the distance.

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BelleAB @belleab.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A great day exploring Moraine Lake and Lake Louise in Banff National Park Park 💦🗻🍁🇨🇦 #scape #banff #canadianrockies #parks #morainelake #lakelouise #travel #canada #photography

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Tony Beales @tonybeales.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#BestBeaks is Helen's theme for #BirdOfTheDay today. This puffin is a rather obvious choice - not only does its beak have striking colours, but it is also specially adapted to hold large numbers of sandeels with grooves, spines, and a flexible hinge. 📍 Isle of May, Scotland, June #UKwildlife #birds

A puffin standing on the edge of a rock against a blue-grey sky, one of its orange webbed feet curved over the edge, holding about 20 sandeels in its beak.

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monicapelger.bsky.social @monicapelger.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

For AB’s #Black&White and #Vivid: the Black Tern with breakfast and the European Bee-eater. 🪶 #BirdOfTheDay

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Helen Bennett 🌿 @helenbennett.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay is #BestBeaks Celebrating any bird with a beak or bill that has striking colours, bold profiles, or an interesting shape. Like this Northern Shoveler and its lovely spatula-shaped bill! 💚📷 🪶 Alt: #YellowElements the colour yellow found on a bird. Happy Friday! 🕊️ #ECK #Scape

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Peter Hogarth @peterhogarthartist.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A commissioned portrait of a much loved companion. I painted this beautiful dog in 2025 using soft pastels on archival quality paper which measured 37.5 x 55cm 😊

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Jamie Scott 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @jcsctoan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay by Helen is #BestBeaks Celebrating any bird with a beak or bill that has striking colours, bold profiles, or an interesting shape. Here's a snipe in profile showing its off long beak. Have a good day folks #Eck

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Rina @rina2012.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

There are places that seem almost surreal, and the Bay of #Kotor is exactly one of them. While the water peacefuly shimmers below, the massive, near-black limestone walls tower into the sky behind it. #Photography #travel #Roadtrip #Vanlife #ECK #Scape #Montenegro #Landscape

A panoramic view of the Bay of Kotor in Montenegro under a blue sky dotted with white clouds. In the foreground lie the calm, dark waters of the Adriatic Sea, where three large cruise ships are moored. Behind them, mighty, steep limestone cliffs rise up, at the foot of which scattered coastal villages nestle against the shore.

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Mick Lister @listermj.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#scape #ForestFriday Mushrooms growing on top of the trunk of a fallen tree with a blurred River Caldew in the background. Near Dalston, Cumbria yesterday. #fungifriends #fungifriday #fungi #moss #trees #nature #autumn #cumbria #photography #eastcoastkin

A forest scene with a close up of a small clump of tan coloured mushrooms growing on top of a horizontal tree trunk at ground level.
The fallen trunk is covered in green moss.
In the blurred background are branches and leaves from other trees in the forest. A calm river also blurred, flows below the level of the trees.

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