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Casey Sisterson - Photographer @caseysisterson.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

A robin perches on a snowy crab apple branch, its fiery breast glowing against winter’s chill. Red berries pop with color as snowflakes drift, a fleeting moment of life in the quiet cold. #birdphotography #wildlifephotography

The photo captures a vibrant American Robin perched on a delicate, snow-dusted branch of a crab apple tree in winter. The robin's rich orange breast contrasts beautifully against the soft whites and grays of the snowy backdrop. Tiny red crab apples, some frosted with ice, hang in clusters, their deep hues providing a striking visual accent amid the wintry scene.

A few flakes of light, drifting snow fall gently, caught mid-air in the soft light. The robin, its black eyes sharp, holds a crab apple in its beak, a splash of juice visible where the fruit’s skin has been pierced. The bird's dark gray wings and back blend subtly with the muted tones of the bare branches, but its fiery chest and the bold red berries bring warmth and energy to the image.

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Patrick @watchinthesky.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

It was not cold overnight (50°), but if you’re a roadrunner, that’s chilly so you’ll take an opportunity to warm up in the sun. A not often seen view of an uncovered roadrunner back. Oh, I just want to stroke that back 🥰 Looks so soft. Backyard #birds

A roadrunner standing up with its wings drooped and away from its body as it warms up in the sun on a slightly chilly morning.

A roadrunner standing up with its wings drooped and away from its body as it warms up in the sun on a slightly chilly morning with its back to the sun.
The bird is looking off to the right. The bird is casting a wide shadow in front of it.

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C @notmiddlec.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Female northern cardinal in flight #birds

A female cardinal is flying in front of a tree

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C @notmiddlec.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Female northern cardinal Landing or taking off #birds

A female northern cardinal is showing her orange wingspan

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The Curmudgeon @therealcurmudgeon.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Woodchat Shrike, photographed in Kefalonia #birds #birdphotography

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Birding Ralph 🐦🦆🦉🦋🐞📸 @birderbro.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Gadwall taking off to make it on time for #BirdsSeenIn2025 🇩🇪 It's #FlyDay, after all, isn't it?! Have a good one 🙌 #birds #birding #birdwatching #duck #ducks #birdphotography #waterfowl #seabirds #nature #naturephotography #photography

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Brian Jones @brianjjphotography.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Some wildlife photos from yesterday’s walk in Graves Park, Sheffield. The coots were having some territorial spades, obviously linked to the breeding season! The mallards were putting on a show on the ice and always great to see a goosander. #wildlifephotography #sheffieldwildlife #goosander 🪶

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Julia @whiterhino42.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Well we made it to Friday bluesky. I took this shot of a beautiful #littleblueheron in the Everglades in Feb 2023. I just love the bluish beak. #photography 📷 #birds 🪶 #nationalparks #photooftheday #heron #Florida #Everglades

A little blue heron stands on a branch over the swamp in the Everglades with his blue beak.

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Carausius @carausius286.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

In a scene that every mum on earth recognises, we see a mother partridge harassed by her chicks. They race around her, shrieking, climbing on her back, being nuisances. It’s true that some juvenile behaviour definitely crosses species… 🏛️Lod Mosaic Centre 📷Helen Miles #MosaicMonday

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Artists have always loved to sketch! Sketch of a sparrow from Egypt dated c. 1479–1458 BC. Some 3,500 years ago in Egypt, artists used flakes of limestone rather than paper sketchpads! MMA excavations 1922-23, Deir el-Bahri. 📷 The Met www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti... #FindsFriday #Archaeology

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

"PARKOUR!!!" A Coal Tit just darted through your feed...

A Coal Tit is captured in a daring mid-air leap from the side of a tree, wings half-spread and legs splayed in every direction. Its sharp, focused gaze and dynamic pose make it look like it’s pulling off an impressive parkour move through the woodland, full of energy and agility. PARKOUR!

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ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

One for sorrow, two for joy. #birds

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East London Kingfishers @londonkingfishers.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Love is in the Air! At dawn today on the River Lea down at Hackney Marshes I spotted this pair of #kingfishers. Am not sure if the male delivered the fish to the female, but it a promising sign for the breeding season. #LondonBirds #nature #wildlife #kingfisher #birds #ukbirds #hackney #riverlea

A male and a female kingfisher on a tree truck, the female has a fish in her mouth.

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ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

In bright sunlight the plumage of a starling is just spectacular. Look at the flashes of green under the neck & on the wing feathers. #birds

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Shafeeq @mshafeeq.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

#birds #birdsofmalaysia The Black Headed Munia (aka Chestnut Munia) This small, plump finch is usually seen in wetlands and paddyfields. Less common than its Scaly Breasted and White Rumped cousins and always a beautiful one to see.

A Chestnut Munia. A small, plump finch, with a rich chestnut body and black head and breast. This one sitting on a fine grass blade.

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Julia @julia11.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Another shot of last week’s Short-eared Owl. #birds #raptors

A Short-eared Owl on a wooden post in a grassland preserve at golden hour.

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✨friendship dave✨(high birder of the east)🌙📸 @friendshipdave.wtf · 04/02/2025

little mourning dove recharge! the wires by the animal control building are host to many #birds ! i love how demure they look🤭

nice mourning dove sitting cutely on a wire

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David Taylor @davidtaylor.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Anna’s Hummingbirds in the morning rain 🪶

Anna’s hummingbird mid-flight visiting a flower

A hummingbird is in flight above flowers

A hummingbird is perched on a bench with raindrops falling in the foreground blur

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TARA SMITHSON -Wildlife & Nature Photographer 📸 @tarasmithson.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

U put your tail in, U put your your tail out, U put your tail in, and U shake it all about. U do the hokey pokey and U turn around. that's what's it all about. 🎶🕺💃 📸 Red whiskered Bulbul dances at sunset. 🌅🐦🎤 #birds #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography

A red-whiskered bulbul, exhibiting a black head and crest, red and white cheeks, and a white chest and neck, is perched on a small, bare twig of a leafless shrub. Its tail and beak are oriented to the left, while its chest and feet face right like its doing some sort of hokey pokey dance.

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John Anderson @johhnycanuck.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Yellow-crowned sparrow #birds #birding #photography

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Paul Vachier @pvachier.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Raven pair, Sitka, Alaska 🪶 #birds #birdwatching #alaskabirds #alaska #wildlife #nikon

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Matt Raifman, PhD 📷 🦅⛰️🍁 @wildcalifornia.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Some of the birds I saw from my backyard on a rainy day in California. #birds #bird #wildlife #photography #backyardbirding

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Frank Cruz Images 📷🐍🌹 @fceeviper.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

The sagebrush sparrow is a medium-sized sparrow of the western United States and northwestern Mexico. It used to be placed in the genus Amphispiza, but evidence from 2007 and 2009 suggested it be placed in its own genus. 📷 frank.cruz #sparrow #Photography #Nature #Birds

photo of the sagebrush sparrow, a medium-sized sparrow of the western United States and northwestern Mexico.

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Sapinuwa @sapinuwa.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

More tits from the weekend: Great tit, coal tit🪶

A great tit just taking off from a pine tree

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Christa Z @keekachu.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Today’s adventure was full of wood ducks! I didn’t edit the colors here - the males really are that amazing. #birding #birdwatching #birds #duck #duckies #woodduck #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #art #ducks #pretty #colorful #timelinecleanse #cute

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TARA SMITHSON -Wildlife & Nature Photographer 📸 @tarasmithson.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

The Golden Whistler is an insectivore, feeding on insects, spiders, and other small arthropods. 🐛🐜🕷️ They usually feed alone, foraging in the middle levels of trees. 🌳🌲🐦 📸 Blue Mountains 🇦🇺🪃 🦘🐨 #birds #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #birding

A female Golden Whistler, displaying a cream-coloured chest, greyish-brown wings and head, dark eyes, and a small, dark beak, with yellow tail feathers, is perched on a tree branch extending into further branching. The background features a softly blurred palette of pinks, oranges, yellows, and a smidge of blue with subtly accented yellow foliage.

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AltYellostoneNatPar @altyellonatpark.org · 02/02/2025

Somebody somewhere Needs an endless old road Filled with flowers today

Old abandoned road leading off through the forest. Filled with mountain lupine.

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Remy Michaels @remyscameraeye.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

The Art Of Posing... Early morning. Fabrizio The Purple Finch, enjoying the fresh air and scenery. Incredible plumage. He enjoys the Coniferous Forests of the Northern Wilderness. 📸🇨🇦 #AlgonquinPark #PurpleFinch #Birds #Wildlife #Photography #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #OntarioParks #Canada

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Remy Michaels @remyscameraeye.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Natural Beauty... Early morning. Bodhi The Blue Jay (Cousin of Bubba), perfectly perched, enjoying the fresh air & scenery. Stunning plumage. A very handsome boy. Tweet! Tweet! 📸🇨🇦 #AlgonquinPark #BlueJay #Birds #Wildlife #Photography #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #OntarioParks #Canada