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@Swede1952 @swede1952.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Boss Bird This northern cardinal looks completely unamused about having its picture taken. ... 1/2 #photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #NorthernCardinal

"A northern cardinal stands front and center, its body glowing in a bold, impossible red. The bird faces the viewer directly, giving the impression of a small creature with a surprisingly serious attitude. Its crest lies flat against its head, which somehow makes its expression even more stern — as if it’s not just watching, but evaluating.

A deep black mask surrounds the cardinal’s eyes and thick, bright orange beak. The beak is stout and wedge‑shaped, built for cracking seeds with authority. The bird’s eyes are dark, round, and intense, fixed forward in a way that feels almost confrontational, as though it’s silently asking what you think you’re doing.

Its claws grip a perforated surface with quiet strength, each talon curved and precise. Behind the cardinal, the background melts into a soft blur, making the bird’s vivid color and commanding posture stand out even more sharply.

The whole scene feels like a portrait of a tiny, feathered overseer — confident, unbothered, and absolutely certain of its place in the world." - Microsoft Copilot

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swandiveswim.bsky.social @swandiveswim.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

#Wildflower #Bloomscrolling #ColourADay #PinkMon A late blooming Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) that looks more pink to me.

A single clover blossom gently lit from the right. The florets are pink with hints of green between them. The green leaves below catch the sunlight.

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DJ @darnich.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Cartoon of the week

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Lecia Michelle @leciamichelle.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

I'm chasing fall colors at this point since there isn't much going on out there as far as leaves changing. Yellow-rumped warbler. #birds #photography #birdsofbluesky

Yellow-rumped warbler with brown, orange and white feathers on its body and yellow patch on its tail perched in a tree with fall colors of orange, green and yellow in the background.

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Jacques-Yves Cousteau @runflysmile.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

There is a magnet in your heart that will attract true friends. That magnet is unselfishness, thinking of others first; when you learn to live for others, they will live for you 😊 Paramahansa Yogananda #Heart #Friend #Yogananda #Flower

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Lecia Michelle @leciamichelle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I can never get enough of crows. #birds #photography #birdsofbluesky

American crow with inky black feathers in flight against a blurred green and tan background.

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🇨🇦JOY 🇨🇦 @joycomes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Tawny Frogmouths 34-53cm live across Australia, Tasmania, SE Asia, Indian subcontinent male and female share incubation duties, 30 days feed chicks 35 days. This is a 4 week old chick it will be fed for 6 more weeks until it can fly and will stay with the parents as a family for 6-12 months.

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Michael J. @0neof8bn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This yellow-crowned night heron juvenile volunteered for today’s #BirdOfTheDay having “a beak or bill that has striking colors, bold profiles, or an interesting shape.” alt #YellowElements the color yellow found on a bird. - @helenbennett.bsky.social

From July 1st, in a little known area: this curious heron dropped by once and only once. I was able to get several captures.
It is standing on the exposed edge of a retention pond. It has stilted yellow legs and gives a good view of its beak. I blurred the background grasses and retention wall for today’s photograph.

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JDubLow 🚫👑🐸 @jdublow.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I’ve got to go with yet another ruby-throated hummingbird for #BestBeaks #BirdOfTheDay #bird #wildlife #nature #photography #ProtectNature Regimen fascisticum delenda est!

A ruby-throated hummingbird making a landing on a leaf

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David Preston @dave1957.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay is #BestBeaks, which gives me an opportunity to share yet another shot of puffins from Lunga in May. #birds #photography

Two Atlantic puffins (Fratercula arctica) that were knocking thier beaks together.

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Dwight @dwightreads.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Per Helen @helenbennett.bsky.social, today’s #BirdOfTheDay is #BestBeaks, striking colours, bold profiles or interesting shaped beaks. The Alt theme is #YellowElements, yellow found on any bird. #Ibis #wadingBird #birds #nature #wildlife #Florida #thelittlethings #ECK #photography

A head and neck photo of a White Ibis, which has a distinctive down-curved red-orange bill and light blue eyes. Blue water in the background.

Interesting information:
This ibis is almost entirely white, save for the black-tipped wings and brilliant reddish pink legs and bill. The bare skin around their blue eyes is also reddish pink. Juveniles (fall through winter) are brown above and white below with a streaky brown neck. The legs and bill of juveniles are orange-pink. Immatures (first summer birds) are splotchy brown and white above as they molt into adult plumage.
An ibis is a medium-sized wading bird with a long neck, spindly legs, and a distinctive long, downward-curving bill. Colors vary by species. The White Ibis is brilliant white with black wingtips, the Scarlet Ibis is vivid red, and the Glossy Ibis has dark, iridescent chestnut and purple feathers. They live in warm regions worldwide, frequenting shallow wetlands, marshes, lakes, mangroves, and mudflats.
Ibises are carnivorous. They eat aquatic invertebrates, crustaceans (like crabs and shrimp), insects, small fish, and occasionally small frogs or snakes. Ibises are highly social birds. They forage, fly, and breed in large, sometimes vast, colonies.
They usually build compact stick nests low in trees, shrubs, or dense reeds near water, often sharing nesting spaces with herons or spoonbills.

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🇨🇦JOY 🇨🇦 @joycomes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Killdeer (plover) 8-11cm Shorebird North America Female scapes her nest in the sand lines it with sticks and grass to hide it. Incubation 28 days female sits in the day the male sits at night Chicks are precocial fully feathered capable of feeding themselves. Parents protect them for 30 days.

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Charlie Ludwig @chuck4242.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A Ruby Throated Hummingbird faces the camera while in flight. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #Photos #Photo #ECK #Hummingbirds

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Lecia Michelle @leciamichelle.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Red-winged blackbirds always look like they're ready to fight. #birds #photography #birdsofbluesky

Red-winged blackbird perched on a cement pillar as it shows off its glossy black feathers with bright red and yellow patches on its wings.

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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

By Gustav Klimt

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PacBirds @pacbirds.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

A lesser goldfinch for the #Finches theme of #BirdOfTheDay #birds #nature #photography #ECK

A male lesser goldfinch is perched at the end of a dried weed stalk. He has a yellow throat, breast, and belly, green head and back, and black cap.

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Andrea Peterson @andreapeterson.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

A blue poison frog hopping in to say hello 👋🏼 #Frogs #ColorADay #BlueTue #Dendrobates #Blue #Photography

A blue poison frog sitting on a rock with its back to the camera. It is looking at water flowing down over rocks into a small pool of water.

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🇨🇦JOY 🇨🇦 @joycomes.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Saffron billed-sparrow South America Forrests Diet mostly fruits, greens insects during breeding Female builds the nest incubates the eggs 15 days parents feed the chicks 12 days in the nest and three more weeks after they fled The monogamous couples stay together and have a second brood

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🇨🇦JOY 🇨🇦 @joycomes.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Saffron Tanager 13cm Northern and Central Andes Mountains Highly social travel in flocks Forages mostly on fruits insects Monogmus Male and Females are Identical usually raising 2 broods Female incubates 14 days, male feeds her, feed chicks 16 days 4 weeks after fledging. They join the flock

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🇨🇦JOY 🇨🇦 @joycomes.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Hooded Warbler 14cm Breed southern Canada eastern US Migrate C America Caribbean Diet insects arachnids Small berries Female builds the nest incubates the eggs, 12 days both parents feed the chicks for 9 days Brooded division each parent takes half the chicks and each feeds them five weeks

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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Plover chick: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFu...

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swandiveswim.bsky.social @swandiveswim.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

#Birds Atlantic Birding @atlanticbirding.bsky.social says today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme Alt. is #Finches; any bird from the finch family. Taken in July, a male House Finch. They are less of a presence during the summer months when the Crows are nesting.

A male House Finch stands with its back to the camera & head turned to the right. The crown & throat are a brilliant red, the cheek, & back a light brown, the flight feathers a darker brown edged in white.

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AndiF @aferguson.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

#TurtleTuesday continues celebrating this banner year for Eastern Box Turtles in our woods with the penultimate photo from this year. I thought the designs on this one would make for a really good Rorschach test. #photography #turtles

An Eastern box turtle steps over a stick. The designs on the shell seems suggestive of a lot of things, especially faces.

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🇨🇦JOY 🇨🇦 @joycomes.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Blue-naped Chlorophonia 11cm humid mountain and lowland forests across mainland South America. diet consists almost exclusively of fruits supplement fruit consumption with small insect Female incubates 20 days both Parents feed chicks 21 days and 3 weeks after fledging.They join same flocks

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🇨🇦JOY 🇨🇦 @joycomes.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Oystercatchers live on coasts and shorelines worldwide. Because young oystercatchers lack the strength and skill to pry open hard-shelled prey like mussels, clams, and limpets, both parents continue feeding them for up to 6 months while they master these complex feeding techniques.

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🇨🇦JOY 🇨🇦 @joycomes.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

TINY Tody 11 cm 5 distinct species: the Cuban tody the Puerto Rican tody the Jamaican tody, the broad-billed tody and the Narrow-billed tody. Diet tiny insects and spiders Tody parents feed their chicks up to 140 times per day per chick highest feeding rates known in the bird world

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🇨🇦JOY 🇨🇦 @joycomes.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Rainbow Lorikeets Australia Diet: in canopies feeding on nectar and pollen. They frequently descend to grassy fields in large, highly energetic social flocks. Known as the "clowns" of the parrot world, they are incredibly social. On the ground, chase each other, and are playful and show off.

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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Thumbnail dart frog: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFu...

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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Bearded mountaineer hummingbird: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFu...

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Eloise Powers @elnopower.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Belted Kingfisher. The belted kingfisher is a large, conspicuous water kingfisher, native to North America. This species has a large head with a shaggy crest. Its long, heavy bill is black with a grey base. These features are common in many kingfisher species. 📸: @sriram.udhayab

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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The amazing rufous hornero bird building its iconic, oven-shaped clay nest on a tree branch. It’s waterproof and cozy

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The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. 27. Bumblebees get all of their food from flowers. Nectar is usually found deep inside flowers - which come in all shapes and sizes. Bumblebee tongues vary in length and this can determine which flowers they forage upon. #bees #bumblebees #nature

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🇨🇦JOY 🇨🇦 @joycomes.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Brambling 15 cm migratory finch family across Scandinavia, northern Europe, and Asia. migrate: Southern Europe, parts of Asia, Highly social gathering in massive flock sometimes in the million frequently mixing with chaffinches. Female builds the nest incubates, parents feed and raise chicks.

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🇨🇦JOY 🇨🇦 @joycomes.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Blue-Throated Barbet 22cm Native to high altitude Himalayas and SE Asia Parents bore cavity in a tree for a nest. bi-parental Care: equal duties, sharing incubating, feeding and raising their chicks to 40 days in the cavity. After they fledge parents stay close by for 2 weeks protecting them.

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Pestilence @pestilence4all.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

A black ant and a wet bumble bee hind. Almost looks as if it might be wearing a yellow toupee. 🤔🤣 #Photography

A black ant and a wet bumble bee sit on top of a pale pink coneflower’s naughty bits.

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Mrs. N @btwnthesepages.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

My neighbor's front yard. May you also find yourself surrounded by beauty.

A curling path of grass through a lush garden, bounded by a tall evergreen hedge. The garden has many tall blooms and is a bit wild in style.

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

You have to look close. There are two. Captured this one just now.

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🇨🇦JOY 🇨🇦 @joycomes.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Ruppel'sGriffon Vulture 84-104 cm tall, 226-260 cm wingspan Native C and N Africa Known as highest-flying bird species of 11,300 meters Pairs are monogamous mate for life Female lays 1 single egg, 55 days of incubating! parents feed it in the nest 55 days before it flies, months as a family.

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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Just some pretty peacocks to brighten your day: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFu...

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Kelly Rebar @kellyjeanrebar.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

The height of that sunflower in Terrence's mountaintop garden. #memory #garden

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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Playing fetch through the fence with the neighbor's dog: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmil...

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Darth Tugmutton @sheeparecheaper.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Two and a half more years of this self-soothing narcissist pilfering our Treasury, waging murderous wars, running up debt like a toxic shopaholic, terrorizing innocents, bulldozing landmarks, branding his name on cultural institutions, and building monuments to himself that nobody else ever will. 🤬

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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Minnie is a Devon and Cornwall Longwool, one of the rarest breeds of sheep in the world. [📹 dartmoorshepherd]

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BobBowersArtist @bobbowersartist.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

My latest paiting: "The Edge of Day." Acrylic on canvas. Because in this mess of a world there is still beauty and love.

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Theo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Please enjoy my cartoon for Tuesday's Toronto Star

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Derek May @derekmay.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Source: Amnh The Himalayan Monal. Males use their iridescent feathers to attract mates. Found in the Himalayas, this bird inhabits high altitudes. In fact, it can be found at elevations of up to 16,000 ft (4,877 m) during the summer.

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🇨🇦JOY 🇨🇦 @joycomes.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Chestnut-tailed Minla 17 cm Himalayas and Southeast Asia, Summer Eats almost only insects, including beetles and caterpillars. Winter berries, seeds, and nectar (especially from rhododendron flowers) Foraging: Searches for food in active groups from the tree tops down to near the forest ground.

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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Wow! #BookSky

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