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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌏 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds 🦉

A photo of a relatively large bird (25–27 cm / approx. 10 in long) perching on a wooden branch. It features a large, bright red beak, a deep brown head and neck, vibrant royal-blue plumage on its belly, and turquoise wing feathers.

Clue: This island-dwelling bird is named after its Indonesian home and shares a famous family name with a royal angler.

Fun fact: Instead of building a nest in tree branches, it digs long horizontal tunnels—sometimes up to a meter deep—into sunlit soil walls and earthen riverbanks to lay its eggs.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Text source: Gemini (Edited)

📷: Photo by feathercollector via Pixabay
https://pixabay.com/users/feathercollector-40562556/

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JMathews 🚛😵👻👍 @lazybirder.bsky.social · 7h

Various looks at a Great Blue Heron at dawn #birds #nature

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Piyo_Birder @piyo-bird.bsky.social · 18h

Re-posting my favorite shot for #BirdOfTheDay and #BestOfTheMonth! 🐦️✨ 本月はセンダイムシクイさんが一番ベストショットでした #birds #birdphotography #nature #photography #野鳥観察 #野鳥 #探鳥

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H. HOSSAMELDIN @hanyhossameldin.bsky.social · 15h

------- S P E E D ------- The forest dissolves into motion as the eagle cuts through the frame. Wings, light, and speed merge into a fleeting moment where the world seems to move around the bird. @whatbirds.bsky.social #Speed #Eagle #InFlight #Panning #Motion #Bird #Wildlife #Nature

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Benjamin V ḍ A 🦉🦋🦎 @benjvda.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

One of my favorites kingfisher, that I'm currently happy to call a neighbour.

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Emyr Wyn Jones @emyr-wyn.bsky.social · 22h

@robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #BestOfTheMonth. I’ve gone with this House Martin heading for sub-Saharan Africa - taken on September 1st. #ECK #birds #Photography #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfBlueSky @whatbirds.bsky.social @bbappnews.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social

A photo of a black (actually dark blue) and white House Martin flying in a clear blue sky.

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Lola von Kietzell @lolavk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

My first first-author paper is online today! Read it in @asab.org #AnimalBehaviour: Cooperatively breeding white-winged choughs use recruitment calls selectively in food-associated contexts. doi.org/10.1016/j.an... A dream to work with these social #birds and the fantastic #co-authors!

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jazzrat2000 AKA Bonsai anonymous @jazzrat2000.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

What a wonderful picture I wish I knew how to do color but here's a black-and-white version for you #birdart

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌏 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds 🦉

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Julia Allum @juliaallum.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A few of these hand cut screen prints are now available from my website 👇 juliaallum.co.uk/product/greb... #screenprint #handmade #birds

Photo of a screen printed great crested grebe. It's made from geometric shapes and stripes in shades of orange, browns and black

Close up photo of the screen printed grebe showing the edition and artists signature

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Elmer C.Teodoro Photography - Nature’s Living Light Images @natureslivinglight.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

An emerald spirit dances against the sky. Golden blossoms bloom in sweet embrace. Tiny wings hold time in gentle peace. Sunlight illuminates nature’s quiet grace. Pure wonder awakens in a single breath. #Hummingbird #birds #nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌎 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds 🦉

A close-up photo of a relatively large bird (43–56 cm / 17–22 in long) resting on the back of a white outdoor chair. It features a white face and breast, a slender black crest of curled feathers on top of its head, vibrant blue upper back and wing plumage, and a thin black band wrapped around its upper chest.

Clue: Look for a striking crest and a long, graceful tail—this vocal Central American bird is a colourful member of the crow and jay family!

Fun Fact: These birds are cooperative breeders with a unique social system: female offspring often stay with their parents to help incubate eggs and feed future broods.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Text source: Gemini (Edited)

📷: Photo by Cephas via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Cephas

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michelepix @michelepix.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A Western Flycatcher permits a portrait. Its scientific name is Empidonax difficilis. Empidonax is part of a genus of flycatchers. Difficilis because it is easily confused with other species, has a disconcertingly irregular range. Let’s forget all that and just enjoy the photo. #birds_matter #birds

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Mr Garden @mygardenuk.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, any of the species. Here’s a lovely (Eurasian) Blue tit for the Alt theme. #Birds #Bluetits #Nature #Garden #BlueTue

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Emyr Wyn Jones @emyr-wyn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

An Eider Drake, a Fulmar and a Goosander for @robcrank68.bsky.social's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #EFG birds beginning with ay of those letters (first name) #ECK #birds #Photography #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfBlueSky @whatbirds.bsky.social @bbappnews.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social

A Black and white drake Eider, swimming on peaceful water with ripples braking up its reflection.

A close up photograph of a tubular-nosed Fulmar Petrel resting on a grassy slope in sunshine.

A Drake Goosander swimming on a lake with reflections of the piling at the side of the lake causing reflections of parallel vertical lines in the water behind the goosander and the goosander's own reflection broken up by the ripples it makes.

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Mike Greicius @mikegreicius.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#birds #birding #owls #totoro Very Totoro-like this GHO.

A great-horned owl sits on an oak branch and stares down at the viewer.

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Cathey @cathey.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

@helenbennett.bsky.social's chosen theme for today's #BirdOfTheDay is #BokehBirds - any bird captured with a soft, muted or blurry background. The Alt theme is #AwkwardAvian - any bird captured in a silly, clumsy or strange position! #Birds #Nuthatch #ECK #Bokeh #NaturePhotography

A white-breasted nuthatch is a small, mostly blue and white bird, with a white face, throat, and breast and a russet belly. It has blue/gray wings and a midnight blue cap that begins at its dark beak and ends at its nape. The nuthatch's head is upturned toward the left as it grasps a curved branch of a water oak tree with dark green leaves surrounding it. A bokeh of green, gold, and blue fills the frame.

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Daniel Brown @danjbrown97.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Great Crested Grebe and Black-headed Gulls at Lakeside Country Park at lunch time. #Birds #UKWildlife

A Great Crested Grebe on water with Black-headed Gulls in front of and behind

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Alan Kotok @technewslit.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

As part of today's #BokehBirds collection for #BirdOfTheDay, I offer this red-winged blackbird photo'd in May at Huntley Meadows Park in #Virginia. #Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #EastCoastKin #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited

Side-view photo of a red-winged blackbird perched at the top of a tree with blurred leaves in the background.

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One Hashtag Birds @one-hashtag-birds.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Hudsonian Whimbrel #birds

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BirdBrainer News @bbappnews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A new collection has landed birdbrainer.app 🙌 Find "Common Birds of Algeria (6)" under its flag, or in the Palearctic Ecozone 🌐 Learn birds. Love nature #birdbrainerapp #birdbrainer | #birdsoftheworld #birds 🇩🇿 #algeria #northafrica #africa

A photomontage of the birds in today's new quiz.

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john.in.chicago @john-in-chicago.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A few seconds is all you usually see of a White-Breasted Nuthatch. #birds

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Bobbitworm (AllanM) @opengtuning.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

National bird of Burundi, Great Blue Turaco #bird #birds #birdsoftheworld #art #birdart ##drawing #nature #wildlife

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A.Renee @lil-bird-hugger.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#Canadiangeese Chaos and fun! The #ducks aren't amused lol. #MallardMonday #birds #birdsofbluesky #lightsoutformigratorybirds #ABABirds #Audubon #WhatBird #birdsoftheworld There were NO #geese here (except for GOOSIE-GOO who never leaves). 4 families flew in exactly at sunset to sleep here.

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Steve McKerrall @photosteve.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

American Avocets foraging for food in a marsh #birds

An American avocet standing in still, dark colored water

An American avocet sweeping the mud with its bill in search of food.

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Eric Olson Photography @ericolsonphotography.com · 28/09/2026

“Veiled Serenity” From my gallery “Living Presence” ericolsonphotography.com/living-presence #BirdOfTheDay #BokehBirds #Birds #Photography #EastCoastKin #ECK #EricOlsonPhotography

A mourning dove perches before a light green background.

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Emyr Wyn Jones @emyr-wyn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

@helenbennett.bsky.social's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BokehBirds - bird captured with a soft, muted or blurry background. Alt: #AwkwardAvian - bird captured in silly, clumsy or strange position! #Twofer? #ECK #birds #Photography @whatbirds.bsky.social @bbappnews.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social

A photo of a Long-Tailed Tit hanging awkwardly from a slender twig. The background is blurry green and blue-grey.

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌎 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds 🦉

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Bestioles @bestioles.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Ara que arriben els mesos freds, la gavina vulgar és la més comuna de les costes. Ve del nord d'Europa a hivernar en contrades més càlides i s'afegeix a les poques que hi viuen tot l'any. Foto: SkippingShoe (CC BY) · Barcelona #birds

gavina vulgar (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)

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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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BirdBrainer News @bbappnews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Bird of the Day: The Red-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer) #birdoftheday #botd #birdbrainerapp #birdbrainer

A dark brownish bird with a scaled breast, pale head crest, a bright red patch under the tail, and a slim black bill.

Native to South Asia, from Pakistan and India east to Myanmar and Sri Lanka, and widely introduced across many Pacific islands and the UAE, inhabiting gardens, parks, open woodland, and cultivated land. Recognised by its scaly body, black head with a slight crest, and conspicuous crimson patch under the tail.

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Linda Barnia King @lindaking78.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Young male House Finch in first fall molt so just transitioning to the rosy red head and breast feathers he’s known for… #BirdoftheDay #BokehBird #Birds #Finches #BirdPhotography #PNW #BirdsofBlueSky #BirdsoftheWorld #BirdWatching #Birding #Nature #NaturePhotography

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Paul Corsham @paulcorsham.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

An image of a linnet taken at a local lake recently. #linnet #commonlinnet #bird #wildlife #🪶

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James M. Falletti, M.A. @jamesfalletti.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

A magnificent #BaldEagle soaring over Pemaquid Point, #Maine! 🦅 A powerful symbol of #wildlife conservation and a reminder of what habitat protection and dedicated conservation efforts can achieve. #Birding #jamesfalletti @aba.org @nature.org @whatbirds.bsky.social @abcbirds.bsky.social

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deep-sea-birds @deep-sea-birds.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Cormorant www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1840...

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Emyr Wyn Jones @emyr-wyn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Northern Fulmar above the waves. #Twofer for @atlanticbirding.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay theme #Seabirds; any bird found at sea or the coast and the Alt. #Airborne; any bird in flight. #ECK #birds #BirdPhotography #Photography @whatbirds.bsky.social @bbappnews.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social

A Fulmar Petrel - a grey and white tube-nosed bird glides above the white spray from the waves crashing below.

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Dave @dtobias.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Per Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Pairs - photos with pairs of the same species. The alternative theme is #green - any green in the background. Here is a pair of white-throated magpie-jays near Volcan Arenal, Costa Rica. #birds #BOTD #costarica #photography

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Moul @phillipdumoulin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Great Egrets looking for food in a city storm water drain, most likely carp fry.. #birds #birdoftheday #pairs #egrets #granville #wangal #feeding #fishfry #waterbirds #water

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Tom Schopper Photography @tomschopperphoto.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Nature Series No. 0926 | Pair of Mallards Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Pair #Birds #Nature #Photography #Mallards

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Ryan Lane @ryanlane.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Northern shoveler #birds

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌎🌍🌏 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds 🦉

A photo of a relatively small, cosmopolitan bird (15–19 cm / 5.9–7.5 in long) perched on a mossy branch against a soft green background. The bird features vibrant steel-blue upperparts, a dark rust-red forehead and throat, an off-white underside, and long, distinctive tail streamers extending past its wings.

Clue: Known for its deeply forked tail, aerial acrobatics, and love of nesting in outbuildings, this traveler's return is widely celebrated as the true harbinger of spring in the northern hemisphere.

Fun Fact: These birds catch almost all their food in mid-air—and they don't stop there! They are such extraordinary flyers that they even drink on the wing, briefly dipping down to skim the surface of a lake or pond without ever landing.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Text source: Gemini (Edited)

📷: Photo by Drosera74 via Pixabay
https://pixabay.com/users/drosera74-48879945/

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ABirdingNaturalist @abirdingnaturalist.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I have started seeing my first Zonotrichia sparrows of the fall! Both Golden-crowned Sparrows (like this one) and White-crowned Sparrows are making their way south! #fall #migration #birds

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franceflo.bsky.social @franceflo.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Pairs, photos with pairs of the same species in them. The Alt theme is #Green I choose this kookaburra pair, I was lucky to see, back in January in Beerwah ( Australia) #kookaburra #australia #wildlife #birdsoftheworld #birdphotography #nature #canon #BirdsSeenin2026

A pair of laughing kookaburra perched on willow branch , facing each other .

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