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Rick Derevan @rderevan.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Me, too. Here's another view, featuring Brooklyn, one of Calan and Wren's predecessors.

Photo of room with floor-to-ceiling bookshelves on one wall, with tri-colored sheltie lying on couch in front of bookshelves and other furniture in photo as well.

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Rick Derevan @rderevan.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

#TheBirdOfTheDay theme is #Ducks&GeeseInFlight, any Ducks or Geese in flight. Wood Ducks. 🪶

Two Wood Ducks flying right to left low over water.

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Rick Derevan @rderevan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Alan's @alan678.bsky.social theme for today's #BirdOfTheDay is #BlueWater, birds surrounded by blue water. A cattle egret flies in front of a breaking wave, Maui, Hawaii. 🪶

Cattle egret flying right to left with an ocean wave as background.

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Rick Derevan @rderevan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay is #BirdSupermodel Any bird captured looking like it's posing for a magazine cover shoot... bold eye contact, dramatic lighting, uncluttered backdrops...! 🪶 Black-crowned Night Heron with a coquettish foot raise.

Black-crowned Night Heron standing on one leg with a blurred yellow-greenish lake surface behind.

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Rick Derevan @rderevan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BlueSkies; any bird against a blue sky. How about two birds against a blue sky? An American Crow chases a Red-tailed Hawk. 🪶

American Crow closely behind a reed-tailed Hawk as they both fly against a blue sky.

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Rick Derevan @rderevan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #WingsOpenNotFlying, birds with their wings open when not flying. Here a young Least Tern tries to get its parents' attention—preferably bringing food. 🪶

Young Least Tern stands on railing, mouth open, squawking, with wings up.

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Rick Derevan @rderevan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay, is #Black&Red, any bird with Black & Red in its plumage. 🪶 Acorn Woodpecker, male.

Male Acorn Woodpecker, perched on a lichen-covered branch, with his head turned toward upper left corner of the frame.

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Rick Derevan @rderevan.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. This is a Red-tailed Tropicbird in Kauai. 🪶

Red-tailed Tropicbird flying left-to-right, with blurry ocean in background.

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Rick Derevan @rderevan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BestOfTheMonth. These two Western Bluebirds showed up at my birdbath. 🪶

Two male Western Bluebirds standing on the edge of a birdbath.

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Rick Derevan @rderevan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#EFG is the #BirdOfTheDay theme; birds beginning with any of those letters. Does Bald Eagle count as "E"? 🤔🪶

Bald eagle, fish in talon, takes off from water.

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Rick Derevan @rderevan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BokehBirds - any bird captured with a soft, muted or blurry background. Here's a Bullock's Oriole in a pine tree. 🪶

Bullock's Oriole standing on a thin branch with a blurred-out green background that includes pine needles and nascent pine cones.

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Rick Derevan @rderevan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Seabirds— any bird found at sea or the coast. A Northern Fulmar glides low over the Pacific. 🪶

A Northern Fulmar, wings fully outstretched glides overcast calm Pacific Ocean; it is reflected in the water.

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Rick Derevan @rderevan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Pairs, photos with pairs of the same species in them. A WoodDuck pair enjoys resting on a log next to a lake. 🪶

Male and female Wood Ducks resting on large downed tree trunk.

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Rick Derevan @rderevan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Per Alan @alan678.bsky.social, today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ODG, any Owl, Duck or Goose. This is a Great Horned Owl at Point Reyes National Seashore, California. 🪶

Close-up of Great Horned Owl in a tree, looking down at camera with big yellow eyes.

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Rick Derevan @rderevan.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #AngryBirds. Two Cedar Waxwings square off, while a third grabs a bite of persimmon. 🪶

Three Cedar Waxwings on a branch with a persimmon. Two face off with open beaks while a third grabs a bite.

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Rick Derevan @rderevan.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #InFlight, any bird in flight. 🪶 Here's a banking Bald Eagle.

Bald Eagle banking. Left wing, fully outstretched nearly vertical; right wing sloping down near bottom left corner of frame. Head facing camera.

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Rick Derevan @rderevan.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Today’s alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BirdsOfAFeather Any capture of a flock of birds. These are Elegant Terns on Morro Strand, Morro Bay, California.

Flock of 100+ (approximately) Elegant Terns in flight. They fill the entire frame.

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Rick Derevan @rderevan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The alt #BirdoftheDay theme is #Reflections&Shadows. I hope that means there doesn't have to be an actual bird in the photo. 😁🤔🪶 Steller's Jay.

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Rick Derevan @rderevan.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ThinPerches. A Rufous Hummingbird on just that. 🪶

A Rufous Hummingbird on a thin branch extending about 1/4 into the frame from the left side.

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Rick Derevan @rderevan.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme #Simple (any bird against a simple background) here's a Western Bluebird hanging on. 🪶

Western Bluebird clinging to a nearly-vertical thin branch against a light greenish-gray background.

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Rick Derevan @rderevan.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

The main #BirdOfTheDay is #ColourfulCharacters, any bird with colourful plumage. A pair of Wood Ducks should suffice. 🪶

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Rick Derevan @rderevan.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme chosen by @alan678.bsky.social is: #RainyDayBirds, any bird captured in the rain or that has wet plumage. Rainy day Raven. 🪶

Raven standing on a fence post with feathers wet from rain.

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Rick Derevan @rderevan.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #AwesomeOwls 😊🦉 Any owl from the two owl families. Great horned owl taking off. 🪶

Great horned own with wings partially outstretched taking off jumping from a hillside with scattered bushes.

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Rick Derevan @rderevan.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #StrikeAPose — birds caught in a particularly photogenic pose. 🪶 Buff-breasted Sandpiper raises a wing.

Buff-breasted Sandpiper, facing camera, raises its left wing. Right wing still tucked in. Bird, sand, and background all in shades of tan.

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Rick Derevan @rderevan.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #UnusualPlaces any bird that turns up in a place where you wouldn't normally expect to see it! Bald Eagle doing a Groucho Marx walk on an abandoned building. 🪶

Bald Eagle walking on pitched roof of abandoned building with blurred out green hill behind.

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Rick Derevan @rderevan.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

It's still Saturday in California, so I have a twofer for today's #BirdOfTheDay themes: #50ShadesOfGrey, birds with grey plumage, and #Fledglings, any newly fledged bird. Western Gulls. 🪶

Two Western Gull chicks standing on a white-washed rock with a blurred out ocean in the background.

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Rick Derevan @rderevan.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

The #BirdOfTheDayTheme is #AtOneWithNature, celebrating birds in their natural environment. No manmade objects. Sandhill Cranes at dawn, Merced National Wildlife Refuge, California. 🪶

In the pinkish light of dawn, a small flock of Sandhill Cranes flies over a marsh with many cranes standing in shallow water.

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Rick Derevan @rderevan.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme from Helen is #NoBranchWood, any bird on wood that is not a branch. Northern Flicker, Point Reyes National Seashore, California. 🪶

Northern Flicker standing on a wooden fence post with a blurry tan and green background. Some barbed wire is visible on the lower part of the frame from the left to the center.

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Rick Derevan @rderevan.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #RunningFromTheLaw, any bird that is moving fast on land or water. Here's a Horned Puffin running for takeoff. 🪶

Horned Puffin running on water, right to left. Right foot is fully above the water, left foot just above, covered in a splash.

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Rick Derevan @rderevan.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #BestFootForward — any bird taking a step forward or standing on one leg. This is a Green Heron on the Central Coast of California. 🪶

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Rick Derevan @rderevan.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #LongLegs, any bird with long legs. Great Egret with crawdad. 🪶

Great Egret, one foot raised, with crawdad in its beak.

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Rick Derevan @rderevan.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

The #BirdoftheDay theme is #RedorDead, red somewhere in the photo, but not on the bird. Cedar Waxwing with toyon berry. 🪶

Cedar Waxwing standing on a branch with red berries, and holding a berry in its beak. Background is blurry with shades of tan and green.

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Rick Derevan @rderevan.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #EmeraldBackdrop – Images where the background color is green. 🪶

European Starling, jumping from a branch for takeoff against a green background.

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Rick Derevan @rderevan.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Triplets. Sandhill Cranes at sunset, Merced National Wildlife Refuge, California. 🪶

Three Sandhill Cranes in a line flying right to left over a cornfield near sunset. Sky is magenta and blue.

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Rick Derevan @rderevan.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

The #BirdofTheDay theme is #ScreenFiller, a capture where the bird takes up a large part of the image. A Red-naped Sapsucker contemplates his day. 🪶

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Rick Derevan @rderevan.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Birds&Flowers, birds standing with flowers. Northern Flicker, California. 🪶

Northern Flicker, standing on ground amid poppy and other flowers.

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Rick Derevan @rderevan.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

The #BirdOfTheDay alt theme is #OpenBeaks. Here's an accommodating European Starling. 🪶

European Starling, facing left, with beak wide open.

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Rick Derevan @rderevan.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

The #BirdOfTheDay theme: #Lifer Capture/ captures of the last new to you bird you’ve seen. Sagebrush Sparrow, Carrizo Plain National Monument, California. 🪶

Sagebrush Sparrow perched on small bush with brownish tan bokeh behind.

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Rick Derevan @rderevan.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #orange. Bullock's Oriole, California. 🪶

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Rick Derevan @rderevan.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

@bcdreyer.social Maybe you could talk about this? To my ears, this sounds off, and I'm curious how to determine verb choice when a country is the subject. Singular, making "gets" the word to use, would be my choice, but what do I know?

Newspaper headline, "Spain get past Portugal."

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Rick Derevan @rderevan.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Cutie, cute bird captures. Here's an adorable endangered Least Tern. 🪶

Least Tern fledgling with open beak hoping a parent returns with food.

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Rick Derevan @rderevan.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme, #Ebony&Ivory, birds that have black & white plumage, a Nuttall's Woodpecker and its fledgling. 🪶

Adult Nuttall's Woodpecker grasping trunk adjacent to young fledgling part way out of nest hole.

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Rick Derevan @rderevan.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #WildMotion, dynamic wildlife behavior, freezing a second which is full of energy. Clark's Grebes, San Luis Obispo County, California. 🪶

Two Clark's Grebes in rushing behavior, "running" across the water toward the camera raising splashes behind them.

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Rick Derevan @rderevan.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay is #TheArtOfSurvival, birds finding food, avoiding predators, enduring weather or raising young. 🪶 Red-shouldered Hawk.

Red-shouldered Hawk grasping headless vole with its talons while standing on a post. Background is blurred out brown and green plants. Head of vole in hawk's mouth.

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Rick Derevan @rderevan.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay alt theme is #ShowingOff, any bird, who in your opinion, is doing exactly that. Elegant Tern showing off impressive wings. 🪶

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