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shirley-williamson.bsky.social @shirley-williamson.bsky.social · 23h

"Merlin doesn't have a suggestion for this bird". Based on other birds Merlin did identify from the same area, I'm going to say this bathing beauty is a Lesser Black-backed Gull. Please correct me if you know for sure. #BirdOfTheDay #WingsOutNotFlying #EssaouiraMorocco #AtlanticOcean #Gulls

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shirley-williamson.bsky.social @shirley-williamson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme, I've chosen this Turkey Vulture as it displays its #BestBeaks.

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shirley-williamson.bsky.social @shirley-williamson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Here's a Ruddy Turnstone for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme #BestOfTheMonth. Saw just one of these foraging among the tide pools in Essaouira, Morocco.

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shirley-williamson.bsky.social @shirley-williamson.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme #Mouthful, I'll share this Clark's Grebe family. I watched them for a out 45 minutes as they enjoyed their meal.

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shirley-williamson.bsky.social @shirley-williamson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

These European Starlings all flew to thia tree together to show off their #Irridensence for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme.

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shirley-williamson.bsky.social @shirley-williamson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

These Barn Swallows were very patient as my camera was clicking away for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme #ABCD

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shirley-williamson.bsky.social @shirley-williamson.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

#Herons&Egrets were easily found last week at Ridgefield NWR for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme. Green heron and Great egret.

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shirley-williamson.bsky.social @shirley-williamson.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Sharing a different genre of photos today. At first I thought this bee was asleep on its side, but viewed from the opposite angle, there's a tiny spider that appears to be feeding on the bee. #Photography #Insects #CircleOfLife #Nature #Macro

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shirley-williamson.bsky.social @shirley-williamson.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I couldn't choose just one photo for today's #BirdOfTheDay themes. Sharing a South Polar Skua and a Long-Billed Curlew for #InFlight. For #Grounded it's my first sighting of two Green Herons on the same bank of a canal about 100m apart.

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shirley-williamson.bsky.social @shirley-williamson.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Found this Great horned owl for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme #BirdNaps. She sure blends in well with this old Cottonwood tree.

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shirley-williamson.bsky.social @shirley-williamson.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Contrast. I'm going with this Great Egret against a contrasting background of grass and water, and this weird grey shadow in the foreground.

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shirley-williamson.bsky.social @shirley-williamson.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme #FlowerPower was a tough one for me, finally found this Sandhill Crane colt. Had better luck with #BirdsOfAFeather with these White Pelicans circling in tandem and Bald Eagles.

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shirley-williamson.bsky.social @shirley-williamson.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

For #BirdOfTheDay today I share these #BirdsUpClose Downy Woodpecker Stellar's Jay American Kestrel Western Bluebird Have a great day everyone!

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shirley-williamson.bsky.social @shirley-williamson.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Today I share these examples of #Parenting for #BirdOfTheDay. Western Tanagers and Chestnut-backed Chickadees.

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shirley-williamson.bsky.social @shirley-williamson.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I didn't get out much in August due to the wildfire smoke and the heat wave, but I did manage to find these birds at a city park for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #BestOfTheMonth. Northern Flicker Western Tanager Lesser Goldfinch Woodduck

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shirley-williamson.bsky.social @shirley-williamson.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Some Pintado Petrals near Deception Island, AQ for today's #Coastal&Rivers #BirdOfTheDay theme.

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shirley-williamson.bsky.social @shirley-williamson.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

During my last visit to a city park, I found this Canadian goose creating #ReflectionsAndShadiws for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme.

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shirley-williamson.bsky.social @shirley-williamson.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

First today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #ThinPerches I'm sharing a Say's Phoebe and a female Red-winged Blackbird.

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shirley-williamson.bsky.social @shirley-williamson.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

A bird on a wire against a blue sky, it's just that #Simple. Western King bird for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme.

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shirley-williamson.bsky.social @shirley-williamson.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Good morning! I hope you enjoy these #ColourfulCharacters for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme. Ring-necked Pheasant and Cinnamon Teal

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shirley-williamson.bsky.social @shirley-williamson.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I just love photographing #AwesomeOwls! For the #BirdOfTheDay theme today, I'm sharing: A burrowing owl A barn owl A great-horned owl family having breakfast A great grey owl and owlet

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shirley-williamson.bsky.social @shirley-williamson.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Sharing for both themes today. Red-winged Blackbird and Song Sparrow for #BirdInABush and Red-tail Hawk for #FlyingHigh #BirdOfTheDay

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shirley-williamson.bsky.social @shirley-williamson.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Here's a couple of Southern Lapwing modestly displaying their #Iridescence for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme.

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shirley-williamson.bsky.social @shirley-williamson.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme #StrikeAPose, I'm sharing a Least Seedsnipe and a Brewer's Blackbird. For #CirclesAndSpheres here's a Pied-Billed Grebe and a bubble.

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shirley-williamson.bsky.social @shirley-williamson.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Sharing both #BirdOfTheDay themes today. A great-horned owl in an old gymnasium #UnusualPlaces and a long-billed curlew enjoying its #SereneBirdScene

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shirley-williamson.bsky.social @shirley-williamson.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

A Southern Giant Petral glides above the calm blue waters of the Drake Passage for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme #FiftyaShadesOfGrey

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shirley-williamson.bsky.social @shirley-williamson.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Found this youngster in June at the Peter French round barn in Diamond, Oregon for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #NoBranchWood

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shirley-williamson.bsky.social @shirley-williamson.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

#PeekABoo great horned owlet. Regal looking house finch #Finches for the #BirdOfTheDay themes today.

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shirley-williamson.bsky.social @shirley-williamson.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

This James's Flamingo was #RunningFromTheLaw back in March in Bolivia for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme.

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shirley-williamson.bsky.social @shirley-williamson.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme, I share these common crows putting their #BestFootForward, and this downy woodpecker adding a #SplashOfColor to a wintery scene.

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shirley-williamson.bsky.social @shirley-williamson.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Young ones have the softest-looking #DownyFeathers as they begin to test out their capabilities and explore their world. Red-tail eya, burrowing owlet, Canadian gosling and a mallard duckling #BirdOfTheDay #Nature #Birds

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shirley-williamson.bsky.social @shirley-williamson.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

After photographing these great horned owlets, I was about to leave when the parent flew in with breakfast. #Busted as I spent another 20 minutes watching them devour this quail. #BirdOfTheDay

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shirley-williamson.bsky.social @shirley-williamson.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme, I've chosen the Flamingo and the Rhea as they show off their #LongLegs

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shirley-williamson.bsky.social @shirley-williamson.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Here's a great horned owlet with a #RedOrDead building in the background for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme. #Nature #Birds #Photography

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shirley-williamson.bsky.social @shirley-williamson.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme #FabulousWaders I share this American Avocet series. I just love their regal poise and delicate looking beaks.

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shirley-williamson.bsky.social @shirley-williamson.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

When I #Firsts bought my camera last spring, I practiced the #Mosts on this great horned owl family. As I would walk the trail out to the owls' nest, this northern harrier would dive-bomb me in defense of its nesting area. What a privilege to watch and capture. #BirdOfTheDay

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shirley-williamson.bsky.social @shirley-williamson.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

#BirdOfTheDay #BestOfJuly. Camped along the Soo River north of Whistler BC. These cedar waxwings were so fast, difficult to capture. If you zoom in, you'll see its beak open and the insect it's about to catch!

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shirley-williamson.bsky.social @shirley-williamson.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Who knows what this burrowing owlet was searching for #OverTheRainbow for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme.

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shirley-williamson.bsky.social @shirley-williamson.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme #YourChoice here's a shot from the hotel grounds in Aguas Calientes Peru. Several birds flitting around here including the blue-grey tanenger, blue dancis and blue-naped chlorophonia. I wish I would've had more than just my phone with me.

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