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King Killifish @ccgreen.bsky.social · 5h

I am required to present a photo if this Northern FLICKER for the #EFG theme for #BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶

Bill Stedman @steddybirds.bsky.social · 16h

For today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme of #EFG here’s my friend flicker checking the lawn for something to eat. #birds #flickers #backyardbirds #birdphotography #ECK 🪶

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Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It’s just amazing how easy and straightforward it is to do reporting like this

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

very excited and grateful for this! “Kill. Bury. Print.” premieres this Sunday Sept 27 on Peacock! trailer here: youtu.be/ZLfo4At-stg variety.com/2026/tv/news...

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Rachel Maddow’s ‘Kill. Bury. Print.’ Wins 2026 David Carr Award From Montclair Film Festival

Rachel Maddow's ‘Kill. Bury. Print.’ Wins 2026 David Carr Award From Montclair Film Festival

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Get To Know Nature @gettoknownature.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

An American Oystercatcher in some absolutely divine light at sunset For the #BirdOfTheDay theme of #BokehBirds #birds 🌿 #SunsetAndSilhouettes #silhouette

A shorebird with a long beak stands on a beach bathed in golden light. It is silhouetted against a blurry and brightly sparkling ocean.

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Zinn Education Project @zinnedproject.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

#tdih 1962, "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson published, exposed impact of pesticides on environment. Carson was vilified: called a Communist, disloyal, unscientific, and hysterical. Sound familiar? Attacks on truth tellers, with media complicity. See⬇️🧵 www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/si...

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Sept. 27, 1962: Silent Spring Published

Silent Spring by Rachel Carson was published.

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SoCal Leslie @socalleslie.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Well, it’s the last day of Sea otter awareness week . Sea otter grooming in the first shot - self care is vital. They have no blubber so clean well groomed fur is a must . 🦦🌿🦑

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Bill Stedman @steddybirds.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I just learned from @socalleslie.bsky.social that today is the last day of Sea Otter Awareness Week. Sorry I missed it! But here is a photo of a mom and pup I took in July while on a cruise in Glacier Bay National Park. #seaotters #alaska #otters #ECK #WCK

A mother sea otter floats on her back, swimming right to left, while holding her rather large pup on her belly. She appears to looking up at the camera. The bright blue water is caused by the glacial activity in Glacier Bay, Alaska.

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Justine Jones @justinejones.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Hello birding folks. Rob has chosen today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Pairs. The Alt theme is #Green. Two mourning doves on an old windmill, a perfect pair with a scenic share. 😁 #Birds #MourningDove #ECK

Two mourning doves are perched on the top of an old metal windmill against a bright blue sky. The windmill’s worn, pale blades form a fan shape, with rust and weathered texture visible on the metal. Green tree branches fill the right side and background. The birds sit calmly near the top, one slightly higher than the other.

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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The U.S. Journalist Assistance Network and partners are hosting "Election Ready: Safety and Resilience for Journalists," a four-part webinar series offering practical guidance for journalists, editors, and newsroom leaders. 🗓️ Sept. 29 → Nov. 17 🔗 Register: pen.org/election-rea...

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Violet @fetchingviolet.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

From Rob Crank Photography today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #Pairs, photos with pairs of the same species in them The Alt theme is #Green, photos with Green in the backgrounds not on the birds Two Mourning Doves with a bonus green background #birdphotography #birds #doves

The photo shows two Mourning Doves standing together in a shallow stone birdbath filled with water. Both birds have the soft light‑brown plumage, with darker markings on the wings and the small black spots. Their heads are smooth and rounded, each with a dark eye set inside a thin pale eye ring. They stand close to one another in the birdbath, which has carved details along its edge. The background is green grass.

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Bill Stedman @steddybirds.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

We’ve got a daily double for #BirdOfTheDay today, with both #Raptors and #Corvids represented. A plucky raven tries to chase a pair of bald eagles from its perch atop a lighthouse in Alaska with a series of daring aerial maneuvers. #birds #eagles #ravens #alaska #birdphotography #nature #ECK 🪶

A pair of bald eagles, perched on a railing atop the Guard Island Lighthouse near Ketchikan, Alaska, look up at a raven that was continuously harassing them. The raven, with wings spread and flying right to left, would dive-bomb the pair, which remained unbothered by the smaller bird.

A pair of bald eagles, perched on a railing atop the Guard Island Lighthouse near Ketchikan, Alaska, seems unbothered as a raven flies very close to them. The raven, flying left to right, could not budge the eagles from their spot.

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Kort Duce @kortduce.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A turkey vulture opens its beak and extends its tongue while perched on a dead snag near St. Vrain Creek in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #Redheads #bird #birdphotography #ECK #birds #photography #birdwatching #birdsofbluesky #BirdsSeenln2026 #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography

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Bill Stedman @steddybirds.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk I’m a woman’s man, no time to talk … #Gull #BirdOfTheDay #birds #shorebirds #birdphotography #ECK 🪶

A herring gull walks up the beach towards the camera in a confident stride with head cocked to the left.

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Bill Stedman @steddybirds.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Yeah, OK, we may not be the prettiest #Redheads out there, but we get the job done for Rob’s #BirdOfTheDay theme. #birds #raptors #vultures #birdphotography #ECK 🪶

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The Wolfpack @wolfpack11720.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

"Freedom of the Press, if it means anything at all, means the freedom to criticize and oppose" ~ George Orwell

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SaraG @hardlikearmour.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Virginia Rail in a cattail marsh from 5/2026. A mix of #LightAndShadows #BirdOfTheDay #Birds #ECK

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Bill Stedman @steddybirds.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The late-afternoon sun lights up the fine feathers of this male eastern bluebird, while casting shadows on his wings and tail. #LightAndShadow #BirdOfTheDay #birds #backyardbirds #bluebirds #birdphotography #ECK 🪶

A male eastern bluebird perches atop a garden pole facing right as the sun shines on his head (cocked slightly to his left) and orange breast, while his blue and clack wing and tail feathers are in the shadows.

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Lori Batchelor🇨🇦 @lorichirp.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Helen says: Today's #BirdOfTheDay is #CaptionThatBird #birds #photography #ECK "Hey, I thought it was supposed to be all 'ducks' in a row!"

A female Mallard standing in a line across the water with four Long-billed Dowitchers and says "Hey, I thought it was supposed to be all ducks in a row!"

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Bill Stedman @steddybirds.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

A mourning dove contemplated life in a sea of green. #BirdOfTheDay #Pigeons&Doves #birds #doves #backyardbirds #birdphotography #ECK 🪶

A mourning dove sits on the branch of a fir tree facing right and turning to look down to the left. Fir needles of dark and light green are in the foreground while the green background is blurred.

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Bill Stedman @steddybirds.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

This Canada goose parent might be heard singing “We stand on guard for thee” to its gosling while grazing on the lawn. 🇨🇦 #BirdOfTheDay #ODG #birds #geese #Canada #birdphotography #ECK 🪶

An adult Canada goose, at left, has its black-and-white head facing down and its beak in the grass while showing its yellow gosling, at right and looking down at its parent’s head, how to pick the right blades to eat.

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Cheech @saffacheech.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Didn't realise there was an #PloverAppreciationDay. Here's a Malaysian Plover & a Tibetan SandPlover.

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SoCal Leslie @socalleslie.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

#PloverAppreciationDay 🪶. Black bellied plover, Killdeer, Semipalmated plover and Snowy Plover.

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Bill Stedman @steddybirds.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

It’s #PloverAppreciationDay so here’s a semipalmated plover trying to look inconspicuous on the beach. Thanks to Massachusetts Audubon, this one is in a protected area to help plovers come back from population declines. #birds #plovers #shorebirds #birdphotography #ECK 🪶

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Get To Know Nature @gettoknownature.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I just found out it’s #PloverAppreciationDay! I really, really appreciate plovers at all times. Small and cute and in need of our support because their habitat is threatened. That’s why this one is wearing some jewelry, to help track and monitor them. (Piping Plover at the NJ coast) #birds 🌿

A small sand-colored shorebird stands in a sandy each among bits of shells and dried reeds. It has a red and a green ring on its upper legs.

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Bill Stedman @steddybirds.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

It’s #WaderWednesday for this #BirdyLongLegs on the hunt in the Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary in Concord MA. #BirdOfTheDay #birds #greatblueheron #birdphotography #ECK 🪶

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Bill Stedman @steddybirds.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

A greater yellowlegs stands in for the ALT #BirdyLongLegs theme thanks to its name and flashy look. #BirdOfTheDay #birds #shorebirds #waders #birdphotography #ECK 🪶

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Bill Stedman @steddybirds.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Grosbeaks are #Finches as I recently learned, so this one of the rose-breasted variety is cracking open a sunflower seed in celebration of making it to today’s #BirdOfTheDay ALT theme. #birds #backyardbirds #birdphotography #ECK 🪶

A male rose-breasted grosbeak perches on a feeder facing the camera to show his rosey breast pattern below a black head. His large pink beak is cracking open a sunflower seed.

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Marieke dB @mdb2024.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Today's lesson for me was that the grosbeaks are part of the #Finches family, today's alt BAD theme. So here are two beautiful evening grosbeaks seen in different years. #BirdOfTheDay #naturephotography #birds

"Go thataway" said the grosbeak to the starling, who didn't seem interested in following those directions

A seed is always a welcome meal for an evening grosbeak

Gorgeous bird with subtle coloring and the last bit of seed in its beak before swallowing the whole bite

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