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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 16h

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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Elmer C.Teodoro Photography - Nature’s Living Light Images @natureslivinglight.bsky.social · 16h

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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Julia Allum @juliaallum.bsky.social · 17h

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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Cordoba Luis Photographer @cordobaluis.eurosky.social · 28/09/2026

Wings over the Amazon Great Egret Ardea alba flight under the vast March sky avian grace and brilliant contrast against the blue should I be a bird photograph? #birds #nature #amazon #wildlife #greategret #birdwatching #sky #clouds #flight #photography #ArdeaAlba #birdoftheday #luiscordobapharchive

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Tim H @timhopper.bsky.social · 23h

Another nice sunset yesterday evening. Photo taken at 6.48 pm, about 10 mins after the sun had gone down 😍 #faversham #kent #england

A phone-photo of a sunset behind the workings of an old brewery in an old town in the southeast of England.

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

Answer: White-throated Magpie-Jay (Cyanocorax formosus) ♂ 🌎

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White-throated magpie-jay - Wikipedia

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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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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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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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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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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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Tim H @timhopper.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

How's this for an extremely unfair and reactionary comment we recently got on @whatbirds.bsky.social ? We in no way "steal" people's photos, as we only feature those who have kindly put them into the public domain, and we always fully credit and link them. As for our use of AI, we always edit and..

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Answer: Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) ♂ 🌎🌍🌏

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Barn swallow - Wikipedia

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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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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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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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Dave @dtobias.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

Scarlet macaw, Manuel Antonio national park, Costa Rica

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

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

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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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Tim H @timhopper.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I missed the sunset tonight by quarter of an hour, but it was still looking nice behind the old brewery 😍 #faversham #kent #england

A phone-photo of the sunset behind the buildings of a brewery in an old town in the southeast of England. The sky is a golden yellow on the horizon to the left, and high-level clouds are painted a rich orange red across.

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

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

👍 Here's the link to the photographer's original Wikimedia Commons upload: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Re...

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What Bird?🦜 @whatbirds.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

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

A photo of a small, plump songbird (9–10 cm / 3.5–4 in long) perched on a thin, thorny twig. It has an olive-green back, a pale grey belly, and a distinctive head pattern featuring a bright yellow and orange crown stripe bounded by bold black stripes, alongside a stark white stripe right over its eye.

Clue: Look closely at that fiery crown stripe and bold white eyebrow—this tiny royalty of the treetops is Europe's second-smallest bird!

Fun Fact: Despite weighing only about 5 to 7 grams (roughly the same as a single 20p coin or nickel!), this energetic little bird must eat almost constantly to survive, consuming high-protein spiders and tiny insects equal to its own body weight every day.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Text source: Gemini (Edited)

📷: Photo by Frank Vassen via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

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

Answer: Common Firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla) ♂ 🌍

en.wikipedia.org

Common firecrest - Wikipedia

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Emyr Wyn Jones @emyr-wyn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

@robcrank68.bsky.social's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Pairs, photos with pairs of the same species in them. Here's some Guillemot Pair-bonding happening on the Farne Islands earlier this year! #ECK #birds #BirdPhotography #Photography @rspb.bsky.social @whatbirds.bsky.social @bbappnews.bsky.social

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