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James Elder @jameselder.bsky.social · 8h

It’s only a sham deal if it’s from the Shampagne region of France. Otherwise it’s just sparkling fabrication.

Revisiting this extraordinary album, which I bought after hearing it on the speakers at a record shop many years ago. When it ended the owner said “how the hell do I follow that?”. youtu.be/O5_yr2gvlx0?...

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Murder (The Hot Spot/Soundtrack Version)

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ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 9h

My favourite shots of this morning's walk: the same kingfisher as in the previous pic, with its catch from a spectacular dive from the rocks on the sea front in Getxo. #birds

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ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 9h

A kingfisher perched on the railing of a boat moored way our on the El Abra Bay in northern Spain this morning. #birds

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ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 9h

Not all the wildlife on the rocks below the promenade in Getxo consists of pretty birds. This beast was about the size of a small cat.

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ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 9h

Moorhen of the day on the River Gobela in Getxo. #birds

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ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 9h

Both our local Muscovy ducks were out preening on the weir on the River Gobela today. #birds

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ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 9h

The local sandwich terns keeping their distance from a large juvenile yellow-legged gull that has invaded their public toilet. #birds

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ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 9h

A common sandpiper with what looks like a small shellfish of some kind in its bill. #birds

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ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 12h

I used to think I was a deodorant, but now I’m not Sure. #LunchPun

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janemick @janemick.bsky.social · 13h

funniest thing I've seen in ages!

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ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 16h

For #BirdOfTheDay today I’m going with the alt theme of #Vivid & one of the brightest robins I’ve ever seen.

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ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

David Lindley & El Rayo X. The sound quality is crap but this must be the best version of Mercury Blues I’ve ever seen. Big shout out to the drummer for keeping up with that headlong tempo. youtu.be/TAbbgSKUZB4?...

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David Lindley - Mercury Blues - The Roxy, Washington DC 1988

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Fraggs Photography 📸🦊🦉🦋🦔 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @fraggenstein.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BestOfTheMonth set by @robcrank68.bsky.social - I've taken some good shots this month but think the Kingfishers at Magor Marsh are my favourites for September like this female 😍 😍🪶🦉 #birdingwales #ukbirding #ECK

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Bruce Don 🇪🇺 @caughtjester.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Ernest Hemingway wrote a novel about a Swiss archer and cricketer called William. Sadly it was never published, so we’ll never know For Whom the Tell Bowls. #LunchPun #Pun

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ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I lost my job writing jokes about fish & chips but found work at an amusement park: out of the frying puns, into the fair. #LunchPun

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Tony Allen-Mills @taminf.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I'd been saving something nice for #BirdoftheDay and Rob's #BestoftheMonth but yesterday I went down to my favourite hide by the Rhone river ponds. Bingo. #photography #birds

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Steve Jackson @atcherleyons.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Pic #11 in this #birds thread is a juvenile Goldfinch eating thistle seeds. This adult Goldfinch is also eating seeds, perhaps with some of the pulp, from inside Whitebeam berries. Taken on Friday near Thornwick Bay in Yorkshire, and a contender for #BestOfTheMonth. #BirdOfTheDay #UKWildlife #ECK 🌿

A European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) perched amidst lots of red berries in in a Whitebeam tree (Sorbus species). The bird’s body is facing towards the right side of the image, while the head is turned a little towards the bird's right and tilted slightly upwards, with the beak partly open. The head is white, with red extending from the base of the upper part of the beak to the front part of the top of the head, and from the base of the lower part of the beak to the throat; between those two areas of red is a patch of black, enclosing the eye. More black can be seen on the back of the head. The chest, flanks, back and the upper parts of the wings are almost coffee-coloured, while the wing is black with some whitish blotches and a bright golden-yellow bar. The belly (also the feathers on the upper parts of the legs) is white. The beak of the Goldfinch is a pale pink colour and is somewhat longer than those of other finches, and with a sharper, more pointed tip - an adaptation for seed extraction. This bird appears to be using his or her beak to open up the Whitebeam berries to reach the seeds, and possibly also the orangey-coloured pulp, inside - bits of pulp can be seen stuck to the beak.

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Herminia Páez Prado (elle/ella) (they/she) @traducinando.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Feliz día de la traducción a todes les traducteres, pero también a las empresas que siguen sin usar IA para traducir porque saben que eso no te da un resultado profesional y a las personas que, aunque igual usen Google Translate pa entender cosas, no quieren que las cosas las traduzca una IA

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ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

For #BirdOfTheDay my #BestOfTheMonth picks are a kingfisher on the sea front & a black-headed gull dipping its beak in the sea.

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ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#UxbridgeEnglishDictionary GRIMSBY: A striped insect featured in fairy tales.

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ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Closer views of the same sandpipers #birds

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ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Some of these little egrets pose like professional models. #birds

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ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A little egret playing peekaboo. #birds

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ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

There was a pair of grey wagtails on the bank of the River Gobela in Getxo this morning. #birds

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ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I’ve stashed a water bird in my toilet. It’s a secret so don’t tell anyone in case they let the coot out of the bog. #LunchPun

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Lupus Londonwolf @lupuslondonwolf.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I was making potato and leek soup and the recipe asked for five potatoes cubed. Even for potato soup, 125 potatoes seems a little excessive.

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ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Rob’s theme for #BirdOfTheDay is birds starting with #EFG, so here are an eared grebe, an upside-down firecrest & a juvenile greenfinch.

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Michael R Photography 🌿 @msriffle.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay ALT theme is #AwkwardAvian, birds in silly, clumsy, or strange positions. I stood and photographed this beautiful tricolored heron for a while as it fed and preened in shallow waters. #photography #wildlife #ECK #birds #birders #birdsky #herons #biodiversity #nature #ecology

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ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

And finally, more urban birding: a grey wagtail & a half-buried bottle on a stretch of the River Gobela that's very prone to littering. #birds

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ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A picture of some ducks on the River Gobela in Getxo, taken just to highlight the huge difference in size between the Muscovy & the Mallards. #birds

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ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Today's little egret in Getxo reflected in dead calm water. #birds

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ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Contrasting cruise liners in Getxo: yesterday we hade the Insignia, with 700 passengers, & today we've got Liberty of the Seas with 3600.

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ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A pied flycatcher in deep shadow, seen from a very odd angle. #birds

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ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Urban birding: a pied wagtail & an old beer can on the bank of the River Nervión in Getxo. #birds

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ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A black redstart against the light. #birds

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ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Last Saturday's full moon obscured by clouds & looking properly sinister.

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ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

An accidental pic of the lift door & floor at my apartment block looking like a set from The Expanse.

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ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

No luggage will be allowed on Dyson’s new Dover to Calais passenger service: they’ll be using a bagless hoovercraft. #LunchPun

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Atlantic Birding @atlanticbirding.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🪶 Helen has chosen #Bokeh as #BirdOfTheDay theme; any bird captured with a soft, muted or blurry background Alt. is #AwkwardAvian; any bird captured in a silly, clumsy or strange position A Spotted Flycatcher against the blurry forest #birdphotography #ECK #birds #photography #birdsofbluesky

A juvenile Spotted Flycatcher perched on the stump of a small branch against the blurry forest.
The bird is slightly left of centre of the frame, facing right so that its right side is showing. It has a thin black beak with a dull grey-brown head with light streaking. Its back is grey-brown with buff spots on the back and wing feathers. Its chest is whitish with grey streaks, turning whiter towards the underbelly.
The bird is perched on top of a cut branch and its tail is partly obscured by a small branch in the bottom left hand corner.
The background is an out of focus green of forest vegetation, with patches of out of focus dappled light.

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