Happy Independence Day! Like any good American, my day began with a cup of tea. 😆 #America250 #4thOfJuly #photography

Precision timing and knowing just how far your neck really extends is critical to a successful catch. Great Blue Heron #BirdOfTheDay #WildMotion #heron #BlueSkyArtShow #wide #ECK #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

Fresh new faces from last week intrepidly follow their fearless leader. Mallards #BirdOfTheDay #quackers #ducks #scape #FlyDay #ECK #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

"I am one with the bugs. I am one with the bugs. I am..." Northern Flicker #BirdOfTheDay #QuietReflection #ECK #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

I'll go with the Alt theme of #SunriseSunset, bird captures taken during either, set by @robcrank68.bsky.social. This is a Pair of Sandhill Cranes in filght at sunset at Llano Seco Unit Wildlife Viewing Area near Chico, California. Fabulous birding spot. #BirdOfTheDay

Green heron #birdoftheday #quietreflection #birds

He knows he's been spotted. Wood Duck #BirdOfTheDay #RedFeetBeakEyes #ColorADay #RedWed #WoodDuckWednesday #ECK #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

This black capped chickadee was bouncing from branch to branch foraging for food on Sunday at Nisqually NWR #Paridae #BirdOfTheDay #Photography #ECK #Birds 🪶

#WaterfallWednesday Pont-y-Pair Falls, Betws-y-Coed, Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park, Wales. Viewed from the 15th century Pont-y-Pair (Bridge of the Cauldron) which spans the River Llugwy. Last month (05/06/2026) #eryri #snowdonia #betwsycoed #wales #nature #photography #eastcoastkin

@robcrank68.bsky.social hat für den heutigen #BirdOfTheDay das Thema #RedBeakFeedEyes Vögel mit rotem Schnabel, roten Füßen oder roten Augen. Hier ein gut getarnter Halsbandsittich.

Baby Durum is wearing strawberry lipstick 🥰 (6.24.2026) Our resident wild bunnies get to have fresh-picked strawberries right now. Lucky lil buns 🐰💜 #BabyBunny #rabbit #wildlife #bunny #nature #PNW #cottontail #mammals #BunnySky #StrawberryMoon #strawberry #ColorADay #RedWed #WildlifeWednesday

Even with their camouflage and the distance and natural barriers between us, Mom was keeping a very careful watch on the unknown menace lurking about. Hooded Mergansers #BirdOfTheDay #TheArtOfSurvival #ECK #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

Cedar Waxwing, trying to class up this joint. #BirdOfTheDay #BestOfTheMonth #MinimalMonday #ECK #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

Sometimes you have to approach the problem from a different angle. Yellow-throated Warbler #BirdOfTheDay #LifeInTheBalance #ECK #SundayYellow #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

A yellow-headed rerun on stilts. #BirdOfTheDay #LifelnTheBalance 📷🌿🪶

Up close with a honeybee on this final day of #PollinatorWeek. #OrangeSun #ColorADay #Photography #Macro #BloomScrolling #Insects #Bees #Nature

Morning #BirdOfTheDay family. Lovely to see you all, ummm, fix your bed hair though. The words hedge and backwards come to mind. 🙄🥴😂 Main #LifelnTheBalance, Celebrating birds captured in precarious or unexpected positions. Alt is #LightAsAFeather, backlit feathers. #birds #photography #ECK

A perfect quarter ounce ball of fluff, and she'll rightly let you know if you say otherwise. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher #BirdOfTheDay #rotund #ECK #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

A juvenile Belted Kingfisher, probably not yet warned by her parents about the local riffraff, was comfortable enough to stick around for more than half a second. #BirdOfTheDay #GreyDay #ECK #FlyDay #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

Good morning, today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #GreyDay any bird with grey in its plumage and the alt, suggested by Simone, @simonecannon.bsky.social is #ShowingOff, any bird, who in your opinion, is doing exactly that. Good luck. Took this yesterday. #Heron #birds #photography #ECK

This is Durum, the month-old baby bun who's been starring in my recent YT livestreams. YT lost my last 1 so I'm done doing them. They were fun tho! 🥰 (6.21.2026) www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK0z... 🐰💜 #BabyBunny #wildlife #PNW #nature #bunny #rabbit #wildflowers #YellowThur #ColorADay #UpliftingEnergy

@alan678.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay #GreyDay #Birds Sardinian warbler

#scape Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #GreyDay any bird with grey in its plumage. I've gone with the alt of #ShowingOff Here's a Peacock standing proud and tall, high on a wall at Ruthin Castle, Denbighshire, North Wales earlier this month. #ruthin #wales #nature #birds #photography #eastcoastkin

This Yellow-Crowned Night Heron is a regular at the Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens in Washington, D.C. #GreyDay #BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶

A grey catbird struts his stuff along a path at the Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary in Norfolk MA. #GreyDay #BirdOfTheDay #ShowingOff #birds #catbirds #birdphotography #ECK 🪶

Tiptoeing through the stream. White-tailed Deer #mammals #deer #scape #ForestFriday #ECK #nature #wildlife #photography

I wonder if bird parents ever think, "Hmm, maybe I'll keep this one for myself," when it comes to a particularly juicy catch? Not this one. It was immediately delivered to the nest. Northern House Wren #BirdOfTheDay #LittleBrownBirds #food #ECK #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

I'm surrounded by the beautiful fluting melody of Wood Thrushes, but it's rare that I ever see one. #BirdOfTheDay #LittleBrownBirds #ECK #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

One of my favorite birds in one my favorite trees at our old place. I really miss that tree. Red-headed Woodpecker #BirdOfTheDay #Birds&Buds #Birds&Bokeh #WoodpeckerWednesday #ColorADay #RedWed #ECK #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

Good morning, today's main #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Birds&Buds, any bird capture with flowers in the frame. The alt is #Birds&Bokeh, bird portraits with a blurry background or foreground. Good luck.🤞🏼 Saw this guy yesterday, male Stonechat. #birds #photography #ECK

@alan678.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay #Birds&Buds #Birds ##UKBirds #BirdsSeenin2026 Redstart in north wales

Alan's #BirdOfTheDay today is #Birds&Buds. I'm going with the alt of #Birds&Bokeh, bird portraits with a blurry background or foreground. Here's a contemplative Rawnsley Robin on a winters day at Keswick, Cumbria. #ukwildlife #birds #robin #nature #lakedistrict #ForJanet #photography #eastcoastkin

Here's an Indian Pond-Heron amongst the water lilies in Kaeng Krachan, Thailand. It's for today's main #BirdOfTheDay theme of #Birds&Buds, any bird capture with flowers in the frame, with a bit of blurry background for the alt of #Birds&Bokeh (set by @alan6789.bsky.social).

Hihi, das kitzelt😄 #squirrel #wildlife #photography

Trinken, so wichtig, wenn es so heiß ist. Für Menschen, und natürlich auch für Tiere. Eichhörnchen haben immer sehr viel Durst, die sieht man auch bei strömendem Regen an Wasserschalen. Also, immer gerne was rausstellen, bei jedem Wetter👋

When it comes to claiming a sinking fish, it doesn't matter if your landing pad is another bird. Double-crested Cormorants #BirdOfTheDay #Touchdown #TwosDay #ECK #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

She's looking quite pleased with herself. Northern Cardinal #BirdOfTheDay #Feather&Light #BirdsInTheirElement #ECK #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

#BlueSkyMonday Looking towards a turquoise blue Cardigan Bay from the dunes at Pwllheli South Beach, Llŷn Peninsula in North Wales. Earlier this month (10/06/2026) #pwllheli #llyn #wales #nature #coastal #photography #eastcoastkin

Good morning. Today’s #BirdOfTheDay themes are, #BirdsInTheirElement, Focusing on birds thriving within their habitat. The alt is #Feather&Light, showing the beauty of plumage in natural light. #birds #photography #ECK

Today's #BirdOfTheDay post is #BirdsInTheirElement. This #robin was watching me closely as I stopped to chat and take his portrait. He had a fledgling waiting nearby. #photography #wildlife #ECK

@alan678.bsky.social Today’s #BirdOfTheDay themes are, #BirdsInTheirElement, focusing on birds thriving within their habitat. The alt is #Feather&Light, showing the beauty of plumage in natural light. Here's a Great White Egret in the morning light #Birds #WetlandBirds #GreatWhiteEgret

This female Red-winged Blackbird on a cattail is a great example of a habitat for this species. #BirdsInTheirElement #birdoftheday #birds 🪶

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay themes are, #BirdsInTheirElement, The alt is #Feather&Light, showing the beauty of plumage in natural light. A swan’s plumage glows in the evening light. 🪶 #birds #birding #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Germany #wildlife #photography #nature #thelittlethings #ECK #texture

Don't try to adjust your eyesight. Just about everything in this photo is a bit blurry, but that face is too cute to not share. Tulip-tree Silkmoth #InsectThursday #TeamMoth #BugSky #ECK #moths #lepidoptera #invertebrates #insects #nature #photography

Common Grackle, in the process of flipping over leaves and small rocks to find the good bits. #BirdOfTheDay #black #moments #ECK #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

Stepping back in time at Point Lookout State Park. (info in ALT) #HumansOfBlueSky #ECK #history #CivilWar #StatePark #photography

Love this name! Had never seen one before. Little Wood Satyr (Megisto cymela), Middlegrounds Metropark, Toledo, Ohio, USA, June 2026. ©2026 #butterfly #insects #insectphotography #nature #photography #naturephotography #middlegrounds #toledo #ohio

Baby bun Millet showing off her long hind leg 🥰 Our yard is filling with babies (found another new litter this past week!) Millet is the oldest & our 1st named bun born in 2026 🐰💜 (6.10.2026) #BabyBunny #rabbit #wildlife #bunny #nature #PNW #cottontail #mammals #BunnySky #WildlifeWednesday

Good morning, the #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Black, birds with mainly black plumage. Alt is #Moments, a capture you consider to be an interesting moment. “I didn’t choose the model life. The model life chose me.” #birds #photography #ECK

#BirdOfTheDay Alt is #Moments, a capture you consider to be an interesting moment. I have admired the duckling photos on BotD posts and hoped to spot them in person. I finally saw a female green-winged teal and her ducklings. I may have squealed. Best duck sighting moment.