My cohost Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social has said today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #HeadShots, any head shot will do, the Alt Theme is #Gulls. I’ve went with a Great Cormorant again, it came and sat beside me. Had to slide my butt backwards to take a shot. Info in Alt. #birds #photography #ECK

#BirdoftheDay today per @robcrank68.bsky.social is #HeadShots #birds #ECK #photo #photography #birdphotography #photographersofBlueSky

Good morning. Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #HeadShots, any head shot will do, the Alt Theme is #Gulls. Here's a Goldeneye, Northern Gannets, Mistle Thrush & Black-necked Grebes from various venues in 2026. #birds #ECK #CanonR5mkii #ukbirding #BirdLife #birdphotography #portraits #naturetherapy

Peacock on Blackthorn. March 2026 #peacockbutterfly #ButterflyWeek #butterfly #BugSky #insects #nature #flowers #blossom #sonyalpha #photography

@alan678.bsky.social's #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #LeafandLight any bird captured in sunlight with leaves in frame. Th alt is #CourtshiporConflict birds courting or squabbling. This shot shows a male Forster’s Tern courting a female with the gift of a fish. #birds

Love our blue banded bee visitors! Letting our massive basil bushes go right through the flower stage seems to keep all the local pollinators happy. I used to snip the flowers off, but not these days.

Have a wonderful new day 🫶 A CattleHeart butterfly from the 'Butterfly House' in Vienna 🦋 #ButterflyWeek #ColorADay #RedWed #scape #photography #flowers #ArtYear #Art #FineArt #BugSky #bloomscrolling #nature #thelittlethings #ECK #EastCoastKin

For Rina’s @rina2012.bsky.social #ButterflyWeek 🦋 Here’s a duo. Guys I’m on my way back and will be looking at BOTD in about 30 mins. Info on the species in alt. #MacroMonday #photography #ECK

Sometimes the plainest of butterflies can stir your soul, if you're lucky enough to catch them in just the right light. Here for Rina's #Butterflyweek is a Wood White glowing in the fading dusk. @rina2012.bsky.social

For the wonderful Rina’s @rina2012.bsky.social #ButterflyWeek here’s an Orange-tip butterfly 🦋 Facts in alt. #Butterflies #photography #ECK

#BirdoftheDay #birds in #LeafandLight @alan678.bsky.social #ECK #birdphotography #photo #photography #onlybeautifulthings #nature #wildlife #gardens #gardenbirds #mygardenwatch I think its lost its keys

#butterflyweek #butterflies #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #photo #thelittlethings #onlybeautifulthings

Good morning. The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #LeafandLight any bird captured in sunlight with leaves in frame. The alt is #CourtshiporConflict birds courting or squabbling. Good luck. I’ve went with a Willow Warbler in a leafy tree. I’ve included some facts in alt. #birds #photography #ECK

For Rina’s @rina2012.bsky.social #ButterflyWeek 💛 A Speyeria aphrodite I was so lucky to capture while on a hike this past September 📸 #speyeriaaphrodite #butterflies #insects #photography

More #ButterflyWeek! Here's a monarch I saw back in January 🦋 #Photography #Insects #Butterflies

#Birds Rob Crank Photography ‪@robcrank68.bsky.social‬ says today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Reflections, any bird reflection.

It's #ButterflyWeek 🦋so here's a Green-veined White, Common Blue & Gatekeeper captured at Pitsford Water Nature Reserve, Northampton in 2025. #wildlife #naturephotography #ECK #Butterflies #Macro #wildlifephotography #insects #MacroPhotography

#BirdoftheDay alt theme per @robcrank68.bsky.social is #robins #forJanet #birds #ECK #photo #nature #wildlife #gardens #ColorADay #BlueTue

#BirdoftheDay per @robcrank68.bsky.social #birds' #reflections #ECK #photo #photography #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #photographersofBlueSky

Your art challenge cheat sheet for April 13–19 is here! Make art, have fun. See comments for host list. #EastCoastKin #ECK #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #ArtYear #dailyart #art #traditionalart #painting #drawing #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt

Good morning my cohost Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social has said “ today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Reflections, any bird reflection. The Alt Theme is #Robins, any Robin will do #ForJanet.” I’m going to go with a Little Egret. Love them. #birds #photography #ECK

My #robin #ForJanet is a Video. It seems that they started a family 😍 #BirdOfTheDay

Bobbin the Robin #BirdOfTheDay #Robins #ForJanet #birds #photography #ECK #birdphotography #BirdLife

A small cabbage white butterfly for #MacroMonday and for our #ButterflyWeek 🦋 Have a wonderful week ahead 🫶 #ColorADay #PinkMon #BugSky #photography #flowers #ArtYear #Art #bloomscrolling #nature #thelittlethings #ECK #EastCoastKin

#BirdOfTheDay #JKLMNOP Little egrets at Rye Harbour.

#ButterflyWeek #butterflies #thelittlethings #gardens #mygardenwatch #nature #wildlife #macromonday a small tortoiseshell

Thanks to @rina2012.bsky.social for her patronage of #ButterflyWeek. I'm off to a good start this year, with two new species added to my life list already. Here's one of them from the reed beds along the Cote d'Azur shore near Fréjus: a Southern Festoon #photography #macroMonday #butterflies

For today’s #birdoftheday theme #JKLMNOP. For me, it has to be puffins! I try and hold off, but given any excuse I love to go back to the puffins! #puffins #birds #farne #ECK

Good morning all. The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #JKLMNOP and I've chosen this Jack Snipe, uncharacteristically out in the open, and a very smart Lesser Kestrel #Birds #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #birdphotography #photography #nature #EastCoastKind

#BirdoftheDay Alt theme today is #birds in an #urban setting @alan678.bsky.social #ECK #photo #photography #birdphotography a collection of pigeons on a roof-top in Ross-on-Wye

Good morning. The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #JKLMNOP , any bird that has any of these letters at the beginning of their first or second names. The alt theme is #Urban , birds in an urban environment. Good luck. Saw this guy yesterday so paid him in peanuts. Eurasian Jay #birds #photography #ECK

#BirdoftheDay @alan678.bsky.social #ECK #birds beginning with #JKLMNOP #photo #photography #birdphotography #photographersofBlueSky #nature #wildlife a Kestrel in Madeira. I think it thought it was hiding

Clouds of warning #PhotographersOfBluesky #Stunday #Scape #SeaScape #Nature #Drama #EastCoastKin

“Peace is not the absence of anything. Real peace is the presence of something beautiful.” — Prem Rawat I was fortunate to experience the presence of this beautiful moment. It was Peace I wish this wonderful BlueSky community a peaceful day #eastcoastkin #stunday #sunrise #deer

#butterflyweek 😁

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱; 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱, 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 #today #moon #nature #sky #photography #astrophotography #lunar #clouds #minimalism #celestial #widenyourworld #generations #luiscordobapharchive

#ButterflyWeek @pirritin.bsky.social @rina2012.bsky.social #butterflies #colorADay #OrangeSun #Stunday #nature #wildilfe #wildlifephotography #photo #photography #thelittlethings Dont need asking twice. Thanks Rina for recommending this. My first comma of 2026

It’s been a while since we had a #ButterflyWeek, which @pirritin.bsky.social started. Come on, everyone, it’s spring, so I’m just going to kick off a new one. Are you in? 🥰🦋 #ColorADay #OrangeSun #photography #BugSky #SundayYellow #bloomscrolling #nature #thelittlethings #ECK #Butterflies

A great blue heron fishes at sunset in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdofTheDay #LongNecks #Gulls #ClassicMono #Monochrome #BW #BlackandWhite #EastCoastKin #ECK #bird #birds #photography #photograph #nature #wetland #wetlands #herons #greatblueheron #greatblueherons #heron

#superseabirdsunday Thank you for the prompt @steelyseabirder.bsky.social ! This exit 😆 Gannets being dramatic as usual at @rspbbemptoncliffs.bsky.social #gannet #bempton #dramaticexit

A great blue heron preens at a local nature area in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #LongNecks #Gulls #ECK #EastCoastKin #birdphotography #bird #birds #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #photos #heron #greatblueheron #greatblueherons #herons

Here’s another one for Rob’s theme #LongNecks This time the Little Egret has tucked his long neck in for flying purposes. 😁 Hope you all have a wonderful day ahead. Walking dog shortly, I will be back at some stage to help Rob. #BirdOfTheDay #birds #photography #ECK

Good morning friends. Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LongNecks, birds with long necks, the Alt Theme is #Gulls, any Gull will do. Here's Colin Cormorant, Sheila Spoonbill, Craig Crane & Gary Greylag going about their day. #birds #photography #ECK #CanonR5mkii #birdphotography #ukbirding #BirdLife

#BirdoftheDay #birds with #LongNecks @robcrank68.bsky.social #ECK #photo #photography #birdphotography well it has got a long neck honest! It's just decided to tuck it away under its chin 🙄

Sorry been watching this little one this morning at the feeder, whilst drinking way too much coffee. A female Eurasian Siskin. A good fit for Jane’s @javajanegallery.co.uk #SmallBirdSaturday I think. It’s tiny. More facts in Alt. #birds #photography #ECK

#BirdoftheDay theme per @alan678.bsky.social is #woodland #birds #ECK #photo #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography A Spotted Flycatcher, + just to prove to Alan that this is my best attempt this year to pin down a treecreeper - snazzin-frazzin creepin' little creeper

Good morning. The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #Woodland , birds you might find in woodlands near you. The alt is #juveniles any young bird captures. Good luck. 🤞 I’ve went with an Eurasian Treecreeper that I saw yesterday. Notoriously hard to find. Lots of info in alt. #birds #photography #ECK

Barred Owl Uber Eats-Parent Barred Owl brining back a "fresh" rat from the food cache to feed the babies. (set of 5) 🪶🦉

Dog owners. Have you ever had your camera and you see a beautifully calm vista but your dog decides to create his own scene. 🙄😂 Taking him out now, so see you all later to help Rob with BOTD. #doglovers #Ireland #LoughFoyle #photography #Scape #ECK

Today's #BirdOfTheDay ALT theme is #Grass. #bird #birdphotography #lapwing