Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social has said that today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Reflections, any bird reflection. Buffleheads winter on the pond behind my house. I love when I get the chance to get over there when the light is just right. #birds #ECK

@alan678.bsky.social Alan H says: The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #JKLMNOP, any bird that has any of these letters at the beginning of their first or second names. This Lesser Nighthawk qualifies doubly. #birds #photography #ECK

@robcrank68.bsky.social says that today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LongNecks, birds with long necks. Not technically my best effort, but digiscoping isn’t ideal for fast action. I caught this Anhinga with a snack in Everglades NP on Anhinga Trail. Used my 4mp Coolpix 4500! #birds #ECK #digiscoping

According to @alan678.bsky.social the #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Woodland, birds you might find in Woodlands, Alt Theme is #Juveniles, any young bird capture. These shots are from my last tour to Alaska, 10 years ago. A Great Gray Owl and a Spruce Grouse chick. #birds #ECK #VENTbird

Today's #BirdOfTheDay set by @alan678.bsky.social is #ManMadePerch, birds on man made perches. This female American Kestrel found this heron sculpture on the shore of San Diego Bay to be a perfect perch from which to hunt. #birds #ECK

“Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BlackHeads, any bird with Black on its head” - @robcrank68.bsky.social My contribution is this spunky little “Bailey’s” Mountain Chickadee from the Laguna Mtns. These guys are fearless, always the first to sound the alarm and chase a potential predator. #birds #ECK

Alan's @alan678.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #Warblers any bird that’s a Warbler. The alt is #RareEncounters birds you have captured least. This is a Golden-cheeked Warbler, a critically endangered species that I have only photo’d once - on its breeding grounds in Texas. #birds #ECK

@robcrank68.bsky.social has said today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Black&Red, birds with both Black & Red colors on them. My submission is a pair of Crimson-crested Woodpeckers I found in Panama’s Parque Natural Metropolitano. #birds #ECK

@Alan678.bsky.social has chosen his #BirdOfTheDay theme: #Feathers, showcasing the beauty and intricacies of feathers. The Reddish Egret has distinctive shaggy neck feathers, earning it the nickname Shredded Egret. #birds #ECK

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme from @robcrank68.bsky.social is #SmallBirdsInFlight - any bird duck size or smaller in flight. This male Vermilion Flycatcher was kind enough to repeatedly return to the same perch, allowing me to get a few decent shots. #birds #ECK

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #weather a favorite shot in any weather we can see…..rain, wind, snow etc set by @alan678.bsky.social ~ Here is a Eurasian Collared-Dove perched stoically as it’s getting pelted by the pouring rain. Digiscoped through my kitchen window. #birds #ECK #digiscoping

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LargeBirdsInFlight, birds LARGER than Ducks in flight. This was part of a flock of Sandhills Cranes I watched on their return to a roost along the Colorado River. #birds #ECK

Today's #BirdOfTheDay is #BestOfTheMonth, your best bird capture/s of March. My camera took a fall a couple weeks ago and has been in the shop. But I did luck into this male Northern Harrier early in the month. #birds #birdsinflight #ECK

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ruffledfeathers any bird with feathers out of place. I found this Dunnock sunning on the side of the trail at Blarney Castle. Feathers were set to maximum floof.

For Saturday's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #blue, here's a male Mountain Bluebird that spent the winter near my home. #birds #nature #photography #ECK #digiscoping

Today's #BirdOfTheDay Alt Theme is #Eating, any bird with food in its beak. I caught this Long-billed Curlew just as it grabbed itself a grub from the grass. #birds #ECK

The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #speckled - any bird with speckled markings. The alt is #oneleg - any bird standing on one leg. This stretching Sanderling qualifies on both counts #birds #photography #ECK

A screaming Red-shouldered Hawk for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme #OpenBeak chosen by @robcrank68.bsky.social - These birds are very vocal, especially during courtship and nest building.

A male Coppery-tailed Trogon from Arizona’s famed Madera Canyon for the #tricolour theme (any bird with 3 colors or more) of #BirdOfTheDay picked by @alan678.bsky.social #birds #nature #photography #naturephotography #ECK

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme from @robcrank68.bsky.social is #Preeners&Scratchers, any bird preening/scratching itself. I submit this Tricolored Blackbird, a rapidly declining species. They form the largest breeding colonies of any NA landbird and require large protected wetland patches to breed.

@alan678.bsky.social says the #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Migratory - birds that migrate to or from your country. In California, perhaps the most famous bird migration is the Spring return of the Cliff Swallow. This is a member of the colony that nests on the bridge behind my house. #birds

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme from Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social is #LookingAtMe, birds looking at you. This is a Brown Pelican in full breeding colors. Pelicans are wonderfully bizarre birds, and very approachable. #birds

The alt theme for #birdoftheday today is #silhouettes&shadows. Frigatebirds have iconic silhouettes. I photographed this Great Frigatebird (‘Iwa) at Kilauea Point NWR on the Island of Kauai.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #MarriedCouples, same species Male/Female bird pairs. Here is a courting pair of Black-necked Stilts. The bird with the brown wash on its back is the female. They like to nest on cracked mud surfaces like this. #birds #digiscoping

Good morning. Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LandMeetsWater any bird on a shoreline or riverbank, water and shoreline must be in capture. I captured this Spotted Sandpiper just as it was about to capture a fly for a quick snack. #birds #canonr7

Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social has said today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Reflections, any bird reflections. Black-necked Stilts seem like something from a Dalí painting to me. Especially when they pose like this. #birds

@alan678.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Splash any bird capture with a splash of water, wave breaking or droplets of water on the bird. This Atlantic Puffin came skittering past our Dingle Sea Safari boat out by the Blasket Islands. #birds

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Feeders, birds on feeders. Nuttall’s Woodpeckers are regular visitors to my hummingbird feeders. The hummers aren’t big fans of this. #birds

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #WingsOpenNotFlying - I submit this Great Blue Heron doing the flasher pose. My understanding is this is an effort to expose the underwings to sun so parasites come out of the feathers and can be removed more easily. #birds

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #corvids -any member of the crowd/jay family. This Common Raven posed for a nice portrait for me. The wind ruffling its feathers added some nice textures that look nice in black and white. #birds #blackandwhite #canonr7

This Allen’s Hummingbird was tanking up at my feeder at dusk this evening. #birds #digiscoping

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #StandingInWater, any bird standing in water ~ I digiscoped this American Avocet at the San Diego River mouth many years ago with my 4mp Coolpix 4500. It was the first bird photo I was really proud of. #birds #digiscoping

Today's Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #ColorfulCaptures — colorful bird or background. I captured this colorful scene In Koke’e State Park on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. Warbling White-eye feeding in a blooming Taiwan Cherry. #birds

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SteppingOut - birds captured mid step. This Little Blue heron was stalking prey along the shore of the San Diego River, when it got a bit hung up. #birds

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay alt theme is #Finches ~ I digiscoped this glorious male Evening Grosbeak at Hartwick Pines SP, Crawford, Michigan way back in 2005. #birds #digiscoping

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ShoutItOut birds calling out. I got a series of images of a calling Red-shouldered Hawk and my son made them into this fun video (sound on). #birds #raptor

Today my #BirdOfTheDay is a Red-throated Loon I photographed in Nome, Alaska. I had to wait until almost midnight to get #PerfectLighting - got this shot with my iPhone 5! #birds #digiscoping

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #FourOrMore, captures of 4 or more birds in 1 photo. This is just a fraction of a mixed flock of Yellow-headed, Brewer’s, and Red-winged blackbirds, Brown-headed Cowbirds, and European Starlings my tour found in a field in California’s Imperial Valley. #birds #VENTbird

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BestOfTheMonth, your bird captures you like best from February. Too lazy to look through a month of photos, but this shot from a couple days ago is probably my best anyway. Zone-tailed Hawk being harassed by a Common Raven. #birds

The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #WideOpenWings birds with wings wide open. Reddish Egrets are endlessly entertaining to watch as they erratically dash and dart, throwing their wings open to flush prey. I photographed this individual at the mouth of the San Diego River. #birds #photography

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Borb — bird looking round or pear shaped. I like this one because it’s such an unexpected look for such a lanky bird. Greater Roadrunner on a cold morning. #birds #roadrunner

The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #PowerPose any bird showing strength through its stance. The alt is #FeedingFrenzy any bird in a rush to eat. ~ I submit a male Wild Turkey I found in full display at a nearby park and a flock of American White Pelicans feeding in the pond behind my house. #birds

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #RuffledFeathers, birds with feathers out of place. I photographed this Great Egret at a rookery on the Upper Texas Coast a couple decades ago. #birds #digiscoping

The alternate #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #SeaBirds ~ This storm-petrel, which I’ve tentatively identified as the Chapman’s form of Leach’s Storm-Petrel, was unusually cooperative last summer off San Diego, CA. #birds #canonr7

For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme: #WingsOverWater I present this Pink-footed Shearwater that made a close flyby on a calm morning off Carlsbad, CA #birds #seabirds

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BranchBirds, any bird on a branch. I dug into my archives for this Grey-headed Kingfisher that I photographed at Kichwa Tembo Lodge in Kenya’s rift valley. #birds #kenya #kingfisher #digiscoping

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #PeacefulSolitude - This American Barn Owl didn’t quite find the solitude it was looking for, but it certainly was peaceful. 😌 #birds #canonr7

@robcrank68.bsky.social has set today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme as #CollectingFood, birds with food in their beaks. This juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron caught a Black Bullhead, but that was just the beginning of the struggle. Those fine spines are no joke! #birds #digiscoping

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay alt theme is #Corvids ~ I photographed this adult Yucatan Jay in Belize. The young birds have yellow bills. #birds #digiscoping

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Portrait, a portrait capture of any bird set by @alan678.bsky.social ~ This Wood Stork showed up unexpectedly at a pond near my home. Marabou Stork gets my vote for most disturbing bird to view up close, but Wood Stork ranks right up there. #birds #canonr7 #nightmare