@alan678.bsky.social says the #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #FirstWingbeat, capturing the instant of take-off. This Red-shouldered Hawk finally decided that was enough harassment for one morning. #birds

Good morning, Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social has said “today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BestOfTheMonth, your best capture/s of May.” This Turkey Vulture didn’t seem totally convinced I was still among the living. Time to switch my deodorant? 😬🤣 #birds

@alan678.bsky.social says today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #NegativeSpace, where the subject occupies only a small portion of the frame, with empty or simple surroundings playing an important role in the composition. I hope this shot of an approaching Royal Tern qualifies. #birds

@robcrank68.bsky.social says Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Podicipedidae, any of the species... This is a Clark’s Grebe. Formerly considered conspecific with Western Grebe. The bright orange bill of the Clark’s is the best differentiator. #birds

@alan678.bsky.social says Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Texture, images that emphasise the tactile beauty of birds and their habitats: feathers, wood, water, stone, and natural patterns. Nuthatches use strong grip and heavy, curved nails to forage on vertical tree trunks. #birds #ECK

@robcrank68.bsky.social has chosen today's theme for #BirdOfTheDay, #Anatidae. Bufflehead winter each year in the ponds behind my house. I never tire of taking their picture. #birds

@alan678.bsky.social says Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BirdOnAWire, any bird on a wire. This Northern Rough-winged Swallow is not the most strikingly colored bird, but they certainly are fond of a wire! #birds

@robcrank68.bsky.social says today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #StaringRightAtYou, any bird staring right at you. Burrowing Owls are incredibly charismatic. Especially when they cock their head to stare straight at you. #birds #ECK

@alan678.bsky.social says today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SingForYourSupper - any bird singing. Gnatcatchers are songbirds, but California Gnatcatchers don’t have much of a song. That didn’t deter this little fellow though. #birds

@robcrank68.bsky.social says today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #HeadShots, headshots of any bird. My wife and I helped rescue this Belted Kingfisher that had become tangled in discarded fishing line. I was able to get a few shots in hand before we released it unharmed. #birds

@robcrank68.bsky.social says today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #WingsWideOpen. A soaring hawk feels like a bit of a cop out, but I really liked this image of a Red-shouldered Hawk that I captured last week. It was carrying a lizard back to its nest. #birds #raptor

@alan678.bsky.social says today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ScrollBack, going through your most recent bird photos. I was lucky to have this Cooper’s Hawk drop in for a quick bath as I was doing some nest monitoring last week. #birds #ECK #raptor #photography

@robcrank68.bsky.social says today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #DucksInTheAir, any duck that's flying. This drake Northern Shoveler gave me a close flyby at the pond behind my house.

@alan678.bsky.social says the #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #ruffled, any bird with ruffled feathers. We came upon this Great Horned Owl just after a torrential rain squall had passed. All of the birds were trying to dry off, even those that don’t normally come out in the daytime. #birds #VENTbird

@robcrank68.bsky.social says today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #WaterDroplets, any bird capture with splashes of water. This Great Shearwater performed a perfect skidding landing next to our boat in the Bay of Fundy near Grand Manan, NB. #birds #VENTbird

@alan678.bsky.social says today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #FeathersInFoliage any bird pictured in or near foliage. This Hooded Oriole was one of the first spring migrants to return to my yard this year. #birds #ECK

@robcrank68.bsky.social says today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #WadersOuttaWater, any Wader that is out of water. I found this Bristle-thighed Curlew with my #VENTbird tour group out on its tundra breeding grounds north of Nome, AK. One of the most difficult birds to see in NA. #birds #digiscoping

@alan678.bsky.social says that today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #FeatheredFemmes, captures showing the beauty of any female bird. This Bushtit can be sexed as female based not on its plain gray/brown plumage, but rather by its yellow iris color. Only adult female Bushtits have yellow eyes. #birds

@robcrank68.bsky.social says Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LinedUp, 3 or more birds in a line. These Anna’s Hummingbirds were very thirsty, but also very aware of the danger lurking on the other side of the feeder. So they just formed an orderly line and waited their turn! #birds

#WhenTaken #804 (11.05.2026) I scored 822/1000 (💡x2) 🏅 1️⃣📍11.9K km - 🗓️4 yrs - 🥉96/200 2️⃣📍12.9 km - 🗓️0 yrs - 🥇199/200 3️⃣📍927 m - 🗓️17 yrs - 🥈164/200 4️⃣📍490 km - 🗓️8 yrs - 🥈174/200 5️⃣📍💡266 km - 🗓️💡2 yrs - 🥇189/200 whentaken.com

Alan @alan678.bsky.social has chosen #LockedOn as today’s #birdoftheday theme; any bird with an intense gaze. This Cooper’s Hawk had the intensity dialed up to 11, when it caught sight of me. #birds #digiscoping

@robcrank68.bsky.social says today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Raptors, any of the birds of prey. I watched this Red-shouldered Hawk dive into a bush and rummage around before emerging with a lizard. Or part of one anyway. #birds #ECK

@alan678.bsky.social says today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #EFGH, birds who have any of these letters at the beginning of any part of their name. I present this Northern House Wren. Their songs always make me smile 😊 #birds #ECK

@alan678.bsky.social says today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #photogenic ~ for me, I don’t know if there’s a more photogenic bird than a male Vermilion Flycatcher. I never pass up the opportunity to get another shot. #birds

The theme set by Alan @alan678.bsky.social for today's #BirdOfTheDay is #InMotion, a bird showing any motion except flight. This Rufous Hummingbird had just sat through a brief shower and needed to shake it off. #birds #ECK

Per @robcrank68.bsky.social: Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SeaBirds, birds that spend most of their time at Sea. This Pink-footed Shearwater was off the coast of Carlsbad, California.

Alan @alan678.bsky.social says today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Dappled, any birds with dapples on their plumage. Montezuma Quail can be maddeningly difficult to find, but oh are they worth the effort! #birds #digiscoping

@robcrank68.bsky.social says today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Pairs ~ this pair of Blue-billed White Terns were admiring their handy work in Oahu’s Kapi’olani Park when I spotted them. Their nest is no more than a depression on a branch that will hold a single egg so that it won’t roll away. #birds

@alan678.bsky.social says today's alternative #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Mouthful. This Pied-billed Grebe meant well when it presented its baby with a crayfish it caught, but it was way more than a mouthful! 🤣 #birds #EastCoastKin #photography

@alan678.bsky.social says today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #RockSolid - any bird captured, perched on or standing by rocks or on a rocky surface. How could I not go with Rock Wren? This guy was singing his heart out on his favorite rock in the Sonoran Desert. #birds #ECK

@robcrank68.bsky.social Rob has chosen #Stretched (any bird doing some sort of stretch) for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme. This Ridgway’s Rail was at full neck extension when I clicked the shutter. #birds

@alan678.bsky.social says Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Parenthood any capture of parents and young. Here is an image of a leucistic Wood Duck hen with her normally pigmented duckling. #birds

Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social has said: “Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BestOfTheMonth, whatever bird captures you see as your best from April.” Photographing birds in flight is my favorite challenge. I did pretty well with this Cliff Swallow earlier this month. #birds #ECK

@alan678.bsky.social says Today’s #BirdOfTheDay alt theme is #StormInATeacup any bird battles. Coots are especially quarrelsome critters. These American Coots were duking it out in the pond behind my house. #birds

@alan678.bsky.social says: Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BeautyInBrown ~ show the the beauty of birds that have mainly brown plumage. The California Towhee was known as Brown Towhee prior to being split into two species. #birds #reflection

@alan678.bsky.social says today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #WellTimed any bird captured in an interesting moment. I caught this Northern Rough-winged Swallow apparently just after it spotted a freshly washed car 🤣 #birds

@robcrank68.bsky.social says: Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LongNecks, any bird with a long neck. Just as I was reading that, this Great Blue Heron landed in the pond next to me. #birds

@alan678.bsky.social says the #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #CamoOrContrast, birds that blend in or stand out in their surroundings. The alt theme is #monochrome, b&w shots of any bird. For contrast, I have a glowing male Hawaii Akepa, and for monochrome, a literally Black-and-white Warbler #birds

@robcrank68.bsky.social says Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #TheSongFactor, birds with their empty beaks open. Black-chinned Sparrows have just returned from their wintering grounds and the males are busy staking out territory. #birds #canonr7

@alan678.bsky.social says today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Insectivores, any bird whose diet consists mainly of insects. The alt theme is #RestingBeakFace - any unimpressed or grumpy bird shots. Here’s a White-throated Swift on the hunt and a Red -footed Booby that had a ROUGH night 🤣 #birds

@robcrank68.bsky.social has declared: Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SplashingAround, any bird making a splash. The Alt Theme is #Green, any bird with green included in its plumage. I present a Great Shearwater from the Bay of Fundy and a Red-lored Amazon from Chan Chich Lodge in Belize. #birds

@alan678.bsky.social has declared Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Petals&Perches any bird with flowers in the frame. I captured this Anna’s Hummingbird in mid-stretch surrounded by the flowers of a bladderpod. Note the species’ uniquely shaped out her tail feathers. #birds #digiscoping

@robcrank68.bsky.social has said Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ComeEatWithMe, birds who have food in their beaks. This Yellow-crowned Night Heron had just caught a sunfish when I came upon it at the wonderful Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary in South Florida. #birds

@alan678.bsky.social says the #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ABCD, any bird beginning any part of their name with these letters. Extra points for a set using all. So here’s an all shorebird set. American Avocet, Bar-tailed Godwit, Long-billed Curlew, and Dunlin. #birds

Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social has said today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #DucksOutOfWater, any duck that is out of the water but NOT FLYING. I digiscoped this pair of Harlequin Ducks, hauled out on a rock in MacDonald Creek in Glacier National Park. #birds #digiscoping

Happy #FlyDay everyone! #BirdsInFlight are my favorite photographic challenge. This Western Kingbird had just taken flight.

Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social has said today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #HeadShots ~ this Red-tailed Hawk used to be a regular visitor to my bird bath. You could walk right up to it when was having a soak. I got this shot with my iPhone5s #birds #digiscoping

@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

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