Record heat absorbed by Earth’s oceans in 2025. “The world’s oceans absorbed more heat in 2025 than any year on record, providing the fuel for extreme weather that killed thousands of people across the globe, according to... a study published Friday..." www.courthousenews.com/oceans-shatt...

Not sure if this is a female or juvenile Red Crossbill but I am sure the theme for today’s #BirdOfTheDay is #natural (any bird in its natural habitat). 🪶#birds

#BirdOfTheDay #NaturalHabitat

A Calidris Sandpiper: Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Feathers&Form

Good morning! Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Feathers&Form. This photo I took a few days ago, shows a mix of three flocks -avocets, dowitchers, and gulls- on the move over the water. Some lovely patterns there! #birds #photography #EastCoastKin

Morning.

An elk track, could it have belonged to one of these ?

A Great Blue Heron, showing off the texture of its plumage in #GoodLight #BirdOfTheDay #PNW #10MinutesFromHome 📷🪶

Butterfly & Flower. #naturephotography #butterfly #flower #bloomscrolling

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #FoodFinds any bird with food in its mouth. Here's a seagull enjoying some of the bounty of low tide on Puget Sound.

"Door Dash" A Greater Roadrunner grabbing a bite on the road. #BirdOfTheDay #FoodFinds #birds #photography

A Ruddy Turnstone, bugs and all, for today's #birdoftheday the theme for today is black and white. #birds 🪶

#BirdOfTheDay #EastCoastKin #BlackAndWhite The majestic & dramatic Silver Pheasant in flight! #Birds #Pheasants #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #ArtOfPhotography

Eastern Phoebe in a hurry. Didn't stay more than a few seconds. I was happy to see this beautiful bird in my yard, if ever so briefly :) #birds 🪶 #wildlife #photography #EastCoastKin

The Wolf moon setting on Saturday morning in @visitnorthyorks.bsky.social #sharemondays2026 #fsprintmonday

Nice #BirdOfTheDay theme Alan and couldn't resist offering up this blue dart (in case you're blocking the K word!) for #caughtinmotion! #Birds #BirdingScotland #BirdTherapy #NatureCantWait #StateofNature2023 #UkWildlife #wildlifephotography #EastCoastKin

Red Kite #BirdsofPrey & #caughtinmotion for @alan678.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay #birdphotography #birds #lincsbirding #nature

Per Alan, the #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #caughtinmotion birds captured in movement and the alternative is #BirdsofPrey A White-faced Ibis scratching an itch #birds 🪶

#CaughtinMotion is #birdoftheday theme, and I had to scrape my eBird photos for this shot of a Green-tailed Towhee at Cabin Lake, Lake County, Oregon from 2024.

We've arrived back home. I always look for a rose that might be in bloom in my garden on New Year's Day, my dad's birthday. It is my way to feel connected. He grew 45 or so varieties of roses. I'm not that talented but I have a few. Missing him so much today. 🤍 #Bloomscrolling #FlowerReport #rose

In this new year, remembering that "just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly." Monarch on milkweed. (Summer 2025) #InsectThursday. #Insects #Photography #Nature #Butterfly #Wildlife #Bloomscroll #Butterflies

The alternative theme for today's #birdoftheday is #sparrow. A summertime look at a sparrow in wheat at the start of this New Years cold winter day.

For the New Year’s Day #BirdOfTheDay theme of #b&w #birds #photography an i’iwi in silhouette.

Ready for New Years Eve- frosted hair and lash extensions 😉 #WildlifeWednesday

On New Year’s Eve, the #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Reflections. Here's a Roseate Spoonbill casting a beautiful reflection as it fishes for its next meal.

the last dawn before the dawn of 2026. Happy New Year 🥳. #dawn #sunrise

When I see a Tufted Titmouse, I can't help but think that Disney artists must have been inspired by this delicate beauty to design forest birds for their animated films. #birding #bird #photography #wildlife #nature #winter

A modest female House Finch for todays #birdoftheday #birdbutts 🪶

This is a theme I can really get behind! (has no one said that yet?!) #birdButts #BirdoftheDay This is a Townsend's warbler scolding me for taking such a compromising shot.

Rob has gone a more comical route for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BirdButts, yes it's the time for 'RearOfTheYear'. The Alternative is #Pigeons Dabbling ducks love to show their "full moon" on the regular.

Have you heard of this collective noun for a group of swans? A Lamentation of Swans Here's a link where you can listen to the calls of Trumpeter Swans, I think it explains why the mournful moniker was chosen. www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Trumpe... 📷🪶🦢

A serene falcon for days #birdoftheday Per Alan: Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #serenity a peaceful bird capture scene. The alternative is #favourite one of your favourite bird captures of 2025. #kestrel 🪶 #birds

Blue Hour Ascent 11-2025 Between day and night, when the world turns blue and time seems to hold its breath. Watching this egret take flight at dusk reminded me why I love these quiet moments by the water #Stunday #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Reflection #Egret #SonyAlpha #birdoftheday #bluehour

My favorite peaceful bird capture is a repost of a mourning dove in winter from 2022. #BirdOFTheDay #serenity

This Arctic Tern is my #Outstretched #BirdOfTheDay #WestCoastKin #photography #birds #wildlife #UnJourUnePhoto #birdphotography #nikon #birdsofbluesky #fineartphotgraphy #bluesky

a holiday Robin (American) as a late post for Christmas days #birdoftheday 🪶

No snow, but here are some beautiful Snow Geese for the season. I hope your day is filled with warmth and cheer. #PNW #Birds #SkagitValley 📷🪶🪿

Happy Holidays from the not yet snowy Palouse 🎄💚✨

#BirdOfTheDay #Faceoff Enjoy your Holidays❄️

The toucans really seem to have a problem with me. Keel-billed Toucan at @casabentbill.bsky.social #CostaRica #BirdoftheDay #Faceoff #birds #nature

A Red-tailed Hawk for todays #birdoftheday 🪶 #birds

Tiny jewel of a park with great San Francisco views! “Ina Coolbrith Park-San Francisco” Hike Notes: www.hikingautism.com/ina-coolbrit... #hiking #autism #nature #sanfrancisco #citywalk

One of my blooms this morning through all of our cold weather. It's smaller but still lovely. This is Midnight Blue. 🌱🌿🍃 #FlowerReport #Bloomscrolling #Flowers #Garden #roses #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky📷 #Photography 📷

A Chilean flamingo with its chick nuzzled under its wing 🥰💕🦩 #Birds #BirdOfTheDay #AboutTheKids #Flamboyance #Flamingos #Flamazing #BabyBirds #Photography #Pink

An eaglet & its parents for todays #birdoftheday .... as set by host Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social is all #AboutTheKids any bird chicks or juveniles, and the Alternative is #Gulls. 🪶 #birds #eagle

For today’s #AboutTheKids #BirdOfTheDay theme l chose this #HairyWoodpecker feeding a chick in our backyard maple tree. Sadly the tree is dying but at least we can enjoy its evolving bird habitat for a few years. #birds #wildlifephotography #nature

RFK Jr. is praising private insurers for removing prior authorization while he is ramping up a pilot program requiring AI-led prior authorization for Medicare patients in 6 states, including WA state, which will delay and deny care for seniors.   No AI prior authorization. No way.

My bird of the day, which is making me smile with a contented delight is this Grey Heron. photographed last weekend during settings try-outs of a new camera. Fair warning, there are many other postures I'm looking forward to sharing. #birds #BirdsSeenIn2025 #WillTravel4Birds #SonyA1ii #Austria

a recent #sunset over the Palouse #skies #skylover