And then there were two! I waited about an hour and a half mostly staring at the reeds, and finally a Sora popped out. And then another one popped out! And then they went for a swim! The female is in front on the left and the male is behind. More in alt text. #Birds 🪶

It’s been almost half a year since my last Common Kingfisher post, and this one turned out to be a perfect match for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme, #FoodInBeaks, and the alt theme, #Green 😊🪶 ほぼ半年ぶりの #翡翠曜日 🥹🙌 #nature #photography #animals #wildlife #CommonKingfisher #カワセミ #birds #野鳥 #BirdsSeenIn2026

From the archives I didn’t stick around to confirm the former Sanderling (I think, check out the little feet) was truly food, but assume the #gull (Ring-billed?) completed this step in the circle of life. #FoodInBeaks #BirdOfTheDay #ECK #naturephotography #beachlife

Sporting his best Joe Strummer 'do, a green heron for the #birdoftheday theme of #green. Although they often look more deep blue and mauve, they do have a green sheen when the light hits just right. #birds #heron #greenheron #protectnature #EastCoastKin

Hilarious and deeply insightful writing by @brianphillips.lol.

#BirdOfTheDay #FirstWingBeat #birdphotography #ECK

#BirdOfTheDay #Reflections #birdphotography #ECK Juvenile Little Blue Heron, Mottled Duck, Semipalmated Plover & Reddish Egret

🪶 Alan @alan678.bsky.social says today's alt for #BirdOfTheDay is #DappledLight. This ringed kingfisher should work. #birds #photography #costarica

Male sparrowhawk mantling its food in #DappledLight, Alan's alternate theme for #BirdOfTheDay. Male sparrowhawks' eyes turn from yellow to a deep orange-red as they get older, though this can be as soon as two or three years. 📍 Scotland #UKwildlife #birds

Today's #BirdOfTheDay ALT theme is #DappledLight. I made so many images of this beautiful black crowned night heron on a beautiful morning in our local wildlife refuge. Here's a soft one. #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #ECK #birds #Nikon #Z8 #herons #sunrise

#birdoftheday #dappledlight #bluetue

About to take my dog out folks. I hope your day is filled with happiness and don’t let anyone take that happiness away from you. You deserve it. #BirdOfTheDay #DappledLight #photography #birds #Ireland #ECK

Here’s a late offering for today’s #DappledLight theme — a recent favorite from the archive A White #Ibis contemplates its life in a quiet marsh creek. A reflected blue sky provides a beautiful backdrop while Spanish Moss provides an atmospheric frame. #BirdOfTheDay #ECK #naturephotography

Subterranean speed. High-contrast motion blur documents the kinetic energy of the Buenos Aires Subte. A sharp architectural frame contrasts with the rushing train urban transit #subte #buenosaires #subway #motionblur #travel #luiscordobapharchive #bas #argentina #streetphotography

Good morning, today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #HiddenInPlainSight, birds partially concealed by foliage or grasses. The alt is #DappledLight, a capture where you have patchy sunlight and shadows. Taken yesterday. A twofer? 😀 #birds #Ireland #photography #ColorADay #BlueTue #ECK

is that that after the calm come the storm? i got a fast car, and i am back, my old account is lost follow me back where can get You got a fast car And I want a ticket to anywhere Maybe we make a deal Maybe together we can get somewhere #luiscordobapharchive #scape #storm #EastCoastKin #skyscape

Rob has said “ today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Reflections, any bird reflection clear or rippled, the Alt Theme is #Fringillidae, any of the species will do.” I’m going with this shot from a couple of days ago. #birds #photography #ECK

Display of a Bohemian waxwing. These are largely found in the northern boreal forests of North America/Eurasia, and are social birds that form large noisy groups-sometimes in the 1000's- as they scour the landscape looking for fruit. 📹 wildsafarisaga on IG

Happy Strait of Hormuz Opening Anchored for Simplicity Day to those who celebrate.

Night night

Hmmm…. 🤔🤔🤔 Dear Leader’s posting below hardly instills confidence.

This!!! ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️

BREAKING: Alfalfa drops out of Trump’s Freedom 250 Concert.

European Starling in flight. Wish I could say I planned this shot, but it was pure luck. I happened to get my timing just right. 🤭 #birds 🪶 #birdwatching #birdwatcher #photography #backyardbird #birdphotography

El Barrio y las Torres

Susurros de agua

“Did you want to see me broken Bowed head and lowered eyes Shoulders falling down like teardrops Weakened by my soulful cries…” - Maya Angelou 🖤🤍 #Classicmono #monochrome #bnw #photography #macro #bloomscrolling #EastCoastKin

Bertie the Bullfinch #BirdOfTheDay #Fringillidae #ukbirds #ECK

Coltrane and Ellington together on “My Little Brown Book” — to begin its education with beauty. tidal.com/track/161022...

A least sandpiper, the smallest #shorebird in the world, for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme, #Reflections. Michigan USA #Birds #Nature #WildlifePhotography #Photography #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Waders #WadingBirds #Shorebirds

Good morning, Bluesky 🦋… Wishing you a wonderful month of June, a great day and new week ahead! ☕️☀️🌿💛🌳

Hi BirdSkyers— sorry for the absence. I’ve been traveling for a family medical situation and haven’t been out with the camera for a week. Good news is that things are going well (alhamdulilla) This one’s from the archive for today’s #reflections theme. See the ALT for a bit more #BirdOfTheDay #ECK

Ossoff: "Last week, yet more Americans were wounded in a war nobody voted for & nobody can explain. This war in Iran is worst foreign policy blunder since Iraq, & just like the Iraq war, it's a war built on lies. Let's update the record. On day one Trump said it was running 'ahead of schedule' ... "

Ossoff details "Prince Eric and Prince Don's" corrupt dealings in Kazakstan and says, "here's the bottom line. If you're involved in any of this, next year you'll raising your right hand and swearing to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth so help you God in front of Congress"

Ossoff: "Speaking of corruption, my 2 opponents. They tried to run Kemp, but he refused. So we're left with the congressman who's only a congressman because his daddy was a congressman and the coach who's only a coach bc his daddy was a coach ... they're both Trump puppets and we'll beat either one"

Ossoff: While you pay more for everything, Trump wants your tax dollars for what many are calling the Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Ballroom. He forced out that Republican, the one who made him release the Epstein files. That is true commitment to the cover-up.

Ossoff: They tried to run Kemp, but he refused. So we're left with the congressman who's only a congressman because his daddy was a congressman and the coach, who's only a coach because his daddy was a coach.

Ossoff: "While you pay more for everything, Donald Trump wants your tax dollars for what many are calling the Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Ballroom."

“Stilts and Their Reflections” Matagorda, TX #MinimalMonday #BirdOfTheDay #Reflection #ECK

The Monday morning stare.

Dzień dobry ☀️ Spokojnego startu w nowy tydzień Guten Morgen ☕ Habt einen angenehmen Wochenstart 🏔️🌱 Almaty region, Kasachstan

Wood ducks. For the #birdoftheday theme of #reflections #birds #duck #woodduck #protectnature #reflection #EastCoastKin

An Osprey with a catfish is escorted over the lake by a male Red-winged Blackbird.

Lucignano (Arezzo) Vicolo del Pellegrino

Ravenna Sull'Argine degli Angeli nelle Valli di Comacchio

📍Juist | Germany #scape #landscape #beach #photography #icm

Fog, moss, and approximately one thousand shades of green. Some people find this gloomy. Those people are wrong. It looks like a perfect #ForestFriday to me. 🌲 #scape #photography #pnw #trees #moss #fog #landscape #landscapephotography #nature

Good night everyone. One of my local beaches at #sunset. This one is about 1 mile from home. Have the best of evenings. May your weekend feel never ending and your pillows be cool till morning. I love standing here. #Ireland #Scape #photography #ECK

… or how many families are just starving Funny thing about GOP claims of fraud. Fraud is a crime. Where are the indictments and convictions? What is the total value of fraud explained by these convictions? What percent of total expenditures are explained by said fraud convictions?

If we were meant to fly we would have been born with wings. #DefyDogma