Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #HiddenInPlainSight, birds partially concealed by foliage or grasses. Blackcap, Fan-tailed Warbler, Bullfinch, Corn Bunting. #birds #photography #Canon #7Dmk2 #ECK

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #HiddenInPlainSight, The alt is #DappledLight This long-tailed tit is singing, hidden amongst the leaves. #birds #birding #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Germany #wildlife #photography #nature #thelittlethings #AnimalArtTuesday #ECK

@alan678.bsky.social'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. A Common Whitethroat #birds @rspb.bsky.social #photography #ECK #nikon #sigma

Joy at Abberton Res yesterday where for the third year out of four the CES team caught this Nightingale originally ringed in The Gambia in January 2020. Now 7 years old and still going strong. Just brilliant! 🇬🇲🇬🇧 @btobirds.bsky.social @essexbirdnews.bsky.social

@robcrank68.bsky.social's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Reflections, any bird reflection clear or rippled, the Alt Theme is #Fringillidae, any of the finches. Chaffinch, Redpoll, Hawfinch & Goldfinch #birds #naturephotography #ECK #Nikon #Sigma #ukbirding #birdphotography @rspb.bsky.social #BirdLife

I'm putting up an alt to my original #BirdOfTheDay entry for the Alt of #BusyBirds : Female Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) Ottawa #Canada Better defines the theme & amazes me how much she excavates from the tree! #birds #birdphotography #ECK #Nikon #birdsofbluesky #wildlife #nature

A fun theme from Alan for #birdoftheday; #FirstWingbeat This Blue Footed Booby just surfaced from a fishing dive and is ready to go again. #Galapagos #nature #birdphotography

Alan H's #BirdOfTheDay is #FirstWingbeat : Female Satin Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus) Waramanga ACT #Australia Alt is #BusyBirds : Female Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) Ottawa #Canada #birds #birdphotography #ECK #Nikon #birdsofbluesky #wildlife #nature

Good morning all, wish you all a lovely Sunday and lucky it is not that warm here anymore 😊 Here is one from the archive for #Stunday #ECK #mobilephonephotography #Sky #reflections

@alan678.bsky.social #FirstWingBeat #BirdOfTheDay #Birds stonechat taking off

The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #FirstWingbeat, capturing the instant of take-off. #birds #photography #ECK #WCK #birdphotography

@alan678.bsky.social's #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #FirstWingbeat, capturing the instant of take-off. The alt theme is #BusyBirds, birds doing anything except standing still. #FirstWingbeat of a male Sparrowhawk @rspb.bsky.social #nikon #birds #photography #ECK

@robcrank68.bsky.social 's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BestOfTheMonth, your best captures from May A Mistle Thrush collecting grubs #birds #ECK #photography #Nikon #naturephotography @rspb.bsky.social #ukbirding #birdphotography #BirdLife

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. A lone Long-Tailed Duck on the Firth of Forth. #birding #birdsuk #ECK #birdphotography @alan678.bsky.social

@alan678.bsky.social's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #NegativeSpace, where the subject occupies only a small portion of the frame. The alt is #Solitude, a single bird deep in thought. A Little Owl #Solitude #birds #photography #ECK @rspb.bsky.social

@robcrank68.bsky.social's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Podicipedidae, any of the species, the Alt Theme is #Paridae, any of the tit family. #wildlife #photography #nature #birds @rspb.bsky.social #nikon #Sigma Marsh, Coal, Blue & Long-tailed tits

A Lone person standing on the beach last month waiting for the Sun to rise. Such a peaceful Moment. #HumansOfBlueSky #Sunrise #Ocean #ECK #photographersunited #photography

#Connect2Nature #Birds Technically there is a bird in this photo. This lone seagull hovering about the magnificent #Texture of frozen Niagara Falls meets the criteria for #BirdoftheDay today. Several days of very cold weather create a mystical or should I say mist-ical wonder every few years.

#BirdOfTheDay theme is #Texture, images that emphasise the tactile beauty of birds and their habitats: feathers, wood, water, stone, & natural patterns. A Dipper taken on the water of Leith sitting between the mossy rocks. #birding #birdsuk #birdphotography #wildlifephotography @alan678.bsky.social

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Texture, images that emphasise the tactile beauty of birds and their habitats: feathers, wood, water, stone, and natural patterns. The alt is #Determination, any bird showing this quality. #Canon #7dMk2 #birds #photography #ECK

@alan678.bsky.social has set today’s #BirdOfTheDay challenge; images that emphasise the tactile beauty of birds and their habitats. My choice is Sanderling blending with the #Texture of a pebble beach. Taken recently at Maryport #Cumbria #birds #birding #ECK #UKBirding #birdsSeenIn2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Texture, images that emphasise the tactile beauty of birds and their habitats: feathers, wood, water, stone, and natural patterns. Australasian Grebe in reedy reflections a few days ago #birds #birdphotography #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat #BirdsSeenIn2026

Good morning. Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Texture, images that emphasise the tactile beauty of birds and their habitats: feathers, wood, water, stone, and natural patterns. The alt is #Determination, any bird showing this quality. Good luck. #birds #photography #ECK

#BirdoftheDay #Texture in the #birds or backgrounds of the #photo #ECK #birdphotography #photography #photographersofBlueSky #nature #wildlife #mygardenwatch #gardenbirds when I saw this Blue Tit sat in my favourite tree I just loved the texture of the leaves mirroring the texture of the feathers

Alan's #birdoftheday is #texture, images that emphasise the tactile beauty of birds and their habitats. A male satellite Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) resplendent in full breeding plumage, looking over its shoulder. Its feather ruff is preposterously textured. #EastCoastKin #birds #birdphotography

@alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Texture, images that emphasise the tactile beauty of birds and their habitats: feathers, wood, water, stone, and natural patterns. The alt is #Determination, any bird showing this quality. Red Kite #birds #photography #ECK @rspb.bsky.social #Nikon

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Anatidae. Pitching in with a pair of Black-bellied Whistling ducks from yesterday's walk. #birds #wildlife #photography #ECK

#Anatidae #BirdOfTheDay smew

@robcrank68.bsky.social has chosen #Anatidae as today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme; any ducks, geese or swans. Alt. is #K, birds with names starting with K Mandarin, Pochard, Pintail & Wigeon drakes #birds #birdphotography #ECK #naturephotography @rspb.bsky.social

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BirdOnAWire, any bird on a wire. This great horned owl was hanging out on a telephone overlooking a cornfield.

@alan678.bsky.social's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BirdOnAWire, any bird on a wire, the alt is #T, any bird that has T anywhere in their name. An Oystercatcher with two chicks seen yesterday. #birds #photography #ECK @rspb.bsky.social @waderquest.bsky.social #nikon #sigma #ukbirds

🪶 Alan has chosen #BirdOnAWire as today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme; Alt. Is #T; any bird with ‘T’ in its name I have a selection; - Common Buzzard - Starling - Kestrel #birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #ECK #irishbirding #naturephotography #BlueskyMonday #Birdofprey #raptor #starling #kestrel

For the #BirdonaWire theme of today's #BirdoftheDay by @alan678.bsky.social here's an Australian Diamond Firetail Finch in nest-building mode. #photography #birds

Warblers might have bene the draw, but the star of the day Thursday was the AWAKE common nighthawk (a type of #nightjar) in the parking lot. Magee Marsh boardwalk, Ohio USA. #Birds #Photography #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Nature #WildlifePhotography

This Song Thrush is my contribution to #BirdOfTheDay theme #SingforyourSupper set by @alan678.bsky.social. The #alt is #eFgh #photography #birds @rspb.bsky.social #birdphotography #nikon #sigma #ukbirds

A wetlands favorite, the 🪶Marsh Wren, belts out his chatter. #BirdOfTheDay #SingForYourSupper #VermontBirds

🪶Common Loon #BirdOfTheDay #HeadShots #VermontBirds

A Puffin pic for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme, #HeadShots. Captured on camera at the beginning of July 2024, on Skomer Island. Being in the middle of a busy clifftop colony of these birds is an incredible experience, one I hope to repeat in a few weeks time! #Birds #UKWildlife #BirdPhotography #EKC 🌿

Good morning everyone, Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social has said “ Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #HeadShots, headshots of any bird, the Alt Theme is #Columbidae, any of the species.” #birds #photography #ECK

Good morning folks. Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #HeadShots, headshots of any bird, the Alt Theme is #Columbidae, any of the species. Beware of the Gang Culture in the Alt Txt Stories. #birds #photography #ECK #birdphotography #ukbirding @rspb.bsky.social #CanonR5mkii #BirdLife #wildlife

@robcrank68.bsky.social's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #HeadShots, headshots of any bird, the Alt Theme is #Columbidae, any of the species. Goldfinch, Tree Sparrow, Greenfinch & Corn Bunting #birds #photography #ECK #birdphotography #ukbirding @rspb.bsky.social #Nikon #BirdLife #wildlife

Good morning all! Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme from @robcrank68.bsky.social is #HeadShots, headshots of any bird, the Alt Theme is #Columbidae, any of the species. Here's a glossy ibis after a bloodworm. Photo by Mike Childs, south Crete, May 2025 It's nearly the weekend!

A tree swallow for the #HeadShots theme of #BirdOfTheDay pocked by @robcrank68.bsky.social #birds #nature #ECK

#birdoftheday Alt theme is #bird with #red in its plumage. #NorthernFlicker has such a beautiful red is honestly a slept on bird. Catch the little heart on his spots? Taken with #CanonR5 on a 200-800mm

Morning everyone, #Grassland is the chosen theme for #BirdOfTheDay today, so here we have an Atlantic Puffin in The Farne Islands taking a well earned break #birds #thegardenjungle #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #shropshire #UKwildlife #birdphotography #canon #photography

Good morning. The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #Grassland any bird pictured with grass. The alt is #red any bird with red in its plumage. From today I’m stepping back from doing so many reposts and comments, it’s just too time consuming. Hope you understand. Time to support each other. #birds #ECK

@alan678.bsky.social has picked today's #BirdOfTheDay theme as #Grassland any bird pictured with grass. The alt is #red any bird with red in its plumage. One from yesterday, a Mistle thrush. #birds #ECK @rspb.bsky.social #nikon #ukbirding #photography #sigma

@robcrank68.bsky.social Rob's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #WingsWideOpen, any bird with it's wings open wide, the Alt Theme is #Laridae, any of the species. WT Eagle, Sparrow hawk, Kestrel & Red Kite #birds #photography #ECK #Nikon #birdphotography #ukbirding @rspb.bsky.social #BirdsInFlight

@alan678.bsky.social's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ScrollBack, going through your most recent bird photos, pick 1-4 favourites. The alt theme is #unloved, birds you feel are under appreciated. 2 from a wet day last week. Swift & juvenile Peregrine Falcon #birds #photography #ECK @rspb.bsky.social