Saw this Spotted Towhee foraging at the Rio Grande Nature Center State Park, this morning. A lifer! June 3 2026. Albuquerque NM US. #birds #birdsofNM

#birds #nature #wildlife #junco Today's #BirdOfTheDay Theme is #FoodInBeaks, any bird with food in its beak. This Dark-eyed Junco found a thistle seed for supper, but it's going to take a lot more than one tiny seed to make a meal for this little round bird. 😀

Per Rob, today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #FoodInBeaks and the Alt Theme is #Green, any bird with Green in its plumage. A few common grackles for the main theme. May 25 2026. Charlotte NC US. #birds #ECK #BackyardBirding #BirdsofNC #commongrackles

Croeso i ddydd Mercher For today's #BirdOfTheDay, Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social would like to see examples of #FoodInBeaks; time to throw the spotlight on a female cardinal using that powerful beak on some seeds in William Kain Park in York County, PA back in March. 🐦📷🦉 #Birds #ECK #BirdPhotography

A Pacific Great Blue Heron, champion under pressure! #birds #photography #ECK @everyheron.bsky.social

"Ha! Nice try, lady, but you'll never find me behind this!" Indigo Bunting #BirdOfTheDay #HiddenInPlainSight #WitnessProtection #ColorADay #BlueTue #AnimalArtTuesday #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

Going literal with #HidingInPlainSight: A King Rail in reeds. Endangered and protected in Michigan, their state rank is S2 (Imperiled)-extremely rare and vulnerable to extirpation (eradication). #Birds #BirdOfTheDay #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Wildllife

From @alan678.bsky.social‬ 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. Northern Mockingbird #birdphotography #birds #mockingbird

@alan678.bsky.social 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. Here’s a Bluetit for the alt theme. #Birds #Bluetits #Nature #Garden #ColoursOfNature

Per Alan, 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. Three photos from May 29 2026. Charlotte NC US. #birds #ECK #BackyardBirding #BirdsofNC

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekVforVocal The Albertus Magnus Monument at the University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany. Photo taken in 2020.

Semi-palmated Plover with #reflections 🪶 #BirdOfTheDay

@robcrank68.bsky.social has chosen #Fringillidae as today's #BirdOfTheDay alt theme. House Finch. Alberta, Canada. #birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #photography #EastCoastKin #ECK #NikonZ9 #CanadaBirding

He's got nothing better to do than sit there and look pretty. Wood Duck #BirdOfTheDay #reflections #ECK #MinimalMonday #ducks #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

Per Rob, today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Reflections, any bird reflection clear or rippled, the Alt Theme is #Fringillidae, any of the species will do. A pair of house finches. May 29 2026. Charlotte NC US. #birds #ECK #housefinches

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekVforVocal #birds #NorthernCardinals Unmute to listen to this male northern cardinal.

Per Alan, the #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #FirstWingbeat, capturing the instant of take-off. The alt theme is #BusyBirds, birds doing anything except standing still. A pair of common grackles. The one flying is likely a juvenile. May 2026. Charlotte NC US. #birds #ECK #commongrackles

The alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BusyBirds. Here’s a flock of Canada Geese flying south for the winter. wildadirondacks.org/adirondack-s... #Adirondacks #birds #AdirondackBirds #ECK

This house finch did a great job posing for a profile photo. I was taking photos of some birds up in the trees when he landed on the deck railing about five feet away from me. May 26 2026. Charlotte NC US. #birds #finches #BackyardBirding #BirdsofNC

Per Rob, today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BestOfTheMonth, your best capture/s of May. This photo of a pair of grackles was taken yesterday. I think the one on the top/left is a juvenile. May 29 2026. Charlotte NC US. #Birds #ECK #CommonGrackles #BirdsofNC

For #SquirrelSaturday, an Eastern Grey #squirrel with a walnut! #mammal #rodent #photography #ECK

#squirrels #SquirrelSaturday #Nature #Wildlife May 25 2026. Charlotte NC US.

On our walk this morning a #Squirrel has found a chunk of angel cake 🍰 I don't think it's very good for him but maybe it's his birthday 😁. He's not letting it go though 🐿️. #SquirrelSaturday

A #Chiffchaff for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #BestOfTheMonth and #SmallBirdSaturday #Birds 🪶 #Nature #Wildlife #Birding #BirdWatching #BirdPhotography

Welcome to the weekend! Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social would like to see the #BestOfTheMonth captures for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme. Current housebound nature limits things, but here's a lovely bluebird at Gifford Pinchot at the beginning of the month. 🐦📷🦉 #birds #ECK #birdphotography #StateParks

Per Alan, today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #NegativeSpace, where the subject occupies only a small portion of the frame. The alt is #Solitude. Three photos of common grackles, each likely fitting both themes. May 27 2026. Charlotte NC US. #birds #ECK #BirdsofNC #CommonGrackles

A brown thrasher that hangs out in our backyard. May 27 2026. Charlotte NC US. #birds #ECK #brownthrashers #BirdsofNC #BackyardBirding

Feet Like Hands This Tufted Titmouse, part of the #Paridae family, strikes a classic pose while eating a tiny seed. Those gnarly feet show some serious dexterity for this popular species that lives year-round across the eastern United States. #birds #BirdoftheDay #photography

The chickadees on a hiking trail near our previous home had the humans well trained! #Paridae #BirdOfTheDay #ECK

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Podicipedidae, any of the species, the Alt Theme is #Paridae, any of the species. A tufted titmouse for the alt theme. May 24 2026. Charlotte NC US. #birds #ECK #titmice #BirdsofNC #BackyardBirding

Back at the #BirdOfTheDay after a busy week becoming a grandma! For today's theme of #Texture, here's a Roadrunner on a wood fence and a Gila Woodpecker checking on her babies in a saguaro cactus nest. #Birds #Photography #Arizona #SonoranDesert

#WeekUforUniform #AlphabetChallenge Different yet same! From the Chocolate Fetish store in Downtown Asheville, North Carolina. Photo taken in February 2019.

#BirdOfTheDay alt is #Determination Both of these Bluebirds seem determined to win this confrontation.

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Texture. The alt is #Determination. #Texture: An Eastern Bluebird on a tree trunk. (12/2025, Wilmington NC US). #Determination: A Red-Bellied Woodpecker. (5/2026, Charlotte NC US). #birds #ECK #BirdsofNC #woodpeckers #easternbluebirds

Per Rob, the #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Anatidae. Here is a #WhiteFacedWhistlingDuck I saw in a bird refuge in #SouthAfrica. #birds #photography #ECK

Silhouettes of mallards for today's #BirdOfTheDay #Anatidae. Enjoy the day. ☮️💙😎 #Birds #Nature #Photography @robcrank68.bsky.social

An adult red-bellied woodpecker gathering seeds to feed some young ones, I'm guessing. May 23 2026. Charlotte NC US. #birds #woodpeckers #BirdsofNC #BackyardBirding

Full disclosure, I've appeared on BlueSky before, but under a different #BirdOfTheDay category. I can't imagine you wouldn't think I'm worth looking at twice, though, for I am magnificent. #BirdOnAWire #AmericanCrow #Corvids #PNW

My second post for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BirdOnAWire and the alt is #T, any bird that has T anywhere in their name. A norThern mockingbird on a power line. Not a great photo but it fits both themes. May 25 2026. Charlotte NC US. #birds #northernmockingbirds #BirdsofNC

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekUforUniform Walk for Peace march by Buddhist monks. From Fort Worth, TX to Annapolis, Maryland. October 26 2025 to February 12 2026. Photo taken in Kannapolis, North Carolina. January 16 2026.

Barn Swallow and Sand Martin. Part of a large flock getting ready to migrate from Huelva in Spain #Birdsonawire #Birdoftheday

Tawny Frogmouth from a bird of prey display at WWT Castle Espie #birdoftheday alt #T

Today’s alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #T, a bird with a "T" in their name. This male #AmericanRedstart was another migrating warbler that I saw last week (Newburyport, MA - 5/16/26) 🤩🧡🪶 #birds #warblers #migration #nature #ECK #BlueSkyMonday #birdphotography #OM-1 #Massachusetts #BirdsSeenIn2026

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BirdOnAWire, any bird on a wire and the alt is #T, any bird that has T anywhere in their name. I will go with this juvenile sTarling "standing up to" an adult common grackle. May 23 2026. Charlotte NC US. #birds #BackyardBirding #BirdsofNC #Starlings #Grackles #ECK

This is another photo from Saturday when we had several juvenile starlings visit our feeders. I think there are five juveniles and one adult starling. A mourning dove on the far right is a bonus addition to this photo. May 23 2026. Charlotte NC US. #birds #starlings #mourningdoves #BirdsofNC

A Common Grackle feeding a juvenile. This was the first thing I saw this morning at our feeders. May 24 2026. Charlotte NC US. #birds #BirdsofNC #BackyardBirding #CommonGrackles #ECK

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #StaringRightAtYou, any bird staring right at you. The Alt Theme is #Yellow, any bird with Yellow in it's plumage. This red-bellied woodpecker fits the main theme. #birds #BirdsofNC #BackyardBirding

Since yesterday, a juvenile starling has been hanging out at our feeders. Doesn't seem to be afraid of bigger birds or squirrels. Here're two photos from this morning. The starling was there first, well before the #CommonGrackles joined in. May 24 2026. Charlotte NC US. #birds #ECK #starlings

#BirdofTheDay #theme #StaringRightAtYou #photography #birds #ECK A robin, a pigeon and a sparrow hawk. “I see you.”

One of the local Yellow Wagtails #BirdOfTheDay #Yellow #Birds #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #ECK