A male stonechat enjoying a bit of #solitude and quiet on a summer's day. #birdoftheday #birds

The solitude of the winter sea. The #BirdOfTheDay theme from @alan678.bsky.social is #Solitude Red-throated diver in a stormy North Wick, Papay, Orkney

Ach übrigens... wusstet ihr, dass in ganz Deutschland die Blutkonserven so knapp sind, dass nur noch in absoluten Ausnahmefällen transfundiert werden darf, so dass wir elektive OPs absagen müssen, die eine hohe Wahrscheinlichkeit der Transfusionspflichtigkeit haben? GEHT BLUT SPENDEN BITTE 🙏

A Northern Harrier flies through the tall grasses of the Fraser River Delta. December 2025. #birds #birdsinflight #birdoftheday #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography

Barnacle Goose doing a fly-by for #BirdsInFlight. #BirdOfTheDay

Der bescheidenste Teil des Wintereetters: Heute ist der dritte Abfuhrtermin in Folge, an dem bei uns in der Straße die Mülltonnen nicht geleert wurden. 2x letzte Woche und nun heute kein Müllwagen in Sicht, die Tonnen laufen über.

Short day at the office: clocked out after 12 minutes. Not really, just working from home today, as a rain/black ice warning is out for later in the day. Seemed like the safer option to just pick up the laptop at the office early and head back before conditions - maybe - worsen.

Going out into the cold to get breakfast. Wish me luck. 🥶

Torchwood seasons 1 to 3 are now on my hard drive. I think I might take this ad a reminder to start a rewatch soon, it’s been ages.

Whoa… forcast for tomorrow is -10°C maximum, -15 (feeling like -19) in the morning. I better skip that Sunday morning walk, I guess.

Going with the alt theme today, and there's no rounder bird than a robin in winter. #borbs #BirdOfTheDay

It’s -1°, snowing, gusty winds, and I’m bundled up under a warm blanket in my living room, with all windows wide open. That’s what happens when you forget the fries and nuggets in the oven and set off all(!) smoke alarms in the flat. And yes, I threw that baking tray out of the 1st floor window 🤣

My #BirdOfTheDay is this turnstone showing off its #feathers&form

Trailer at the Cinema for Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die. It looks fantastic, can’t wait 😆

Going through yesterday's pictures, found this robin. That "hairstyle", and its pose...! 😂 #BirdoftheDay #shortbeaks #birds (sidenote: love the way someone put all the nuts and seeds onto the bridge's handrail - making birds and photographers happy)

Somehow I think there's a #movie marketing team not happy with US foreign policy. Anyway... going to watch Greenland 2 later today.

A male and a female linnet for #BirdOfTheDay, #shortbeaks .

More snow coming down this morning. Messed up my morning plans (partly because I just didn’t leave early enough, partly because of rail service disruptions), but nothing too serious. Was going to go the aquarium in time for the feeding of the crocodiles, will just try again on Saturday.

yikes. My camera battery really didn't like the cold, I guess. Didn't notice it while shooting at the park, but when I tried turning the camera on today, it was down to 0. Not even enough juice to check the camera display for a second. At least it (temporarily) died for a good cause. #birds

#BlackAndWhite seems to be the perfect theme to bring out this picture of my (so far) only sighting of a pied flycatcher. #birdoftheday

-10°C maximum(!) temperature forecast for early next week. Remind me to bring an extra pair of comfy socks and the warm cardigan to the office. Unfortunately looks like it'll only stay that way for a few days, guess it won't be enough for lakes to freeze enough to walk/skate

#SpahnUntersuchungsausschuss sofort Der dubiose #Maskendeal muss dringend aufgearbeitet werden,

I booked a hotel in London for <130 Euro. City centre. Good reviews, but I'm kind of convinced it'll be somewhat awful 😂 Tbh, it can't really be worse than the one where the room was so small and badly designed that the bathroom door didn't fully open because it hit the nightstand.

Things I never cooked before: stuffed cabbage. Doing a veggie variation with walnuts

#BirdOfTheDay #Snowy #birds #nature #photography

Another #snowy bird from this morning, for #BirdOfTheDay. This blackbird found the holy grail in the current wintery conditions (about 10-15cm of snow covering the ground): a tree with a lot of fruit left.

No matter how many other #birds I see or don’t see on my walks, a robin posing for a picture always makes it a successful day

Good morning. Up early-ish today to go to Ohlsdorf cemetery, and hopefully see a bird or two. Got the winter gear out - long underwear, waterproof outerwear, thermal mat - let’s see how long I can manage. Currently it’s minus 6, with everything covered in ice and snow

One more for #caughtinmotion, just because I shot this only today, and had to laugh at my perfect timing of not quite getting any of those three in focus on their twigs. #BirdoftheDay

Reminder: The US has refused to join the International Criminal Court because it argues extraterritorial justice is incompatible with national sovereignty and citizen's rights.

Die sich heute über einen Bruch des Völkerrechts freuen, weil es doch einen Richtigen getroffen habe, können sich morgen nicht beklagen, wenn's bei ihnen selbst einschlägt.

Man muss ja derzeit echt ganz genau hinhören, um das Schweigen von Merz zu Venezuela von seinem Schweigen zu den Hate-Aid-Sanktionen auseinanderhalten zu können.

Ich bitte euch, diese Petition zu unterzeichnen! 🙏🏼 Es darf nicht sein, dass die AfD, die diese Menschen verfolgen wird, sobald sie dazu nötige Mehrheiten hat, die konkrete Verfolgungsmöglichkeit von Nichtbinären und Transpersonen schon jetzt durch die CDU und eine "weinende" SPD serviert bekommt.

Went out as soon as the snowfall stopped, and before the masses entered the parks. Beautiful 😍

A common gull approaching V1 on the runway… #BirdOfTheDay #caughtinmotion

I’m guessing this year winter will take place in the first week of January. ❄️🌨️

Hier kann man einfach Gutes tun ... UND sich aktiv an Demokratie beteiligen! LET'S GO!

I haven't had #GoodLight for about 3 months... but here's an oyster catcher in sunlight from 2024. #BirdoftheDay

Holiday. Slightly awake at 7:20, crawled out of bed, shuffled towards the shower. Looked out of the window, and… 😳 That was unexpected. Am awake now (and thankfully not responsible for winter duties/clearing the pavement this week)

Happy New Year everyone! 🎆 My neighbours are still doing their very best to set the neighbourhood on fire, so I guess I’ll just put the headphones back on and start active movie 🤷‍♀️

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme, is #Reflections, here's a great white egret coming in to land. #birds

Nur noch 16 Tage. Es sind gerade mal knapp unter 7000 Unterschriften für die Petition gegen ein Register von Trans- und nichtbinären Personen. Das Quorum liegt bei 30.000. Bitte unterschreibt. Bitte Rehpost🦌💌! #trans #queer #register epetitionen.bundestag.de/petitionen/_...

Holiday until January 11th, hooray. 🎉

Dieses Thema liegt mir am Herzen. Bitte hier unterzeichnen: weact.campact.de/petitions/so...

It's not Christmas until you've nailed a giant gingerbread man to a wall alive.

Post Christmas shopping: picked up some of the really good stuff (Lindt almonds and macadamias in chocolate, and Niederegger marzipan) half price 🤤

My #mostrecent for #BirdOfTheDay : the common gull I already posted yesterday (not under the botd tag)

Greetings from the sea. #birds #gull

Long tailed tits decided to make up for the lack of birds on yesterday’s hike. Why spend 3 hours in marshland when you can just camp out near the feeder in mum’s garden?