#EFGH is the #BirdoftheDay theme, and going for the G and a Western Gull (or two) soaking up the sun. #Birds #eck 🪶

#FishyFriday and #Birds, and the one that got away. (Spoiler, it didn't get away for long). A Great Egret lets one slip away. 🪶 #eck

Now if you could just put your head round behind your back and look at the camera. Perfect! Great Blue Heron #Photogenic #BirdoftheDay #Birds 🪶 #eck

#BirdoftheDay theme is #InMotion, and I hadn't see any Kingfishers around the harbor recently, until this male Belted Kingfisher caught my eye in the week. I didn't quite catch the dive, but did get it as it came away from the water. #Birds 🪶 #eck

#Seabirds is the theme, and #Black is the alt for #BirdoftheDay, and there were quite a few Double-crested Cormorants around the harbour. I waited while this one had a shake after a dive, knowing I'd probably see the wings shaken soon too. Using the in-camera 'Dramatic' filter. #Birds #OM3 🪶 #eck

#WeekRforReflection #ArtYear #Birds, and a SOOC image with the Key Line II filter on the @omsystem.bsky.social #OM3, cropped to square. 🪶 A Snowy Egret in shallow water at low tide.

#TwosDay and #Birds, and a pair of Double-crested Cormorants, an adult and a juvenile. doing their morning work out on the marina deck. #eck 🪶

#Dappled and #LowFlying I think both count for a #BirdoftheDay double, as this Northern Harrier flies by at eye level. #Birds 🪶 #eck

#TideOutTuesday, and the Canada Goose family grazing at low tide. #Birds 🪶 #eck

#Pairs is the #BirdoftheDay theme, with an alt of Gulls, from @robcrank68.bsky.social. I went with this pair of Caspian Terns. #Birds 🪶 #eck

Both the #RockSolid and #Mouthful themes hit with an American Crow for #BirdoftheDay. Finishing of a crab that it had found amongst the riprap at the side of the harbour. #Birds 🪶 #eck

Since moving to California, I don't seem to see American Robins so much as when in Washington State - but caught this one near Rodeo Beach, Marin. I have to admit I still prefer the British variety, but seeing American ones does explain the 'Mary Poppins' version. #BirdoftheDay alt #Robin #Birds 🪶

The #Birdoftheay theme is #Stretched, and this Double-crested Cormorant stretches out its wings after a dive, splashes catching the low evening sun. In monochrome. #Birds 🪶 #eck

#Scape to the weekend, and one of my favourite coastal views on the Marin Headlands just North of Rodeo Beach, made even better as the footpath goes through some low bushes and then the vista opens up to this. Of course, this was a great day for it too! Blue skies after recent rain. #eck

#FlyDay and #ColoraDay #BWFri, for this Bumble Bee caught in midair - from behind. #eck #SOOC, but cropped #OM3 @omsystem.bsky.social

#Parenthood is the theme for #BirdsoftheDay, and getting my Canada Geese in a row seems easier than with ducks. #Birds 🪶 #eck

#BestoftheMonth is the #BirdoftheDay theme for today, and not posted this one before, only took it this week up on the Marin Headlands. I hadn't really expected to see a Great Blue Heron wandering through the wild flowers - but plenty of lizards and small mammals - so why not? 🪶 #Birds #eck

#BeautyinBrown is the #BirdoftheDay theme, and another bird that I have heard way more than I've seen, but yesterday at Pt. Bonita got this shot of a Bewick's Wren. #Birds 🪶 #eck

#ColoraDay and #BlueTue, and if you are on the Northern California beaches, the winds coming off the sea have been bringing loads of Velella ashore. Also called by-the-wind Sailors. Some of the most beautiful things nature has produced. #eck

#WellTimed is the #BirdoftheDay theme today, and can't really claim any credit for timing - as I didn't even see the Bonaparte's Gull flying past the Double-crested Cormorant when I took the shot - just trying to nail the landing! #Birds 🪶 #eck

I just saw that it is #CrowandRavenAppreciationDay - so what better way to celebrate than a crab dinner! #Birds 🪶 #eck

#BirdoftheDay from @alan678.bsky.social is #PassportPhoto and this Black-crowned Night Heron hopes this will be its perfect ID doc. #Birds 🪶 #eck #BlueSkyMonday

Saw another #LongNeck and future long necks for the #BirdoftheDay while out walking this morning. #Birds 🪶 #eck

#LongNecks is the #BirdoftheDay theme, and going with the Heron with the shortest long neck, at least of the ones I see regularly - the Green Heron. #Birds 🪶 #eck

Going for the alt theme of #Monochrome for the #BirdoftheDay, and this Mourning Dove on dead branches - SOOC. Mono Profile 1 #OM3 @omsystem.bsky.social #birds 🪶 #ECK

#ColoraDay, #BWFri and maybe even the #BirdoftheDay #TheSongFactory, though not sure I heard much coming out from this Black-bellied Plover. #Birds 🪶 #ECK #NikSilverEfEx #ClassicMono

#Scape to the weekend, and this sea, land, sky and cloud scape, from the pier at China Camp, Marin County, during our rainy week. #ECK

#TheSongFactory is the #BirdoftheDay theme, and I saw something yesterday I had never witnessed, a Song Sparrow singing in flight. Of course I didn't get a photo - so here is a Song Sparrow from a while back. #Birds 🪶 #ECK

One for the main theme of #Insectivore for #BirdoftheDay, and an Oak Titmouse looking up. #Birds 🪶 #ECK

I'm going with the Alt theme for #BirdoftheDay, of #RestingBeakFace - and this California Quail was, I am sure, thinking, are you done taking pictures? #Birds 🪶 #ECK

Add food to a movie. "The Sound of Muesli"

#SplashingAround is the #BirdoftheDay theme, and this fast exposure show captures the first dip for this washing Black Oystercatcher. #Birds 🪶 #ECK

#WindowsonWednesday, and a view out from St Anne's Crossing winery on a rainy day in Sonoma County. #ECK

#TwosDay, and #ClassicMono, and a Black-crowned Night Heron arrives to see if they can steal food from another one - who exists stage right. #Birds 🪶 #ECK #SOOC #OM3

#WhattheFlock is the #BirdoftheDay theme, and mostly American Avocets, with a couple of odd one's out. #Birds 🪶 #ECK

#ComeEatWithMe is the #BirdoftheDay theme, and this Black Oystercatcher tucks into a clam. #Birds 🪶 #ECK

#StunDay and if any #Birds are secretly mechanical devices that are monitoring us - then Double-crested Cormorants would be my first choice. The shoulder armour, metal-looking bill and emerald-green eyes are the giveaway. 🪶 #ECK

#Booksky #SundaySentance "For Hitler, strength was a matter of violence - one man's ability to exercise violence over another" Stalingrad - Vasily Grossman.

I chose 4 for #ABCD for #BirdoftheDay, An American Avocet, Bonaparte's Gull, California Quail and Dark-eyed Junco. The 'C' was the hardest to choose - so many to choose from, but in the end the under-rated Quail got the spot. #Birds 🪶 #ECK

I'm sure I'll post an ABCD later for #BirdoftheDay, but first a #CaptionThis, as a Pied-billed Grebe surfaces behind a Mute Swan. #Birds 🪶 #ECK

Going for the alt theme for #BirdoftheDay of #Finches and this House Finch tucking into the grass seeds. #Birds 🪶 #ECK

Going with the Alt theme of #Waders for today's #BirdoftheDay and a Marbled Godwit seen on our walk this morning. It would make a good sun-dial with that long bill. #Birds 🪶 #ECK

#Headshot is the #BirdoftheDay theme, and the Caspian Terns have been busy round the harbour, giving me a chance to practice bird in flight shots. Close up of that wonderful bill. #Birds 🪶 #ECK

#BirdoftheDay is #LeafandLight and a Western Bluebird in the spotlight, leaves behind. #Birds 🪶 #ECK

#TwosDay, and a pair of Mallards, caught in flight. #Birds 🪶 #ECK

The theme for #BirdoftheDay is #Reflection, and although not a really sharp and clear reflection, I liked the feel of this rippled reflection of a Mute Swan at Las Gallinas last week. #Birds 🪶 #ECK

#ClassicMono for the evening harbour walk, as the sun was low in the sky. Some good subjects about. Brown Pelican, Black Oystercatcher, a Double-crested Cormorant having a good splash and finally a Snowy Egret. #Birds 🪶 #ECK #OM3 #SOOC

I'm sure #MobbingMonday isn't a thing, but with nesting season under way in some parts of the Northern Hemisphere, plenty going on. Red-winged Blackbirds were giving this Common Raven a hard time. I was quite a way away - but this one looks to be riding it out of town. #Birds 🪶 #ECK

#MallardMonday, and what looks like a slightly leucistic male Mallard is hanging out with a couple of Heron friends - Great Egret and Black-crowned Night Heron, doing quality control at the local bait shop this morning. #Birds 🪶 #ECK

The #BirdoftheDay them is #JKLMNOP and I went for the N and this Northern Harrier from a Las Gallinas walk last Friday. I only got a short look as it flew past and not sure what kind of shots I got until I got home - but pretty pleased with this one on a verygrey and wet day. #Birds 🪶 #ECK