#birdoftheday theme for today is #birdsonwires. Eastern Subalpine Warbler / Balkan-Bartgrasmücke (Gijrokaster, Albania) #birds #warblers #passerines #vögel #singingbirds #albania #birding

Herring Gull / Silbermöwe (Rügen, Germany) #birdoftheday #gulls #möwen #vögel #birds #seagulls #rügen

Festive fluffball European Robin / Rotkehlchen (Lampertheim, Germany) #birdoftheday #FestiveDailyRobin #birds #robin #holidayrobin #passerines #rotkehlchen

A beautifully #mottled song thrush back in spring. #birdoftheday Song Thrush / Singdrossel (Lampertheim, Germany) #birds #trushes #singdrosseln #vögel #lampertheim #drosseln #spring

Yellow-Legged Gull / Mittelmeermöwe (Mannheim, Germany) #shadesofgrey #birdoftheday #birds #gulls #mannheim

The textures on its skinn make this Gecko look a bit like a tiny crocodile… 'Texturen' #FotoVorschlag Moorish Gecko / Mauergecko (Villasimius, Sardinia) #herps #geckos #sardinia #reptiles #textures

#Swans fighting for the best territory in a side arm of the Rhine #birdoftheday Mute Swans / Höckerschwäne (Biblis, Germany) #birds #maulbeeraue #vögel #schwäne #fight

Juvenile Grey Plover in shallow water. #birdoftheday Grey Plover / Kiebitzregenpfeifer (Villasimius, Sardinia) #birds #vögel #waders #plovers #birding #sardinia #waderwednesday

A very handsome jumping spider I photographed this spring. Sorry to phobics who might see this, I assure you it was very small. Philaeus chrysops / Goldaugen-Springspinne (Gjirokastra, Albania) #macro #spiders #arachnids #spinnen #bugsky #makro #wildlife #albania

This guy had a VERY bad day. After loosing a fight with another goose it fled to the water and landed directly in front of a very territorial swan. #birdoftheday Egyptian Goose / Mute Swan (Biblis, Germany) #swans #birds #fightingbirds #geese #wrestling #maulbeeraue

#Lunchtime for this gull. #birdoftheday Herring Gull / Silbermöwe (Amrum, Germany) #gulls #amrum #birds #seagulls #gourmet

'Dinge die mit "D" beginnen oder so aussehen ...' #FotoVorschlag >>> Dohle Jackdaw / Dohle (Kilkenny, Ireland) #corvids #birds #jackdaws #dohlen #wildlife #killkenny

Usually I’m not a fan of such piles of rocks, stacked up by tourists who think they need to enhance the beautiful landscape around them. This one though at least provides a nice lookout for this grey wagtail. Grey Wagtail / Gebirgsstelze (Ramsau, Germany) #birds #birdoftheday #passerines

@robcrank68.bsky.social asked for #pigeons as #birdoftheday. Lets go for quantity over quality this time. The picture shows >2500 of them on migration. Wood Pigeons / Ringeltauben (Lampertheim, Germany) #flocks #birds #woodpigeons #migration

Sparrowhawk #hiding in a tree for #birdoftheday / Sperber (Biblis, Germany) #birds #raptors #birdsofprey #sparrowhawks #wildlife

A gull capture that always makes me laugh. Should fit the brief for @alan678.bsky.social ‘s #birdoftheday Yellow-Legged Gull / Mittelmeermöwe (Mannheim, Germany) #birds #gulls #birdbath #yellowleggedgull #seagulls #birdphotography #funnybirds

Two beautiful swallows for the #birdoftheday - #twosday crossover. Red Rumped Swallow / Rötelschwalbe (Ksamil, Albania) #swallows #birds #birding #passerines #albania

Lesser Black-backed Gull / Heringsmöwe (Bremerhaven, Germany) #birdoftheday #flying #flyday #gulls #birds #birdsinflight

Can’t wait for spring, when these wonderful birds return to my local patch. #birdoftheday theme is #raptors Black Kite / Schwarzmilan (Biblis, Germany) #birds #wildlife #kites #blackkites #nature

Yellow-legged Gull / Mittelmeermöwe (Sant Antioco, Sardinia) #birdoftheday ‘s alternative theme is #sideeye. #gulls #birds #birding #sardinia #wildlife #möwen

Red-veined darter / Frühe Heidelibelle (Villasimius, Sardinia) #macro #insects #dragonflies #bugsky #sardinia #darters #libellen

Another flamingo picture from stagno di sa colonia. Greater Flamingo / Rosaflamingo (Chia, Sardinia) #flamingo #birds #birding #sardinia #vögel #wildlife

Common Wall Gecko / Mauergecko (Villasimius, Sardinia) #geckos #reptiles #lizards #sardinia #echsen #herps

Slender-billed Gull / Dünnschnabelmöwe (Villasimius, Sardinia) #gulls #birds #vögel #birding #sardinia #möwen

A beautiful Audouin's Gull I found this morning. Lifer! Audouin's Gull / Korallenmöwe (Villasimius, Sardinia) #gulls #birds #birding #sardinia #audouinsgull #stagnodinotteri

Tyrrhenian Wall Lizard / Tyrrhenische Mauereidechse (Villasimius, Sardinia) #lizards #reptiles #herps #sardinia #capocarbonara

Spotless Starlings / Einfarbstar (Armungia, Sardinia) #bitdoftheday #black #starlings #passerines #birds #birding #sardinia

A Sardinian Warbler with its distinctive #black head. #birdoftheday Sardinian Warbler / Samtkopfgraßmücke (Chia, Sardinia) #birds #sardinia #warblers #passerines

Western Whip Snake / Gelbgrüne Zornnatter (Villasimius, Sardinia) #snakes #reptiles #herps #sardinia #wildlife

A beautiful Audouin's Gull I found this morning. Lifer! Audouin's Gull / Korallenmöwe (Villasimius, Sardinia) #gulls #birds #birding #sardinia #audouinsgull #stagnodinotteri

Italian Wall Lizard/ Ruineneidechse (Chia, Sardinia) #lizards #herps #echsen #sardinia #eidechse #reptriles #wildlife

I‘m the loudest, so I must be right! European Robin / Rotkehlchen (Chia, Sardinia) #robin #birds #passerines #sardinia #rotkehlchen

Had a great morning observing the purple swamphens of the local stagno. Managed to get nice shots of this elusive bird. #bigfoot Purple Swamphen / Purpurhuhn (Chia, Sardinia) #rails #birds #birding #sardinia #nature #rallen #swamphen

Juvenile Black-Winged Stilt / Stelzenläufer (Chia, Sardinia) #waders #stilts #birding #birds #vögel #waderwednesday

#longnecks is today‘s #birdoftheday theme. This gives me the chance to post these flamigos I photographed yesterday. Greater Flamingo / Rosaflamingo (Chia, Sardinia) #birds #birding #nature #flamingo #sardinia #vögel

This mantis was one of the first things we saw when we entered our holiday home today. Promising start! European Mantis / Europäische Gottesanbeterin (Chia, Sardinia) #mantis #bugsky #insects #sardinia #gottesanbeterin #macro #macromonday

Common Tern / Flussseeschwalbe (Nartë, Albania) 'Himmelstürmer' #FotoVorschlag #terns #birds #vögel #narta #birdsinflight #seeschwalben #narta

#birdoftheday theme by @alan678.bsky.social is #beakful. I’ll use this as an excuse to re-post this shot of a young gull, that seems to be on the way to a bar fight. #gulls #möwen #birds #vögel Yellow-Legged Gull / Mittelmeermöwe (Biblis, Germany)

Three young greylag geese for #birdoftheday / Graugänse #geese #birds #graugans #küken #youngbirds

2021 I went for a walk in my lunch break and suddenly there was this guy, few meters in front of me, eyeing me for a few seconds before receding behind the trees. Red Fox / Rotfuchs (Lampertheim, Germany) #foxes #mammals #wildlife #autumn #fuchs #nature #alltimefavourites

There are many #spotted birds but starlings are my favourite. #birdoftheday Common Starling / Star (Lampertheim, Germany) #starlings #passerines #birds #Stare

The Kestrel has been selected for #birdoftheday by Rob. Here’s a male who just got himself a ‘takeaway’ lunch. Kestrel / Turmfalke (Biblis, Germany) #kestrel #turmfalke #falcon #birds #birdsofprey #raptors

This goose has been migrating from its breeding ground in Sweden (~1100 km away) to spend the winter in my local area for at least 7 years in a row. #birdoftheday theme is #migratorybirds Greylag Goose / Graugans (Biblis, Germany) #geese #birds #birding #vögel

House Sparrow / Haussperling (Lampertheim, Germany) 'Dinge die mit "H" beginnen ...' #FotoVorschlag #birds #sparrows #vögel #passerines #Spatzen

Crested lark taking a stroll along the beach. #birdoftheday theme is ‘walking birds’ Crested Lark / Haubenlerche (Ulcinj, Montenegro) #birds #passerines #larks #vögel #wildlife #velicaplaza

Mallards / Stockenten (Eich, Germany) #mallards #ducks #enten #birds #vögel #birdoftheday

'Gemeinschaft' #FotoVorschlag (Community) Starlings / Stare (Worms, Germany) #birds #starlings #passerines #stare #vögel

Each time I come across this guy I’m getting excited, finally my first crackling goose - then I notice the dark breast … #birdoftheday theme selected by @robcrank68.bsky.social is #geese Hybrid Canada Goose x Barnacle Goose / Kanada x Weißwangengans (Biblis, Germany) #birds #birding #birdhybrids

#silhouette of a raven showing #attitude , combining both themes for #BirdOfTheDay. Common Raven / Kolkrabe (Biblis, Germany) #birds #ravens #corvids #kolkrabe

'Birds whose main colour is white' is today’s theme at #birdoftheday. I’ve gone for one of my all time favourite shots: two spoonbills in love from spring 2018 Eurasian Spoonbill / Löffler (Norderney, Germany) #spoonbill #twosday #birds #birding #nature #norderney #löffler