It's only 6pm Pacific so I want to get this shot posted for #TwoSpeciesTuesday! I did not see it until I looked on the laptop. A Great Blue Heron on a nest and a Rufous Hummingbird on a branch. Big and little! #birds #photography #ECK

Alan's @alan678.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay Alt is #LowFlying, any bird flying just above ground or water. This #RedBreastedMerganser was flying so low its wing tips were touching the water on every beat. #birds #photography #BirdPhotography #Ducks #CanonR7 #RF100-400

The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #Dappled. The alt is #LowFlying I’m going with a flying seagull for the alt. The cormorant on the buoy is a bonus. 😉 #birds #birding #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Germany #Bodensee #LakeConstance #wildlife #photography #nature #thelittlethings #ECK #EastCoastKin

Alan H says: The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #Dappled, any birds with dapples on their plumage. The alt is #LowFlying, any bird flying just above ground or water. #birds #photography #ECK A Spotted Towhee with dappled wings.

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekRForReflections #ColorADay #BlueTue Reflection of fall colours on water , which is why its upside down .

I should spell #BirdOfTheDay properly.😬

#BirdIfTheDay #Dappled #Birds 🪶

#BirdIfTheDay #Dappled #Birds 🪶

Good morning. Dog woke early. Ran around garden, jumped up on me and went back to sleep, all in 15mins. 🙄 The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #Dappled, any birds with dapples on their plumage. The alt is #LowFlying, any bird flying just above ground or water. #birds #photography #ECK

Rob Crank says: Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Pairs, any bird pairs whether it be same or mixed pairs. The Alt Theme is #Gulls, any Gull will do. #birds #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #PhotographersUnited Great theme that gives me an excuse to post 1 of the zillion shots I took of a GBH couple!

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekRForReflections Trees turning colour reflects off a Beaver Pond . Ten foot drop on the other side of the Beaver Dam .

#BirdIfTheDay #Pairs #Birds 🪶 I guess you’re a pair I your partner bites your head .

Good afternoon everyone. Hope you are all well. My cohost Rob has said: Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Pairs, any bird pairs whether it be same of mixed pairs. The Alt Theme is #Gulls, any Gull will do. It’s a lunch break for me. Helping my brother. #BlueSkyMonday #birds #photography #ECK

Since all waterfowl are welcome on #MallardMonday, here's a lovely Northern Shoveler couple! #birds #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Canada

For #BlueSkyMonday (anything #blue), a Great Blue Heron couple! #birds #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #PhotographersUnited

#ColorADay #OrangeSun Monarch and a couple of bonus Green Bees having a flyby.

#BirdOfTheDay #Mouthful #Birds 🪶

#BirdOfTheDay #RockSolid #Birds 🪶🦉

Good morning. The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #RockSolid any bird captured, perched on or standing by rocks or on a rocky surface. The alt is #mouthful any bird with a mouthful of food. Good luck. 🤞 Here’s a Meadow Pipit on a stone wall taken yesterday. #birds #Stunday #photography #ECK

For the #BirdOfTheDay alt #mouthful I’m going with one of my favourite #birds the Eurasian Jay. Took this photo yesterday after some kind person fortunately left some nuts on a tree stump. 🤷‍♂️🤥 Be kind. Stop and leave a comment with a BOTD post that has none. Thank you. ☺️ #Stunday #photography #ECK

Per Rob Crank: Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Stretched, any bird doing some sort of stretch, the Alt Theme is #Robins, any Robin will do. #birds #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #PhotographersUnited A male Green-winged Teal

#Abstractia #swirls Meet the Disco Duck's inspiration, Psychedelic Duck! #birds #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #psychedelic

Art and nature fuse. The exotic Passiflora ligularis, defined by purple fringes and complex patterns. A stunning documentary of botanical beauty captured in its natural harmony #botany #passiflora #flora #naturalhistory #biogeography #luiscordobapharchive #fineartphotography #flowers

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Stretched, any bird doing some sort of stretch, the Alt Theme is #Robins When stretching, a glossy ibis unfolds its full brilliance. 🪶 #birds #birding #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Spain #wildlife #photography #Texture #TextureTuesday #Stunday #nature #thelittlethings #ECK

#BirdOfTheDay #Stretched #Birds 🪶🦆 Making a get away.

Per Alan H, today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Parenthood any capture of parents and young, alt is #BirdOnAWire any capture of a bird perched on a wire. Not a great shot but it's a first for me so I'm posting it. A baby Great Blue Heron, seen yesterday! #birds #photography #ECK #PhotographersUnited

#BirdOfTheDay #BirdOnAWire #Birds 🪶 Tree Swallow

This Mourning Dove is jacked! #doves #nature #photography

#Invertefest #Inverts #Bees 🐝 Half-black Bumble Bee

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BeautyInBrown show the beauty of birds that have mainly brown plumage. The alt theme is #StormInATeacup any bird battles. #birds #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #PhotographersUnited From the archive, a juvenile Bald Eagle

I’ve danced with time, I am the magic you can see Rest in a living dream… #FollowTheButterfly #butterfly #photography #nature #ArtInNature

#InverteFest #Inverts #Wasp Rhyssinae Wasp

For #TwoSpeciesTuesday, a female Red-winged Blackbird and an American Robin. #birds #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #PhotographersUnited

For #WaderWednesday, a Great Blue Heron wading in the Fraser River tidal estuary at low tide. #birds #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #PhotographersUnited (My Bluesky is kind of intermittent so I hope this gets posted...)

Ancient rhythms in the high plateau. A Tibetan farmer guides yaks, adorned with sacred red tassels. A documentary testament to faith and labor in this high-altitude landscape. #tibet #documentary #photography #culture #agriculture #faith #yak #landscape #luiscordobapharchive #tradition #himalaya

For #WoodDuckWednesday, a preening male. #birds #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #PhotographersUnited

#BirdOfTheDay #BeautyInBrown #Birds 🪶 Female Northern Cardinal

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekQForQueens Queen Ann’s Lace and a Butterfly

Happy #TwosDay! 2 Hooded Mergansers. #birds #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #PhotographersUnited

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekQForQueens Not sure what characters these ladies are but today they are Queens .

#BirdOfTheDay #WellTimed #Birds 🪶 Get off my feeder .

I’m up on a mountain but my cohost Rob is unable to post a #BirdOfTheDay theme as BlueSky is playing up. Today’s theme is #WellTimed any bird captured in an interesting moment. The alt is #WeatherWarriors birds in any weather. “ Get your camera. Look! No wings Tony!” #birds #photography #ECK

#Birds #Ducks Alan H ‪@alan678.bsky.social‬ says today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #PassportPhoto a photograph of a bird that could be it’s passport picture. Mrs. Goldeneye looks as if she is so done with travelling.

Per Alan H: Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #PassportPhoto a photograph of a bird that could be it’s passport picture. Bit of fun. The alt is #WaterBirds birds found near water. #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #nosmile A Canada Goose, expressionless.

#BirdOfTheDay #PassportPhoto #Birds 🪶 Is this my good side ?

Good morning people. It's @alan678.bsky.social turn for #BirdOfTheDay themes and he has chosen #PassportPhoto a photograph of a bird that could be its passport picture. The Alt Theme is #WaterBirds birds found near water. #birds #photography #ECK @rspb.bsky.social #CanonR5mkii #ukbirding #BirdLife

#BirdOfTheDay #LongNecks #Birds 🪶 Western Grebe

For #SparrowSunday, a borbish Spotted Towhee with a coy head-tilt! #birds #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #PhotographersUnited

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekPForPurple #Inverts #Butterflies Black Swallowtail going gall in for the pollen on a Purple Phlox. Deep Purple I guess .

#BirdOfTheDay #CamoOrContrast #Birds🪶🦉 You can easily walk by an Owl without knowing it.