It doesn't get much more 'grounded' than a Ground Hornbill, or three. (South Luangwa NP) #BirdOfTheDay #Grounded Here's hoping @alan678.bsky.social 's Christmas Shopping goes well.

Good morning. Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Grounded birds on the ground. The alternative is #HolidaySeason captures of birds that feel seasonal. Sorry I have to go in a while back evening as I have a day of “ I’m a man, of course I’m doing last minute shopping.”😂 #birds #photography #EastCoastKin

These are my five favourite songs about winter… 5. ABBA – “Snowing Me, Snowing You” 4. Lionel Richie – “All Night Longjohns” 3. Band Aid – “Duvet Know It’s Christmas?” 2. The Stone Roses – “I Wanna Be Indoors” 1. Kate Bush – “Running Up That Heating Bill”

And here’s a list of ten winter-themed books… 10. The Importance of Being Furnaced 9. Interview with the Campfire 8. Snow Country for Cold Men 7. Much Achoo About Nothing 6. A Farewell to Bare Arms 5. Wuthering Gesundheits 4. Angela’s Galoshes 3. Anorak Karenina 2. Catch Twenty-flu 1. The Chilliad

Today’s the winter solstice so here’s a list of ten wintery films… 10. Scarf-face 9. Casablanket 8. Jurassic Parka 7. Fleece Academy 6. Extra Layer Cake 5. Mittens Impossible 4. Thermals and Louise 3. The Men Who Stare at Coats 2. What’s Heating Gilbert Grape 1. The Snood, the Bad and the Snuggly

A tender moment between a Canada Goose and her gosling. #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #birds #BirdOfTheDay #AboutTheKids.

Cuteness alert! #birdoftheday #itsaboutthekids Siblings and family portraits in nature. #goslings #eastcoastkin #photography #birds

My offerings for #BirdOfTheDay #AboutTheKids A freshly fledged Blue tit in Perthshire trying out its voice, and a juvenile Lilac-Breasted Roller (Hwange NP) proving that even when they're as big as you, they come with their demands!

Went to see the Red Hot Chilli Pipers last night. What a blast! One of many highlights was the Morrison's Academy pipe band joining the Chillis onstage for a rendition of Highland Cathedral.

Season's greetings, Bluesky! 🎄 I captured the Christmas Tree Cluster in time for the holiday. Hope you have a Merry Christmas this season. #astrophotography #astronomy #naturephotography #nature #longexposurephotography #longexposure #christmastree #starcluster #christmas #eastcoastkin #photography

A Young Doublecollared Sunbird in a Bulawayo garden #BirdOfTheDay #ColourfulCaptures

#BirdOfTheDay #QuietMoments An African Fish Eagle enjoys being quietly awesome along the lower Zambezi River.

I plan to bring back 'whittled as a penguin' over Christmas!

An Openbilled Stork, doing what Openbilled Storks do. #Birdoftheday #LongLegsAndNeck Chobe River.

Good morning. So my cohost Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social has said today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LongLegsAndNeck any birds with both items listed, and the Alternative theme of #BirdsOnFeeders I’ve went with one of my favourite birds. A Grey Heron. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin

A great blue heron uses its wings to get up on this log and balance itself at Izaak Walton Nature Area in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #OpenWings #EastCoastkin #bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #photos #greatblueheron #greatblueherons #heron #herons

Today’s alternative #BirdOfTheDay theme as set by Alan @alan678.bsky.social is #OpenWings Broadbilled Rollers (Kasanka NP, Zambia) and African Pied Kingfisher (Chobe NP, Botswana)

I'm enjoying the #Birdoftheday pictures, but can someone please tell me, as I'm new to this, a) Who decides the theme for each day, and b) What is the etiquette around posting images? Should the theme-setter get a mention for example?

A Yellowbilled stork, thinking goodness knows what in the wetlands skirting the Chobe River, Botswana. #QuietObservers #BirdOfTheDay

As a bonus glance at #QuietObservers, for those who prefer their avian friends on the smaller side, how about yet another cardinal on that grassy knoll ... no motorcade in sight. 🐦🦉 #BirdOfTheDay #Photography #Birds #Nature #Wildlife #EastCoastKin

My top five favourite words to pronounce like they’re Greek philosophers…   5. Monocles 4. Bicycles 3. Popsicles 2. Obstacles 1. Testicles

Now for the little red breasted bird to step forward for today's #HolidayRobin post, here we have a set of Robins from @tophilllow.bsky.social back in May2025. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography @rspb.bsky.social #birdphotography #ukbirding #wildlifephotography #BirdLife #Robins

I am fascinated by tubeworms and take ridiculous quantities of photos of them. These seasonally appropriate Christmas tree worms retract into their tubes quickly at the slightest disturbance so it's good practice to hover motionless while getting the shot. 🦑 #scuba #diving #oceans #coralreef

Red Knot (Calidris canutus). Today's #birdoftheday theme set by @robcrank68.bsky.social is #Groups. Definitely 4 or more in this jigsaw-worthy image of knot at RSPB Snettisham. I like the variation in plumage: some still retaining a bit of summer colour. #EastCoastKin #birds @rspb.bsky.social

Hot wings

DJT is going to A) Declare war on Venezuela. B) Retrospectively lower the age of consent. C) Award himself the prestigious 'Best President in the Universe. Ever' prize (coffee mug). D) All of the above.

#BirdOfTheDay #Groups Juvenile White Pelicans. Luangwa River, Zambia.

Just really awesome how our financial elite just spent the last several decades admonishing people for pursing the humanities and creative fields, and are now suddenly pedaling the idea that "there are no good ideas anymore" after spending the last 5 years laying off everybody with a brain

Names of festive gift-bringers around the world… ❄️ Santa Claus (US) ❄️ The Christmas Lads (Iceland) ❄️ Grandfather Frost (Serbia) ❄️ The Yule Goat (Finland) ❄️ John Chimney (Wales) 💩 The Christmas Poop Log (Catalonia)

Word of the day, should you be feeling a little huffish, is ‘apanthropy’ (18th century): a love of solitude and the desire to be away from other people.

Sorry for using comics and art to vent and cope with the world changing around me. I will return to drawing whimsical and silly frog wizards and adventures.

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #movement any bird showing movement of any description. Blue Tit

Love this. Although such is the rapier nature of the wit that halfway through I'm that kid in the Simpsons, crying, "Stop, he's already dead."

This is what happens when you ask your teenager to fill the dishwasher.

Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.

🎵 …couldn’t bescape if I bonted to 🎶

15 minutes to play. 6 points behind. NZ will still win. Put your house on it. ENGvNZL

Who is Boris Johnson's lovechild? #ENGvNZL

All to play for? 1-point game? Nah! NZ have it in the bag at half time..

Wait. What did I miss? What's an 'Epstein' and why does it need a special file?

Happy Fenton Day to all who celebrate. Jesus Christ, fourteen years. youtu.be/3GRSbr0EYYU

A man has been cautioned for making off after stealing 100 helium balloons from other bus passengers. I think he got off lightly.

TNT Sports on Discovery+ is absolute dogshit. Tried watching the Quilter series yesterday and every match involved lagging, randomly returning to the start of the program every 10 minutes or so, and long periods of black screen. Just awful.

It blows my mind that there are real people who see a post like this and actually believe the whole “Christmas is being cancelled by Muslims” BS 🙄 Let’s have a quick look at what’s happening to Sheffield so you can put your Express reading uncle’s mind at ease!😆 1/15 🧵

If climate change isn't a thing, then why is this year's #Ashes series being played at night if not to avoid the worst of the Aussie heat? (Unserious answers only)

Important to remember that had the sandwich guy been in Scotland, then he would have been holding a fish supper. He'd have been charged with battery.

So, what happens next? Tarrifs on New York?

Tropes are not bad. There's a difference between a cliché and a trope. The Lord of the Rings has tropes in it that Tolkien did not invent, Éowyn's backstory coming to mind. Let people write what they find fun. You are not the authority on joy. #WritingCommunity

Thinking about the USA constitution's 2nd amendment, and the right to bear arms for the security of a free state. Then thinking that the dudes that were buying all the guns are the self-same arseholes currently pulling on the jackboots to crush freedom. Well played, fascist scum. Well played.