B.R. Crichton

Good morning 👋
Baby blue
#SmallBirdSaturday ✨
#LittleBirds
#birds
#Nature
#ECK

There is still time to get your #SmallBirdSaturday photos posted that @javajanegallery.co.uk hosts.
Here's a Blue Tit, Wren, Long-tailed Tit & Goldfinch.

#birds #naturephotography #ECK #birdphotography #CanonR5mkii #ukbrding #photography @rspb.bsky.social #CanonPhotography #BirdLife

Who the hell thought that powder blue and white was a good set of contrasting tops?
#FRAvENG #SixNations

Tech-bros have failed us.

A Goldcrest perched on a horizontal branch in the sunshine. The bird is facing the with its head turned to the right. Its crest is visible on top of its head. The bright sunshine is coming from behind the camera and to the left and lighting up the bird, branch and branches in the background

A male Siskin in side profile. The bird is in close up, looking left with its right side showing. It is perched on a small Oak branch and the background is out of focus woodland

A Dunnock perched on Elder in song. The bird is in side profile, looking right. Its head is raised and beak open in song. A diagonal elder branch is in front of it, from its feet to the top right of frame. Another, smaller branch travels vertically to the left of frame. The background is out of focus grey to the left, turning to green/brown on the right

🪶 It’s Saturday, so it’s time for @javajanegallery.co.uk’s #SmallBirdSaturday. When we celebrate #LittleBirds.

For this week I have a Goldcrest, Siskin and Dunnock

#irishbirding #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #eastcoastkin #goldcrest #Siskin #Dunnock #Songbirds

It's time for @javajanegallery.co.uk ’s #SmallBirdSaturday
Merlin Bird ID tells me that this is a Tawny-flanked Prinia.
The plates in Roberts' and SASOL make me wonder if it's not a juvenile of another variety though.
Any experts on African birds out there?
Photographed in Lusaka.

Via @alan678.bsky.social - "Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #GreyDay any bird with grey in their plumage, any bird photographed in rain or with a grey background. The alt is #Abstract Any capture showing feather patterns, reflections, or unusual framing."
A Grey Turaco or Go-away-bird.

Grey heron in profile during light rain, its long yellow-orange bill pointing forward while raindrops streak past a dark green background. The bird’s grey, white, and black plumage appears slightly fluffed, with fine feather detail visible along the chest and neck, and a bright yellow eye standing out sharply against the muted tones. 🐦🌧️

Good morning. Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #GreyDay any bird with grey in their plumage, any bird photographed in rain or with a grey background. The alt is #Abstract Any capture showing feather patterns, reflections, or unusual framing. Good luck. #birds #photography #ECK

Rob's @robcrank68.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme is #TwigsAreUs, birds perched on twigs, the Alt theme is #HeadShots, any birds head shot.
This Bluetit was pushing the limits of what this twig was designed to hold.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #TwigsAreUs, birds perched on twigs, the Alt theme is #HeadShots, any birds head shot.
Here's a Siskin, Greenfinch, Goldfinch & Cormorant.

#birds #photography #ECK #birdphotography #CanonR5mkii #naturephotography #ukbirding #CanonPhotography @rspb.bsky.social

Today's #BirdOfTheDay alt theme is #HeadShots
Crowned Hawk Eagle headshot
@robcrank68.bsky.social
#Birds
#Raptor
#Birdphotography
#Nature
#ECK

A Robin in song for for Alan's @alan678.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme #SongBirds any songbird and the alternative is #PerfectlyPerched any bird perched.

A Song Thrush perched on a thin garden branch, its creamy chest marked with bold dark arrow-shaped spots. The bird looks alert, head tilted slightly upward, showing a slender yellow-based bill and a large glossy eye catching the light. Warm brown feathers cover its back and wings, while small red berry stems and green leaves frame the scene. The background is softly blurred green foliage, making the thrush stand out sharply in the sunlight. 🌿🐦

Good morning, today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SongBirds any songbird and the alternative is #PerfectlyPerched any bird perched. I’ve went with a Song Thrush. Wishing you all good luck and a great day ahead. #birds #photography #ECK

Rob's @robcrank68.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme is #WingsOpenNotFlying, birds with wings open on the Floor/Water but not flying, the Alt theme is #Black&White, birds with black & white feathers.
A Grey Heron having just missed its prey.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #WingsOpenNotFlying, birds with wings open on the Floor/Water but not flying, the Alt theme is #Black&White, birds with black & white feathers.

Here's a American Comb Duck, Eastern White Pelican, Scarlet Ibis and a Blacksmith Plover.

#birds #ECK #CanonR5mkii #ZooLife

A Magpie and a Grey Heron for #BirdOfTheDay . The main theme is #Corvidae any bird of the Corvid family. The alt is #LongNecks any bird with a long neck.
via @alan678.bsky.social

A sharply focused Eurasian magpie stands alert on a weathered tree stump, its glossy black head and back contrasting with a bright white shoulder and belly. The bird’s pale grey bill and dark, watchful eye are turned slightly to the side, giving it an inquisitive expression. Soft green foliage blurs into the background, isolating the magpie’s striking black-and-white plumage while a few blades of grass sprout from the textured stump beneath its feet.

Good morning. Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Corvidae any bird of the Corvid family. The alt is #LongNecks any bird with a long neck. Good luck. #birds #photography #ECK

That's a great shot!

A fine looking pair.

A photo of an American Robin (Turdus migratorius) perched in a bush with glossy dark green leaves holding a bright red round berry in its beak. It is a medium-sized songbird with a brown head and back, bright orange breast and belly, speckled throat, dark eyes with white spots above and below them, and a yellow beak. It is facing to the left in diffuse light, surrounded by foliage and clusters of more red berries.

A photo of an American Robin (Turdus migratorius) perched in a bush with glossy dark green leaves in the middle of swallowing a bright red round berry. It is a medium-sized songbird with a brown head and back, bright orange breast and belly, speckled throat, dark eyes with white spots above and below them, and a yellow beak. It is facing to the left in diffuse light, surrounded by foliage and clusters of more red berries.

Robin redbreast repeat. #BirdOfTheDay #SideProfiles #Robins

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Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SideProfiles
A cormorant (with bonus gull).

For Rob's @robcrank68.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme I thought this Cormorant's #SideProfiles from Loch of the Lowes yesterday would suit. The Alt theme is #Robins

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SideProfiles, any bird side on to the camera, the Alt theme is #Robins, any Robin will do.
Here's a Songthrush, GS Woodpecker, Treecreeper & Robin from various venues.

#birds #photography #ECK #CanonR5mkii @rspb.bsky.social #ukbirding #birdphotography #BirdLife

Going with a #Robin for Rob’s alt #BirdOfTheDay theme of robins
@robcrank68.bsky.social
#Birds #Birdwatching #Birdphotography
#Nature
#ECK

Yes, I seldom see them, and when I do it's just the one.

People who use their outside voices in bird hides need locked up.

Alan's @alan678.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme is #photogenic birds you find to be photogenic. The alt is #LightAndShade bird captures with lighting contrast.
I thought this Lapwing by Loch Leven looked rather dapper and certainly very photogenic.

A dapper blue tit perches upright on a rough, moss-flecked branch, its bright yellow chest puffed slightly as if posing for the camera. The bird’s neat blue cap, white cheeks, and bold black eye stripe give it a smart, well-dressed look, while hints of blue on the wings and tail catch the sunlight. Set against a softly blurred green background, the tiny bird appears alert and confident, like a miniature gentleman surveying his garden domain. 🐦🌿

The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #photogenic birds you find to be photogenic. The alt is #LightAndShade bird captures with lighting contrast. I’m going with a Blue Tit looking for a Spring partner and perhaps overdoing the Brylcreem. 😁 #birds #photography #ECK

ornamental crowned crane

shoebill stork

flamingo

great egret

4 different #waders #StandingInWater for #BirdOfTheDay

#birds #avian #birdphotography #reflections

The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #StandingInWater, so here's a Great Egret doing just that.
Via @robcrank68.bsky.social