Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SongBirds with the alternative #PerfectlyPerched. A Eurasian Wren having a little trill in south #Cheshire, England.

A #ThrowbackThursday post from the 1990s photographed on #Kodachrome.

#ECK #photography #birds #nature #wildlife

Beautiful. Particularly like the warbler

A dunnock sat on top of a hedgerow that has been flailed by the farmer. Its head is tipped back and its beak is wide open as it sings at full throttle. It has a slate grey breast and cap and brown back. It is sat against a blue sky backdrop

#BirdoftheDay is #SongBirds or #PerfectlyPerched
@alan678.bsky.social #ECK #birdphotography #photo #photographersofBlueSky #nature #wildlife #ShowHeart
A dunnock perched on a hedgerow singing its heart out

Beautiful 😍

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

Thank you

A photo of a male long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis) in winter plumage standing upright on water, wings outstretched before it, with black-and-white coloring including a dark cheek patch, pink-banded bill, a white-rimmed dark eye, and black wings. The bird's reflection is visible in the calm blue rippling water below.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay themes are birds with wings open but not flying, or birds with black & white feathers. This little long-tailed duck that's been an unusual visitor to Portland recently kind of fulfills both. #WingsOpenNotFlying

📷🌿🪶🦆

Thanks Rob

The red flowers of a geranium glow against a dark background. The flower in the foreground is in focus.

Hello new day...🌱🌿

#ColorADay #RedWed #scape #ECK #minimalism #photography #flowers #ArtYear #FineArt #photohour #bloomscrolling #nature #thelittlethings #EastCoastKin

This male goosander is in the water but its body is upright as it stretches and flaps its wings behind it. Its white breast shows the ripples of the water reflecting upon it like stripes. Its wing feathers are splayed showing white and grey plumage on the underside. Its black glossy head is shining in the sun providing a green sheen to the black. Its beak is pinky purple.

@robcrank68.bsky.social 's pick for #BirdoftheDay today is #birds with #WingsOpenNotFlying or birds with #Black&White plumage #ECK #photography #birdphotography #nature #wildlife
A goosander providing a hit on both targets

You're welcome 😊

A swan swims in water that is reflecting the light of dawn.

A swan swims in water that is reflecting the light of dawn.

For the #birdoftheday theme of #longnecks

#birds #swan #protectnature #photography #wildlife #EastCoastKin

🙏

Thanks Rob

A male juvenile Mute Swan swimming towards the camera in the early morning light.

A juvenile Mute Swan taken yesterday morning at the local park here in Dublin. For Alan's (@alan678.bsky.social) #BirdOfTheDay alt theme of #LongNecks.

#Photography #10MinutesFromHome #Birds #Swan #EastCoastKin #Dublin #Ireland

Gosh it looks like an etching 😲 beautiful

Lining up 🪾🪾🪾
#thicktrunktuesday #trees #snow #nature #academygreenpark #cityparks #kingston #hudsonvalley #newyork #march #classicmono #photography

Beautiful image and quote Gina.

“There is always light. If only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it.”
~Amanda Gorman

I have used this quote before, but it’s too good,I’ll keep using it! It’s full of hope and strength

I wish you a day of walking toward the light of hope

#eastcoastkin
#rockintuesday

Colour image of a Venetian lamppost with gondola and boat movement on the canal. It’s misty so the building faded to the background

Today I thought I would bring you a little bit of Venice colour. It also works really well in B&W but felt like a change

A Great WhiteEgret standing in shallow blue waters, its neck outstretched and its orange beak dipped in the water. A mirror reflection of the bird in the smooth water

@alan678.bsky.social today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme as #Corvidae any bird of the Corvid family. The alt is #LongNecks birds with long neck. Here's the always elegant Great White Egret showcasing its looooong neck #Birds #Egrets #GreatWhiteEgret #WetlandBirds

A long-legged, shades of brown bird of just over 2’ height (well under a meter), bent to search the mixed dry and green, long-stemmed marsh grasses with its beak’s slender scimitar.

Limpkin hunts Apple snails
(Aramus guarauna)

Bonita Springs, Florida 3-6-26

Alan & Rob’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Corvidae any bird of the Corvid family. The alt is #LongNecks any bird with a long neck— gaze, & be fascinated by the languid neck of the Limpkin.

#birds #photography #ECK #birding

Nice! They are so cute aren't they. Fluffballs

A young Eurasian jay stands on the ground among damp soil, grass, and scattered pine cones. Its soft brown plumage looks slightly fluffy, suggesting a juvenile bird. The jay’s pale blue eye and dark moustache mark stand out against its warm buff face, while the distinctive barred blue-and-black patch on its wing adds a flash of colour. It stands alert on slender pale legs, head tilted as if listening for movement in the leaf litter. 🐦

Another for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme, #Corvidae any bird of the Corvid family. Eurasian Jay. Hope you all have a great day. I’m off to bed. Been up all night. Normal service from tomorrow. Take care of yourselves folks. #birds #photography #ECK

I noticed this Long Tailed Tit flying repeatedly from the hedgerow to the car under our carport. So I went out to take a look. The bird has seen its reflection in the car window somehow and, I assume, thinks it's another Long Tailed Tit on his patch. Here it is checking out its "rival" by sitting on the trim around the edge of the back window

It then flies back up into the hedgerow alongside the carport. I have a feeling there is a pair currently checking this section of the hedgerow out for a nest as I have also seen them flying in and out of here repeatedly. It sits here for a matter of seconds before it returns to the car

It first of all flies to the back window, and once this has been checked out, it flies to the front window to repeat the process. Here it is mid-flight between the 2 car windows

Whilst checking out the reflection there is a lot of pecking at the window which is what it is doing in this picture. I did also take video of the whole palaver. I do not believe it is hurting itself in any way but I might consider finding something to cover the car so that it is not distressed in any way

#MyGardenWatch @bto-gbw.bsky.social #birds #gardens #photo #nature #wildlife
#Storyboard today's tale surrounds this Long Tailed Tit. see ALT for Story.

Thank you so much and so beautifully put.

A large wading bird, wading knee-high in the sea off the coast of Croatia here. It is pure white with a bright yellow beak, eye and a flash of some yellow socks. Its yellow beak is an extension of its narrow head tapering to a sharp point at the end and its yellow eye is accentuated with a thick black line slashing underneath it. It is pure white and has a neck that looks as long as its body

#BirdoftheDay Alternative choice by @alan678.bsky.social is #birds with #LongNecks #ECK #photo #photography #travel #birdphotography
A Large Egret seen in Croatia

a rook peering over the top of our flowerbed its head and shoulders visible and, predominantly, that beak! The most enormous beak sits on the front of its face, its eye just squeezing onto its face alongside the chunky snozzle. The bird is jet black and large in stature, standing very upright in this picture

#BirdoftheDay per @alan678.bsky.social is #Corvidae
#classicmono #b&w #monochrome #birds #ECK #photo #photography #birdphotography #mygardenwatch
The prehistoric looking rook in our garden

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

A Robin became a frequent visitor to our log cabin in the Forest. Each morning, it would arrive and make self known through song. This is a side profile of the Robin, looking with one eye towards the kitchen window.

Are birds still a thing on #BlueSky? Oh, so they are...!

My contribution to #BirdOfTheDay is the #SideProfiles of the alt theme a #Robin. Two in one

#UKWildlife #Birds #BirdPhotography #Nature #Photography #PhotographersofBluesky