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Birds fly around head
Light and feathers float through lens
Flowers, dirt and leaves
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birdfan.bsky.social
‘Standing in the Sky’
Happy Thanksgiving to those celebrating today!! I am thankful for this wonderful BlueSky community from all over the world 🌎🙏 #Birds #Gratitude #BeKind #Nature #Photography
A Great Blue Heron stands at an angle facing us. The smooth water’s surface is reflecting the blue skies above and filling the frame—making it look like “standing in the sky”.
November 27, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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amygann.bsky.social
A symbol of conservation, the whooping crane remains endangered and needs our protection.

#birds #wildlife #nature #protectnature #conservation #endangered #photography #EastCoastKin
A close up of a whooping crane dipping its beak into tbe water
November 20, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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johnmurrell.bsky.social
For #WaterWednesday, earth, water, sky
#photography #trees #clouds #nature 📷
A puddle around the trunk and roots of a tree reflects blue sky and and a gray and light orange cloud.
November 26, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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gonzocubfan.bsky.social
Killdeer (California) #BirdOfTheDay today is #OnTheEdge

Killdeer are wonderful little birds. I was able to capture this image against a great background.

#birds #ornithology #photography #BirdPhotography #nature #Killdeer #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #wildlife
A Killdeer perches on the edge of a submerged log, and sings in the early morning light. A reflection of yellow flowers off the water provides an interesting element to the background.
November 26, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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breeze420.bsky.social
"The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction."

-Rachel Carson
A single tree near a path on a hill.
November 26, 2025 at 6:23 AM
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esischeso.bsky.social
Reflections on the edge of rock and water.
#BirdOfTheDay #OnTheEdge
An otherwise dried up Wadi in Oman: A white heron stands in a spot of greenery at the edge of a pond. Behind it is a large shrub and a wall of rocks. The whole scene is mirrored by the pond in the bottom half of the photo.
November 26, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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robcrank68.bsky.social
Time to share those beautiful captures for #WoodpecerWednesday, here's a set of Great Spotted Woodpeckers at Cowpen Bewley Country Park from my recent visit up North.

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #birdphotography #ukbirding #naturephotography @rspb.bsky.social #wildlifephotography #BirdLife
November 26, 2025 at 12:03 PM
birdfan.bsky.social
The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #OnTheEdge , any bird at the edge of a body of water.
Here, a group of sanderlings run along the shore in #LongBeachCA last Saturday.
#Birds #Photography #Nature
A group of five medium size shore birds run from right to left a frame. They are bright white on the under sides with mottled, black and white on their heads, back and feathers. They have black beaks and black eyes. They are on the tan sand just as the latest ocean wave recedes into the sea.
November 26, 2025 at 1:40 PM
birdfan.bsky.social
Happy Tuesday! Reflection of a ring-billed gull on the wet sand with some “artistic” edits. 😉 #Birds #Photography #Nature #Beach #Sunset
A thin sheen of ocean water over uneven sand creates an interesting canvas. In the middle is the reflection of a white gull’s underside which appears brown in the fading light of the sunset.
November 25, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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geertkb.bsky.social
Alan and Rob’s alternative #BirdOfTheDay theme is #yelloweyes
So here’s my contribution: a sharp looking pond heron showing off those high voltage eyes.

#Birds #BirdPhotography #Heron
A small brown pond heron stands on a thin bare branch above smooth green water. Its chest and neck show bold vertical streaks, its legs are bright yellow, and its vivid yellow eyes look sharply to the right. The background is soft and uniform, making the bird stand out clearly.
November 24, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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oldpostie.bsky.social
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekVForVowels
#Photography

Artistic Auto Impression
Track in snow by Subaru
November 24, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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zadescrivner.bsky.social
#skyphotography #cloudphotography #naturephotography #skylovers #cloudlovers #naturelovers #photographylovers #sky #clouds #dirtroad #road #trees #nature #photography
August 23, 2025 at 10:01 PM
birdfan.bsky.social
Monday morning feels…. #Birds #MondayBlues #Photography #Nature #Gulls
A white gull with wings outstretched flies across a gray sky. The wing undersides are gray with white edges. Its yellow beak is open wide as it calls into the air.
November 24, 2025 at 1:23 PM
birdfan.bsky.social
A pair of snowy owls spotted along Lake Michigan beach draws crowds in Chicago

apnews.com/article/owls...
A pair of snowy owls spotted along Lake Michigan beach draws crowds in Chicago
A pair of snowy owls has taken up residence along a Lake Michigan beach, sparking curious speculation about how long the Arctic birds of prey will call Chicago home.
apnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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birdcpk.bsky.social
This Evening Grosbeak, a regionally-rare finch visiting Central Park this weekend in the woods north of the Pool. 🧡
November 23, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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marinamueller935.bsky.social
Look who visited us again late this afternoon! #BarredOwl 🪶
Large brown & white owl perched on branch
November 24, 2025 at 12:32 AM
birdfan.bsky.social
I was trying to get a #BirdoftheDay post for Mr. & Mrs. today at the lagoon. These redheads just could NOT get the light right. Hope you had a restful weekend... I see Monday morning right around the corner. 😑 🪶
A duck couple features a male on the left with a rusty colored head, black chest and gray body & the female on the right with a brown and tan body and a slight white eye ring visible. They sit on the still blue waters of the lagoon.
November 24, 2025 at 12:45 AM
birdfan.bsky.social
Enjoy #SkySunday!! Yesterday afternoon turned out to be a bee-U-tee-full few hours—weather wise. #NoEdits #Sunset #Nature #MobilePhotography
Across Pacific Coast Highway, one see the ocean and Catalina Island in the far distance. Palm trees are scattered across the mid ground and the sky has yellows, oranges and blues around the otherwise mostly cloudy sky.
November 23, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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williamwinslow.bsky.social
#flowers #photography #macros #nature #Bloomscrolling #Bluesky
September 29, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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mikemelton.bsky.social
I caught this pair of Red-eyed Tree Frogs in amplexus peeping on us last night through our window.

Little exhibitionists.

At @casabentbill.bsky.social #CostaRica

#frogs #nature
Brightly colored frog with red eyes and orange toes clinging to a glass surface, seen from below against a dark green background.
November 22, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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mikemelton.bsky.social
I'm not sure if I'm legally allowed to post two #birdoftheday posts for #birdonawire

But here's a closer view of the male Black-headed Trogon, showing his darker head and iridescent back.

#CostaRica #birds #trogon #nature
Black-and-yellow bird with a blue eye ring perched on a strand of barbed wire against a soft green background.
November 22, 2025 at 8:45 PM
birdfan.bsky.social
For #BirdOfTheDay #birdonawire I’m posting this crow from yesterday. S/he is common, yet beautiful.
#Birds #Photography #Nature
Against a gray sky, this black crow stands on a wire looking back over its right shoulder. We see the bird from below and slightly off to the side giving a good profile.
November 22, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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roshn.me
For #BirdOfTheDay alternate theme #Silhouette - Asian Open-Bill Stork

📷 🪶 #Birds #Monochrome #ClassicMono #Photography #Nature #Wildlife #EastCoastKin
Silhouette of an asian open-bill stork perched on a leafless tree against foggy background.
November 22, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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davidacody.bsky.social
Today's #BirdOfTheDay is theme is #birdonawire

A Rufous Hummingbird sitting on the fence in the #backyard.

#birds 🪶 #BirdPhotography #photography #EastCoastKin
November 22, 2025 at 12:07 PM
birdfan.bsky.social
Happy Friday, BlueSky! Have a good weekend. #FeatheredFriday #Birds #Photography #Nature #Blue
Standing on a red brick wall, a bluebird faces the camera at a slight angle. He has a blue head with a rusty orange chest and a white abdomen. The blue edge of the right wing is seen. A glossy black beak reflects the sun, and a brown iris is visible in the right eye.
November 21, 2025 at 9:57 PM