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simmcewen.bsky.social

@simmcewen.bsky.social

Great horned owl looking grumpy as it stretches in the summer forest #DramaQueens #birdoftheday #owls #nature #wildlife #photography #PNW

Great horned owl perched on a bare branch has its right leg and wing stretched out and extended. The feathers of the right wing (on the left side of the photo) are spread out, showing their stripes. The background of the photo is bright green big leaf maple canopy, with the leaves clearly visible. The owl is looking off to the right and its face feathers and markings create a grumpy look.

February 18, 2026 at 2:48 PM

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Paul’s Pics

@paulspics.bsky.social

Screech Owl waiting

#BirdOfTheDay #PeacefulSolitude
#Birds #BirdPhotography
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
#Photography

Grey Screech Owl quietly roosts in a tree cavity as nightfall approaches

February 18, 2026 at 3:00 PM

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Mr-Write

@mr-write.bsky.social

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay from @alan678.bsky.social‬ is #PeacefulSolitide a singular bird in a peaceful setting. The alt is #DramaQueens.

A flamingo enjoying some “me time.” You can’t see the wine & candles, which are out of the frame.

#birdphotography #birds #photography #nature #EastCoastKin

A pink flamingo is floating in a small pond surrounded by rocks and trees.

February 18, 2026 at 3:37 PM

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Brian Smith

@briansmith-photos.bsky.social

#PeacefulSolitude is the #BirdoftheDay theme, and a single Great Blue Heron at low tide in the San Rafael Bay, with the Richmond Bridge and the cranes of Oakland in the background. #Birds 🪶 #EastCoastKin

Low tide at San Rafael Bay, with a lone Great Blue Heron on the tideline. Richmond Bridge spans the background and the cranes of Oakland can be seen on the horizon under the bridge.

February 18, 2026 at 3:42 PM

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saintmaker.bsky.social

@saintmaker.bsky.social

“Pelican Zen”

Fulton, TX

#BirdOfTheDay #PeacefulSolitude

February 18, 2026 at 3:45 PM

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toritori

@toritorihkd.bsky.social

It was a slightly warmer morning, but this sparrow kept its fluffy feathers — and stayed irresistibly cute ❤️
Sharing this for today’s #BirdOfTheDay Alt theme, #EverydayBirds 🪶
#モフ曜日は定番となりつつある丸いスズメ😊
#nature #photography #animals #wildlife #EurasianTreeSparrow #スズメ #birds #野鳥

A Eurasian Tree Sparrow perched on a thin branch, with fluffed-up body feathers and slightly puffed cheeks, photographed in soft morning light against a smooth, blurred background.
細い枝にとまるスズメ。体の羽毛をふくらませ、頬もやや膨らんだ姿で、柔らかな朝の光の中、背景が大きくぼけた状態で撮影されている。

February 12, 2026 at 9:12 AM

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toritori

@toritorihkd.bsky.social

I tend to end up with very similar compositions when photographing treecreepers, so here’s one with a literal twist added 😏🪶
#土アップ本日は思い切り首を捻ってるキバシリです。ワタシの首は絶対こんなふうにはならない😅
#nature #photography #animals #wildlife #EurasianTreecreeper #キバシリ #birds #野鳥

A Eurasian Treecreeper clinging vertically to a tree trunk, twisting its body and neck sharply while probing into a crevice in the bark with its slender, curved bill. The background is a clear blue sky.
幹に垂直にとまり、体と首を大きく捻りながら、細く湾曲したくちばしを樹皮の割れ目に差し込むキバシリ。背景は青空。

February 14, 2026 at 8:09 AM

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toritori

@toritorihkd.bsky.social

Sharing these nuthatch photos for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme, #WinterSurvivors 😊
These little climbers stay active and full of character even in the cold season 🪶
みんな大好き #ケツ曜日は2枚目にありますよ😎
#nature #photography #animals #wildlife #EurasianNuthatch #ゴジュウカラ #birds #野鳥

A Eurasian Nuthatch clinging head-down on the side of a tree trunk in a winter setting. The bird has a blue-gray back, white face, and black eye stripe, with snow visible on the bark and a soft, blurred background.
冬の環境の中で、木の幹に逆さまにとまっているゴジュウカラ。青灰色の背中、白い顔、目を通る黒い線が見え、樹皮には雪が付着し、背景はぼけている。

The same individual Eurasian Nuthatch as in the first image, clinging to a vertical tree trunk and facing away from the camera. The bird is seen from behind, showing its rounded back, folded wings, and pale undertail area against a softly blurred winter background.
1枚目と同じ個体のゴジュウカラが、カメラに背を向けて木の幹にとまっている様子。後ろ姿で、丸みのある背中、たたまれた翼、淡い色の下尾筒（尾の付け根付近）が見え、背景は冬景色の中でぼけている。

February 16, 2026 at 8:22 AM

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Marlies

@mavadi.bsky.social

Today’s alt theme of #BirdOfTheDay is #DramaQueens upset or angry birds. @alan678.bsky.social

So here is a serie of two #angrybirds when a seagull try to steal the food of a cormorant.
At the end they both have an empy stomach.

February 18, 2026 at 7:25 AM

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Pirritin

@pirritin.bsky.social

Good morning friends 🤍

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #PeacefulSolitide a singular bird, in a peaceful setting. It just had to be this one, a female Blackbird peacefully basking in the winter sun.

Have a great day 🤍

#BOTD #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfBlueSky #Blackbirds #Nature #EastCoastKin

February 18, 2026 at 7:27 AM

Izandra 🦆 🦆🪿

@izandra.bsky.social

Omg what a stunning eagle!!

Terry Nunn 📷 @terrynunnphoto.bsky.social · 14h

I drove back over to southwest Missouri hoping to find the leucistic eagle 🪶 again and pray I could get some clean shots. She never got closer than 250 yards but I had some very good light to help this time 📷 #Birds #RareEagle #NatureLovers #Wildlife #BlueSkyPhotography #BlueSkyPhotographer

February 18, 2026 at 7:43 AM

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Amy Law

@amylawscigeek.bsky.social

#collectingfood #BirdOfTheDay #plumescrolling #birdsofFrontRange
Song Sparrow with berry mash all over his beak. Can birds lick their beaks clean, or is this a reason why they wipe them on things?

Head shot of a bird with alternating brown and white stripes from the top of his head to his chin. His small sharply pointed beak is covered with bits of purple berry skins.

February 18, 2026 at 12:36 AM

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Cyclelogical29

@cyclelogical29.bsky.social

For the #birdoftheday theme, #collectingfood, I chose this killdeer playing Tug of War with a worm and a gull figuring out how to open this shell. Both taken yesterday at the White Rock Pier in British Columbia. #birds #birdphotography

February 18, 2026 at 1:19 AM

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Marina Mueller 🇨🇦

@marinamueller935.bsky.social

Female Baltimore Oriole enjoying some grape jelly for #BirdOfTheDay #CollectingFood #birds with food in their beaks.

Female Baltimore Oriole perched on side of jar containing grape jelly

February 18, 2026 at 2:30 AM

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Olivier-H

@olivier-henri.bsky.social

Pileated Woodpecker, tirelessly looking for insects along the trunk of the trees, like Sisyphus rolling his boulder up the hill :)
There is definitely some beauty into this.
#Bird #Birds #Wildlifephotography #naturephotography #birdoftheday #wildlife #nature

February 18, 2026 at 2:40 AM

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🇸🇪Henrik Frietsch 📸🐦🪲🦧

@henrikfrietsch.bsky.social

@alan678.bsky.social's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #PeacefulSolitide

I remembered I had this photo of a Whooper Swan from a warm misty spring morning, it slowly came swimming out of the mist as I was waiting by the shore 😁

#PhotographersUnited
#PhotoHour #EastCoastKin
#Birding #Photography #SonyAlpha

February 18, 2026 at 7:14 AM

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Gen Existential Crisis

@ru12bseen.com

Thanks, @alan678.bsky.social!! Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #PeacefulSolitide a singular bird, in a peaceful setting. The alt is #DramaQueens upset or angry birds. I’ve opted to contrast the two options here with a mourning dove chilling vs BlueJays freaking out. #nikon #eastcoastkin #wildlife 🤓📷🤘🏼

A mourning dove sits in a railing with only its breast and head visible and yellow flowers concealing the rest of the body. The background is blurred green and brown.

A party of BlueJays are dramatically harassing each other in a frenzy at a feeder pole.

February 18, 2026 at 7:15 AM

Izandra 🦆 🦆🪿

@izandra.bsky.social

A lone female kestrel sits atop an evergreen tree against a winter sky for today’s #BirdOfTheDay #PeacefulSolitude: a single bird in a peaceful setting

A female American kestrel sits atop an evergreen tree against a grey sky. Her back is to the viewer as she gazes towards the right.

February 18, 2026 at 7:37 AM

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Alan H

@alan678.bsky.social

Good morning, today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #PeacefulSolitide a singular bird, in a peaceful setting. The alt is #DramaQueens upset or angry birds. Good luck. I’m sorry I can’t comment or repost all as it’s so time consuming. So get involved community. 🙏🙏🙏 #birds #photography #EastCoastKin

A redshank stands in shallow, calm water beside a small muddy rock, its bright orange legs and straight orange-based bill contrasting with its soft brown upperparts and finely barred pale underbelly. The bird faces slightly away, showing layered feather detail and a clear pale eye ring. Its reflection appears sharply in the still blue water below, creating a near mirror image, while the simple, uncluttered background emphasises the bird’s elegant posture and vivid leg colour.

February 18, 2026 at 6:57 AM

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Dwight

@dwightreads.bsky.social

🤷🏼‍♂️ I know, right?I couldn’t resist taking a picture.
What used to be, is now home to sea life 🦀🐟🪼🐚🦑🐠🧜‍♀️
#TidesOutTuesday #bay #Florida #nature #photography #photohour #EastCoastKin #outdoors #RockinTuesday

February 17, 2026 at 3:00 PM

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Alan Sepinwall

@sepinwall.bsky.social

Oh, man. Tom Noonan died? His performance as Francis Dolarhyde in Manhunter is one of the most terrifying, mesmerizing I've ever seen in a film.

Karen Sillas Instagram post saying that her dear friend and costar Tom Noonan passed peacefully on Valentine's Day.

Tom Noonan as Francis Dolarhyde in Manhunter

February 18, 2026 at 4:09 AM

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Simon Abrams

@simonsaybrams.bsky.social

We said ”Tom HOman”, not “Tom Noonan”, jfc

February 18, 2026 at 4:53 AM

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Matt Zoller Seitz

@mattzollerseitz.bsky.social

RIP Tom Noonan, a friend for 18 years. Often typecast as villains, he was an actor's actor, a unique playwright & filmmaker, a gifted composer, and a pianist with a sweet voice. My kids & I used to go to his tiny apartment for dinner (pizza). We'd have a few drinks & he'd start to play. Magic.

February 18, 2026 at 5:31 AM

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rowan kaiser

@rowan.monster

so they hunted a member of the opposition and shot her? that's what happened here?

jentrification @jentrification.com · 21h

"Marimar Martinez, the Chicago woman shot by federal agents last fall, was already on the government's radar before an agent opened fire, identified as a threat after a social media post."