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Rob Crank Photography
@robcrank68.bsky.social
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Very much an Amateur Hobbyist Photographer who loves Wildlife.

#EastCoastKin Arts Collective Member

User of Canon Gear

ONLY HERE FOR THE Wildlife, Fauna & Flora

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Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Portrait. Given that it's Valentine's Day, can I stretch it to this one? A pair of Mute swans displaying to each other.

#birds #photography
A pair of Mute swans displaying to each other, forming a heart shape with their necks.
February 14, 2026 at 8:40 AM
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ronmac11.bsky.social
Mediterranean gull.
#BirdOfTheDay
#Portrait
Close up of a gull .
February 14, 2026 at 8:40 AM
robcrank68.bsky.social
It's time for @javajanegallery.co.uk theme of #SmallBirdSaturday, a chance for all the small birds to shine.
Here's a Robin, Blue Tit, Chaffinch & Kingfisher to show off their colours.

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin @rspb.bsky.social #ukbirding #CanonPhotography #CanonR5mkii

A Robin #ForJanet
February 14, 2026 at 9:18 AM
robcrank68.bsky.social
@alan678.bsky.social theme for #BirdOfTheDay is #Portrait, a portrait of any bird, the Alt theme is #BirdsBeingBirds, birds doing what birds do.
Here's a Mute Swan chasing a Egyptian Goose #BirdsBeingBirds, a Bittern, Oystercatcher & Mallard #Portraits

#birds #EastCoastKin #CanonR5mkii #ukbirding
February 14, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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ankemarsh.bsky.social
Diving for food is today’s theme, so I’ve got a graceful mallard diving, butt up, a juvie tufted duck going all in, and a seriously happy little little grebe who managed to snag a stickleback all by himself

#BordOfTheDay #Birds #Wetlands #EastCoastKin #Photography
A photograph of two mallard ducks on a lake. The male mallard is in the front, his head submerged and his but sticking straight up. His mate, mottled brown feathers, is in the back, next to the bank of the lake, trying to ignore her silly partner. A photograph of a young tufted duck in a lake. Yes in, not on. The brown wetlands bird is diving into the lake to grab some yummy algae and fish lunch. Here, he is diving away from the camera. There is a crown of water where his head went into the water. His shoulders and back are arched over the water. His tail is in the water still and water is surging upwards - I believe from his legs pushing down to give him lift. A photograph of a young little grebe. She is in the middle of the lake. She’s just come up, with her catch - a small silver stickleback. A very happy wee bird!
February 14, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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meer-aus-bildern.bsky.social
I'm off on a busy WE (stage photos for friends tmrw 😁) but I can't let @robcrank68.bsky.social's #DivingForFood theme slip.
Last year I experimented with high-angle through-the-surface shots of a mute #swan and this is one of the best results.

#BirdOfTheDay #photography #wildlife #nature #birding
The long neck of a white swan reaches down with the orange-beaked head searching through the plentiful green sea plants below the clear water's surface in the shallows. In the middle at the bottom there is my copyright saying 'C. P. / All rights reserved. Do not reupload. Do not use with/for any kind of AI.'
February 13, 2026 at 11:41 PM
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shutterspeed.bsky.social
My submission for #birdoftheday, $divingforfood. #caspiantern
February 13, 2026 at 11:16 PM
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hlkfotos.com
Is it a wee diving torpedo, or a fuzzy floating potato? It's both.

(Pied-billed grebe fresh from yesterday. They have their breeding coloration, now. Very exciting.)

📷🌿🪶🦆

#BirdOfTheDay #DivingForFood
A photo of a pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) floating on water in profile, facing to the left of the image. It is a small brown water bird with a short pale gray bill that has a black stripe in the middle of it, a fluffy little white tail, and alert brown eyes ringed with pale bare flesh that really makes them pop. The lighting is shady and diffuse and green-toned, and the rippling water around the grebe reflects various bright green hues in wavy patterns of shore plants growing out of frame.
February 13, 2026 at 6:09 PM
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simontull.bsky.social
Here’s my offering for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme of #DivingForFood,- an osprey preparing for and then executing a dive #Birds #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #birdphotography #canon #photography #nature #naturephotography #Raptor #BirdofPrey #Osprey
four photos in a square panel showing an osprey hovering and then diving
February 13, 2026 at 7:45 AM
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julielfrost.bsky.social
Look who found a tasty treat. Pie-billed grebe. Florida USA.
#Birds #Nature #WildlifePhotography #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Photography #DivingForFood #BirdOfTheDay
A pie-billed grebe holding a meal in its bill.
February 13, 2026 at 6:27 PM
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This Anhinga is showing off the food he dives for!
#BirdOfTheDay #DivingForFood #birds #nature #photography
February 13, 2026 at 7:16 PM
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roabrams.bsky.social
Osprey with a fish it caught after #DivingforFood #BirdoftheDay #EastCoastKin #photography
An osprey on a tree branch with a fish it caught between its feet
February 13, 2026 at 2:16 PM
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patty1515.bsky.social
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme per @robcrank68.bsky.social is #DivingForFood. Have you ever seen an #Osprey dive for fish? Western PA #birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #nikon #WestCoastKin
February 13, 2026 at 11:09 PM
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woodiechef.bsky.social
The Alt theme for today’s #BirdOfTheDay is #Pigeons&Doves
A wood pigeon on the garden fence having a good scratch.
February 13, 2026 at 9:29 AM
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knotweed-ireland.bsky.social
Bird of the day - (Diving For Food) Cute Coot just in on the red eye... #BirdOfTheDay #DivingForFood #Birds #Coot #Wildlife #Ireland #Nature #EastCoastKin #Photography #BirdingIreland #Birding #NaturePhotography #Birdwatching #BirdPhotography #PhotographyIsArt
Cute Coot just in on the red eye
February 13, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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chuck4242.bsky.social
One last post for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #DivingForFood, birds that dive under water for food. A Belted Kingfisher hovering before diving.

#Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin
A Belted Kingfisher is caught mid hover, looking for a meal. The background is blurred tree leaves and blue sky.
February 13, 2026 at 7:48 PM
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ronmac11.bsky.social
A hunting forsters tern.
#BirdOfTheDay
#DivingForFood
A mainly white and grey bird in flight against a backdrop of pale green.
February 13, 2026 at 9:53 AM
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mavadi.bsky.social
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme by @robcrank68.bsky.social is #DivingForFood, birds that dive under water for food.

#cormorant and #kingfisher with a snack.
February 13, 2026 at 4:07 PM
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lesliebulion.bsky.social
Fun #birdoftheday theme from @robcrank68.bsky.social today. So many fabulous birds #divingforfood. Here's a Galápagos penguin getting ready to do just that!
February 13, 2026 at 4:37 PM
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revericanderson.bsky.social
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #DivingForFood, birds that dive under water for food. I couldn’t resist turning to this video of an ‘alae ke’oke’o (Hawaiian coot) diving and snacking. With thanks to @robcrank68.bsky.social

#birds #photography #HawaiianBirds
February 13, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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johnroscoe.bsky.social
Here's my #DivingForFood #BirdOfTheDay (and the only member of the Pandionidae family), the #Osprey.

They're the only diurnal raptor with a reversible outer toe (two digits forward, two back: a zygodactyl-like grip for catching fish at speed). Knucklebumps to @monstera999.bsky.social for the info!
Osprey in flight, a trail of weeds dangling off his long pointy claws.
February 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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taminf.bsky.social
Some birds dive for fish, but this Red-crested Pochard came up from the bottom of the pond this morning with a beakful of green salad. For the #divingforfood theme of today's #BirdoftheDay by @robcrank68.bsky.social

#photography #birds
February 13, 2026 at 5:16 PM
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figureoutthesea.ca
#BirdOfTheDay #DivingForFood

An assortment of ducky diving predators:

- Barrow's Goldeneye ♂️
- Common Goldeneye ♂️
- A Bufflehead ♂️ in golden light
- A Hooded Merganser mister and missus

#photography #birds
A male Barrow's Goldeneye swimming in bright sunlight on blue water. The head is a bit iridescent in green and purple A male Common Goldeneye in low morning light. The water looks greyish A Bufflehead male swimming in golden afternoon light. The head is nicely iridescing A male Hooded Merganser sitting on a big log surrounded by water. A female is further in the back.
February 13, 2026 at 5:20 PM
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lutherrotto.bsky.social
Air dry.

#BirdOfTheDay #DivingForFood
February 13, 2026 at 5:19 PM
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wouterkbouter.bsky.social
An Atlantic Puffin returning to the colony, possibly from a fruitless fishing trip? #divingforfood is the theme of today, as per @robcrank68.bsky.social. Taken a few years ago in #Iceland. Enjoy!

#papegaaiduiker #birds #birdoftheday #birding #wildlife #photography
February 13, 2026 at 6:51 PM