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B.R. Crichton
@brcrichton.bsky.social
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Child herder, dog walker, cat butler.
Author of 'The Rage Within' and the 'Arise the Darkness' Fantasy series. http://viewAuthor.at/BRCrichton
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msj99.bsky.social
@alan678.bsky.social
#BirdOfTheDay #Walking Cattle Egret #Birds
January 23, 2026 at 6:41 AM
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A Ground Hornbill #walking
#BirdOfTheDay
January 23, 2026 at 6:47 AM
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alan678.bsky.social
Good morning. Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #walking ,birds walking. The alternative theme is #birdinabush any bird in a bush. Good luck. I’ve went with a Meadow Pipit on a day trip to the beach, looking for a suitable place to lay his towel. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
A meadow pipit stands alert on damp sandy ground, its streaked brown and buff plumage blending with the shoreline. One leg is lifted mid-step, the slender bill pointed forward, with soft, earthy tones and scattered pebbles forming a blurred background.
January 23, 2026 at 6:24 AM
brcrichton.bsky.social
I think this Green Woodhoopoe qualifies for #TailsUp .
Just.
I mean, it's past the horizontal.
#BirdOfTheDay
January 22, 2026 at 7:04 PM
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robcrank68.bsky.social
Good morning

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #TailsUp, any bird with its tail raised, and the Alt theme is #ShutEye, Any bird having a rest.

Here's a Robin, Long-tailed Tit, Cetti's Warbler & Wren with their #TailsUp.

I've not had any sleep yet so Good Night

#birds #EastCoastKin @rspb.bsky.social
January 22, 2026 at 6:44 AM
brcrichton.bsky.social
#BirdOfTheDay
A Yellowbellied Sunbird #singing in a Lusaka garden.
January 21, 2026 at 8:07 AM
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atlanticbirding.bsky.social
@alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #singing, birds singing or calling. Alt. is birds with their heads #bowed

For this one I have a male Pochard calling in the rain.

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin #irishbirding #duck #pochard
A male pochard swimming on water towards the camera with its beak open in a call. The bird’s left side is visible showing the black tail, grey saddle and black chest with red head. The body is covered with droplets of rain. The water is a light brown colour with rippled from the ducks movement and splashes of rain
January 21, 2026 at 6:47 AM
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alan678.bsky.social
Hi folks. Good morning. Have a bug 🥴 which will keep me off here for a couple of days. The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #singing ,bird’s singing or calling. The Alt theme is #bowed birds with their heads bowed. Good luck. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
A Willow Warbler perched on a spruce branch, head tilted slightly upward with its beak open mid-song. Soft olive-green and pale yellow plumage catches the sunlight, with fine needles of the evergreen framing the small bird against a clear blue sky.
January 21, 2026 at 6:12 AM
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robcrank68.bsky.social
Good morning all, @alan678.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Singing, birds Singing or Calling, the Alt theme is #Bowed, birds with their heads down.

I have a Robin, Song Thrush & Cormorants #Singing and a Mute Swan with it's head #Bowed

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin @rspb.bsky.social
January 21, 2026 at 6:36 AM
brcrichton.bsky.social
A Blackshouldered Kite scoffs down this poor rodent, which I am told is (was) a multimammate mouse.
#BirdOfTheDay #FeedingTime
January 20, 2026 at 6:48 PM
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robcrank68.bsky.social
Good Morning All

It's time for #BirdOfTheDay and the theme is #FeedingTime, any bird eating, and the Alt theme is #Gulls.

Grey Wagtails, Great-crested Grebes, Cygnets & Black-headed Gulls.

I'm away until Friday evening so Replies/Reposts will be sparse.

#birds @rspb.bsky.social #EastCoastKin
A Grey Wagtail feeding one of its fledglings at Yarrow Valley Country Park. A pair of Great crested Grebes, with one of the adults having caught a nice sized fish at Yarrow Valley Country Park. Four Cygnets finding things to eat at Yarrow Valley Country Park. Black-headed Gulls on the water and one with a nice catch at Yarrow Valley Country Park
January 20, 2026 at 7:01 AM
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alan678.bsky.social
My cohost Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social has said “ It's time for #BirdOfTheDay and the theme is #FeedingTime, any bird eating, and the Alt theme is #Gulls.” I’m going with a Song Thrush munching berries. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
A Song Thrush stretches forward through leafy branches to pluck dark elderberries, its speckled cream-and-brown breast and warm mottled plumage lit by sunlight. One wing is slightly raised for balance as it feeds among red berry stems, with soft green foliage and a clear blue sky blurred in the background.
January 20, 2026 at 8:02 AM
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#Robins #ForJanet
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A Robin singing in the low winter sun this morning, absorbing every therm on offer.
#BirdOfTheDay #Winterlight #WinterRobin
A Robin, perched on a bare branch with beak wide open against a blue sky, illuminated by a low sun.
January 19, 2026 at 12:46 PM
brcrichton.bsky.social
A Robin singing in the low winter sun this morning, absorbing every therm on offer.
#BirdOfTheDay #Winterlight #WinterRobin
A Robin, perched on a bare branch with beak wide open against a blue sky, illuminated by a low sun.
January 19, 2026 at 10:36 AM
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alan678.bsky.social
Good morning, the #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #Winterlight , any bird highlighted by winter sunlight. The alt theme is #birdsyoulove , birds you love to see and why ( eg endangered, cute, character) #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
A small blue tit with a blue-grey cap, white cheeks, and a soft yellow chest perches on a tangle of brown leaves and twigs, its feathers fluffed against the cool air. Warm winter sunlight highlights the bird’s rounded shape while the background fades into a softly blurred mix of autumnal greens and golds.
January 19, 2026 at 6:50 AM
brcrichton.bsky.social
Bee-eaters for #BirdOfTheDay
Southern Carmine and Whitefronted
#TwoOfAKind
January 18, 2026 at 10:10 AM
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robcrank68.bsky.social
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #TwoOfAKind pairs of the same bird, and the Alt theme is #Paridea any of the Tits, Chickadees & Titmice species.

Here's pair of Red-crowned Parrots, Galah, Gadwalls & Eurasian Teal.

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #ukbirding #BirdLife #wildlife
January 18, 2026 at 9:16 AM
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thegardenjungle.bsky.social
Here’s a post for #SmallBirdSaturday with some of our small cute wildlife #birds #thegardenjungle #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #shropshire #UKwildlife #birdphotography #canon #photography
Goldcrest, the UK’s smallest bird Singing Wren Flycatcher with lunch Wren with nesting material
January 17, 2026 at 10:51 PM
brcrichton.bsky.social
For the #BirdOfTheDay Alt theme #waterwings how about this Yellowbilled Stork?
January 17, 2026 at 10:35 AM
brcrichton.bsky.social
This Brown Snake Eagle has found the #perfectperch
#BirdOfTheDay
January 17, 2026 at 9:13 AM
brcrichton.bsky.social
A Longbilled Crombec for #SmallBirdSaturday
#LittleBirds
January 17, 2026 at 9:08 AM
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wildethingy.bsky.social
How much chocolate is too much chocolate before it is technically no longer a salad?
January 17, 2026 at 8:09 AM
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javajanegallery.co.uk
Good morning
#SmallBirdSaturday ✨
Let’s see yours on this semi final day 🔴⚫️
#LittleBirds
#birds #ukbirding #birdphotography #naturephotography
#EastCoastKin
Blue Tit perched on a single branch Goldfinch perched on a branch Dunnock perched on a branch Chiffchaff perched on a branch
January 17, 2026 at 7:27 AM
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alan678.bsky.social
Good morning. The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #perfectperch birds perched on a branch. The alt theme is #waterwings birds standing in water. I’m going with a Buzzard/ Hawk again as it best suited the theme. Good luck everyone. Remember I’m not around much on weekends.Ta #birds #photo #EastCoastKin
A Common Buzzard perches side-on on a bare, lichen-speckled tree branch against a clear, pale blue sky. The bird’s sturdy brown body shows mottled and streaked cream underparts, with darker brown wings folded neatly along its sides. Its broad tail hangs straight down, and strong yellow talons grip the branch firmly. The buzzard’s head is turned slightly toward the viewer, revealing a sharp, hooked beak with a yellow cere and a piercing dark eye that gives an alert, watchful expression. Sparse twigs frame the perch, and the uncluttered background emphasises the buzzard’s poised stance, powerful build, and calm dominance as it surveys the landscape from its elevated lookout.
January 17, 2026 at 6:34 AM
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mikemelton.bsky.social
The Bushtit is a good candidate for #birdoftheday #shortbeak, I think.

#birds #nature #bushtitoftheday
Small fluffy gray bird clinging to a thin vertical twig, shown in profile with a short bill and a soft pale background.
January 16, 2026 at 4:24 PM