Dom Barker
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The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ODG, any Owl, Duck or Goose.
My local barn owls appear to have a very late 2nd clutch on the go. After not seeing them for months they are back out most days!
Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/964
#owl #bird #barnowl
My local barn owls appear to have a very late 2nd clutch on the go. After not seeing them for months they are back out most days!
Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/964
#owl #bird #barnowl
The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ODG, any Owl, Duck or Goose.
My local barn owls appear to have a very late 2nd clutch on the go. After not seeing them for months they are back out most days!
Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/964
#owl #bird #barnowl
My local barn owls appear to have a very late 2nd clutch on the go. After not seeing them for months they are back out most days!
Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/964
#owl #bird #barnowl
September 17, 2026 at 8:38 AM
The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ODG, any Owl, Duck or Goose.
My local barn owls appear to have a very late 2nd clutch on the go. After not seeing them for months they are back out most days!
Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/964
#owl #bird #barnowl
My local barn owls appear to have a very late 2nd clutch on the go. After not seeing them for months they are back out most days!
Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/964
#owl #bird #barnowl
🪶 Helen has chosen #BirdsWithBerries as today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme; any bird captured with berries
Alt. is #BirdyLongLegs; any bird with legs that look way too long for its body.
I'm a go for legs today. Here's a Osprey dangling a fish:
Alt. is #BirdyLongLegs; any bird with legs that look way too long for its body.
I'm a go for legs today. Here's a Osprey dangling a fish:
September 16, 2026 at 5:49 AM
🪶 Helen has chosen #BirdsWithBerries as today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme; any bird captured with berries
Alt. is #BirdyLongLegs; any bird with legs that look way too long for its body.
I'm a go for legs today. Here's a Osprey dangling a fish:
Alt. is #BirdyLongLegs; any bird with legs that look way too long for its body.
I'm a go for legs today. Here's a Osprey dangling a fish:
It's day, which means its also #BirdOfTheDay. @atlanticbirding.bsky.social has set #Silhoutte as the theme - any bird in silhouette.
Here's an absolute MONSTER of a bird. White-tailed Eagle. Camera setup etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/955
#birds #eagle #raptor
Here's an absolute MONSTER of a bird. White-tailed Eagle. Camera setup etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/955
#birds #eagle #raptor
September 15, 2026 at 7:02 AM
It's day, which means its also #BirdOfTheDay. @atlanticbirding.bsky.social has set #Silhoutte as the theme - any bird in silhouette.
Here's an absolute MONSTER of a bird. White-tailed Eagle. Camera setup etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/955
#birds #eagle #raptor
Here's an absolute MONSTER of a bird. White-tailed Eagle. Camera setup etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/955
#birds #eagle #raptor
. @helenbennett.bsky.social
's choice for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme: #BirdsInAbstract From motion blur, obscure angles, or contrasting textures, anything goes!
Here's a Blue Tit shaking it off
's choice for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme: #BirdsInAbstract From motion blur, obscure angles, or contrasting textures, anything goes!
Here's a Blue Tit shaking it off
September 12, 2026 at 7:21 AM
. @helenbennett.bsky.social
's choice for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme: #BirdsInAbstract From motion blur, obscure angles, or contrasting textures, anything goes!
Here's a Blue Tit shaking it off
's choice for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme: #BirdsInAbstract From motion blur, obscure angles, or contrasting textures, anything goes!
Here's a Blue Tit shaking it off
the #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Mouthful; a bird with anything in its beak.
Here's a baby Moorhen. I dont know what hes doing, and I don't think he does either 🤣.
Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/881
Here's a baby Moorhen. I dont know what hes doing, and I don't think he does either 🤣.
Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/881
September 11, 2026 at 8:46 AM
the #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Mouthful; a bird with anything in its beak.
Here's a baby Moorhen. I dont know what hes doing, and I don't think he does either 🤣.
Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/881
Here's a baby Moorhen. I dont know what hes doing, and I don't think he does either 🤣.
Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/881
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme challenge is #BirdBuddies !
Can you find two 'different' bird species sharing the same space!?
Here's two 'buddies' having a friendly chat 😅 Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/99
Can you find two 'different' bird species sharing the same space!?
Here's two 'buddies' having a friendly chat 😅 Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/99
September 8, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme challenge is #BirdBuddies !
Can you find two 'different' bird species sharing the same space!?
Here's two 'buddies' having a friendly chat 😅 Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/99
Can you find two 'different' bird species sharing the same space!?
Here's two 'buddies' having a friendly chat 😅 Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/99
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme by @atlanticbirding.bsky.social is: #Woodland; any bird in a forest setting
Here's a juvenile Buzzard (you can tell by the pale eyes and cream tummy) catching a chink of light.
camera setup etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/924
Here's a juvenile Buzzard (you can tell by the pale eyes and cream tummy) catching a chink of light.
camera setup etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/924
August 26, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme by @atlanticbirding.bsky.social is: #Woodland; any bird in a forest setting
Here's a juvenile Buzzard (you can tell by the pale eyes and cream tummy) catching a chink of light.
camera setup etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/924
Here's a juvenile Buzzard (you can tell by the pale eyes and cream tummy) catching a chink of light.
camera setup etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/924
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Iridescence, any bird with colour changing plumage.
The Alt theme is #Mothers, any female bird.
Here's the man in black, except he also has bright colours on his back. 🎶🎶🎶
Camera setup etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/174
The Alt theme is #Mothers, any female bird.
Here's the man in black, except he also has bright colours on his back. 🎶🎶🎶
Camera setup etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/174
August 18, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Iridescence, any bird with colour changing plumage.
The Alt theme is #Mothers, any female bird.
Here's the man in black, except he also has bright colours on his back. 🎶🎶🎶
Camera setup etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/174
The Alt theme is #Mothers, any female bird.
Here's the man in black, except he also has bright colours on his back. 🎶🎶🎶
Camera setup etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/174
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #StrikeAPose - birds caught in a particularly photogenic pose.
Here's a Golden Eagle in a blizzard, looking very proud of itself!
Here's a Golden Eagle in a blizzard, looking very proud of itself!
August 17, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #StrikeAPose - birds caught in a particularly photogenic pose.
Here's a Golden Eagle in a blizzard, looking very proud of itself!
Here's a Golden Eagle in a blizzard, looking very proud of itself!
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #NoBranchWood - any bird on wood, that is not a branch!
So here's a Nuthatch on a tree trunk :D
dombarker.co.uk/posts/206
So here's a Nuthatch on a tree trunk :D
dombarker.co.uk/posts/206
August 12, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #NoBranchWood - any bird on wood, that is not a branch!
So here's a Nuthatch on a tree trunk :D
dombarker.co.uk/posts/206
So here's a Nuthatch on a tree trunk :D
dombarker.co.uk/posts/206
todays #BirdOfTheDay theme is #RunningFromTheLaw (birds running on land or water); the alt. is #Ducktopia (any duck out of water).
Here's a Sparrowhawk with ill intentions doing a bit of both. Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/48
Here's a Sparrowhawk with ill intentions doing a bit of both. Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/48
August 10, 2026 at 10:22 AM
todays #BirdOfTheDay theme is #RunningFromTheLaw (birds running on land or water); the alt. is #Ducktopia (any duck out of water).
Here's a Sparrowhawk with ill intentions doing a bit of both. Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/48
Here's a Sparrowhawk with ill intentions doing a bit of both. Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/48
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LongLegs, any bird with long legs.
The Alt theme is #Borb, any bird appearing larger than it should be.
Somehow I think the alt theme is going to be more popular today 🤣. Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/178
The Alt theme is #Borb, any bird appearing larger than it should be.
Somehow I think the alt theme is going to be more popular today 🤣. Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/178
August 6, 2026 at 7:58 AM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LongLegs, any bird with long legs.
The Alt theme is #Borb, any bird appearing larger than it should be.
Somehow I think the alt theme is going to be more popular today 🤣. Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/178
The Alt theme is #Borb, any bird appearing larger than it should be.
Somehow I think the alt theme is going to be more popular today 🤣. Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/178
the #BirdOfTheDay theme by @alan678.bsky.social is: #YourChoice bird capture/ captures you’ve been itching to post. No alt today
Something a bit different - a Red Kite wing. Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/570
Something a bit different - a Red Kite wing. Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/570
July 30, 2026 at 9:37 AM
the #BirdOfTheDay theme by @alan678.bsky.social is: #YourChoice bird capture/ captures you’ve been itching to post. No alt today
Something a bit different - a Red Kite wing. Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/570
Something a bit different - a Red Kite wing. Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/570
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #MultiColour, birds with 3 or more colours in their plumage.
Have yerselves a bee eater. settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/668
Have yerselves a bee eater. settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/668
July 29, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #MultiColour, birds with 3 or more colours in their plumage.
Have yerselves a bee eater. settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/668
Have yerselves a bee eater. settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/668
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #EyeOfTheWild – piercing eye or eyes as the dominant feature of the portrait set by
@alan678.bsky.social
Here's a (wild) Goshawk, making for a very unlikely vegetarian. Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/61
@alan678.bsky.social
Here's a (wild) Goshawk, making for a very unlikely vegetarian. Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/61
July 24, 2026 at 6:59 AM
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #EyeOfTheWild – piercing eye or eyes as the dominant feature of the portrait set by
@alan678.bsky.social
Here's a (wild) Goshawk, making for a very unlikely vegetarian. Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/61
@alan678.bsky.social
Here's a (wild) Goshawk, making for a very unlikely vegetarian. Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/61
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SittingDownOnTheJob, birds sitting on the floor.
Here's a one-eyed jackdaw chilling out on the cliffs at Bempton. Poor fella.
Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/251
Here's a one-eyed jackdaw chilling out on the cliffs at Bempton. Poor fella.
Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/251
July 23, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SittingDownOnTheJob, birds sitting on the floor.
Here's a one-eyed jackdaw chilling out on the cliffs at Bempton. Poor fella.
Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/251
Here's a one-eyed jackdaw chilling out on the cliffs at Bempton. Poor fella.
Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/251
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For #BirdOfTheDay #TantalisingTextures: kestrel, gravel road, cattle grid 📸
Despite being a common sight for many of us Brits, kestrels have declined by 37% from 1995 - 2023 and now feature on the Amber List of Birds of Conservation Concern.
#birds #photography #birdsofprey #britishwildlife
Despite being a common sight for many of us Brits, kestrels have declined by 37% from 1995 - 2023 and now feature on the Amber List of Birds of Conservation Concern.
#birds #photography #birdsofprey #britishwildlife
July 22, 2026 at 8:44 AM
For #BirdOfTheDay #TantalisingTextures: kestrel, gravel road, cattle grid 📸
Despite being a common sight for many of us Brits, kestrels have declined by 37% from 1995 - 2023 and now feature on the Amber List of Birds of Conservation Concern.
#birds #photography #birdsofprey #britishwildlife
Despite being a common sight for many of us Brits, kestrels have declined by 37% from 1995 - 2023 and now feature on the Amber List of Birds of Conservation Concern.
#birds #photography #birdsofprey #britishwildlife
The #BirdOfTheDay theme by @alan678.bsky.social is:#TantalisingTextures Smooth soft feathers of any bird contrasted with rough hard surfaces.
Here's a soft barn owl hunting next to a rough hard roof. Anyone guess what the building is!? Clue in the link to the settings: dombarker.co.uk/posts/154
Here's a soft barn owl hunting next to a rough hard roof. Anyone guess what the building is!? Clue in the link to the settings: dombarker.co.uk/posts/154
July 22, 2026 at 8:36 AM
The #BirdOfTheDay theme by @alan678.bsky.social is:#TantalisingTextures Smooth soft feathers of any bird contrasted with rough hard surfaces.
Here's a soft barn owl hunting next to a rough hard roof. Anyone guess what the building is!? Clue in the link to the settings: dombarker.co.uk/posts/154
Here's a soft barn owl hunting next to a rough hard roof. Anyone guess what the building is!? Clue in the link to the settings: dombarker.co.uk/posts/154
#SummerLovin’ is the #BirdOfTheDay prompt Alan has chosen for today; any shot taken in the summer.
Here's a juvenile buzzard at harvest time a couple years ago.
settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/332
Here's a juvenile buzzard at harvest time a couple years ago.
settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/332
July 20, 2026 at 9:58 AM
#SummerLovin’ is the #BirdOfTheDay prompt Alan has chosen for today; any shot taken in the summer.
Here's a juvenile buzzard at harvest time a couple years ago.
settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/332
Here's a juvenile buzzard at harvest time a couple years ago.
settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/332
the #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SingersAndWingers Songbirds or birds with one or both wings open.
Here's a Marsh Harrier showing off her wings but also her very fancy trouser suit
#birds #eck #raptor #marshharrier
Here's a Marsh Harrier showing off her wings but also her very fancy trouser suit
#birds #eck #raptor #marshharrier
July 16, 2026 at 2:40 PM
the #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SingersAndWingers Songbirds or birds with one or both wings open.
Here's a Marsh Harrier showing off her wings but also her very fancy trouser suit
#birds #eck #raptor #marshharrier
Here's a Marsh Harrier showing off her wings but also her very fancy trouser suit
#birds #eck #raptor #marshharrier
Good morning birders. Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is:
#PerfectPoise Photographs where balance and posture tell a story.
so....here's a Redshank doing a ballet. Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/13
#PerfectPoise Photographs where balance and posture tell a story.
so....here's a Redshank doing a ballet. Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/13
July 14, 2026 at 4:55 AM
Good morning birders. Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is:
#PerfectPoise Photographs where balance and posture tell a story.
so....here's a Redshank doing a ballet. Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/13
#PerfectPoise Photographs where balance and posture tell a story.
so....here's a Redshank doing a ballet. Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/13
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ButtShotts, the Alt is #OpenBeaks by @robcrank68.bsky.social
Here's a soggy Montagu Harrier letting us all know she's none to happy about it.
Here's a soggy Montagu Harrier letting us all know she's none to happy about it.
July 13, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ButtShotts, the Alt is #OpenBeaks by @robcrank68.bsky.social
Here's a soggy Montagu Harrier letting us all know she's none to happy about it.
Here's a soggy Montagu Harrier letting us all know she's none to happy about it.
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Lifer
This is the first time I saw a Little Owl, it was living in the roof of this AirBNB in Devon :)
Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/261
This is the first time I saw a Little Owl, it was living in the roof of this AirBNB in Devon :)
Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/261
July 8, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Lifer
This is the first time I saw a Little Owl, it was living in the roof of this AirBNB in Devon :)
Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/261
This is the first time I saw a Little Owl, it was living in the roof of this AirBNB in Devon :)
Settings etc: dombarker.co.uk/posts/261
🪶 Alan has chosen #Birds&Buds for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme, the alternative is #Birds&Bokeh
Here's a Marsh Harrier coming in to land in front of some poppies!
Here's a Marsh Harrier coming in to land in front of some poppies!
June 24, 2026 at 6:02 AM
🪶 Alan has chosen #Birds&Buds for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme, the alternative is #Birds&Bokeh
Here's a Marsh Harrier coming in to land in front of some poppies!
Here's a Marsh Harrier coming in to land in front of some poppies!