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dave1957.bsky.social
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #WaterBirds, so here's a Eurasian teal.

#birds #photography
A Eurasian teal (Anas crecca) swimming on the water.
February 11, 2026 at 10:14 AM
ronmac11.bsky.social
Brent geese.
#BirdOfTheDay
#WaterBirds
Two geese in flight, one calling.
February 11, 2026 at 6:03 PM
alan678.bsky.social
Good morning my friends. Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #PassportPhoto a photograph of a bird that could be it’s passport picture. Bit of fun. The alt is #WaterBirds birds found near water. Good luck. Here’s a Jay taken yesterday. #birds #photography #ECK
Close-up of a Eurasian Jay perched on a thin, lichen-covered branch, facing directly toward the camera. Its pale face and dark moustache stripe frame an intense, forward stare, while soft brown-pink plumage blends into a smooth, blurred woodland background. The bird appears slightly puffed up, giving it a rounded shape, with strong feet gripping the branch. The shallow depth of field isolates the jay, emphasising its alert posture and watchful, almost confrontational expression.
April 27, 2026 at 5:18 AM
dwightreads.bsky.social
It’s a little crowded at the beach
#JuneSea #SnowyEgret #birds #ClassicMono #photography #PhotographersUnited #Florida #Alphabetchallenge #nature #WeekZforZoology #wildlife #photohour #thelittlethings
#EastCoastKin #waterbirds
Five Snowy Egrets are standing together, one dancing with outstretched wings, along the Gulf of Mexico shoreline in Florida. The birds are white with black beaks and legs, accented in yellow. This photo is black and white so you only see shades of gray and white.
June 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
lynzieflynn.bsky.social
Reddish Egret
#egret #waterbirds #birds #bird #om #olympus #birders #ornithology #wildlife #nature #photography
March 19, 2025 at 10:59 PM
dwightreads.bsky.social
Hope you have a great week
#blueskymonday #ColorADay #PinkMon #anhinga #birds #photography #waterbirds #lakes
#EastCoastKin #nature #sunset
#PhotographersUnited #Florida #wildlife #photohour #thelittlethings
An Anhinga dries it wings before the setting sun. The clouds are yellow, gold and pink against the blue sky and is reflected on the smooth lake surface. Trees border the opposite shore.
November 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
dwightreads.bsky.social
On a morning walk
#GreatBlueHeron #waterbirds #birds #florida #lakes #wildlife #photography #nature #PhotographersUnited #PhotoOfTheDay #ArtYear #photohour #EastCoastKin
In the morning light, a Great Blue Heron stands in the shadows of the lake next to a fallen tree branch. There is tall grass in the foreground along the bank.
August 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
dwightreads.bsky.social
Guess who’s coming to dinner

#greatblueheron #waterbirds #birds #florida #gulfofmexico
#nature #photography
A Great Blue Heron with a banded leg stands on a shell path in front of a pine tree near a Gulf of Mexico beach.
May 13, 2025 at 5:14 PM
dwightreads.bsky.social
Shiny feathers drying out after a swim. Have a good #Stunday
#anhinga #wildlife #waterbirds
#birds #ClassicMono #photography #PhotographersUnited #SensoryArt #Alphabetchallenge #thelittlethings #WeekZforZoology #photohour #nature #EastCoastKin
Feathers from an Anhinga are shining bright from sunlight.
July 13, 2025 at 8:13 PM
rina2012.bsky.social
"Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #WaterBirds, the Alt theme is #Blue"

✨️ Being safe during childhood isn't just a great feeling, it shapes you for life. ✨️

#FebruArty2026 #Family #SensoryArt #Love #birds #birding #wildlife #photography #scape #nature #thelittlethings #photohour #EastCoastKin
You can see a family of swans. The parents are on the right and left, with the young between them. They are swimming in green water, and behind them you can see the overgrown bank.
February 11, 2026 at 12:20 PM
klcoombs.bsky.social
Calm before the storm. Photo taken at the Jefferson Memorial on November 4, 2024. Interesting how cormorants auto-corrects to combatants.

#birds #photography #washingtondc #eastcoastkin #naturephotography #cormorants #birdphotography #waterbirds #wildlife #landscapephotography #birdsofbluesky
August 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
learls.bsky.social
Smile!😊
Or not...

A #SnowyEgret striking a casual pose for:

#BirdoftheDay #PassportPhoto and Alt theme #WaterBirds #ECK #EastCoastKin #birds #photography #photographersofbluesky
#Florida
A Snowy Egret stands, head on, looking slightly up at me and the camera. His thin, black legs are spread slightly apart, and his big left yellow foot is positioned slightly ahead of his right. It looks as if he is holding his wings behind his back, as humans pose with their arms behind their backs!
April 27, 2026 at 7:02 PM
vixcomplex.bsky.social
White on Blue
1-2026

A snowy egret in no particular hurry — just reading the water

Alan's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SilentPresence @alan678.bsky.social #SnowyEgret #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #Nature #Egret #WaterBirds #StunDay
A snowy egret stands still in shallow blue water, surrounded by thin green reeds and their dark reflections. The bird's bright white plumage contrasts sharply against the calm blue water. Its black beak, yellow lore, and alert eye are clearly visible as it gazes left.
June 14, 2026 at 3:33 PM
pocket-ireland.com
Silent Water Watcher. #greatblueheron #heron #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturelover #wadingbird #wildlifeonearth #waterbirds #birdsofaustralia #naturephoto #animalshots #birdlife #birdwatching #smartphonephotography #photography
A close-up, vertical photo of a Great Blue Heron standing still in shallow, brownish water. The bird has a blue-grey back and white to pale-tan chest feathers, with a distinctive white head and black markings above the eye. Its long beak is a pale yellow-orange. The sunlight highlights its feathers and casts a clear reflection of its body in the gently rippling water, with dark green foliage visible in the soft-focus background.
October 24, 2025 at 11:28 AM
whatbirds.bsky.social
🌎 Green heron (Butorides virescens) #NorthAmericanBirds #CentralAmericanBirds #CaribbeanBirds | #GreenHeron | #Herons #HeronFamily #EgretFamily #Waders #Waterbirds 📷: Photo by Backpackerin🦜 #birdsoftheworld #birds
🌎 Green heron (Butorides virescens) The Green heron is a small heron with a greenish-black cap, chestnut neck, and a dagger-like bill. It is known for its stealthy hunting behavior near water, using tools like bait and insects to lure prey. Green herons are found in large parts of North and Central America, inhabiting small wetlands in low-lying areas. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) 📷: Photo by Backpackerin via Pixabay FFUU
January 17, 2025 at 7:29 AM
rina2012.bsky.social
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Podicipedidae, any of the species, the Alt Theme is #Paridae, any of the species.

Great crested grebes are common #waterbirds on #LakeConstance 🪶

#birds #birding #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Germany #wildlife #photography #nature #thelittlethings #ECK #Scape
A close-up of a great crested grebe looking slightly to the left. The feathers on its crest are standing up. Its brown upper feathers glisten in the sun. The blue-green water ripples.
May 28, 2026 at 6:40 AM
dwightreads.bsky.social
Per Helen @helenbennett.bsky.social, today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BirdBuddies, two 'different' bird species sharing the same space. Alt. Is #BirdsInGreen, any shade of green on a birds plumage.
#Anhinga #Cormorant #waterbirds #Birds #ColorADay #BlueTue #photography #nature #wildlife #ECK
An Anhinga on the right and a Cormorant on the left, are sharing a tree branch in the lake water.
September 8, 2026 at 4:07 PM
dwightreads.bsky.social
Here’s looking at you, kid
#BlueSkyMonday #BirdOfTheDay #Seabirds #birds #waterbirds #laughingGull #nature #Florida #wildlife #thelittlethings
#PhotographersUnited #photohour
#EastCoastKin #photography
@robcrank68.bsky.social
@alan678.bsky.social
A Laughing Gull which has white, grey and brown feathers, is standing on a green wood piling with its head turned looking at the camera. Behind it, the sky is light blue and the water turquoise.
October 6, 2025 at 5:34 PM
rina2012.bsky.social
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #PassportPhoto

Do #WaterBirds need a passport? The photo would certainly fit the bill. 😁

#birds #birding #BlueSkyMonday #MinimalMonday #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Germany #wildlife #photography #nature #naturephotography #thelittlethings #ECK #EastCoastKin
A seagull is looking straight into the camera. The background is grey-blue water.
April 27, 2026 at 7:30 AM
dwightreads.bsky.social
The welcome party
#royalterns #waterbirds #seabirds #birds #BlueSkyMonday
#florida #photography #nature #PhotographersUnited #wildlife #Alphabetchallenge #photohour #thelittlethings #EastCoastKin
Royal Terns stand along the shoreline, their mirror images reflected on the smooth water from a receding wave.
July 14, 2025 at 2:12 PM
mmp-art.bsky.social
Brown Pelican - Seeking Shelter, Stormy Bay
Original painting (close-up)
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#BirdOfTheDay #LongBeaks. #WaterBirds #birds #birds #nature #natureart #pelican #BirdsInFlight #painting #birdsoftheworld #birds #birdart #animalart #nature #wildlife #wildlifeart #natureart
October 3, 2026 at 4:23 PM
delaneyplanet.bsky.social
Getting close to a heron, September 2019
#birds #waterbirds #heron #nature #photography #riverthames #london #surrey
A heron’s head and neck seen close up, from the left hand side.
September 13, 2025 at 6:52 PM
robcrank68.bsky.social
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #WaterBirds, any bird that lives in or get's it food from water, the Alt theme is #Blue, any bird with Blue on it.
Here's a Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Little Egret & Kingfisher.

#birds #EastCoastKin #CanonR5mkii #photography @rspb.bsky.social #CanonPhotography
February 11, 2026 at 8:19 AM
robcrank68.bsky.social
Good morning people.

It's @alan678.bsky.social turn for #BirdOfTheDay themes and he has chosen #PassportPhoto a photograph of a bird that could be its passport picture. The Alt Theme is #WaterBirds birds found near water.

#birds #photography #ECK @rspb.bsky.social #CanonR5mkii #ukbirding #BirdLife
Cheryl Chiffchaff needed to renew her passport because she had got through to judges houses on 'B Factor' and she was going to Simon Owl's house. So she got really excited but that was short lived, when she got to the airport she found out she was going to Iceland. She was expecting somewhere hot and only packed shorts, skimpy tops and bikinis, so it was going to be real fun for her. Captured at Rodley Nature Reserve. Martin 'The Crossover' Mallard was over the moon to be going to Sheryl Crow's house after getting through to the Judges Houses, and wouldn't stop singing 'Two More Bottles of Wine'. You can obviously tell what he drinks in the evenings, so i told him he should cut down on the vino and concentrate on getting through to the finals show. Captured at Warnham Nature Reserve. Rodney 'Rockin' Robin was also through to Judges Houses and was selected to go to Gary Sparrow childhood home in Cheshire, so he wasn't in need of his passport urgently like the others. He was hoping for somewhere warmer than home but it is what it is, all he had to do now was choose between his cover of 'Master of Puffins' or 'Enter Sand-Martins' by Metallica. Captured at Forest Farm Nature Reserve. Then it was time for Jerry Jay to get his passport for his trip to Sharon 'Puffin' Seabourne's house in Los Angeles, i did tell him he had to take his nuts out of his mouth..... not them ones... for his photo to be taken. Jerry had decided he was going to do 'Chirp At The Moon' his version of Ozzy's 1983 track, as he thought it might help him get through by honouring Ozzy. Captured at Forest Farm Nature Reserve.
April 27, 2026 at 8:23 AM
dwightreads.bsky.social
Here are some baby #pelicans
#birds #waterbirds #seabirds #nature #wildlife #florida #photography
In the bottom of the picture is an adult pelican with gray feathers and a yellow head. Above the head are two chicks that are gray and without feathers lying in the nest. An adult pelican that has black and brown feathers, is standing above them shading them from the sun.
April 6, 2025 at 1:03 PM