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AtlanticBirding's @atlanticbirding.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #GoldenSun; any bird in warm, golden sunshine.
It's also #MallardMonday and lookie here, both of those fit into one photo.
#CanonR7 #Sigma150-600 #Birds #Photography #Nature #Ducks #AlreadyMissingSummer
November 2, 2026 at 6:29 PM
photoguy556.bsky.social
Rob's @robcrank68.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BestOfOctober, any bird capture/s you think is/are your best from October.
I can't help but feel like this #BlueJay is judging me.
#CanonR7 #RF100-400 #Birds #Photography #Nature #ShotThroughAGlassDoor #BackYardBirds
November 1, 2026 at 6:36 PM
photoguy556.bsky.social
Alan's #BirdOfTheDay theme which is #NOP, any bird name starting with one of these letters.
The Alt theme is #LargeBirds, any bird that is larger than a Pigeon.
This female #PileatedWoodpecker fits both themes today.
#CanonR7 #Sigma150-600 #Birds #Photography #Nature
October 31, 2026 at 10:17 AM
ppreston243.bsky.social
Yesterday afternoon, these two beauties showed their faces....Bicknoller Combe, West Somerset... #eastcoastkin #canonr7 #quantockhills #naturephotography #wildlifephotography
October 27, 2026 at 6:13 PM
photoguy556.bsky.social
Rob's @robcrank68.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay Alt theme is #MealTime, any bird eating food.
Here's a #RedBelliedWoodpecker having a little snack.
#CanonR7 #RF100-400 #Birds #Photography #Nature #ShotThroughAGlassDoor #BackYardBirds #FeederCam
October 28, 2026 at 2:40 PM
photosbyvertego.eurosky.social
First ever image of a Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus).

#CanonR7
#ECK
@rspb.bsky.social
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
October 27, 2026 at 11:11 AM
dougengstrom.bsky.social
Alan's #BirdOfTheDay Alt theme is #LargeBirds, any bird that is larger than a Pigeon.

Here's a bald eagle, one member of a pair I was lucky enough to catch soaring over city greenbelt.

📷 #CanonR7 #Tamron18-300
#photography #birdphoto #wildlife #ECK #eagles #BaldEagles
Adult bald eagle soaring against a clear, deep blue sky, seen from below with its broad wings spread wide and tilted diagonally across the frame. The wingtip feathers fan out like long dark fingers. The body and wings are dark brown, the head is white with a hint of yellow bill, and the white tail is fanned out at the lower left. The sky is a smooth, cloudless blue.
October 31, 2026 at 8:46 AM
dougengstrom.bsky.social
Atlantic Birding’s #BirdOfTheDay themes are #GoldenSun and #FemmeFatale.

I'm going to claim this female mallard coming in for a landing while backlit by autumn sun as twofer. 😉

📷 #CanonR7 #Tamron18-300
#photography #birdphoto #wildlife #ECK #ducks #Mallards
Female mallard landing with wings spread wide and backlit, the pale outer feathers glowing translucent in the sunlight. She faces left with her head tilted down, her orange legs and webbed feet dangling below the mottled brown body, and her tail fanned. The upperwing nearest the body shows blue-gray feathers edged in white. The background is a soft blur of gold, orange, and green autumn leaves and reflections.
November 2, 2026 at 6:51 AM
dougengstrom.bsky.social
Atlantic Birding’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #GoldenSun; any bird in warm, golden sunshine.

Here's an American Robin in a bare tree, basking in the autumn sun.

📷 #CanonR7 #Tamron18-300
#photography #birdphoto #wildlife #ECK #robins #AmericanRobins #ForJanet
American robin perched among bare, lichen-flecked branches in warm evening light, seen in profile and facing right. The head is black with bold white arcs around a dark eye and a yellow-orange bill. The breast is a rich brick orange with pale scalloped edges, and the back and wings are slate gray. The long gray tail extends down and to the left behind the branches. The background is a soft blur of pale gold and blue.
November 2, 2026 at 7:16 AM
dougengstrom.bsky.social
For #SquirrelSaturday, here's a fox squirrel that seems to understand the expression "hightailing it."

📷 #CanonR7 #Tamron18-300
#photography #mammals #wildlife #ECK #squirrels #FoxSquirrels
A fox squirrel caught mid-bound across short green grass, its body hunched and gathered as it leaps toward the right. Its long, bushy tail sweeps up and back in a big arc, glowing orange where the light hits the fur. The squirrel’s back is grizzled gray-brown, and its face and one outstretched hind leg are warm rusty orange. A shiny black eye looks straight ahead, and its small ear is perked up. The grass behind it is soft and pale green.
October 31, 2026 at 4:08 PM
dougengstrom.bsky.social
Rob Crank’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BestOfOctober.

I think the best shot I posted during October was this red-bellied woodpecker hanging out in our neighbor's yard.

📷 #CanonR7 #Tamron18-300
#photography #birdphoto #wildlife #ECK #woodpeckers #RedBelliedWoodpeckers
Red-bellied woodpecker clinging to the lichen-covered bark of a tree branch, seen in profile and facing up and to the left. The head is pale cream with a bright orange-red cap running from the forehead over the crown to the nape, a dark eye, and a long, chisel-shaped dark bill. The back and wings have a bold black-and-white zebra pattern, and the black tail has pale barring along its edge. The breast and belly are a soft, creamy buff. The blurred background is pale gray and white.
November 1, 2026 at 6:13 PM
dougengstrom.bsky.social
Helen Bennett’s #BirdOfTheDay Halloween theme is #FrightfulFeathers - any eerie, mysterious, or spooky birds!

Here's a common grackle getting into the spirit of the season.

📷 #CanonR7 #Tamron18-300
#photography #birdphoto #wildlife #ECK #grackles #CommonGrackles
Adult common grackle seen from the front, bending low to forage on the ground, its dark bill pointed down and its pale yellow eye glinting, giving the bird a spooky, menacing appearance. The head is a glossy deep blue-violet, and the shoulders and back shimmer with bronze and green iridescence. The dark tail extends to the left. Pale green seedlings and a single yellowing leaf fill the foreground, and the background is a soft, muted blur of sandy ground and stones.
October 30, 2026 at 4:35 PM
photoguy556.bsky.social
Helen's @helenbennett.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme, #OnOneLeg - birds seen balancing on one leg!
Back to the spring for this #HoodedMerganser and a #CanadaGoose both standing on one leg.
#CanonR7 #Sigma150-600 #Birds #Photography #Nature
October 26, 2026 at 3:12 PM
dougengstrom.bsky.social
Rob Crank’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BestOfOctober.

My best unposted October photo is this trumpeter swan, who lives on the pond next to the Shrine of the Grotto of the Redemption in West Bend, IA.

📷 #CanonR7 #Tamron18-300
#photography #birdphoto #wildlife #ECK #swans #TrumpeterSwans
Close-up of an adult trumpeter swan, seen in profile and facing right, with its long white neck curving in an arc. The head and neck are pure white and beaded with water droplets. A dark eye sits at the edge of the black face marking. A drop of water hangs from the bill tip, and more droplets have fallen into the dark olive water below, leaving circular ripples on the surface.
November 1, 2026 at 5:55 PM
dougengstrom.bsky.social
Alan's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #NOP, any bird name starting with one of these letters.

Here's a pied-billed grebe cruising Lake Terra. I'm glad these birds use our community pond as a migration waypoint.

📷 #CanonR7 #Tamron18-300
#photography #birdphoto #wildlife #ECK #grebes #PiedBilledGrebes
Pied-billed grebe swimming low in the water, in profile and facing right, with its neck upright. The plumage is warm brown with a dark cap and a scruffy, slightly spiky crest, and a pale patch behind the short, pale tan bill. A white fluffy patch shows at the rear of the body, and the back is darker brown. The water around it is rippled and patchy, with blue sky reflections on the right and golden-brown reflections on the left. A faint, wavering reflection of the bird hangs below it.
October 31, 2026 at 8:59 AM
dougengstrom.bsky.social
Atlantic Birding’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #Yellow; any bird with yellow plumage.

Here's Iowa's state bird, the American Goldfinch, putting in an appearance in the city's greenbelt.

📷 #CanonR7 #Tamron18-300
#photography #birdphoto #wildlife #ECK #goldfinch #AmericanGoldfinch
Male American goldfinch perched at the tip of a leafy branch, facing right with its head turned slightly toward the camera. The body is a vivid lemon yellow with a small, glossy black cap and an orange, cone-shaped bill. The black wings and tail trail down and to the left, with pale edging on the wing feathers. Dull green leaves with small holes and reddish-pink stems frame the bird, and the background is a soft, muted gray-blue blur.
October 29, 2026 at 7:02 AM
dougengstrom.bsky.social
Helen Bennett’s #BirdOfTheDay Alt. theme is: #MostSeen - the birds you see most often!

Most migrators are leaving Iowa, but the dark-eyed juncos are arriving. Here's one perched in the greenbelt.

📷 #CanonR7 #Tamron18-300
#photography #birdphoto #wildlife #ECK #juncos #DarkEyedJuncos
Dark-eyed junco perched on a lichen-covered branch, seen from the side and slightly behind with its head turned to the left. The head and body are soft gray-brown with a dark eye and a short, pale pink bill. The folded wing is brown with buff edging and dark streaks, and the belly is a paler gray. A dark tail extends toward the lower right, and thin pink legs grip the branch. The background is a soft, blurred wash of gray and lilac.
October 30, 2026 at 4:52 PM
dougengstrom.bsky.social
Atlantic Birding’s #BirdOfTheDay Alt. theme is: #Red; any bird with red plumage.

House finches are native to Mexico, but this guy is preparing to tough out another Iowa winter.

📷 #CanonR7 #Tamron18-300
#photography #birdphoto #wildlife #ECK #finches #HouseFinches
Male house finch perched on a bare, diagonal branch, looking up and to the left against a smooth blue-gray sky. The crown, face, throat, and upper breast are washed in soft salmon-pink, with a dark eye and a thick, pale gray bill. The belly and flanks are streaked in brown and cream, and the folded wings and tail are olive-brown. Dark feet grip the branch, which forks into several thin twigs around the bird.
October 29, 2026 at 7:31 AM
dougengstrom.bsky.social
Alan's theme for #BirdOfTheDay is #Branched, birds on thin branches.

The dark-eyed juncos have come to central Iowa in force. Here's one perched and posing nicely.

📷 #CanonR7 #Tamron18-300
#photography #birdphoto #wildlife #ECK #DarkEyedJunco
Dark-eyed junco perched on a thin, lichen-flecked branch, shown in profile and facing right. The head, back, and breast are an even slate gray, with a dark eye and a short, pale pink bill. The belly is clean white, and the folded wing is edged with pale gray and faint brown. The long tail extends down and to the left, with a pale outer feather along its edge. Thin bare twigs and soft, out-of-focus green and tan leaves fill the background.
October 27, 2026 at 3:55 PM
dougengstrom.bsky.social
Rob Crank’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #HeadsUp, any bird looking up to the sky.

Here's a mallard in Boston Public Garden, checking out the airspace.

📷 #CanonR7 #Tamron18-300
#photography #birdphoto #wildlife #ECK #ducks #mallards
Mallard swimming on rippled blue-gray water, shown from the side and slightly behind with its neck stretched high and its bill tipped skyward. A water droplet hangs from the dark bill, which has orange edges. The head and neck are a soft gray-brown, and the breast and back are mottled in dark brown and buff, with neat scalloped edges. The tail has pale outer feathers, and an orange foot is visible beneath the surface. Thin ripples spread across the water around the duck, with a dark reflection below.
October 28, 2026 at 3:07 PM
dougengstrom.bsky.social
Alan's #BirdOfTheDay Alt theme is #Grounded, birds standing on the ground.

Here's a common grackle that's plucked something edible from the leaf litter and stones around our neighbor's tree.

📷 #CanonR7 #Tamron18-300
#photography #birdphoto #wildlife #ECK #CommonGrackle
Adult male common grackle walking among stones, shown in profile and facing left with its bill open and a small bit of food held in it. The head and breast shine deep blue and violet, and the pale yellow eye stands out against the dark face. The body and wings are dark bronze-black, and the long tail trails to the right. Pale green seedlings rise in the foreground, and rounded gray stones and dry brown leaves cover the ground. The background is a soft blur of pebbles and green shoots.
October 27, 2026 at 4:09 PM
photoguy556.bsky.social
Rob's @robcrank68.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay is #LMNO, any bird whose name starts with one of those letters.
I've gone with a couple of #Nuthatch 's, A #RedBreasted and a #WhiteBreasted
#CanonR7 #RF100-400 #Birds #Photography #Nature #ShotThroughAGlassDoor #BackYardBirds
October 24, 2026 at 2:17 PM
dougengstrom.bsky.social
Rob Crank’s #BirdOfTheDay Alt theme is #MealTime, any bird eating food.

I don't know what the thing floating near the Eastern Kingbird is in the first frame, but by the second frame, it's lunch.

📷 #CanonR7 #Tamron18-300
#photography #birdphoto #wildlife #ECK #EasternKingbird
Photo 1 of 2. An Eastern Kingbird perches on a thorny, leafy branch, seen from behind and below, with its head tilted sharply upward and its bill open slightly. The bird has a blackish head, slate-gray wings with pale feather edges, a white belly and a dark tail. Above and to the left of its head, a small dark insect hangs in the air against a pale, hazy sky. Photo 2 of 2. The same Eastern Kingbird, still on its thorny perch with its head tilted upward, a moment later. The insect that was flying beside it in the previous photo is gone, and the bird now holds it in its bill, mid-meal. Small green and yellow leaves fill the foreground, and the background is a soft green-gray blur.
October 28, 2026 at 2:48 PM
dougengstrom.bsky.social
Helen Bennett’s #BirdOfTheDay Alt. theme is: #SpottySpeckled - any bird with spotted or speckled plumage.

Here's a red-bellied woodpecker that seems speckled enough for the theme.

📷 #CanonR7 #Tamron18-300
#photography #birdphoto #wildlife #ECK #woodpeckers #RedBelliedWoodpeckers
Red-bellied woodpecker clinging to the lichen-covered bark of a tree branch, seen in profile and facing up and to the left. The head is pale cream with a bright orange-red cap running from the forehead over the crown to the nape, a dark eye, and a long, chisel-shaped dark bill. The back and wings have a bold black-and-white zebra pattern, and the black tail has pale barring along its edge. The breast and belly are a soft, creamy buff. The blurred background is pale gray and white.
October 26, 2026 at 6:54 AM
dougengstrom.bsky.social
Atlantic Birding’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #BrownBirds; any bird with mostly brown plumage.

Here's a female house finch, hanging out in all her brown glory.

📷 #CanonR7 #Tamron18-300
#photography #birdphoto #wildlife #ECK #finches #HouseFinches
House finch perched on a thin bare twig, shown in profile and facing right against a pale blue-lavender sky. The plumage is soft gray-brown with fine dark streaks on the head, breast, and flanks. The short, thick, conical bill is pale gray, and a bright dark eye stands out in the plain face. The folded wing is edged in pale buff, and the long tail slopes down to the left. A larger, out-of-focus branch crosses the right edge of the frame.
October 25, 2026 at 1:43 PM