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Atlantic Birding
@atlanticbirding.bsky.social
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Birder/Hobby Photographer; West of Ireland. Post pictures of birds, nature & landscapes encountered on my travels.
Interested in nature and the environment around the world.
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Atlantic Birding @atlanticbirding.bsky.social · 14h
I want acknowledge hitting 1k followers & thank this community for being so welcoming. & to the hosts for driving & challenging interactions
2&1/2 yrs ago I was a birder who got a camera & you’ve helped me evolve into a competent photographer

Here’s the first photo I ever took; a swift in flight.
A Swift in flight against a Bluesky. The bird is facing the camera and tilting its head to look towards it. It is facing the camera, wings outstretched and tailored slightly to the left.
atlanticbirding.bsky.social
🪶 So I believe in the U.S. today is something called #SuperbOwlSunday; a tradition I can get behind!

A portrait of an Eurasian Eagle Owl I took at a falconry.

BTW being a birder I guess I’m going for the hawks tonight!

#birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #eastcoastkin #Owl #eagleowl
A Eurasian Eagle Owl portrait shot. The birds head and upper body fill the frame as it looks directly into the camera with its large eyes. Its mottled brown, yellow and black feathers can be seen in good detail. The background is a plywood sheet turning to shadow on the right.
February 8, 2026 at 11:37 AM
atlanticbirding.bsky.social
#BirdOfTheDay #Birds #blueskymonday #eastcoastkin #mallardmonday #woodpeckerwednesday #waderwednesday #thursjay #scape #forestfriday #squirrelsaturday #smallbirdsaturday #stunday #swanday #blueskyartshow
atlanticbirding.bsky.social Atlantic Birding @atlanticbirding.bsky.social · 14h
I want acknowledge hitting 1k followers & thank this community for being so welcoming. & to the hosts for driving & challenging interactions
2&1/2 yrs ago I was a birder who got a camera & you’ve helped me evolve into a competent photographer

Here’s the first photo I ever took; a swift in flight.
A Swift in flight against a Bluesky. The bird is facing the camera and tilting its head to look towards it. It is facing the camera, wings outstretched and tailored slightly to the left.
February 8, 2026 at 9:31 AM
atlanticbirding.bsky.social
I want acknowledge hitting 1k followers & thank this community for being so welcoming. & to the hosts for driving & challenging interactions
2&1/2 yrs ago I was a birder who got a camera & you’ve helped me evolve into a competent photographer

Here’s the first photo I ever took; a swift in flight.
A Swift in flight against a Bluesky. The bird is facing the camera and tilting its head to look towards it. It is facing the camera, wings outstretched and tailored slightly to the left.
February 8, 2026 at 9:28 AM
atlanticbirding.bsky.social
🪶 A pair of Mute Swans paddle
across a lake, backlit by the sunrise on a frosty winter morning.

#ireland #naturetherapy #naturephotography #eastcoastkin #lake #sunrise #photography #stunday #swanday #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #frost #winter #sun
A pair of Mute Swans paddle in a line from left to right across a lake with the sunrise whinging on them from behind and right. The birds are backlit and their reflections are visible in front of them. The lake has a metallic appearance with wisps of fog visible. In the foreground are some low growing reeds in the water and the background is scrubby woodland at the edge of the lake.
February 8, 2026 at 8:53 AM
atlanticbirding.bsky.social
🪶 @alan678.bsky.social’s theme for #BirdOfTheDay is #posted, any bird on a fence or post.
Alternative Is #red

I have a gorgeous Stonechat on a cement post in the sunset.

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin #stonechat #sunset #stunday #sunshine
A male Stonechat on a cement post at sunset. The birds are backlit is in side profile looking to the left showing its tail, wing, back and head. The background Is out of focus greens and whites
February 8, 2026 at 8:34 AM
atlanticbirding.bsky.social
🪶 So @alan678.bsky.social has chosen #Serenity for #BirdOfTheDay while @robcrank68.bsky.social is convalescing. Alt. Theme is #Blurry.

I find this shot of tufted ducks at sunset very calm.

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin #duck #sunset #calm
Four Tufted Ducks on a calm lake at sunset. The birds are backlit by the golden sunshine, three are together to the left of centre of the shot and the other is to the right. One of the group of three is raised up with its wings out against the sunset.
February 7, 2026 at 11:22 AM
atlanticbirding.bsky.social
🪶 For this weeks #SquirrelSaturday I have some shots of a Red Squirrel feeding on beech nuts from the Autumn.

#mammals #naturetherapy #naturephotography #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin #redsquirrel #squirrel #mammalphotography #sqrlpix #ireland #irishwildlife
A Red Squirrel hanging upside down on a very thin beech branch to reach the nut at the end. The animals entire body is visible from head to toe along the branch. The foreground and background are beech branches covered in leaves, dappled with light. A Red Squirrel sitting in a beech tree eating a beech nut. The animal is facing the camera with a nut in its hands. The foreground and background are beech branches covered in leaves, dappled with light. A Red Squirrel moving through a beech canopy, the animal is standing in the middle of the frame reaching up to another branch. The background is beech branches covered in leaves, dappled with light.
February 7, 2026 at 8:24 AM
atlanticbirding.bsky.social
🪶 Good Morning. Time for @javajanegallery.co.uk’s #SmallBirdSaturday;

- Treecreeper on a mossy Willow
- Goldfinch in the sunshine
- Male Chaffinch on Bramble

#irishbirding #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin #Treecreeper #Chaffinch #Goldfinch
A Treecreeper hanging off a drooping carpet of moss on a dead willow branch. The bird is visible on its right side and is inspecting the moss with its beak. The branch is black and runs from the right to the top of the frame. The background is out of focus greens mixed with dark colours. A Goldfinch perched on a small branch, the bird is faced slightly away from Camera with its head turned back so its left side is visible. The sun is shining directly on it and lighting up the branches and bushes in the background A Male Chaffinch perched on a bare bramble branch close to the Ground. The bird is showing its right side and has it’s head down as if ready to fly Away. The light is coming from the left and highlighting its tail and wings.
February 7, 2026 at 7:44 AM
atlanticbirding.bsky.social
🪶 @alan678.bsky.social has chosen #Birds&Berries for today’s #BirdOfTheDay.
Alt. Is #Backlitbeauty.

I have a series of a European
Robin performing impressive acrobatics to eat Ivy berries

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin #robin #irishbirding
A European Robin, close up in side profile, perched on Ivy. A Robin, still perched on Ivy, twisting its head upside and backwards to grab a berry Robin back In a normal position with the Ivy berry in its beak
February 6, 2026 at 7:31 AM
atlanticbirding.bsky.social
🪶 A shot I took with a GoPro, over 12 years ago, of the Cliffs of Moher in Co. Clare, Ireland.
Hag’s head, the southern most outcrop of the cliffs, is visible in the background with the ruins of a napoleonic signal tower on it.

##naturetherapy #seascape #eastcoastkin #scape #sea #cliff #coast
A shot of the Cliffs of Moher taken from the most northerly point. The cliffs are on the left and the sea is to the right. In the foreground some people can be seen on top of the cliffs and in the background Hag’s Head can be seen. It is said that it looks like the face of a Hag jutting out of the water. The ruin of Napoleonic era signal tower can be seen on top
February 6, 2026 at 7:07 AM
atlanticbirding.bsky.social
🪶 For this week’s #Flyday I have a succession of Black-headed Gulls flying across a lake in front of a golden winter sunset

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #eastcoastkin #irishbirding #sunset #flying #gull #silhouette #scape
A sunset scene; dark hills peppered with bare trees in the low background are topped by a sunset of deep oranges and pinks. A hint of the water of the lake is visible in the foreground and the silhouettes of four black headed gulls can be seen just above the tree line, the birds are all flying right to left and are in a line. A fifth bird can be partially seen at the bottom right of the picture in front of the hill
February 6, 2026 at 6:53 AM
atlanticbirding.bsky.social
🪶 Happy #ThursJay everybody. Time to celebrate the Corvids. This week I have;

- Silhouette of a Raven in flight
- Moody shot of a Western Jackdaw
- Rook missing some feathers around the beak

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #eastcoastkin #corvid #irishbirding #raven #jackdaw
A Silhouette of a Raven in flight. The bird is flying from left to right in side profile. Its wings are up and its head is tilted slightly upward and towards the camera. The background is grey and there is a little darkness in the foreground as it was shot through scrub A Western Jackdaw perched on a gnarly tree branch. The birds tail is to the right of the shot, in side profile and looking at the camera with its left eye. The bird and gnarled branches are in focus and there are out of focus bare trees dappled with grey light in the background A young Rook standing on a road in side profile. The bird is looking to the left with its right foot forward. The light is catching Its back and wings and it is missing some feathers around the beak. Another Rook can be seen in the background and the left side of the road has a green lilt from moss.
February 5, 2026 at 6:59 AM
atlanticbirding.bsky.social
🪶 @robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Pigeons&Doves. The alternative is #Black&White

I have
- Collared Dove on the ground
- Wood Pigeon in a conifer

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin #pigeon #irishbirding #dove
A Collared Dove, in side profile, walking on the ground. The bird is moving from right to left on grass with dark soil showing through it. The light is brightest on the birds head and left shoulder A Wood Pigeon perched in a conifer with its back turned to camera and head turned so it is looking back with its left eye. The sun is shining through the branches of the tree from the left. The birds tail, wings and head are visible
February 5, 2026 at 6:03 AM
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annaquent.bsky.social
@alan678.bsky.social hat heute das Thema #BackyardBirds für den #BirdOfTheDay gewählt.
Hier ein Kernbeißer in der Linde vor meinem Küchenfenster.
Kernbeißer auf einem Ast im Baum, teils von kahlen Zweigen verdeckt, ausgerichtet zur rechten Bildseite, hat seinen Kopf zur Seite gedreht und schaut aus dem Bild heraus. Das Gefieder leuchtet in der Sonne. Im Hintergrund blauer Himmel.
February 4, 2026 at 12:56 PM
atlanticbirding.bsky.social
🪶 @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BackyardBirds. Alt. is #LongNecks

Here’s a close up of a Long-tailed Tit I captured last week in a brief spell of nice weather!

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin #Longtailedtit #irishbirding
A long-tailed Tit sitting in a Whitethorn tree in the bright sunshine. The bird is close up and in side profile, looking to the right. Its head and side are prominent and the detail of the feathers are very clear. The wing and tail are obscured by small branches. Some small, out of focus, branches are in the foreground and the background is out of focus dark greens.
February 4, 2026 at 7:16 AM
atlanticbirding.bsky.social
🪶 @robcrank68.bsky.social has chosen chosen #Reflections as today’s #BirdOfTheDay. Alternative is #Paridae (Tits).

I have two shots of a Black-headed Gull feeding in a flood plain.

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin #gull #irishbirding
A Black-headed gull sitting on calm water, its reflection is visible in front of it. The bird is side on looking to the right A Black-headed Gull dipping its head under the water for food. The bird is facing the camera and its back, wings and tail are visible and upright with the reflection in front of it. The water is still and a few reeds are visible in the background
February 3, 2026 at 8:41 AM
atlanticbirding.bsky.social
🪶 @alan678.bsky.social has chosen #OpenBeak for today’s #BirdOfTheDay. Alternative is #OpenWings

I have this Robin singing in the golden sunshine with some dirt on its bill.

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin #robin #irishbirding #BlueskyMonday
A European Robin singing in the golden sunshine. The bird is perched on a diagonal branch in side profile with the sun shining on it and the branches around it. Its beak is open in song and a bit of dirt is visible on the tip of its beak. In the background blue sky can be seen through the branches.
February 2, 2026 at 7:58 AM
atlanticbirding.bsky.social
🪶 @robcrank68.bsky.social has chosen #GullsInWater for today’s #BirdOfTheDay. Alt. is #ShortLeggedBirds.
I have three Gulls:
- Black headed Gull in sunshine
- Yellow Legged Gull
- Black headed Gull in fog

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin #Gull
A Winter Plumage Black-headed Gull floating on the water in the strong sunshine. The bird is in side profile showing its right side. Its reflection is visible in the foreground. The water is calm and still with tiny ripples around the bird. A Yellow Legged Gull floating on a lake in the sunshine. The birds right side is visible, the sun is shining on its head, neck and side giving a broken reflection on the water. The water is very slightly choppy giving it a mottled look A Winter Plumage Black-headed Gull floating on the water on a foggy morning. The bird is in side profile, turned away from the camera, showing its left side. Its reflection is slightly visible on the surface. The water is calm and still, a light fog fills the background.
February 1, 2026 at 9:58 AM
atlanticbirding.bsky.social
🪶 A Swan sleeping in the fog on a cold, frosty morning on the lake as the sun starts to poke through.

#ireland #landscape #naturetherapy #naturephotography #eastcoastkin #lake #scape #sunrise #photography #stunday #swanday #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #frost #winter #fog
A Swan sleeping on a lake in the early morning. The bird is floating with its head and neck tucked under its wing. Its eye can be seen looking at the camera. The lake surface has a light fog floating on it and the sun is starting to shine through: casting light on the swans head, neck and chest and giving the water a mirrored appearance. In the background; reeds and trees can be seen on the shore, out of focus and behind the light fog.
February 1, 2026 at 8:32 AM
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futurumopteryx.bsky.social
🪶 ♥️ 💙🌟🍀🌠 💚
💚 #nature #vogels
het ontbreekt mij aan woorden om deze pimpels te beschrijven het is zó'n ....🫠
January 31, 2026 at 1:41 PM
atlanticbirding.bsky.social
🪶 Today’s #BirdOfTheDay is #Ducks. Alternative is #pigeons.

- Four Mallard in flight over a lake
- A pair of Gadwall in the golden sunrise
- Two Tufted Ducks in silhouette against the sunset

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin #sunrise #sunset
Two male and two female Mallard flying low over a lake from left to right. Their reflections are visible under them and a rocky, woodland shore is in the background A pair of Gadwall swimming towards the camera in the golden sunrise. The lake surface is a bright golden colour, as are the reeds in the background Two tufted ducks in silhouette against the light of the setting sun. One is in side profile and one is swimming away from the camera. The lake surface is a metallic, mercury colour and a few reeds are poking up in the foreground
January 31, 2026 at 11:28 AM
atlanticbirding.bsky.social
🐿️ A Red Squirrel enjoying some Hawthorn Berries early one morning in Christmas Week. 🦊

#SquirrelSaturday #mammals #naturetherapy #naturephotography #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin #redsquirrel #squirrel #mammalphotography #sqrlpix #ireland #irishwildlife
A Red Squirrel sitting in a Hawthorne bush foraging for berries. The animal is sitting on a small branch facing the camera And reaching out for a berry on a nearby branch. Behind it is out of focus Ivy With some grey sky on the right. A Red Squirrel sitting in a Hawthorne bush foraging for berries. The animal is sitting on a small branch facing the camera and throwing away a berry that wasn’t to its satisfaction. Behind it is out of focus Ivy With some grey sky on the right A Red Squirrel sitting in a Hawthorne bush foraging for berries. The animal is sitting on a small branch facing the camera And eating a berry with both hands. Behind it is out of focus Ivy with some grey sky on the right
January 31, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Reposted by Atlantic Birding
javajanegallery.co.uk
Good morning
Time for the little ones to shine
Feel free to join in - use the #️⃣ it’s free!
#SmallBirdSaturday ✨
#LittleBirds
#birds #ukbirding #birdphotography #naturephotography
#EastCoastKin
Robin close up Long tailed tit Common chiff chaff Blue tit
January 31, 2026 at 7:32 AM
atlanticbirding.bsky.social
🪶 Good Morning. Time for @javajanegallery.co.uk’s #SmallBirdSaturday, a chance to celebrate the #LittleBirds

- Long-Tailed Tit
- Female Siskin
- Blue Tit in an Oak Tree

#irishbirding #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin #longtailedtit #siskin #bluetit
A long-tailed Tit in a Whitethorn tree in the sunshine The bird is facing the camera with its head turned to the left. The its head and detail on its feathers are visible. The background is out of focus vegetation A female Siskin in side profile. The bird is facing to the lager and its head, wing and the underbelly on the left side are visible. The background is out of focus green with patches of white light. A Blue Tit in an Oak Tree in the sunshine. The bird is in side profile on the right with its head turned to look at the camera. The detail in its feathers are visible and its blue crest is slightly up. Behind the oak branches and shoots is a blue sky.
January 31, 2026 at 8:26 AM
atlanticbirding.bsky.social
🪶 @robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #FavouriteOfTheMonth. Alternative is #Blue.
My encounter with this Urban Grey Heron is my favourite. Posed perfectly and in great light.

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin #greyheron #heron
A Grey Heron perched on a willow tree in the sunshine preening. The bird is upright with its beak tucked under its wing and eye Closed.
January 30, 2026 at 10:31 AM