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Rob Crank Photography
@robcrank68.bsky.social
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Very much an Amateur Hobbyist Photographer who loves Wildlife.

#EastCoastKin Arts Collective Member

User of Canon Gear

ONLY HERE FOR THE Wildlife, Fauna & Flora

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tonycava.bsky.social
#BirdOfTheDay #ShortBeaks #OregonJunco #NorthStateHospital

An Oregon junco is perched on the rusted second floor emergency exit stair of the ruin of the Frasier Building at the former North State Hospital in #SedroWoolleyWA
A tiny black and brown Oregon junco looking directly into the camera is perched on the rusted second floor emergency exit stair of the ruin of the Frasier Building at the former North State Hospital in Sedro Woolley WA
January 16, 2026 at 10:54 PM
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adrianen.bsky.social
Like these, perhaps?
January 16, 2026 at 10:31 PM
robcrank68.bsky.social
A set of highlights from my midweek trip to Rodley Nature Reserve near Leeds on Wednesday, they were a Treecreeper, Linnet, Cetti's Warbler & Wren.

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #ukbirding #birdphotography @rspb.bsky.social #wildlifephotography #BirdLife #PhotographyIsArt
January 16, 2026 at 10:37 PM
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adrianen.bsky.social
#FlyDay #BirdOfTheDay #Birds #BirdPhotography

Kingfisher, Greenfinches, Grey Heron
January 16, 2026 at 10:24 PM
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As per @robcrank68.bsky.social, today's #BirdOfTheDay #s theme is #Shortbeaks. Here is lady Northern #Cardinal. But does she qualify? #birds #photography
January 16, 2026 at 2:09 PM
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stijnlaauwen.bsky.social
For the #BirdOfTheDay theme #ShortBeaks, I'd like to share a Robin, a Redwing and a Fieldfare in the snow, and for the alt theme #pigeons I'd like to share a very pretty White-Winged Pigeon I saw at Burger's Zoo in Arnhem.
January 16, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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fozziefotos.bsky.social
#BirdoftheDay #Shortbeaks @robcrank68.bsky.social #EastCoastKin #birdphotography #birds #photo #PhotographersofBluesky

An Atlantic Canary
a pretty little yellow bird sat on the end of a thorny twig with a bright blue background
January 16, 2026 at 2:22 PM
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photosbyvertego.bsky.social
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Short Beaks, any bird with a short beak, and the Alt theme is #Pigeons.
@robcrank68.bsky.social

#GoldFinch

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #ukbirding
@rspb.bsky.social
#BirdLife
a Goldfinch enjoying some sunshine
January 16, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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booksbeaksbytes.bsky.social
Per Rob (@robcrank68.bsky.social), today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Short Beaks & the Alt theme is #Pigeons.

Here's a "tree of life" in our backyard with many #doves and two house #finches. Many birds use this particular tree as a launching pad to land at our feeders.

#birds #backyardbirding
On a grey winter day, mourning doves and house finches perch among bare branches above and behind two bird feeders. The overcast sky casts a soft, even light.
January 16, 2026 at 3:24 PM
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adamlittle.bsky.social
A fluffed up pigeon for today’s #BirdoftheDay #Pigeons #PigeonSky #Birds @alan678.bsky.social @robcrank68.bsky.social @hceedee.bsky.social
January 16, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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patty1515.bsky.social
Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social's #BirdOfTheDay is #ShortBeaks. A Black-capped Chickadee picking fat off a frozen deer carcass, first time I've seen this. Western PA #birds #chickadees #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #nikon #EastCoastKin
January 16, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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thecorvallisbirder.bsky.social
Something fun for the #BirdoftheDay theme of #Short beaks; an orange variant House Finch! Typically, they're red, but due to diet, genes (or both), some are orange or yellow. #Nature #Photography #Birds #PNWBirding #Oregon
January 16, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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stevenmarx.bsky.social
Per @robcrank68.bsky.social, today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ShortBeaks.

House Finches and Dark-eyed Junco.

#birds #photography #sonyalpha
Three house finches, two female and a male, are sitting on tree branches, with the female in front out of focus. The male behind and to the right and the female behind and to the left are in focus. In and out of focus branches are in the foreground and background, with a blue sky filling the rest of the background. A branch in the lower left, out of focus, still has some snow on it. Male finch is facing to the left in profile, right side of the bird visible. Female in front is facing to the left while the in focus female behind is facing and looking to the camera’s left. Closeup of a dark eyed junco on snow covered ground surrounded by bird food. The bird fills most of the frame, is facing to the viewer’s right in profile, right eye visible and beak open, eating. Bird is very puffed up, the body almost round. End of the tail is cut off the frame.
January 16, 2026 at 4:13 PM
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jsoanes.bsky.social
Amazonian Feather Duster?

Opisthocomus hoazin, or "Stinky" Turkey. #FlyDay #FeatheredFriday

Also @robcrank68.bsky.social's #BirdOfTheDay #ShortBeaks

Heron Lake, Añangu, Ecuador

#photography #originalcontent #nature #wildlife #birds #amazon #amazonia #RioNapo #travel #offthebeatenpath #ecuador
An Opisthocomus hoazin, or Stinky Turkey, appears to be taking flight at the edge of Heron Lake. It doesn't need to, as their stench drives away predators because they think the bird is rotten or poisonous. Hoatzin smell because of their cow-like fermenting digestive system. It makes the hoatzin both smelly and clumsy, as its enlarged gut makes it difficult to fly.
January 16, 2026 at 4:18 PM
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henrikfrietsch.bsky.social
A bit late to the party with @robcrank68.bsky.social theme of #short / #shortbeaks for #BirdOfTheDay but I had a good reason and that was because of this Horned lark (Berglärka) at Bunkeflo 😎✌️ #birds #EastCoastKin #birdphotgraphy #BirdLife #wildlifephotography #PhotographersUnited #BirdsseenIn2026
January 16, 2026 at 4:20 PM
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revericanderson.bsky.social
For today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme of #ShortBeaks from @robcrank68.bsky.social - this saffron finch near the Kīlauea summit.

#birds #photography #HawaiianBirds
January 16, 2026 at 4:48 PM
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ondinemonet.bsky.social
@robcrank68.bsky.social says that today's #BirdOfTheDay is #Short beaks. So, I give you a favorite of mine, the California Quail. They are quite a challenge to photograph, but so worth it!

#Birds #Birding #Nature #CaliforniaQuail #Birds!🦉 #feathers
January 16, 2026 at 5:23 PM
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txsccs.bsky.social
A couple of Francolins in Maui. They were not tame, but they were definitely used to people. #shortbeaks #BirdOfTheDay
January 16, 2026 at 5:47 PM
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mfoley25.bsky.social
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme as set by Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social
is #ShortBeaks. Here is a Oregon Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) on the feeder.
#FlyDay
#EastCoastkin
#WestCoastKin
#Oregon #PNW
#Birds #Junco
#Nature #Photography
a small Oregon Dark-eyed Junco, is perched on the edge of a rustic, metal bird feeder. the bird has a distinctive dark, sooty hood contrasting with a brown back and sides, and a white belly. it is pecking at a mix of seeds, including sunflower seeds and corn kernels. the background is softly blurred.
January 16, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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the-old-kid.bsky.social
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme chosen by @robcrank68.bsky.social is #ShortBeaks
Here are two juvenile white-crowned sparrows having a little scuffle.
#White-crownedSparrow #sparrows #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #photography #birds #smallbirds #birdsinflight #BirdsInFight #🪶
January 16, 2026 at 6:31 PM
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figureoutthesea.ca
#BirdOfTheDay a #Short beak for a short bird, the Saw-whet Owl. Not the first time I saw these teeny beauties, but the first time I caught a glimpse of their deep golden eyes

-- Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary, March 2025

#photography #birds
A Saw-whet Owl, a mostly brown bird with speckly white + pale brown chest, is resting in a tangle of branches in the shade. Its one visible eye is partly open, and a deep golden colour
January 16, 2026 at 6:41 PM
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dbminshall.bsky.social
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ShortBeaks - here’s a couple of photos of Blue Tit. Both were taken near St. Clears in South Wales, first in 2024, second in 2025. #ukwildlife #birds @robcrank68.bsky.social
January 16, 2026 at 6:47 PM
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ankemarsh.bsky.social
BotD theme is short beaks. Have a robin, dunnock and coal tit. All with short beaks. Throwing in a starling. Longer beak (proportional to body) but way shorter than, say, a pelican’s. Right? 🤣 All from today

#BirdOfTheDay #ShortBeaks #LondonBirds #Birds #Photography
A photograph of a robin. It is perched on a bramble, facing to the left. It’s mainly greyish-brown with a distinctive orange chest. Behind it is blurred vegetation. A photograph of a dunnock. It is a mainly grey bird with some brown, finch-like patterning. It is perched on a thin, bare twig, looking to the right. Not sure how the twig supports this bird to be honest. Lots of other bare twigs around it, with blurred vegetation and blue sky in the background. A photograph of a coal tit. It is a black and grey bird, small. It is standing on a branch, under some alder seeds and is obscured by some other branches. A total nightmare to get this guy in focus. A photograph of a starling. It is a smallish, dark bird with speckles. There is also some iridescence - green in this case. The bird is perched on a thin bare branch, obscured by other twigs. Behind is a tree branch and sky, blurred.
January 16, 2026 at 6:54 PM
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ali1973.bsky.social
Today’s theme is #Short beaks Here is a Red Poll using its little beak to pick the tiny seeds out of the small cones of an Alder(I think?) #BirdOfTheDay #birds 🪶
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A Red Poll sits on a twig which has small Alder cones hanging from it. Its small beak has a few seeds showing. The bird has a low rosy red blush on its breast and a red patch on the top of its head.
January 16, 2026 at 7:28 PM
robcrank68.bsky.social
It is #FlyDay so here's a Black-headed Gull & Grey Heron at Rodley Nature Reserve this week.

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #ukbirding @rspb.bsky.social
January 16, 2026 at 9:16 PM