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fraggenstein.bsky.social
The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #poise , birds showing poise. The alt is #white, any bird that has white as part of its colouring - set by @alan678.bsky.social ~ here is a male Sparrowhawk that perched in a tree for over an hour just waiting 🪶🦉 #birdingWales #ukbirding #EastCoastKin #birdsofprey
Photo taken in the garden back in February 2023 ~ it was perched with the garden feeders in front of it in the pouring rain, but no birds ventured anywhere near the feeders. A male sparrowhawk is a small, slender bird of prey known for its speed and agility, often seen hunting in gardens. Small, compact, and slender, smaller than the female sparrowhawk. They have a long, thin tail and broad, short wings. Back & wings - Slate-grey or bluish-grey. Chest/Belly: Distinctive orange-brown or salmon-pink horizontal stripes (barring). Face: Orange-pink flush. Key Features: Bright yellow to deep amber-orange eyes and long, thin yellow legs. Flight/Behaviour: Known for a "flap-flap-glide" motion—a few rapid wingbeats followed by a short glide. They are adept at moving through trees and dense hedges. Comparison: The male is significantly smaller than the female, who is brown-backed and much larger.
January 25, 2026 at 9:00 AM
marygemignani.bsky.social
Flashback on this January 24 to a June 24 2023: Sandhill Cranes. A colt is walking in a pond with his mother and then testing his wings for the very first time in his life.

It's bitter cold here right now, good to see summer photos.

Good to be off on-call duties and back on BlueSky.
#birds #Summer
A mother and colt Sandhill Crane walking about in a local pond. A Sandhill colt is experimenting for the very first time in it's life with it's wings. He flies up over the water just a bit tasting flight for the first time.
January 25, 2026 at 1:35 AM
barbchan.bsky.social
American Kestrel

#kestrels #americankestrel #photography #nature #wildlife #birds #usbirds #bird #birdsofprey
American Kestrel in flight. Adult male American Kestrel perching on a bare branch.
January 25, 2026 at 12:12 AM
kkbrewst.bsky.social
Early morning flight

#photography
#eastcoastkin
Photo of a light pink starburst sunrise below a blue sky with scattered gray/purple clouds. There are silhouettes of several birds flying in the sky. In the lower left corner are silhouettes of leafless trees and a few lighted light poles.
January 24, 2026 at 11:37 PM
thatturtle.bsky.social
#BirdOfTheDay #starling #smallbirdsaturday
#EastCoastKin #photography #birds #nature #wildlife #photography #blackndwhitephotography
Black-and-white photo of a bird in flight beside a seed-filled bird feeder, with bare tree branches in the background.
January 24, 2026 at 8:44 PM
xanaxides.bsky.social
Blue-footed Boobies are AMAZING in flight! No double entendre, the birds seems a bit silly on the ground but are absolute wonders in the air
January 24, 2026 at 8:16 PM
leciamichelle.bsky.social
A photo from last summer. #greategrets

#birds
#photography
#birdsofbluesky
Flock of great egrets in flight.
January 24, 2026 at 8:00 PM
lukebmtb.bsky.social
Flooded fields are attractive to herons for some reason - this was on the edge of the water before it took off.

#birds #photography
Heron in flight over a grass field.
January 24, 2026 at 6:51 PM
trusttheroad-24.bsky.social
Walkabout at Newton Park, Winter Garden Florida yesterday.
- Limpkin
- Osprey Pair
- Snail Kite
- Lakescape, Lake Apopka

#birds #birding #wildlife #photography #scape #nature #outdoors #thelittlethings #photohour #EastCoastKin
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
Limpkin. Medium wader bird, brown feathers with white flecks throughout, long bill, very slightly curved not as sharp as Great Blue Heron. Pictured hunting among bright green vegetation cover on lake. Pair of Ospreys flying by photographer. Black wing-backs to camera, both birds flying with wings vertical to ground. Reminds photographer of a vertical wing paired fly-by maneuver performed by military jet show teams during air shows View of perfectly flat water on Lake Apopka, looking north, northeast from the pier at Newton Park in Winter Garden Florida. Brilliant blue sky, low white clouds in a line, clouds reflected in still blue water, green reeds at edge of lake stretching off in distance Snail Kite captured in flight. Small to medium size bird, brown feathers white band at tail, short hooked bill. Birds wing captured at top of their motion appears to be scanning the area below intently. This area being overflown is a rich bed of the snails that it's named after. Lucky capture for this photographer as this was a first-time sighting.
January 24, 2026 at 6:30 PM
swede1952.bsky.social
Tan with a Touch of Fire

I’m not especially pleased with how this image of a female Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) turned out. ...

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#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #NorthernCardinal
"Perched quietly on a weathered wooden surface, the female Northern Cardinal holds a gentle, dignified pose. Her body is angled slightly forward, crest raised like a soft flame of feathers atop her head. Her plumage is a warm blend of buff tan and soft brown, with subtle washes of reddish-orange brushing her wings and tail—like the last light of sunset caught in motion. Her beak is a bold orange, smooth and conical, standing out like a polished gem against the muted tones of her face. The background is a soft blur of green, likely foliage, rendered in a way that makes her form pop with clarity. The texture of her feathers is visible even in stillness—fine, layered, and slightly ruffled at the edges, as if she’s just settled from flight. Her eye is dark and round, alert but calm, giving her an air of quiet watchfulness. There’s no clutter, no distraction—just the bird, the perch, and the soft green hush behind her. This is not a moment of action, but of presence. She is still, but not passive. She holds the space with quiet authority, like a sentinel of the morning." - Microsoft Copilot
January 24, 2026 at 5:22 PM
lizzyesau.bsky.social
Flight formation - Merganser Style 🐦🦋

#birds
#Photography
#nature
#wildlife
Three Common Merganser, one male and two female, fly in formation through a blue sky.
January 24, 2026 at 4:33 PM
boredpastel.bsky.social
More stuff

#art #painting #traditionalart
4 2x2 in paintings. Top left is a green duck with a thin pink ribbon tied around its neck floating on a body of water with a bush visible in the background. Top right is a panda with an apple on top of its head. Bottom left is a fluffy white rabbit with red eyes on a yellow background. Bottom right is a duck with a witch hat and wand casting a spell on a red background. Sketches of paintings. Center top is a dragon with its moth agape. Top left and right are unicorns. Bottom left is a dog wearing clothes and a tricorn hat. Bottom right is a cat wearing clothes inspired by renaissance Italy. Painting of a calico cat laying down, paw resting on a purple ball. 6 2x2 in paintings. Top left is a frog wearing oversized cowboy boots and holding a revolver. Top right is a painting of a snow drift fence. Center left is a chicken dressed as a princess and sitting on a cushion. Center right is a black chicken and white duck on a dark purple background. Bottom left is two birds in flight on a background of clouds. Bottom right is a white duck with a big pink bow on its neck.
January 24, 2026 at 3:50 PM
pasadenastarnews.bsky.social
Visitors to the LA Zoo can see birds from across the globe in a “free-flight presentation” trib.al/XUdTbRd
Visitors to the LA Zoo can see birds from across the globe in a ‘free-flight presentation’
The Angela Collier World of Birds Show trains birds to fly freely in an open space, including the California Condor
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January 24, 2026 at 3:27 PM
brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social
Gorgeous 'Finches' jigsaw puzzle anyone?

1500 pieces and all our UK finches. 1 piece missing (see photo in listing) but still fabulous to do. I had no idea before I did this puzzle that Hawfinches have weird little flared tips to their primary flight feathers! #birds

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/14711321...
January 24, 2026 at 3:14 PM
swandiveswim.bsky.social
#Birds #Floof #SmallBirdSaturday This male House Sparrow with it's feathers fluffed up against the cold, does not look impressed with our mornings starting out at -24C (-11F).
A small bird with buff coloured breast feathers, black edged in rust brown flight feathers, black 'Zorro' mask, grey bill and gray capped head. It is perched on a bare branch. The background is snow looking more blue than white in the shadows.
January 24, 2026 at 2:54 PM
pacbirds.bsky.social
Black swan flyby for the #swans theme of #birdoftheday picked by @robcrank68.bsky.social

Western Treatment Plant, Melbourne 🇦🇺 #birds #photography #birdphotography #nature #EastCoastKin
Black swan in flight with long stretched out neck, all black except red bill and eye and white primaries and some secondaries
January 24, 2026 at 12:16 PM
fraggenstein.bsky.social
Joining in with this theme today set by @javajanegallery.co.uk -
#SmallBirdSaturday, so let's all get behind this wonderful Saturday Theme - Goldcrest, Firecrest, Chaffinch & Yellowhammer ~ all taken in South Wales 🪶🦉 #birdingWales #ukbirding #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #EastCoastKin
Photo taken in the garden - South Wales The Goldcrest is Europe’s smallest bird, weighing about the same as a single 20p coin. Despite their small size, they are often spotted in coniferous woods, parks, and gardens due to their distinctive, vibrant appearance. Photo taken at Bute Park ~ South Wales The Firecrest is a tiny, vividly coloured bird, often described as a "restless jewel". It is one of the UK's smallest birds, similar in size to a goldcrest but with more striking, brighter, and "cleaner" plumage. Photo taken at Forest Farm NR ~ South Wales A male chaffinch is a small, tidy, and vibrant songbird, roughly sparrow-sized (14–16 cm long). It is easily recognized by its distinctive contrast of warm and cool colours and its "flashing" white markings when in flight. Photo taken over The Vale of Glamorgan ~ South Wales A female yellowhammer is a small, sparrow-sized songbird, often seen sitting prominently on top of hedgerows or fences in rural farmland. While the male is bright canary-yellow, the female is a subtler, more subdued version of him.
January 24, 2026 at 9:05 AM
arthistoryanimalia.bsky.social
Giacomo Balla (Italy, 1871-1958)
Futurist Blackbirds, 1924
Oil on canvas 50 × 70 cm
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest 2023.5.1.B www.mfab.hu/artworks/199...
#BirdsInArt #Futurism
Futurist painting five stylized blackbirds in an abstract geometric scape of yellows, greens, blues, purples, and white (as with his other bird paintings, these lines, shapes, and colors are representations of the birds’ movements/flight)
January 24, 2026 at 6:08 AM
leciamichelle.bsky.social
Just a few photos from this week. Enjoy!

#beltedkingfisher
#baldeagle
#trumpeterswan
#northerncardinal

#birds
#photography
#birdsofbluesky
Bird in flight away from the camera. Bald eagle perched on a branch. Swans in a lake. A male northern cardinal eats a seed as it perches on a branch.
January 24, 2026 at 1:12 AM
mojubaolu.bsky.social
They supposedly look like birds in flight 😂
January 23, 2026 at 11:26 PM
nikonkelv.bsky.social
Chaffinch frozen in flight 🥶🥰 #birds #nature #wildlife #photography
January 23, 2026 at 9:45 PM
laurelgale.bsky.social
When you move slowly and quietly so as not to scare off the great blue heron... and then a boat comes by and scares it off anyway.

#birds #nature #wildlife
A photo of a great blue heron in flight over the water, just after take off with its skinny legs extended down, its large wings stretched upward, and its long neck extended forward.
January 23, 2026 at 8:26 PM
stephszarmach.bsky.social
Pressure data also allowed us to calculate flight altitude throughout the year—and in a cool twist we found that the max altitude of our birds matched the altitude at which @catieivy.bsky.social found captive MYWA would maintain flight in a hypobaric wind tunnel!
January 23, 2026 at 7:29 PM
pdimagearchive.bsky.social
Deer (1862) by Charles-François Daubigny.

Source: The Cleveland Museum of Art

Available to buy as a print.

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/c2a80a3d-8a73-4fd6-a99b-d421409d7b8f

#france #water #nature #reflections #trees #light #shrubs #landscapes #friendship #art #publicdomain
Intricate black and white print depicting birds in flight over dense shrubbery with deer grazing, in a cross-hatched style
January 23, 2026 at 7:03 PM
streetbiologist.bsky.social
Cattle Egret in flight.
#flyday #birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #photography #EastCoastKin #ArtChallenges #WestBengalBirds #IndiaBirds #photographersofBlueSky #NikonPhotography #NikonZ6iii
January 23, 2026 at 5:23 PM