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Mark Robertson @markrobbie.bsky.social · 3h

Her Ladyship, Dame Yellowthroat, holding court in her sage bush kingdom #birds

Darling but plain little yellowish bird on a curling purple sage stem, surrounded by a sea of similar stems

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Jen @birdsnbooks.bsky.social · 1h

Just beautiful 💛

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Mike Melton @mikemelton.bsky.social · 9d

Goth band album cover.

Groove-billed Anis are fabulous birds. A type of cuckoo, this species lives in social groups of up to 10 birds and they collectively guard their territory and even share a nest together!

These birds were taking a break today at @tapirvalley.bsky.social to groom each other.

Five black birds perch closely together on a branch, their glossy feathers and long tails standing out against a blurred green forest background.

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Shadowmac Photography 📸 @shadowmacphotos.bsky.social · 19d

Lakeside Sunset - Golden Ears Provincial Park, British Columbia 🇨🇦

#sunset #beach #clouds #nature #alouettelake #calm #outdoors #hiking #serene #autumn #goldenearsprovincialpark #bc #britishcolumbia #bluesky #stunday #reflection #mountains #panorama #pano #explorebc #canada

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Cam McCartney @camphoto.bsky.social · 18d

Alone in a field…
(Closer)
Willaura, Victoria

An afternoon drive through the canola paddocks down Willaura way.
26 September, 2025

#BlueSkyArtShow #stunday
#bluesky #photography #landscape #travel #nature #landscapephotography #naturephotography #scape #fujifilm #canola

An abandoned weatherboard California bungalow, framed by 2 giant date palm trees sits in the middle of a large paddock of canola. No other farm infrastructure can be seen nearby. Behind the house is the clean horizon of the canola field and above there is a dark cloudy sky. The sun is shining on the house and the canola.

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Emmaeli @emmaelie.bsky.social · 22d

Ray Morimura, 2016

Plum Grove at
Tenmangū shrine

Kyoto, Japan

woodblock print - styalized blooming branches growing from lichen covered trunk of an ancient plum tree, red half moon bridge in the distance

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Jen @birdsnbooks.bsky.social · 22d

For #birdoftheday #notabranch a handsome and hopeful Australian magpie perched on a cafe chair offering to share my breakfast. Sunshine Coast 2022 🪶

A large black and white bird with a long bill perched on the back of a cafe chair and peering toward the camera.

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Mike Melton @mikemelton.bsky.social · Sep 15

#BushtitoftheDay

A fierce female Bushtit visited me today.

#birds #nature

A small, fluffy brown-gray bird perched on a green branch with leaves in the background.

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Jen @birdsnbooks.bsky.social · Sep 15

Oh she’s fabulous! 🩶

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David Steel @steelyseabirder.bsky.social · Sep 14

Welcome to Super Seabird Sunday where we ask you to share photos, videos & artwork of seabirds to brighten up timelines (its needed!) Here is an Arctic tern with young; the worlds longest distant bird migrant in the world! #SuperSeabirdSunday

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Jen @birdsnbooks.bsky.social · Sep 9

I’m so sorry for your loss of this beautiful sweet girl. They give us so much but it’s so hard when they go. 💔

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Jen @birdsnbooks.bsky.social · Sep 7

A phone pic of an orange sunrise last week over and under a low marine layer. This was the day after dry lightning sparked fires over much of California. North Bay - San Francisco area.

#stunday
#orangesun

A sunrise over a ridge of trees and houses with a thick layer of orange over a low marine layer of fog and a thin layer of dusty pink. A brilliant pink sun just peeks out above the tree line.

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Jen @birdsnbooks.bsky.social · Sep 7

Trying out a new brush for #caturday

#cats
#catsofbluesky

furry white and tabby cat getting a head brushing and looking content

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David C. Simon @davidcsimon.bsky.social · Sep 4

This Baby Rainbow Lorikeet awkwardly flopping about our Callistemon actually put on a pretty spectacular show.
#birds

Photograph of a juvenile Rainbow Lorikeet in a callistemon tree. The bird is brightly coloured in yellow, orange, green, blue, black, and red, but ahs the dark eyes and beak of a juvenile. Its wings are spread wide for balance as it clumsily climbs a branch.

Same subject. The bird has another branch overlapping the first is is awkwardly negotiating it, with both wings held back.

Same subject, the bird has taken flight with wings and tail feathers outstretched. it actually looks relatively slick and competent here.

Same subject making an awkward landing on a thin branch with one wing stretched forward and the other stretched back for balance.

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Armand Sarlangue @armandsarlangue.bsky.social · Aug 31

Happy weekend everyone!
Here’s a photo from the moment I was showing you in my last video 😊.
Greenland magic 🤗

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Sandy Horne @sandyhorne.bsky.social · Aug 28

I just enjoyed watching the announcement of the winners of the Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year competition. Some truly amazing photos! You can watch here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=urQE...

Winners Announcement - 2025 Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year

YouTube video by The South Australian Museum

www.youtube.com

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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · Aug 24

What’s up? Yellow warbler butt
#birds #birdbutt #worstbirdpic

A small bright yellow bird is leaning forward on its perch on a small branch to show us his extremely yellow butt.

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foresterbob @foresterbob.bsky.social · Aug 24

A rushing mountain stream. Species in the foreground include Indian paintbrush, Engelmann spruce, lodgepole pine, and subalpine fir.
#stream #trees #nature #idaho

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Jen @birdsnbooks.bsky.social · Aug 23

Ahem - food bowl is down here …

#caturday
#cats
#catsofbluesky

Furry white and tabby cat sitting patiently posed at the bottom of a stairwell with its front paws together gazing up at the camera at the top of the stairs. Seems to want something.

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Jen @birdsnbooks.bsky.social · Aug 19

Terrible 😢

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Mike Melton @mikemelton.bsky.social · Aug 19

This Townsend's Chipmunk (Neotamias townsendii) was snacking on Snowberries this morning at Billy Frank Jr Nisqually NWR #Washington

#mammals #nature

A chipmunk with reddish-brown fur and dark stripes hanging upside down from a branch, gripping with its hind legs while stretching toward the green leaves below.

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Jen @birdsnbooks.bsky.social · Aug 17

What a cool shot! The depth of the eyes combined with the beautiful orbital ring are amazing.

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Jen @birdsnbooks.bsky.social · Aug 16

excuse my reach while I make my #caturday biscuits

#cats
#catsofbluesky

Very furry white and tabby cat sitting on a striped blanket on a sofa where the cat is taking up most of the room. You can just see the edge of some pants hanging off the side of the sofa where a little room is left. The cat looks intently into the camera with its paw is stretched toward the lens and buried in the blanket to knead some “dough”.

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Pamela Wood @pwoodreporter.bsky.social · Aug 9

Maryland summer 🦀

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Jen @birdsnbooks.bsky.social · Aug 10

Oh I miss those! Spent 7 years in Maryland 🦀 Thanks for the reminder 😀

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