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Katha Traenkle @kathat.bsky.social · 2h

yes indeed! she - it is mrs photogenic house sparrow 😉

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Markus Hofmann @markushofmann.bsky.social · 5h

The globally averaged surface concentrations for carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) reached unprecedented highs in 2024 #climatecrisis wmo.int/publication-...

WMO Greenhouse Gas Bulletin - No. 21

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lauren e💙 @learls.bsky.social · 22h

#WordlessWednesday #AlphabletChallenge #WeekPforPink #EastCoastKin #clouds #sunrise #oceanscape #skyscape #photography #photographersofbluesky #AtlanticOcean #Florida

A silhoutted gull walks on the multicolored wet sand, relfecting the sky, on a Florida beach. Beyond the sand is the light blue and navy Atlantic Ocean. On the horizon above it, where the ocean meets the sky, are pink, gray, and yellow pre-sunrise clouds-a large gray one sits on top of the ocean on the left side, a similar smaller one, sits where the ocean meets the sky, just left of center.

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Climb To The Clouds @climbtotheclouds.bsky.social · 3d

Good morning. Happy Monday!
We are having a Nor'easter today so here is a picture of a calmer sea. Have a beautiful day, my friends!
#BlueSkyMonday #photography #ocean #seascape #longexposure #EastCoastKin #capecod

Long exposure of a way of coming in sand in front. A white break in the center. Blue water behind Wellfleet, Massachusetts

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Katha Traenkle @kathat.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you, Andrea 😊

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Katha Traenkle @kathat.bsky.social · 2d

😂

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Katha Traenkle @kathat.bsky.social · 3d

Amazing action heron shot 😍

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Katha Traenkle @kathat.bsky.social · 3d

das Wort "nachhaltig" - wow! lange nicht gehört

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Katha Traenkle @kathat.bsky.social · 3d

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Wings.
#birds #naturephotography

So here a lot of little #wings of a Blue Tit.

Blue tit with wide spread wings and even all the tail feathers spreaded, the bird probably just landing in front of a bit blurry brown background

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Katha Traenkle @kathat.bsky.social · 3d

thank you, Alan! 😀

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Katha Traenkle @kathat.bsky.social · 4d

Colorful and cute 😍

Alan H @alan678.bsky.social · 4d

Good morning. My co host Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social has announced today's #BirdOfTheDay is the 'Family Paridae of Birds' which constitute 'Tits, Chickadees & Titmice'

Fortuitous for me as I saw this little Coal Tit in my garden yesterday. #birds #Stunday #photography #EastCoastKin

A small coal tit perches delicately on a cluster of fading pink hydrangea blooms. The bird’s black cap and bib contrast with its pale cheeks and buff-toned breast, while its tiny claws grip the petals for balance. The background is softly blurred in dark green, highlighting the vivid texture and colour of the flowers

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Katha Traenkle @kathat.bsky.social · 4d

love the acrobatic mr beared tit! 😀

Rob Crank Photography @robcrank68.bsky.social · 4d

Today's #BirdOfTheDay is the 'Family Paridae of Birds' which constitute 'Tits, Chickadees & Titmice'

My visit to RSPB Leighton Moss to capture the 'Bearded Tits' inspired today's theme

My choices are Blue Tit, Marsh Tit & Mr & Mrs Bearded Tits

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #ukbirding

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alandaviesbirds.bsky.social @alandaviesbirds.bsky.social · 4d

Have a super Sunday! Pause to watch birds, birds are beautiful. Be kind today make someone’s day a little better. Snow Bunting, these beautiful birds are arriving in the UK for the winter. Usually found along the coast. #sundayvibes #sunday #birds #birdwatching #birding

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Katha Traenkle @kathat.bsky.social · 4d

🪶Today's #BirdOfTheDay is the 'Family Paridae'
@robcrank68.bsky.social @alan678.bsky.social
#birds #naturephotography

Here is a Marsh Tit, a bird often overlooked

marsh tit on a vertical branch, the bird is looking to the right, on top of the branch, there is a part of a greish leaf. The background different light brown tones, and a bit greenish, a perfect background for the little bird in his brown, black white coloring

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Katha Traenkle @kathat.bsky.social · 5d

Today's #BirdOfTheDay is all about 'Juveniles/Chicks'
@robcrank68.bsky.social @alan678.bsky.social
#birds 🪶

So, here are they! Long-eared Owl juveniles

3 chicks in a cherry tree, 2 of them looking toward me with huge orange eyes

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lauren e💙 @learls.bsky.social · 7d

A #GreyPlover posing for #BirdOfTheDay #Spotted

#EastCoastKin #scape #bird #birdphotography #photography #photographersofbluesky #Florida

A black and white spotted Gray Plover (aka Black-bellied Plover)stands in light blue, shallow ocean water. In front of it is gray sand. Behind it is a foamy breaking wave.

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Katha Traenkle @kathat.bsky.social · 7d

thank you Rob 😀

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Katha Traenkle @kathat.bsky.social · 7d

The mass murderer wants petrol from Azerbaijan 🤬

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Katha Traenkle @kathat.bsky.social · 7d

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #spotted

These Common Snipes got spotted, which is not always easy, due to the perfect stripes
#birds #naturephotography
#lowcarbonbirding
@alan678.bsky.social @robcrank68.bsky.social

thwo common snipes in a swamp meadow in light green and brown tones. the birds are looking to the left, showing there super long beaks

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Katha Traenkle @kathat.bsky.social · 7d

This is so interesting, thank you!

Petr Prochazka @rytikerttunen.bsky.social · 10d

What an epic return! 🤩🌍🐦

A common snipe tagged in April 2025 near Olomouc is back in Czechia after migrating to the Yamalo-Nenets AO (east of the Urals) – a round trip of over 7,500 km!

#HABITRACK #ornithology #birdmigration #snipe

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Katha Traenkle @kathat.bsky.social · 7d

These cute light feathers around the beak! 😍

Mstreefrog @mstreefrog.bsky.social · 7d

Good morning, today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Spotted, and this Red-tailed Hawk definitely had me under observation.
#Birds
📷🪶👀

A red-tailed hawk was right over the road in a tree at the Ridgefield NWR driving tour. And of course, I had my longest lens on the camera. Photo from February of this year.

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Katha Traenkle @kathat.bsky.social · 7d

Team „Everyone is suspicious“

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Katha Traenkle @kathat.bsky.social · 8d

"Der Balken ist kaputt" 😂

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Katha Traenkle @kathat.bsky.social · 8d

Höre gerade das Interview mit Omar Bartov, so mega interessant, danke!

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DeHortOp/OutAndAbout @dehortop.bsky.social · 11d

Silly #Walks today for #BirdOfTheDay

You may not see the silly in the picture but i remember watching those birds walking around silly 😅

Have a nice day everyone 🍀

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