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Rob's choice for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #CollectingFood, birds with food in their beaks, the Alt theme is #Grey.

A Dark-eyed Junco perched in a rose bush enjoying a sunflower seed. #birds
A Dark-eyed Junco in profile. He is the Oregon color variant. His beak is open holding a sunflower seed fragment. His little pink tongue is visible and is the same shade as his pink beak.
February 17, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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diplopodracer.bsky.social
For #WinterSurvivors I have the well-loved Oregon ssp. Dark-eyed junco taken a week or so ago in #Seattle.

#BirdOfTheDay #birding #birds #photography 🌿
A small sparrow stands perched on a bare branch. The bird has brown wings/back/tail with a white breast/belly and a black head and eyes. A small sparrow stands on a slightly mossy rock. The bird has brown wings/back/tail with a white breast/belly and a black head and eyes. A small sparrow stands on a wooden garden bed barrier. The bird has brown wings/back/tail with a white breast/belly and a black head and eyes and is looking down.
February 16, 2026 at 4:41 PM
crypt-kicker.bsky.social
Chestnut-backed Chickadee - Always at least X (present) on our backyard checklists in the winter
#WinterSurvivors #BirdOfTheDay #GBBC #ebird
A small chickadee with a dark brown head, sides, and back, sits on a spray of cedar needles.
February 16, 2026 at 4:12 PM
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diplopodracer.bsky.social
For today's #birdoftheday theme of #portrait I have my favorite photo of a #bird couple with a pair of #crows in a tree in #Seattle in December. I also included a very portrait-ey shot of my office #crow being a very good model for me last year. (def. reposts, lmao)

#birds #photography 🪶
two American crows are perched in a leafless moss covered tree on a rainy PNW day. One is preening the other. two American crows are perched in a leafless moss covered tree on a rainy PNW day. One is preening the other. An American Crow named Henry Berry Lowery sits perched in a Seattle City parking sign. There is an out of focus brick wall in the background.
February 14, 2026 at 3:32 PM
crypt-kicker.bsky.social
I think Song Sparrows need more love! Here's one from our front yard blending in with our winter plants.
#SmallBirdSaturday #GBBC
A small, brown bird with a piece of food in its beak
February 14, 2026 at 4:53 PM
crypt-kicker.bsky.social
For #BirdOfTheDay theme: #Portrait of a Steller's Jay caught stuffing its crop absolutely full of seeds
Close up of a Steller's Jay, a blue and black bird with a crested head
February 14, 2026 at 8:52 AM
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kevin.wertman.org
An anhinga for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme set by Rob.

#DivingForFood #photography #birds #anhinga
A black bird with a long curly neck sits among some thin leafless branches. A turquoise patch surrounds its red eye which looks towards the camera.
February 13, 2026 at 12:09 PM
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ronm123photo.bsky.social
A common tern for #BirdOfTheDay #DivingForFood #birds #EastCoastKin #photography #ukbirds
A common tern hovering and looking down in search for food ready to dive.
February 13, 2026 at 12:44 PM
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lovemustwin.bsky.social
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #DivingForFood (birds that dive under water for food). My bird nemesis is the Kingfisher (I hear their alarm call as, "Good luck, haha, photographer!") as I continue to try to get a GOOD dive shot. This one will have to do, for now :) #birds #birdphotography #wildlife
February 13, 2026 at 2:00 PM
crypt-kicker.bsky.social
Here's a Red-breasted #Merganser shaking off water after a dip. April 2025 in #PortTownsend.
#DivingForFood #BirdOfTheDay
A Red-breasted Merganser appears to stand up in blue, sunny water, wings outstretched in a T-pose, neck long. Its chest and the underside of its wings are bright white. The merganser has red eyes, a brown crested head, and a long thin beak.
February 13, 2026 at 4:37 PM
crypt-kicker.bsky.social
Bushtit showing off its larvae lunch
#BirdOfTheDay #Birds&Bugs
A male Bushtit perched on a shady branch, small green larvae in its tiny beak. Male Bushtits are small, round birds with dark eyes and greyish light-brown feathers.
February 12, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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noplanetbphoto.bsky.social
A #sunrise silhouette of a Brown Pelican off the coast of #NorthCarolina #Waterbirds
#BirdoftheDay #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #EastCoastKin #bird
February 11, 2026 at 11:18 AM
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chuck4242.bsky.social
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #WaterBirds. I think this Osprey with a fish in its grasp should suffice.

#Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin
An Osprey perchs on a tree limb with a fish in its grasp.
February 11, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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diplopodracer.bsky.social
For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #waterbirds I have a cormorant doing its best pose on a buoy on Lake Washington in #Seattle last month.

#birds #birding #photography 🪶
A cormorant poses with its wings outstretched on a buoy in Lake Washington. The bird is somewhat silhouetted against the reflective blue water.
February 11, 2026 at 2:55 PM
crypt-kicker.bsky.social
A handsome Wood Duck for #BirdOfTheDay theme #Waterbirds
A male Wood duck swimming in murky green water. Male Wood ducks are medium-sized and have red eyes, multicolored iridescent feathers, crested heads, and white markings around the throat.
February 11, 2026 at 3:11 PM
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@alan678.bsky.social
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #OddCouples , two different birds in one capture, the alt is #Urban.
Here's a Short Toed Snake Eagle getting the unwelcome attention of a Hooded Crow.
Picture by Mike Childs, Rethymno area, December 2023.
February 10, 2026 at 10:10 AM
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patrodg.bsky.social
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #OddCouples, two different birds in one capture.

This Turkey Vulture and Juvenile Bald Eagle were giving me the side eye. 🪶
February 10, 2026 at 1:46 PM
crypt-kicker.bsky.social
An American #Crow doing its best to chase away a stubborn #BaldEagle

#BirdOfTheDay #OddCouples
A crow dive bombs a Bald Eagle perched at the top of a tree, who is looking in the opposite direction and doesn't seem to notice. The birds and tree are silhouetted against a yellowing sky at sunset.
February 10, 2026 at 7:57 AM
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dylanburgess.photography
#BirdOfTheDay theme for today is #StareDown.

So here's a Little Egret staring into my soul...

#birdphotography #ukwildlife
A little egret with ruffled feathers stands in shallow water, surrounded by tall, brown reeds. Its neck is slightly twisted, and it stares directly at the camera. The dim lighting casts a dramatic and moody atmosphere over the scene.
February 9, 2026 at 3:19 PM
crypt-kicker.bsky.social
Talk about a #StareDown
#BirdOfTheDay
A close-up of a Rock Pigeon (feral) staring downwards, directly into the camera lens, its bright orange eyes standing out against its grey head. The feathers around its neck are iridescent green and purple, and the background is a flat blur of greenish grey.
February 9, 2026 at 4:16 PM
crypt-kicker.bsky.social
Lifer Mountain Bluebird back in April on a rusty metal post for #BirdOfTheDay #Posted
A female Mountain Bluebird, small greyish brown bird with bright blue wings and tail feathers, perched on a rusted metal post.
February 8, 2026 at 5:09 PM
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#BirdOfTheDay #Posted

Turkey vultures hanging out on some fence posts. These photos were taken at different times, but it's the same spot, which is very popular with the vultures.

#EastCoastKin #Birds #TurkeyVultures #Hiking #WestCoastKin
A very large turkey vulture is sitting on a wooden post alongside a hiking and horse trail in the green hills of San Luis Obispo. There are some green shrubs up against the broken wooden fence, and the hills in the distance are a bright green. Laguna Lake Open Space/Cerro San Luis Obispo, California Two turkey vultures are sitting on separate wooden posts of a barbed wire fence in the green hills of San Luis Obispo. Next to the fence is a dirt hiking and horse trail. One of the vultures has his wings spread upward. Laguna Lake Open Space/Cerro San Luis Obispo, California
February 8, 2026 at 3:13 PM
crypt-kicker.bsky.social
Song Sparrow #Serenity

#BirdOfTheDay
Rusty-colored Song Sparrow perched atop an uneven rock in the sun against a background of blurred, light blue water.
February 7, 2026 at 4:57 PM
crypt-kicker.bsky.social
Bird's Nest Fungi for #FungiFriday!
I didn't even know they were a thing until this last November! It's so amazing and lovely that there are always new organisms to discover and learn about 🪺
A group of Woolly Bird's Nest Fungi (Nidula niveotomentosa) on a moss-covered stick. These fungi look like tiny, fuzzy cups full of little, brown eggs (actuall called peridioles).
February 6, 2026 at 5:33 PM
crypt-kicker.bsky.social
One of my favorite American #Crow photos, taken as the sun was setting at Union Bay Natural Area, #Seattle

#BirdOfTheDay alt: #BacklitBeauty
A crow perched on a small, forked branch, backlit by the setting sun.
February 6, 2026 at 4:15 PM