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@brothertom.bsky.social

I see between 5 and 10 grey herons on my walls near the river, and I never tire of snapping pictures of them !

#birds #photography #fujifilm #heron #greyheron

Grey Heron on a red tile roof, basking in the sun.

November 23, 2025 at 4:55 PM

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Gilguren

@gilguren.bsky.social

#Birds #Corvids #Crows #BirdNerd #Photography #FeatheredFriends

November 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM

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Leo Write

@leowrite.bsky.social

Blue Heron enjoying a morning meal #birds

November 23, 2025 at 7:44 PM

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Christopher (Aylward) Dunn / Wildlife Photography

@aylwardphotography.bsky.social

A little flash of colour at Rushy Common last week, this robin hovered just long enough for me to catch the moment.
#robin #ukwildlife #birdinflight #britishbirds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #britishwildlife #earthcapture #robininflight #aylward_photography #birds

November 23, 2025 at 6:42 PM

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Nick Raschke

@nickraschke.bsky.social

Another shot of this Sea Eagle from the other day.
I’m very tired, but I’ll try and get back to the cliff top today.
Have a good one.

November 23, 2025 at 8:38 PM

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Mark D Alexander

@mad7500.bsky.social

Happy #Swanday 💚 🦢🤍..
Flatford Mill, Suffolk, U.K.
📷 Nov ‘25 🪶🍂☀️
#Photography #Birds #Nature #EastCoastKin #MHA #Breathe

A swan looking down at its reflection in the water.

November 23, 2025 at 8:23 PM

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Darren Chapman

@dazchapman.bsky.social

European Robin #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #photography #birds #naturelovers #birdsofinstagram #birdphotography #animals #travel #birdwatching #Robin

November 23, 2025 at 5:36 PM

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Leo Write

@leowrite.bsky.social

Blue Heron perched in tree along Fox River #birds

November 23, 2025 at 7:40 PM

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Rod Jones

@rodshelf.bsky.social

Robin in a scrapyard in Shelf, Halifax. #ThePhotoHour #birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

Front view of a European robin redbreast perching on a rusty metal frame.

November 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM

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James Webb Space Telescope Discoveries Tracker

@jameswebbdiscovery.com

Webb unveils WLM cosmic stars - Learn how to choose the perfect telescope --> https://www.telescopeadvisor.com/how-to-choose-a-telescope.php and Get started with this beginners telescope --> https://amzn.to/3JaxN9u #Astronomy #AmazonAffiliate #NASA #Space

Webb image shows Wolf–Lundmark–Melotte a dwarf galaxy full of stars

www.jameswebbdiscovery.com

November 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM

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Western Lens

@planzing.bsky.social

Peace…

November 22, 2025 at 8:32 PM

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@Swede1952

@swede1952.bsky.social

Sandy Flats Ascent

This image captures a great blue heron (Ardea herodias) lifting gracefully from the mudflats at low tide in Gulfport, Mississippi.

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#photo #photography #photographer #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #heron #GreatBlueHeron

"The heron fills the frame, caught in a powerful upstroke: wings raised high like twin sails, revealing layered, fingered primaries splayed at the tips. Its plumage reads as slate-blue and ash, with darker flight feathers and paler undersides, the textures crisp enough to feel the rib of each quill. The long neck is thrust forward and slightly curved, leading to a sharp, spear-like beak that points the way; behind, the legs stream straight and narrow, toes tucked, forming a clean line that completes its aerodynamic silhouette.

Light skims the bird’s back and wing edges, giving a soft sheen that separates it from the ground below. The terrain beneath is sandy or muddy, mottled and low-contrast, blurred into a watercolor of tan and gray—suggesting shoreline or marsh flats without pulling the eye away from the subject. Motion is implied by the shallow depth of field and the heron’s posture: mid-stride in the sky, cresting the stroke that will lift it higher. The overall mood is quiet focus—no splash, no crowd—just a single, elegant traveler moving with steady intent through open air.

In the top right, a discreet credit—“© Swede’s Photographs”—marks the image, balanced and unobtrusive. grace." - Microsoft Copilot

November 23, 2025 at 1:03 AM

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Tim Dawson

@timblor.bsky.social

This wild turkey has a lot to say.

November 22, 2025 at 7:03 PM

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Turducken Carlson

@liberalbubble.bsky.social

So much orange stupid in this picture #Caturday

November 22, 2025 at 6:34 PM

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Mstreefrog

@mstreefrog.bsky.social

For #StunDay
Our local millpond’s smokestack has a memorial painted on it, and the purple background in this photo is a reflection in the water of that painting. #GreatBlueHeron #10MinutesFromHome
📷🪶💜

A great blue heron sits on the edge of fish rearing tanks. The local high school has raised salmon, steelhead, and rainbow trout. My favorite local walk.

November 23, 2025 at 2:57 PM

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Rob Crank Photography

@robcrank68.bsky.social

Now it's #HolidayRobin time where the little red breasted funky birds get to shine on the run up to the festive period. This time they are from Stanley Park, Blackpool.

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography @rspb.bsky.social #birdphotography #ukbirding #wildlifephotography #BirdLife

November 23, 2025 at 9:55 AM

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Pat Lillich

@quietlynow.bsky.social

today's #BirdOfTheDay alternate theme is #silhouette so i'm going to use it as excuse to post a companion pic to one i posted yesterday. Great Blue Heron and chick in nest at Venice Rookery, Florida #photography #EastCoastKin #birds #BirdPhotography