From @atlanticbirding.bsky.social "Good morning All. I thought that as today is my first day, the #BirdOfTheDay theme should be: #Firsts some of your earliest bird captures. Alt. is my most captured; #Robins" A Yellow-bellied Sunbird; one of the first birds captured with my first 'decent' lens!

From @robcrank68.bsky.social "Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #EgretsAndHerons, any Egret or Heron will do. The Alt Theme is #Yellow, any bird with Yellow as part of its plumage." A Yellow-billed Egret.

Well, @alan678.bsky.social has gone all liberal and is letting us make our own choices for #BirdOfTheDay ! #YourChoice bird capture/ captures you’ve been itching to post. No alt obviously. Freedom! This Muscovy Duck is delighted! His companions are mostly indifferent.

Fron @robcrank68.bsky.social "Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #MultiColour, birds with 3 or more colours in their plumage. The Alt theme is #DucksOutOfWater, Ducks that are out of water but not flying." A Crested Barbet and a Mallard for the Alt

From @alan678.bsky.social Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #EmeraldBackdrop – Images where the background colour is green. Alt: #WeatheringTheElements – Birds photographed in rain, snow, mist, wind or dramatic weather conditions. An Oyster Catcher in flight.

From @robcrank68.bsky.social "Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Grey, any bird with Grey in its plumage. The Alt theme is #RedBeaks, any bird with a Red Beak." This Common Waxbill ticks both boxes!

A Red Bishop for @janesgallery.bsky.social #SmallBirdSaturday Happy weekend everyone.

From @alan678.bsky.social : "The #BirdofTheDay theme is #ScreenFiller, a capture where the bird takes up a large part of the image. Alt #Migratory, birds you see only in certain seasons." An immature Reed Cormorant, doing its best to fill the frame.

From @robcrank68.bsky.social "Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Birds&Flowers, birds standing with flowers. The Alt theme is #NewLife, any of this year's new broods." A Dark-capped Bulbul on an Aloe.

From @robcrank68.bsky.social "Today's #BirdOfTheDay Theme is #RedBeakFeetEyes, any bird with a Red beak, Feet or Eyes Not Feathers. The Alt Theme is #Paridae, any of the species will do." A Red-breasted Merganser.

From @alan678.bsky.social : The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #TheArtOfSurvival Birds finding food, avoiding predators, enduring weather or raising young. Alt #LivingLandscapes, where the environment is as important as the bird. This Moorhen has to feed, and keep an eye on 4 curious, wandering chicks.

From @robcrank68.bsky.social "Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BestOfJune26, whatever bird capture you deem your best from the month of June." A Goosander and chicks in full Paddle-Steamer mode on the Tay.

From @alan678.bsky.social "today's main #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Birds&Buds, any bird capture with flowers in the frame. The alt is #Birds&Bokeh, bird portraits with a blurry background or foreground." A Razorbill and some ... Thrift ? (I think)

It's #YourChoice for #BirdOfTheDay today, so I choose a Giant Kingfisher.

From @alan678.bsky.social "Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is celebrating #WorldOceansDay so any sea or river bird. The alt is #GardenFavourites, birds you love to see in your garden." A Razorbill and some Guillemots at Fowlsheugh.

From @alan678.bsky.social "Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BorrowedPlaces, Birds using human-made or unexpected structures, fence posts, signs, boats, rooftops, machinery, and other places to perch. Alt is #FemaleBeauty, the beauty of female birds. " A Wire-tailed Swallow on a boat (Juv or female)

A Robin for @javajanegallery.co.uk @javajanegallery.co.uk 's #SmallBirdSaturday

From @robcrank68.bsky.social : "Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BestOfTheMonth, your best capture/s of May." My favourite from May is this Moorhen and it's chicks. They're so ugly you can't help but find them cute

From @robcrank68.bsky.social "Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #StaringRightAtYou, any bird staring right at you. The Alt Theme is #Yellow, any bird with Yellow in it's plumage." A Razorbill, #StaringRightAtYou I know the image looks like it has been rotated through 90°, but Razorbills love a cliff!

From @alan678.bsky.social "Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SingForYourSupper any bird singing. The alt is #EFGH any bird name with any of these letters at the beginning of their names." A Southern Black Flycatcher for the alt theme

From @robcrank68.bsky.social "Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #WingsWideOpen, any bird with it's wings open wide, the Alt Theme is #Laridae, any of the species." A Guillemot and a Yellow-billed Kite with #WingsWideOpen

From @alan678.bsky.social "Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ScrollBack, going through your most recent bird photos, pick 1-4 favourites. The alt theme is #unloved, birds you feel are under appreciated." Guillemots and Razorbills. My reasons for liking these shots is in the alt text

From @robcrank68.bsky.social "Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #DucksInTheAir, any Duck that's flying, the Alt Theme #Feeders, any bird on a Bird Feeder." A teal in the air.

From @alan678.bsky.social "The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #ruffled, any bird with ruffled feathers. The #alt is #songbirds any song bird." A #ruffled Robin. One can only wonder what it went through to get that snack.

Fron @alan678.bsky.social "Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #FeatheredFemmes, captures showing the beauty of any female bird. The alt is #Funnies, any comical capture of a bird." A Female Tufted Duck.

From @robcrank68.bsky.social "Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LinedUp, 3 or more birds in a line. The Alt Theme is #Laridae, any of the named species." White-fronted Bee-eaters

From @alan678.bsky.social "Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LockedOn any bird with an intense gaze. The alt is #Breezy birds in windy conditions." A Grey Heron #LockedOn to something in the shallows.

From @robcrank68.bsky.social "Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Raptors, any of the birds of prey. The Alt Theme is #Paridae, any of the species." A Red Kite at Agarty near Doune.

From @alan678.bsky.social : "Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #EFGH, birds who have any of these letters at the beginning of any part of their name. 😁 The alt is #UrbanLegends, birds captured in urban environments." A Hammerkop.

From @robcrank68.bsky.social : "Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SeaBirds, birds that spend most of their time at Sea. The Alt Theme is #Black, birds that have mainly Black Plumage." I'm pretty sure these are Kittiwakes on the nests, and a juvenile on the rock. 😬 Happy to be corrected (Bamburgh)