@alan678.bsky.social says today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #TantalisingTextures Smooth soft feathers of any bird contrasted with rough hard surfaces. #ECK #birds #birdphotography @robcrank68.bsky.social Back to 2013 with a Red Kestral. Thanks to the VA Raptor Conservancy for their efforts.

@robcrank68.bsky.social says the #BirdOfTheDay theme is going back to basics with a theme of #Gulls, any Gull will do. #ECK #birds #birdphotography @alan678.bsky.social A European Herring gull, surveying their domain over the isle of #SkelligMichael, Ireland.

@robcrank68.bsky.social says the #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Triplets, 3 of the same birds. #ECK #birds #birdphotography @alan678.bsky.social Three American Flamingos on Isla Floreana, Galápagos,

@alan678.bsky.social says today's Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ScreenFiller — a capture where the bird takes up a large part of the image. #ECK #birds #birdphotography @robcrank68.bsky.social Just under the wire, going back to 2013 for my first bird conservation shoot. Eastern Screech Owl

@robcrank68.bsky.social's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Corvidae, any of the species will do. #ECK @alan678.bsky.social #birds #birdphotography A common crow, looking every bit the legacy of dragons it is. :D

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GF, you are NOT helping. BTW, search for Sara.Jenner1 on insta and go look at her penguin photos. I MUST take those photos. ;) Bonus: this is when I got hooked on animal photography and will expire broke because of it. :D

@alan678.bsky.social says the #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Lifer Capture/ captures of the last new to you bird you’ve seen. Alt #BirdsILove Birds you love to see. #birds #ECK #birdphotography The tufted puffin was new to me this year! And I'll never tire of puffins in general (atlantic puffin)

@robcrank68.bsky.social says the #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Orange, any bird with any shade of orange on it. @alan678.bsky.social #ECK #birds #birdphotography. Mille Fleur Barbu d'Uccle bantams, Rousham House and Garden, Oxfordshire, UK

@alan678.bsky.social says the #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Cutie, cute bird captures. Alt #TheWaitingGame Patience rewarded, whether by bird or photographer. #birds #birdphotography #ECK @robcrank68.bsky.social "You talkin' to me?" - Chicken chick. State fair. :)

The #BirdOfTheDay Theme is #Ebony&Ivory, birds that have Black & White plumage. #birds #photography #birdphotography #ECK @alan678.bsky.social @robcrank68.bsky.social it's tempting to dip into my puffin stash, but I'm gonna head to the national (African) penguin reserve for today's prompt. 😁

@alan678.bsky.social says #BirdoftheDay theme is #WildMotion, Dynamic wildlife behaviour, freezing a moment of energy. #birds #birdphotography #ECK @robcrank68.bsky.social Here's juvenile Nazca booby, testing it's wings and preparing to learn to fly. Now with lizard goodness in the background.

@robcrank68.bsky.social says the #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Quackers, any Duck will do, the Alt theme is #Swans, any Swan will do.” #ECK #birds #birdphotography @alan678.bsky.social I present Mr. & Mrs. Muscovy Duck, Palm Beach, FL

@alan678.bsky.social says today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #QuietReflection any bird paused in thought. #birds #birdphotography #ECK @robcrank68.bsky.social A grey-headed kingfisher, lost in thought at Lake Manyara, Tanzania

@robcrank68.bsky.social says today's #BirdOfTheDay Theme is #RedBeakFeetEyes, any bird with a Red beak, Feet or Eyes Not Feathers. #ECK #birds #birdphotography @alan678.bsky.social Twofer; can't decide: A sleepy red-footed booby and talkative swallow-tailed gull, Isla Genovesa, Galápagos

@robcrank68.bsky.social says #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BestOfJune26, a bird capture you deem your best from the month of June. #birds #photography #ECK #birdphotography alan678.bsky.social "..And one more thing..." Pigeon Guillemot, Five Finger Lighthouse, Alaska, Glacier Bay Nat'l Park

@alan678.bsky.social says the #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LifeInBalance, birds captured in precarious or unexpected positions. Alt is #LightAsAFeather, backlit feathers. #birds #birdphotography #ECK @robcrank68.bsky.social Late again: double-crested cormorant, Blackwater Nat'l Wildlife Refuge

@robcrank68.bsky.social says the #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Rotund, birds looking rather plump, the Alt is #BlueSkies, birds were you can see Blue Skies. #birds #ECK #photography @alan678.bsky.social A Rufous-tailed weaver Serengeti Nat'l Park, lookin' like a chonky boi. 😁

@alan678.bsky.social says today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #GreyDay any bird with grey in its plumage. #birds #birdphotography #ECK #photography @robcrank68.bsky.social Still one of my fave, unexpected photos. A brown pelican, taken from a bouncing zodiac off Isla Santiago, Galápagos.

@robcrank68.bsky.social says #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LittleBrownBirds birds with mainly brown plumage, the Alt theme is #Food, any bird with food in it's beak or feet. #birds #photography #ECK #birdphotography @alan678.bsky.social A twofer: my little Española mockingbird from Galápagos

@robcrank68.bsky.social says today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Touchdown, birds at the moment of landing whether on water, land or branches. #birds #ECK #photography @alan678.bsky.social Late again, but here's a flock of Great White Pelicans landing in Lake Manyara, Tanzania.

@alan678.bsky.social says the #BirdOfTheDay themes are #BirdsInTheirElement. Alt is #Feather&Light, the beauty of plumage in natural light. @robcrank68.bsky.social #birds #birdphotography #ECK Not sure it fits but here's a Waved Albatross from Isla Espanola, Galápagos. The feathers look so soft!

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #RedBeaks, any bird with Red on its beak. #ECK #birds #birdphotography @alan678.bsky.social I'll see your Atlantic #puffin @robcrank68.bsky.social with a pair from Skomer Island, Wales, and raise you w/a tufted puffin from Glacier Bay, Alaska. 😜

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I'm pretty sure I can pinpoint where you were on Route 1, because that stretch of road captivated me as well back in 2007. :) Sadly, no real camera then, but that Canon pocket camera did a yeoman's job. ;)

@alan678.bsky.social says todays #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Raptors, any raptor. #ECK #birds #birdphotography An oldie and slightly fuzzy, but it's not often you get to watch an eagle dine on sushi takeout above your head. 😀 Conewego Dam, Susequehanna, PA

Late to it, but @robcrank68.bsky.social says today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #OutForAWalk, any bird captured walking. #birds #birdphotography #ECK #photography @alan678.bsky.social This Great White Heron at Patuxent Research Refuge was moving with a purpose, to get some sushi takeout. 😜

Poppy sees you, @alan678.bsky.social. 😉 #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Black, birds with mainly black plumage. My Alt #Moments with the #TowerofLondon #ravens remains my favorite from my last trip to London. #birds #ECK #photography @robcrank68.bsky.social

@robcrank68.bsky.social says today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LongLegs, bird with long legs. #birds #ECK #photography #birdphotography @alan678.bsky.social Secretary bird, Serengeti National Park, Africa.