Grounded A snow goose bathing in the daisies @wwtworldwide.bsky.social Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK #photography #birds #birding @robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #Birds&Flowers #wildlife #nature #birdphotography #Nikon

Taking it all in A rare moment of apparent stillness in the usually frenetic life of a songbird Male goldfinch, Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, UK #photography #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #PerfectPoise #wildlife #nature #ukbirds #ukbirding #Nikon

Juicy catch A female stonechat perhaps checking over her shoulder to make sure that no-one’s eyeing up her lunch Rhossili, Gower Peninsula, UK #photography #birds #birding @robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #ButtShotts #wildlife #nature #birdphotography #ukbirds #ukbirding #Nikon

Look to the sky! Skypointing by gannets can mean they’re about to take flight. This one didn’t so perhaps it was just exasperated. @rspb.bsky.social Bempton Cliffs, Yorkshire, UK #photography #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOftheDay #UpAndDown #wildlife #nature #seabirds #ukbirds

Streeeeeeetch! A cormorant loosening out those knots Coastal path, Tresaith to Aberporth, Ceredigion, UK #photography #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #Rocky & the alt #Contortionist #wildlife #nature #ukbirds #ukbirding #birdphotography #Nikon

ID? Bill + apps say rock, legs say meadow I’m declaring it a rock pipit! New to me and found on the Tresaith to Aberporth coastal path, Ceredigion, UK #photography #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #Lifer #wildlife #nature #ukbirds #ukbirding #birdphotography #Nikon

Oversight A male linnet surveying the lay of the land Afon Alaw/River Alaw, Llanfachraeth, Anglesey, UK #photography #birds #birding @robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #Orange #ukbirds #ukbirding #nature #wildlife #birdphotography #finch #colour #Nikon

It’s a family affair A touch of the “ugly duckling” syndrome for this guga maybe, but it’ll work out in the end @rspb Bempton Cliffs #photography #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #Cutie #ukbirds #ukbirding #wildlife #nature #gannet #Nikon #birdphotography

Any day you see or hear a curlew is a good day It was a very good day today Aber Alaw/Alaw estuary, Anglesey, UK #photography #birds #birding @curlewaction.bsky.social @curlewcurlew.bsky.social @curlewrecovery.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social #ukbirds #ukbirding #nature #wildlife

Pause for thought Surrounded by the pandemonium and noise of @rspb.bsky.social Bempton Cliffs this bridled (wearing specs) guillemot appears to find a meditative moment. Spotted from Bartlett Nab #photography #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #QuietReflection #wildlife #nature

First dahlia out of the blocks this summer. No idea why they call it Sun Explosion #photography #iphone #iphonephotograpy #iphonography #flower #flowers #flora #dahlia #garden #nature #colour #color #red #yellow

This crane reminded me of a cigarette box my great aunt had. You pressed a button and the wooden bird bent down and picked up a cigarette in its beak. It was loaded with cigarette shaped sweets for me and my brother. A bit like this one…

Take a bow Mr Crane! Tbh, his version of “My Way” was only average White crane, @wwtworldwide.bsky.social Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK #photography #birds #birding @robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #RedBeakFeetEyes #wildlife #nature #ukbirds #ukbirding #birdphotography #Nikon

#BirdOfTheDay #BestOfJune26 Not because it’s a great photo or rare bird, but because of the enjoyment of the unexpected encounter at Llandegla Forest, nr Wrexham, UK The sight and sound of a couple of common sandpipers was enchanting #photography #birds #birding @robcrank68.bsky.social #wildlife

Don’t look down! A couple of razorbills among the hundreds of ‘000s of seabirds taking a precarious position on @rspb Bempton Cliffs, Yorkshire, UK #photography #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #LifeInTheBalance #wildlife #nature #ukbirds #ukbirding #birdphotography #Nikon

From coo-ch to 5k? A rather #Rotund wood pigeon looks determined to turn things around River Mersey, Northenden, Manchester, UK #photography #birds #birding @robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #pigeons #ukbirds #ukbirding #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #Nikon

Movie star In a pose reminiscent of an ad for a ‘50s blockbuster movie, this rock dove looks out from the cliffs at Flamborough, Yorkshire, UK #photography #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #GreyDay #wildlife #nature #ukbirds #ukbirding #birdphotography #doves #Nikon

Camouflage failure Can you just about spot the wood duck @wwtworldwide.bsky.social Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK? One of their more obvious exotics #photography #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #Birds&Buds #ducks #wildfowl #wildlife #nature #birdphotography #flowers #Nikon

Just dropped in to say… A vocal black-headed gull landing by the nest @wwtworldwide.bsky.social Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK #photography #birds #birding @robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #Touchdown #wildlife #nature #gulls #ukbirds #ukbirding #birdphotography #Nikon

Skylarking In its element, claiming territory and showing off, a skylark provides the background music for a walk along @rspb.bsky.social Bempton Cliffs, Yorkshire, UK #photography #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #BirdsInTheirElement #wildlife #nature #birdsinflight #ukbirds

Parental guidance A coot telling off junior for coming home looking like a moorhen Or youtu.be/9gsfTg4NO2g?... Fog Lane Park, Didsbury, Manchester, UK #photography #birds #birding @robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #RedBeaks #wildlife #nature #parks #pond #juvenile #chicks #parenting

Windhover A kestrel hunting over @rspb Bempton Cliffs in Yorkshire, UK #photography #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #Raptors #ukbirds #ukbirding #wildlife #nature #bop #birdofprey #birdphotography #Nikon

It’s taken more than a year and some frantic activity this week, but the Friends of Cringle Park have finally got a 6 nest swift box up on the former bowling pavilion. Thanks to southmanchesterswifts.co.uk, @mancitycouncil.bsky.social and Impeckable Swift boxes, Wrexham Levenshulme, Manchester, UK

Sisyphean ˌsɪsɪˈfiːən adjective denoting or relating to a task that can never be completed For me, capturing a good enough common swift image. In the meantime… #photography #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #InFlight #wildlife #nature #apus #ukbirds #ukbirding #birdphotography

Hiding in plain sight Dead chuffed to get this sedge warbler @rspb Bempton Cliffs as it jumped from perch to perch A loose crop to keep in that beautiful cow parsley #photography #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #YourChoice #ukbirds #ukbirding #wildlife #nature #Nikon

Top up A northern gannet, probably adding material to a built nest as they get flattened with use. Discarded plastic rope seems to be a major building material now. @rspb.bsky.social Bempton Cliffs, Yorkshire, UK #photography #birds #birding @robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #Nesting

Teeming Hundreds of thousands of seabirds gather to breed on the cliffs at Bempton and Flamborough Head, East Yorkshire, UK Kittiwakes make a racket here at Queen’s Rock, seen from Breil Newk 🔉⬆️ #video #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #TheGathering #wildlife #nature #seabirds

Encounter Met a Painted Lady on the coastal path at Flamborough Head, East Yorkshire, UK There seems to be a lot around this year #photography #butterfly #butterflies #lepidoptera #insects #wildlife #nature #vanessacardui #Nikon

#WorldOceans#Day Early success on my annual pilgrimage to @rspb.bsky.social Bempton Cliffs I can’t imagine a better place in the world to see seabirds #photography #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #puffin #wildlife #nature #ukbirds #ukbirding #Nikon

Out on a limb A goldfinch right out in the open Tresaith, Ceredigion, UK #photography #birds #birding @robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #BranchingOut #wildlife #nature #ukbirds #ukbirding #finch #colour #Nikon