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Tonight’s aurora from Cork, Ireland. This shot was looking south. Great experience. #aurora #trees #green #northernlights

Alan's #BirdOfTheDay themes, via Rob, are #Branched with the alt #Grounded #BOTD #birds #robin #tree #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #eastcoastkin #☘️

Helen's @helenbennett.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay main theme is #OnOneLeg Alt is #Speckled #BOTD #birds #mallard #duck #nature #photography #eastcoastkin #☘️

Thank you Brazil 🇧🇷👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

ABs @atlanticbirding.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay themes are #BrownBirds and from @mr-write.bsky.social #FightingFeathers #BOTD #birds #mallard #sparrow #nature #photography #eastcoastkin #☘️

Rob's #BirdOfTheDay themes are #LMNO and #Robins #BOTD #birds #mallard #robin #nature #photography #eastcoastkin #☘️

With Rob's #BirdOfTheDay themes being #Juveniles and #Green, this young house sparrow wanted to say hi. #BOTD #birds #sparrow #tree #bokeh #nature #photography #eastcoastkin #☘️

Lough Leane, Killarney, near Torc Waterfall inside Killarney National Park. #lake #trees #native #woodland #nature #photography #eastcoatkin ##☘️

This is more a #seasonal shot than a bird shot but here goes... A cheeky crow perched on a red deer stag's antler point. Captured yesterday in Killarney National Park, Co. Kerry. #BirdOfTheDay #BOTD #birds #crow #corvids #nature #photography #☘️

For the #BirdOfTheDay theme of #Black&White from @atlanticbirding.bsky.social here is a nice wagtail from Youghal beach, Co. Cork. #BOTD #birds #wagtail #black #white #alt #colourful #nature #photography #eastcoastkin #☘️

Rob's #BirdOfTheDayTheme are #LittleLegs with the alt being #Brown #BOTD #birds #robin #nature #photography #eastcoastkin #☘️

Fish Head Nebula. Approx 6,000 ly away, along the Perseus Arm of the Milky Way. This image was captured last night and is 133 mins of 20sec subs in AZ mode. #Seestar #S50 #astrophotography #nebula #NGC896 #IC1795 #eastcoastkin #cassiopeia #☘️

@robcrank68.bsky.social has chosen #Reflection and alt #Pairs themes for Alan today. #BirdOfTheDay #birds #greylag #goslings #nature #photography #eastcoastkin #☘️

Very short clip of tonight’s first quater moon. The moons distance from earth is 404,451km. #moon #lunar #digiscoping #eastcoastkin #🌓🔭👀

New apartments on the rise in Cork #urban #landscape #dusk #eastcoastkin #Cork #☘️

A blackbird with the berry of a rowan tree. #BirdOfTheDay #Alt #Turdidae #birds #blackbird #nature #photography #eastcoastkin #☘️

Atlantic Birding's #BirdOfTheDay themes are #Laurus and alt #Turdidae This gull is showing off its impressive wing span. #BOTD #birds #gulls #shore #nature #photography #eastcoastkin #☘️

The effects of the bright sunshine after the first decent cold morning this autumn. #autumn #fall #sunshine #vapour #evaporation #eastcoastkin

Mandarin ducks on one of the lakes @fotawildlife.bsky.social spotted during our visit yesterday. #birds #mandarin #ducks #nature #photography #eastcoastkin #ECK #☘️

The #BirdOfTheDay themes are #JKLM and #grey A mandarin duck paddling against the fast flowing water. A first for me. #BOTD #bird #mandarin #duck #nature #photography #eastcoastkin ☘️

The #BirdOfTheDay themes are #ShoreBirds and #UrbanBirds I have gone with the Alt. A young house sparrow soaking up a little heat on a steel roof. #BOTD #bird #sparrow #urban #nature #photography #eastcoastkin #☘️

ABs @atlanticbirding.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay alt theme is #LookingUp It may be a new pose for this little gosling but I thinks he's a natural...🙄 💦 #BOTD #birds #greylag #goslings #nature #photography #eastcoastkin #☘️

Rob's main theme todayfor #BirdOfTheDay is #Brown These sparrows were having a little 'stare off' over the prime position on the bird table on a dull misty day. #BOTD #birds #housesparrows #rain #nature #photography #birdphotography #eastcoastkin #☘️

The sun from yesterday with some interesting spots. #astrophotography #solar #filter #sunspots #eastcoastkin

This clip explains so well the major problem we are facing… definetly worth taking the time to watch.

Rob's #BirdOfTheDay themes are #Ducks&GeeseInFlight and the alt is #Pigeons&Doves #BOTD #birds #duck #pigeon #nature #photography #eastcoastkin #relections #☘️

Global surface temperatures can be quite volatile, but it's worth noting that October 6, 7 and 8 each set a new record for the highest global temperature on that day since records began in 1940. If you like records, there will a lot more record hottest days to come! Stay tuned!

Helen's #BirdOfTheDay themes are #Green with the alt #Geese #BOTD #birds #bluetit #alt #greylag #nature #photography #smallbirdsaturday #eastcoatkin #☘️

Today's #BirdOfTheDay themes from @atlanticbirding.bsky.social are #Waders and #GardenBirds #BOTD #birds #heron #robin nature #photography #eastcoastkin #☘️ Thanks overdue from me to all the team at #BirdOfTheDay for all the hard work and early morning starts. It is a brilliant community 👍

Little jewels of light. Macro photography from the garden. #macro #photography #light #jewels #eastcoastkin

While taking shots of a sunset we were treated to some nice notes from this mistle thrush. Rob's #BirdOfTheDay themes are #Crooners and the alt is #Eating #BOTD #birds #thrush #songbirds #nature #photography #eastcoastkin #☘️

Alan's #BirdOfTheDay themes are #BlueWater and #Perched This mallard was enjoying a fine day at The Lough, Cork city. #BOTD #birds #mallard #nature #photography #blue #water #eastcoastkin #☘️

Breaking News! Code UFB!!! For the first time in recorded history, the Niño 3.4 sea-surface temperature (SST) is above 30.0°C, reaching a preliminary SST of 30.06°C on October 5th. The Niño 3.4 SST anomaly is now 3.41°C above the 1991-2020 baseline. Everything is not fine.

Caught this cormorant doing some final checks before posing for the photoshoot... Helen's #BirdOfTheDay main theme is #BirdSupermodel ALT is #UnsungBirds #BOTD #birds #cormorant #nature #photography #eastcoastkin #☘️

Two doves look relieved the human took the clothes off the line in time... The #BirdOfTheDay themes from @atlanticbirding.bsky.social are #BlueSkies alt being #BadWeather #BOTD #birds #dove #rain #nature #photography #eastcoastkin #☘️

Rob's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #WingsOpenNotFlying with the alt being #Blue These blacktailed godwit are in various stages of landing... hope that counts. #BOTD #birds #godwit #nature #photography #eastcoastkin @harpersisland.bsky.social

This mornings daylight 51% waning gibbous #moon. #lunar #photography #digiscoping #craters #space #eastcoastkin

@alan678.bsky.social's #BirdOfTheDay themes are #Black&Red and alt #LongBeak A lone #shelduck not a bit bothered by all the long-beaked #godwits and #curlews @harpersisland.bsky.social in Cork #birds #nature #photography #eastcoastkin #☘️

@helenbennett.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay #BOTD #birds #pelican #beak #nature #photography #eastcoastkin #☘️

A changeable day, as they say. Cork weather 🤷🏼 See alt. for details. #reflections #trees #cloud #nature #photography #eastcoastkin #weather #Cork #☘️

AB @atlanticbirding.bsky.social 's #BirdOfTheDay alt theme is #Vivid #BOTD #birds #peacock #nature #photography #eastcoastkin #☘️

Rob's #BirdOfTheDay is #BestOfTheMonth #BOTD #birds #sparrows #birdbath #nature #photography #eastcoastkin #☘️ 🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛

@alan678.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme is #EFG #BOTD #birds #egret #flamingo #greylag #nature #photography #eastcoastkin

Helen's, @helenbennett.bsky.social, #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BokehBirds #BOTD #birds #birding #cormorant #nature #photography #eastcoastkin

Today's #BirdOfTheDay themes from @atlanticbirding.bsky.social are #Seabirds and #Airborne #BOTD #nature #photography #eastcoastkin #atlantic #ocean

A nice bright reflection of autumn colours on a full tide at the approach to Glanmire, Co. Cork. #reflections #autumn #fall #estuary #eastcoastkin #Cork #☘️

Rob's @robcrank68.bsky.social main theme for #BirdOfTheDay is #Pairs A pair of greylag geese putting on a display doing their final, prelanding checks 🦅 #BOTD #birds #birding #greylag #geese #nature #photography #ECK #Cork

Rob's #BirdOfTheDay themes are #Borbs and #Brown. Dispite its name, this young #Blackbird has a go at both. #BOTD #garden #birds #nature #photography #ECK

@helenbennett.bsky.social has chosen #TheDivers for today's main #BirdOfTheDay theme. A cormorant drying off on an old mooring post, after a recent dive in the River Lee, Cork. #BOTD #birds #cormorant #riverbank #diver #nature #photography #ECK