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My ungainly balancers include Mallard, Black-tailed Godwit, Puffin and Canada Goose. Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #OnOneLeg - birds seen balancing on one leg. Alt: Is #SpottySpeckled - any bird with spotted or speckled plumage. #Birds #UKWildlife #ECK

#MusicChallenge #IsmuasMonthOfMusic Day 26 - A song that reminds you of being a teenager. I grew up in Manchester and as a 17 year old in 1977 was able to see many of the emerging punk bands in sweaty, smokey venues locally. What a time. Sex Pistols - Pretty Vacant youtu.be/R6GDdKrQ8EI?...

It's Sunday so its bathtime for the House Sparrows. Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #BrownBirds; any bird with mostly brown plumage #FightingFeathers; birds in conflict with other birds #ECK #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #naturephotography #Stunday

Leighton Moss Robin demanding payment before I pass, Marsh Tit, Little Grebe, Osprey. #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LMNO; any bird whose name starts with one of those letters Alternative is #Robins, any Robin species #birdphotography #ECK #birds #birdsofbluesky #naturephotography #SmallbirdSaturday

Who wouldn't love an Eider duckling? The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #Juveniles, any juvenile bird. The Alt theme is #Green, birds with Green backgrounds. #birds #ECK #photography #ukbirding

Siskin, Goldcrest, Chaffinches spoilt for choice, Brambling having arrived from across the North Sea minutes earlier. Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #Seasonal; any shot from Autumn/fall/whatever season you have now #ECK #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #naturephotography

Puffin (not sure column he belongs in,), Arctic Tern, Pied Wagtail, White Wagtail Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #Black&White; any bird with Black & White plumage Alt. is #Colourful; any bird with 3 or more colours #ECK #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #naturephotography

Willow Tit, Wren*, Reed Bunting*, Great Tit checking how small his legs really are. *(coupla '2Fers') It's #LittleLegs as #BirdOfTheDay theme. Alternative is #Brown, any bird with a brown background #birdphotography #ECK #birds #birdsofbluesky #naturephotography #ColorADay #BlueTue

Young Willow Warblers waiting for a feed, Mandarin Ducks, Oystercatchers, Black Tailed Godwits Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Reflection, any bird reflection. The Alt. is #Pairs, any pair of birds. #ECK #Birds #BirdPhotography

All Alt.s for me today. Fieldfares, Redwing, Eyebrowed Thrush. (The Eyebrowed Thrush was 'right place, right time' - Spurn Sept 29th) Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #Larus; any species of Gull Alt. is #Turdidae; any thrush species #ECK #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #naturephotography #Stunday

Kestrel getting the last of the December sun, Frozen ducks, Starlings get ready for bed, Sunset at Sale Water Park. Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #Dawn; any bird captured at sunrise Alt. is #Dusk; any bird captured at sunset #ECK #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #naturephotography #EastCoastKin

Coots he said. You want Coots? I paid a visit to the Coot factory in St James Park some years ago. Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Paridae, any of the species. The Alt theme is #Coots&Moorhens, any Coot or Moorhen will do. #birds #ECK #birdphotography @rspb.bsky.social #NatureTherapy #BirdLife #

Jackdaw, Pied Kingfisher, Long-tailed Tits, Masked Lapwing. (All '2fers' too, I think). The #BirdOfTheDay theme is bird species starting with the letters #JKLM . The Alt Theme is #Grey, birds with Grey in its Plumage. #birds #ECK #photography #ukbirding

Today's Urbanites include Hooded Crow, Starlings, Manchester Arndale's Peregrine, Sandhill Crane Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #ShoreBirds; any bird on the shore Alt. is #UrbanBirds; any bird in an Urban setting #ECK #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #naturephotography #WaderWednesday

Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Razorbill, Puffin, African Fish Eagle #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LookingDown & the ALT is #LookingUp. #ECK #birds #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky

Female Pheasant (under appreciated I think, much more subtle than her gaudy partner), Young Starling, Brambling, Tree Sparrow Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Brown, any bird with Brown in its plumage. #ECK #photography #birdphotography #birds

Pink Footed Geese, Common Scoter, Canada Geese, Spectacular arrival of Pink Footed Geese at Gretna in September 2019 Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Ducks&GeeseInFlight #ECK #birds #nature #wildlife

"Oi, what you doing on my grass?" says the Mistle Thrush. #BirdOfTheDay today and her theme is #Green, birds or backgrounds with Green in them #ECK #birds #BirdPhotography

Hitting the high notes here are Reed Bunting, Greenfinch, Common Whitethroat, Robin Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is the #Crooners - song birds. #Birds #ECK #Birdphotography #NatureTherapy #ForJanet

It's a rare treat when a wren sits still long enough to get a decent picture. #birds #Wrensday #ukbirds #ECK

Puffin, Cormorant, Fulmar, Common Scoter #BlueWater is today's #BirdOfTheDay theme; birds surrounded by Blue Water. #birdphotography #ECK #birds #birdsofbluesky #naturephotography

Little Owl, Kestrel, Stonechat, Great Tit. Today's #BirdOfTheDay is #BirdSupermodel Any bird captured looking like it's posing for a magazine cover shoot... #BirdOfTheDay #BirdSupermodel #ECK #birds #Photography #nature

Swallow in a tangle, Juvenile Herring Gull dropping shells onto the rocks, Stonechat 'falling off a log'. Siskin contemplates his dinner. Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #BlueSkies; any bird against a blue sky #ECK #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #naturephotography #BlueskyMonday

Great Black-backed Gull wrestling with fish entrails, Black-tailed Godwits having a 'straightener', Cormorants, Lappet Faced Vulture The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #WingsOpenNotFlying, birds with their wings open when not flying. #birds #photography #ECK #wildlife

Southern Ground Hornbill, Swallow, Northern Cardinal, Goldfinch. Today's #BirdOfTheDay, and his theme is #Black&Red, any bird with Black & Red in its plumage. The Alt theme is #LongBeak, birds with long beaks. #birding #birdsuk #birdphotography #naturephotography #ECK

Today's Beakers include - Yellow-billed Stork*, Masked Lapwing*, Hammerkop, Great White Pelican*. *(2fer) #BirdOfTheDay is #BestBeaks any bird with a beak of striking colours, bold profiles, or interesting shape. Alt: #YellowElements yellow found on a bird. #ECK #birdsofbluesky

#BestOfTheMonth is the #BirdOfTheDay theme; your best shot for September Remarkable day at Spurn yesterday with Eyebrowed Thrush, Yellow-browed Warbler and Pied Flycatcher amongst the highlights, but also enjoyed seeing my first Brambling for the autumn. #birdphotography #ECK #birds #photography

@markthebirder.bsky.social @yorkscoastnature.bsky.social Top, top work today Mark, thanks for a great day. Always a fun outing, some very special birds today and a super group too. Eye-browed Thrush was apparently seen again on Church Field so that might explain the traffic.

Gannet with his breakfast for today’s #BirdOfTheDay .The theme is: #Seabirds; any bird found at sea or the coast #birds #ECK #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #naturephotography #SuperSeaBirdSunday #Stunday

Willow Warbler youngsters, Spoonbills, Oystercatchers, Razorbills. Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Pairs, photos with pairs of the same species in them. #birds #Photography #ECK #ukbirding #birdphotography #NatureTherapy #BirdLife

#Scape Central Library, St Peter's Square, Manchester. March last year. #photography #ECK #BlueSky

A couple of Linnets trying to keep the winter out. The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Borbs, birds looking plump. The Alt theme is #Brown, birds with Brown in their plumage. #birds #photography #ukbirding #ECK #birdphotography #BirdLife #NatureTherapy

Great Northern Diver (Common Loon) is today's 'Twofer' (Possibly a 'Threefer'?) #TheDivers is the #BirdOfTheDay today Alt theme: #BirdStare Any bird captured staring right back at you! #Birds #UKWildlife #Photography #ECK

3 Ravens and a Buzzard for a 'twofer' Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #Raptors; any bird of prey Alt. is #Corvids; any member of the crow family. #birds #ECK #birdphotography #naturephotography #birdsofbluesky

Baby Coot, Swallow, Goldfinch, Southern Ground Hornbill Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Redheads, any bird with a Red on its head/beak. #birds #naturephotography #ECK #photography #birdphotography #ukbirding #NatureTherapy

Great Tit, Mute Swan, Frozen Pennington, Rock Dove The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #LightAndShadow, any bird capture that has both. #birds #photography #ECK

"Greylag gosling demonstrates how far it can extend it's neck" #BirdOfTheDay is #CaptionThatBird #birds #ECK #birdphotography

One for each category here (you decide), Marabou Stork and Yellow-billed Stork Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Elegant or #Scruffy. #birds #ECK #photography #wildlifephotography #birdphotogaphy #Stork

#ForJanet #birds #photography #ECK

Incoming Great Tit, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Long-tailed Tits Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Paridae, and of the species. The Alt theme is #Pigeons&Doves, any Pigeon or Dove will do. #birds #photography #ECK #birdphotography #ukbirding #naturephotography #BirdLife #wildlife #PhotographyIsArt

Barn Owl, Pearl-spotted Owlet, Short-eared Owl The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ODG, any Owl, Duck or Goose. #birds #photography #ECK

Amongst the berries are Fieldfare, Goldcrest, Goldfinch, Blackcap. #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #BirdsWithBerries, birds with berries. #birds #ECK #naturephotography #ukbirding @rspb.bsky.social #birdphotography

Egyptian Goose, Starlings at Leighton Moss, White-tailed Eagle, number 4 - frankly, I don't have a clue. Taken in Kenya in Feb, possibly a Spotted Flycatcher? Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #Silhoutte; any bird in silhouette #birds #ECK #birdphotography #naturephotography

Late staying Goldeneye on Manchester Ship Canal in May this year, Mandarin, Shelduck and scruffy 'eclipse' Eider pairs. Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Mamas&Papas, male & female of the same species in the same photo. #birds #ECK #photography #ukbirding @rspb.bsky.social

Angry birds of prey include Ospreys, Kestrel, Martial Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk. Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #AngryBirds, any bird with an angry face. #birds #photography #ECK

3 winged Crow joins Buzzard mobbing, 4 winged Gannet, wrong exposure at Bass Rock turns out ok, Puffin by Picasso. #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BirdsInAbstract #BirdPhotography #Birds #Nature #ECK

Gannet with a beak full of Gannet, Black-tailed Godwit/BTG, Razorbill eats Razorbill, Lesser Black-backed Gull eating someone's youngster. Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #Mouthful; a bird with anything in its beak #birds #photography #ECK

All my show offs are from a Kenya trip - Superb Starling, Variable Sunbird, Cape Starling, Hadada Ibis Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Iridescence, any bird whose colour changes with light on them. #birds #ECK #photography #ukbirding #birdphototgraphy #BirdLife #naturephotography #NatureTherapy