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@atcherleyons.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 8:31 AM

Pic #11 in this #birds thread is a juvenile Goldfinch eating thistle seeds. This adult Goldfinch is also eating seeds, perhaps with some of the pulp, from inside Whitebeam berries. Taken on Friday near Thornwick Bay in Yorkshire, and a contender for #BestOfTheMonth. #BirdOfTheDay #UKWildlife #ECK 🌿

A European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) perched amidst lots of red berries in in a Whitebeam tree (Sorbus species). The bird’s body is facing towards the right side of the image, while the head is turned a little towards the bird's right and tilted slightly upwards, with the beak partly open. The head is white, with red extending from the base of the upper part of the beak to the front part of the top of the head, and from the base of the lower part of the beak to the throat; between those two areas of red is a patch of black, enclosing the eye. More black can be seen on the back of the head. The chest, flanks, back and the upper parts of the wings are almost coffee-coloured, while the wing is black with some whitish blotches and a bright golden-yellow bar. The belly (also the feathers on the upper parts of the legs) is white. The beak of the Goldfinch is a pale pink colour and is somewhat longer than those of other finches, and with a sharper, more pointed tip - an adaptation for seed extraction. This bird appears to be using his or her beak to open up the Whitebeam berries to reach the seeds, and possibly also the orangey-coloured pulp, inside - bits of pulp can be seen stuck to the beak.

@ronm123photo.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 7:55 AM

Per @robcrank68.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay #BestOfTheMonth my best birds of the month (not best photos here) were about the B’s… (more in Alt)
Barn owls, Barn Swallows, Bitterns and Buzzards
#birds #photography #ECK #ukbirds #wildlife #ukwildlife

I had a great few days in September photographing birds and wildlife in Norfolk especially barn owls. This is a more distant shot of one of the owls in a tree facing an adjacent meadow from where it flew off into the distance but thankfully returned a bit later.

I’ve posted a photo of these young barn swallows perched on a lighting wire previously and have more that I haven’t yet processed. It was a pleasure to spend time with them and watch their busy parents feed them repeatedly.

Over at my local nature reserve I’ve been lucky to observe and photograph some of the bitterns during September and arguably more than ever before. This bittern in flight changed reed beds and gave me a chance to grab some photos as it flew from right to left in front of some trees.

I’ve photographed buzzards in Norfolk and locally during September and this shot of a buzzard with its wings wide open and from below was above a meadow in Norfolk.

@jmc223.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 7:35 AM

On this day in 2022 - Long Tailed Tit in the garden! When they arrive they come mob handed!! Birmingham UK - 30-09-22 #birds #ukbirding #uknature #ukwildlife #nature #ornithology #photography #birdphotography #canon #naturephotography #photograpersofbluesky

@jmc223.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 7:34 AM

On this day in 2023 - a welcome visitor among all the feral and Wood Pigeons! Collared Dove in the garden! Birmingham UK - 30-09-23 #birds #ukbirding #uknature #ukwildlife #nature #ornithology #photography #birdphotography #canon #naturephotography #photograpersofbluesky

@jmc223.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 7:30 AM

Still plenty of Goldfinches in the garden! Birmingham UK - 26-09-26 #birds #ukbirding #uknature #ukwildlife #nature #ornithology #photography #birdphotography #canon #naturephotography #photograpersofbluesky

@splphoto.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 7:17 AM

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme, set by @robcrank68.bsky.social, is #BestOfTheMonth.
Buzzard with food.
#wildlifephotography #splphoto #birds 🪶 #ukwildlife #ukbirds #buzzard #raptor

@thegardenjungle.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 6:38 AM

For #BestOfTheMonth in today’s #BirdOfTheDay, I’ve chosen this well timed shot taken over the weekend of the return of the Blue Tits to The Garden Jungle #birds #thegardenjungle #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #shropshire #UKwildlife #birdphotography #canon #photography

@robcamera.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 5:56 AM

#BestOfTheMonth is the theme of today’s #BirdOfTheDay and these were very beautiful moments for me.
Kingfisher, Little Egret, Glossy Ibis and Green Woodpecker.
#birds #EastCoastKin #ukwildlife #photography

Kingfisher perched and looking from the left side to the right side. The early morning sun lights up his beautiful orange front whilst turning the normally blue back to green

A Little Egret jumping along the shallow waters at Ham Wall. Its yellow feet hanging just above the water, and its black legs bent. The full white plumage perfectly lit in the morning sunlight

The Glossy Ibis coming in to land in the shallow waters with wings out behind its body. The sunlight is creating subtle tones of iridescence in the plumage

The Green Woodpecker takes a brief moment to pause on top of an old stump. It’s perched against sunlit foliage whilst not quite catching the sun itself, a beautiful green on green moment

@joelrawlings.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 5:19 AM

Posting pictures of birds I have taken to stop my feed here just being depressing politics #birds #birdsofbluesky #ukwildlife #ukbirds Black Tailed Godwit, Kent, April 2019

@danjbrown97.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 7:48 PM

Clouded Yellow at Lakeside at lunch time. Also nice to see Speckled Wood, Chiffchaff, Blue Tit, Tufted Duck and Great Crested Grebe on walks there today. #Bugsky #UKWildlife

A Clouded Yellow, a yellow butterfly, on grass

@rdpphoto.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 6:43 PM

"Whoa! A leaf!" #ukwildlife #shropshirebirds #Nature #wildlife #birdphotography #UKBirding #birds #photography

Long Tailed Tit sat on a branch in a hedge looking at a leaf

@hughharrop.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 6:15 PM

The 200th species for my 2026 south Shetland 10km Patchwork Challenge: a first winter Red-breasted Flycatcher in the stunted sycamores at Sumburgh Hotel garden this evening. #PWC2026 #patchbirding @patchbirding.bsky.social #BirdingScotland #UKbirding #Birds #UKWildlife

@rspbcymru.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 12:19 PM

Protected for nature = somewhere remote?

Not always.

Some of Wales' natural treasures sit surprisingly close to where we live, work and spend our weekends.

See what's protected near you.

#Wales #UKWildlife #UKNature #nature

@muttley63.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 12:08 PM

The theme for #BirdOfTheDay is #EFG - birds beginning with any of those letters. So here's a Goldfinch.

#BirdOfTheDay
#photography
#wildlifephotography
#ukwildlife
#nature

A European Goldfinch rests on a dried teasel plant.

@jmc223.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 9:12 AM

On this day last year - One of the local peregrines looking for lunch! Birmingham UK - 29-09-25 #birds #ukbirding #uknature #ukwildlife #nature #ornithology #photography #birdphotography #canon #naturephotography #photograpersofbluesky

@willsh.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 9:10 AM

Trying to work out if spotting a female brown hairstreak on a wetland in a new build estate in Sussex is a notable thing. @sussexwildlife.bsky.social ?

#butterflies #ukwildlife

@jmc223.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 9:07 AM

Blue Tit in the garden! Birmingham UK - 26-09-26 #birds #ukbirding #uknature #ukwildlife #nature #ornithology #photography #birdphotography #canon #naturephotography #photograpersofbluesky

@jmc223.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 9:05 AM

Coal Tit in the garden! Birmingham UK - 26-09-25 #birds #ukbirding #uknature #ukwildlife #nature #ornithology #photography #birdphotography #canon #naturephotography #photograpersofbluesky

@aintright.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 9:05 AM

Gareth the Great Tit #Paridae #BirdOfTheDay #birds #EastCoastKin #ukwildlife #photography