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@franceflo.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 12:16 PM

Yes its @alan678.bsky.social turn to host today's #BirdOfTheDay, and his theme is #Black&Red, any bird with Black & Red in its plumage.
The Alt is #LongBeak, birds with long beaks.
In Brisbane , found this little guy. 😄
#smallbirdsaturday #twofer #lifer #Australia #birdsoftheworld #birdsSeenin2026

Male - backed fairywren , a small bird with a long tail that is held cocked, mostly black with red back and rump.
Perched on a small leaveless branch facing right

@orknithology.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 8:20 AM

"🎵 Oh, What A Bountiful Mornin' 🎵"

Redwing (Turdus iliacus) with plenty of berries to choose from at Grimbister, #Orkney, on Thursday.

#OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #BirdsOfBluesky #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birdsoftheworld #ornithology #Redwing #Thrush 🪶

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@bbappnews.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 12:26 AM

Bird of the Day: Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) #birdoftheday #botd #tuftedtitmouse #baeolophusbicolor #birdsoftheworld #birds #birdbrainerapp #birdbrainer | birdbrainer.app

A small bird perched on the tip of a weathered branch, leaning forward with a pointed gray crest, soft gray upperparts and wings with darker flight feathers, pale whitish-gray face and underparts, a warm rusty- orange wash on the flanks, a large dark eye with a faint dark forehead patch, a short stout black bill, and slender blue-gray legs, against a soft blurred blue and golden background.

Text on card: A small, crested songbird of eastern North American deciduous and mixed forests, found from southern Ontario and New England south through the eastern United States into Mexico, inhabiting woodland, parks, orchards, and suburban gardens. Bold and inquisitive, it readily visits garden feeders, and is recognised by its prominent pointed grey crest, large dark eyes, and the soft peach-orange wash on its flanks; it often caches seeds for later retrieval.

📷: Photo by Trek Jason via Pixabay
https://pixabay.com/photos/small-bird-perched-branch-spring-8643431/

@whatbirds.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 8:14 PM

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌏 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds 🦉

A relatively large, charcoal-black bird (55–60 cm / 22–24 in long) perched upside down near the top of a bare wooden branch against a clear blue sky. It features a dramatic spiky crest, a massive hooked beak, and a bright red bare patch on its cheek.

Clue: With my smoky black plumage, striking crest, and crimson cheek patch, I am Australia's largest of my kind—known for my musical talent with sticks!

Fun Fact: This bird is one of the only non-human animals known to use manufactured tools rhythmically—males break off sturdy sticks or seed pods to drum against hollow trees, creating a unique beat to attract a mate.

Conservation status: Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)

Text source: Gemini (Edited)

📷: Photo by Karl-Heinz Lambert via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0 DE)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

@paulpharoah.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 4:16 PM

#BirdsOfTheWorld #birds #nature A pair of African penguins are here to show you that despite everything there is love in the world.

Close up of a pair of African penguins 'cuddling' on their nest.

@orknithology.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 8:13 AM

"Why? Just Beak-ause"

Puffin (Fratercula arctica) on Westray, #Orkney, in July.

For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #BestBeaks.

#OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #UKBirding #BirdsOfBluesky #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birdsoftheworld #Puffin #Auk 🪶

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@lindaking78.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 6:01 AM

American White Pelican…dark head feathers indicate it’s a juvenile…Columbia River, McNary National Wildlife Refuge, #EasternWashington
#BirdoftheDay #BestBeaks #Birds #BirdPhotography #Shorebirds #PNW
#NaturePhotography #BirdsofBlueSky
#WestCoastPhotography #Art #BirdWatching #BirdsoftheWorld

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@catsparx.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 5:31 AM

Junior white-winged chough #birds #ornithology #audubon #closeup #BirdsoftheWorld #BirdsofBlueSky #photography #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #AussieBirds #AustralianBirds

close up of cute black baby bird

@bbappnews.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 1:39 AM

Bird of the Day: Galah (Eolophus roseicapilla) #birdoftheday #botd #Galah #eolophusroseicapilla #birdsoftheworld #birds #birdbrainerapp #birdbrainer | birdbrainer.app

A pink-and-grey cockatoo in flight, gliding left with both wings raised high, with a very pale pink crown and crest, deep rose-pink face, neck and breast, a pale reddish-brown eye, a pale horn-coloured hooked bill, grey upper wings and flight feathers, a pale whitish- grey underwing, a grey rump and dark-tipped grey tail fanned behind, and dark grey feet tucked against the belly, against a softly blurred olive-brown and green background.

📷: Photo by Charles J. Sharp (CC BY-SA 4.0)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Galah_(Eolophus_roseicapilla)_female_in_flight_Mount_Pleasant.jpg

@bbappnews.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 1:58 PM

Bird of the Day: Western Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) #birdoftheday #botd #westerncattleegret #cattleegret #bubulcusibis #birdsoftheworld #birds #birdbrainerapp #birdbrainer | birdbrainer.app

A compact white bird standing upright among small purple wildflowers in dry grass, with a pale buff- orange wash on the crown and upper breast, a sturdy yellow-orange bill, yellow eye, and pale yellowish legs, against a dark out-of-focus background

Originally native to sub-Saharan Africa, the Western Cattle Egret has spread to become one of the most widespread herons in the world, colonising the Americas, Australia, southern Europe, and many oceanic islands over the past century. Associates closely with cattle and other large animals, catching insects disturbed from the ground; in breeding plumage, the bill and legs briefly flush orange-red and buff plumes adorn the head, breast, and mantle

📷: Photo by jim5511 via Pixabay
https://pixabay.com/photos/cattle-egret-egret-bird-animal-8554996/

@whatbirds.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 1:08 PM

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌍 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds 🦉

A large bird of prey (1.9–2.4 m / 6.2–7.9 ft wingspan) standing amidst tall green grass. It features a striking white head and breast, a yellow face and beak with a dark hook, and deep chestnut-brown plumage on its body and wings against a softly blurred natural background.

Clue: Known as the "voice of Africa," this majestic raptor is a master angler whose echoing call is a signature sound of Sub-Saharan waterways.

Fun Fact: Their feet are lined with sharp structures called spiricules to help them grip slippery, wriggling fish straight out of the water!

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Text source: Gemini (Edited)

📷: Photo by Leon Basson via Pixabay
https://pixabay.com/users/leonbasson-8610446/

@franceflo.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 10:41 AM

From @atlanticbirding.bsky.social
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is:
#Black&White;l
Alt. is #Vivid; any bird with
bright colours
A prothonotary warbler perched, couple weeks ago.
#migration2026 #birdsoftheworld #birdsSeenin2026 #texas #warbler #naturetherapy #birdohotograph #birds #aves #oiseaux

An adult male prothonotary warbler perched on some twigs .
It has gorgeous yellow head and body with greenish back and blue-gray wings.
Facing left .

@lindaking78.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 6:16 AM

Spring migrant male Western Tanager enjoyed a stop at my grape jelly feeder before heading to pine forests in the Cascade foothills for summer… #EasternWashington #PNW
#BirdoftheDay #Vivid #Songbirds
#BirdPhotography #Photography #Art
#WestCoastPhotography #Birds
#BirdsofBlueSky #BirdsoftheWorld

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@bbappnews.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 2:18 PM

Bird of the Day: Superb Starling (Lamprotornis superbus) #birdoftheday #botd #superbstarling #lamprotornissuperbus #birdsoftheworld #birds #birdbrainerapp #birdbrainer

@lil-bird-hugger.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 2:10 PM

#BirdOfTheDay #BirdOfTheMonth for myself must go to this photo bombing 💣 #Canadiangoose! #MallardMonday #geese #waterfowl #birds #birdphotography #birdsoftheworld #birdsofbluesky #lightsoutformigratorybirds #ABABirds #Audubon &let's give the #Canadiangeese a brk! They just have strong personalities!

Canadian goose photo bombing a shot of a wild mallard male in molt- burrell lake park- Sept 2026- lower burrell pa

@lil-bird-hugger.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 10:27 PM

So many #starlings!!! #birds #birdsofbluesky #birdsoftheworld #ABABirds #Audubon #lightsoutformigratorybirds #whatbird ppl don't give them enough credit in #Pennsylvania. They're SO SO SMART &can learn to talk. Love them! They didn't ask to be invasive. In my opinion humans are the invasive ones😬.

@whatbirds.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 8:50 PM

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌏 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds 🦉

A photo of a relatively large bird (25–27 cm / approx. 10 in long) perching on a wooden branch. It features a large, bright red beak, a deep brown head and neck, vibrant royal-blue plumage on its belly, and turquoise wing feathers.

Clue: This island-dwelling bird is named after its Indonesian home and shares a famous family name with a royal angler.

Fun fact: Instead of building a nest in tree branches, it digs long horizontal tunnels—sometimes up to a meter deep—into sunlit soil walls and earthen riverbanks to lay its eggs.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Text source: Gemini (Edited)

📷: Photo by feathercollector via Pixabay
https://pixabay.com/users/feathercollector-40562556/

@lynzieflynn.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 4:05 AM

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird, Ecuador

#birds #photography #audubon #nature #naturephotography #birdnerd #wildlife #natgeowild #bird#bbcwildlife #bbcearth #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #blueskyartshow #planetbirds #bestbirdshots #lynzieflynn #birdsoftheworld

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@bbappnews.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 1:08 AM

Bird of the Day: Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) #birdoftheday #botd #goldcrest #regulusregulus #birdsoftheworld #birds #birdbrainerapp #birdbrainer

A tiny, plump bird perched on a lichen-covered branch with wings slightly raised, facing left, with a bright lemon-yellow central crown stripe, a black lateral crown border, a plain grey-buff face with a large dark eye, olive-green upperparts, yellowish-green wing edgings forming two pale wing bars, and pale buff- white underparts, against a softly blurred green leafy background.

📷: Photo by Erik_Karits via Pixabay
https://pixabay.com/photos/goldcrest-regulus-regulus-bird-4825446/

@lynzieflynn.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 11:52 PM

Townsend's Warbler between dips in the creek
Huntington Beach, CA
#birds #photography #audubon #nature #naturephotography #birdnerd #wildlife #natgeowild #bird#bbcwildlife #bbcearth #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #blueskyartshow #planetbirds #bestbirdshots #lynzieflynn #birdsoftheworld

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