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@thenaturalstone.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 7:46 AM

It's @helenbennett.bsky.social's #BirdOfTheDay theme today: #Green and the Alt is #Geese.

Hundreds of Pink-footed Geese at dawn over Deepdale Marsh #Norfolk and a #Twofer from #London with Egyptian Goose drinking in Holland Park.
#Birds #Birding #ECK #BirdsSeenIn2026 #UKBirding #UrbanBirding

Skeins of Pink-footed Geese in flight over marshland in north Norfolk at dawn.

An Egyptian Goose drinking at a pool with rich green colours reflected in the water. Water is dripping in an arc from its bill.

An Egyptian Goose drinking at a pool with rich green colours reflected in the water.

@thenaturalstone.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 5:38 PM

@robcrank68.bsky.social's alt #BirdOfTheDay theme today, #Eating, had me reaching for a picture I've posted before. But it's one of my favourite sightings ever.

A Barred Eagle-owl with a tiny chick. A gruesome, but awesome sight. See alt text.
#Malaysia
#Birds #Birding #ECK #UrbanBirding

Barred Eagle-owl,Ketupa sumatrana, perched in a tree with a tiny chick in its beak, perhaps only just hatched. This bird (probably one of a pair) was something of a celebrity at an urban park in a suburb of Kuala Lumpur, and locals were very keen to point out to me where to look.

@ontarioblackbirder.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 11:14 AM

There is a sweet pair of Hermit Thrushes hanging out in our backyard over the weekend. They startle easily so I wasn't able to get a photo of them together.

#birds , #backyardbirds , #urbanbirding , #borb , #getoutside

@tombedford.bsky.social Sep 26, 2026, 3:26 PM

Sunrise on Warneford Meadow, Oxford this morning, all mist and spiderwebs.
A Linnet overhead was my 63rd species this month, equalling my best ever monthly total on my local patch
@friendlyevalley.bsky.social
#ukbirding
#oxford #urbanbirding

A misty September sunrise over Warneford Meadow, Oxford

@passerbliss.bsky.social Sep 21, 2026, 10:14 AM

My little mascots helping me spread the word at the Wild Dundee community gathering last week about the Power of Pigeons, and how these familiar urban birds can be a gateway to nature observation and citizen science.

#pigeon #urbanbirding #pigeonwalkdundee #columbidaecodex #wilddundee #RSPBScotland

@thenaturalstone.bsky.social Sep 19, 2026, 8:56 AM

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #Elegant. Thanks @atlanticbirding.bsky.social

I've posted Medium Egret before but not this elegant individual in Benchakitti Park #Bangkok
#Thailand #birds #birding #ECK #birdsSeenIn2026 #urbanBirding

Medium Egret. A recent split from Plumed and Yellow-billed Egret, formerly known as Intermediate Egret. Smaller than Great White Egret and prefers drier habitats. This one chose a grassy area of a city park.

@ontarioblackbirder.bsky.social Sep 15, 2026, 8:11 PM

A magnificent Merlin on an overcast day.

#birds , #falcons , #backyardbirds , #urbanbirding , #getoutside , #nature , #joy , #weouthere

@thenaturalstone.bsky.social Sep 15, 2026, 5:30 PM

Wasn't sure whether to post this Large-billed Crow from #Beijing #China in February.

@atlanticbirding.bsky.social's main #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #Silhoutte; but surely #crows are always in silhouette!

It will do for #birdsSeenIn2026 anyway. #birds #birding #ECK #urbanBirding

A Large-billed Crow in flight seen from below against a blue sky.

@thenaturalstone.bsky.social Sep 14, 2026, 8:11 PM

@robcrank68.bsky.social
set today's #BirdOfTheDay theme, #Mamas&Papas, male & female of the same species in the same photo. Here Mrs&Mr Ring-necked Parakeet indulge in a bit of pair bonding in #London
#birds #birding #ECK #UKBirding #birdsSeenIn2026 #urbanBirding

Ring-necked Parakeet pair performing pair bonding activity on a very large London Plane tree in Saint Pancras Gardens in February this year.

@jamie-brass.bsky.social Sep 13, 2026, 11:23 AM

Steady #WEBS count at #farnleyres this morning. 4 Green Sandpiper; a good autumn for this species, 5 Snipe; starting to trickle in, Lapwing flock to 300+ and building. 43 Teal and 3 Shoveler #urbanbirding

@thenaturalstone.bsky.social Sep 12, 2026, 6:59 PM

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme: #BirdsInAbstract - a tough assignment for me from @helenbennett.bsky.social

Here the shape of a Grey-headed Woodpecker forms through a forest of twigs and branches. Taken in Beijing #China in February for #birdsSeenIn2026 #urbanBirding #birds #birding

Grey-headed Woodpecker on the trunk of a large tree, seen through a forest of twigs and branches. This species has a huge distribution across Eurasia and varies in appearance across its range. This grey-headed form in China is similar to the ones I've seen in Europe but I've also encountered the black-naped form in Vietnam and Thailand.

@jamie-brass.bsky.social Sep 12, 2026, 8:26 AM

I meet all sorts of dodgy characters at #farnleyres: feral kids, drunks and flashers! All part of the #urbanbirding experience.

@thenaturalstone.bsky.social Sep 10, 2026, 11:43 AM

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Iridescence. I'm sure there will loads of lovely hummingbirds, etc. but I've only got a Great Cormorant that just about manages a bit of colour in the right light. The Serpentine Hyde Park #London.
#birds #birding #ECK #UKBirding #birdsSeenIn2026 #urbanBirding

Great Cormorant, with slight blueish iridescence on its glossy black plumage. At the Italian Garden on The Serpentine, Hyde Park in London.

@thenaturalstone.bsky.social Sep 6, 2026, 10:03 PM

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay themes are #Pigeons and #SittingOnWater by @robcrank68.bsky.social

I'll take the latter with this female Mandarin I photographed today on The Serpentine in Hyde Park #London #birds #birding #ECK #UKBirding #birdsSeenIn2026 #urbanBirding

Female Mandarin. A rather tame bird on a lake in a London park. Mandarin are not native to the UK but there are well established feral populations in many places, derived from birds escaped from connections.

@ontarioblackbirder.bsky.social Jul 12, 2025, 12:16 AM

The last time I saw a Pileated Woodpecker was early one summer morning last year. I hope to see one again soon.

#birds , #urbanbirding, #woodpeckers , #getoutside, #weouthere , #BirdOfTheDay , #RedHeads