A small Goldcrest perched on a branch covered in yellow willow catkins, facing left with its head slightly lowered. The bird shows a bright yellow crown stripe bordered by black. The background is a smooth blue blur. 黄色いネコヤナギの花穂のついた枝にとまるキクイタダキ。ややうつむき加減で左向き。頭頂には黒に縁取られた黄色のラインが見える。背景は青くぼけている。

Joining today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme #Petals&Perches, a tiny Goldcrest among spring blossoms.
It turned out a bit on the yellow side overall, but maybe that just adds to the feeling of spring 😊🪶
花がらみと言われても…あ、キクの花はしっかり咲いてますね😎
#nature #photography #animals #wildlife #Goldcrest #キクイタダキ #birds #野鳥

Tall, dry grass stems sway in the foreground, sharply in focus against a vast field of bright yellow rapeseed stretching across the landscape. In the distance, Binevenagh Mountain rises along the horizon in Northern Ireland, beneath a deep blue sky dotted with soft white clouds.

Guys the sun is shining and the birds are singing. Time to take my dog his walk. See you all later. Thought you might like to see the field where I took my #BirdOfTheDay capture. So I start here and hike up the mountain in the background. Have a great day. #photography #Ireland #scape #ECK

A hyper-close-up (macro) view of a clear water droplet resting on a textured surface, surrounded by smaller droplets. The scene is bathed in soft purple and pink hues, with a blurred, bokeh-style background. The main droplet appears glossy and reflective, catching light with subtle rainbow-like highlights, while the surrounding droplets add sparkle and depth.

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekPforPurple #Macro #MacroPhotography #ECK

I only want to see you dancing in the purple rain 🕺😊

A vibrant male 🪶Baltimore Oriole perched in an apple tree
#BirdOfTheDay #Petals&Perches
#VermontBirds

Guten Morgen 😃🙋‍♂️🤗🌤🌷🪻☕️☕️☕️ habt einen schönen Dienstag 🐶🐕🥰😂😅

Standing on a branch with a seed in its beak.

#Birds 🪶🐦
📍Dalarna, Sweden

Brambling

#nature #photography #birdphotography #wildlife #outdoorphotography #naturephotography #birdwatching #BirdOfTheDay #ComeEatWithMe

Female mallard swimming in the lake.

#Birds 🪶🐦
📍Dalarna, Sweden

#MallardMonday

#nature #photography #birdphotography #wildlife #outdoorphotography #naturephotography #birdwatching

A male blackbuck stands partially surrounded by tall dry grass in Tal Chhapar, Rajasthan. It faces forward with a calm, alert expression, its long spiraled horns forming a symmetrical frame above its head. The dark facial markings contrast with its lighter body, while the soft, golden background remains clean and out of focus.

The Spiral Crown.

Blackbuck.

📍 Tal Chhapar, Rajasthan.

#lensonwildlife #nature #photography #mammals #ThePhotoOur

Meriharakan jarrutus

Terveisiä Ylöjärven uimarannalta.

The language of the moon needs no translation

#Stunday #moon

The Joshua tree is the namesake of Joshua Tree National Park and a defining feature of the Mojave Desert.

Joshua Tree
#ECK #PhotographersOfBlueSky #WestCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #Silhouette #Travel #Photography #California #Sunset #nature #landscape #photography #naturephotography #landscapephotography #scape #JoshuaTree #desert #ColorADay #OrangeSun #Stunday

A fallow deer stag with impressive antlers stands amid young nettles and in front of a large tree trunk.

For #StunDay here’s one of the fallow deer of #NationalTrust Dyrham Park, from earlier this week.

A group of four were calmly browsing and ignoring the humans.

Nice and sunny in this shot but shortly after there was a hail storm that I really wasn’t dressed for!

An old boat sitting on land with holes in the keel

#stunday #eck #photography #weekoforold #boatforsale #slightlyused #goodventilation #asis

You see here the glow from the sunset on a weeping willow that reflects in the water.

Good morning all, wish you a lovely Sunday and that means it is #Stunday #ECK #reflections #mobilephonephotography #landscape
Enjoy your day and more in the alt

It’s been wonderful to see all the butterflies this past week for #ButterflyWeek
This Monarch is one of my earliest captures.

Coppersmith Barbet, a small bird with yellow underparts, streaked with brown, yellow face patch and chin, black head with bright red fore-crown, red upper breast patch and large, thick, black bill with prominent whiskers at the base. A very common bird across South and SE Asia but more often heard than seen, as it depends much of its time high in the trees. The name comes from the incessantly repeated mechanical popping song, because of its similarity to a hammer beating copper. I think it sounds like some pedestrian crossings.

@alan678.bsky.social says #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ABCD, starting letter for any part of its name. Do I get extra points for both parts? Coppersmith Barbet is a common bird in #parks; this one in Benchakitti Park #Bangkok last month.
#Thailand #birds #birding #ECK #urbanBirding #birdsSeenIn2026

Today’s photo is of Argyranthemum frutescens, commonly known as the Marguerite Daisy. ©️BobSegel

Bob’s Picture of the Day
#Photography, #Daisies, #Flowers, #BloomScrolling, #PhotoOfTheDay, #PhotographersOnBluesky, #ArtistsOnBluesky, #DailyPhoto, #iPhone

The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ABCD, any bird beginning any part of their name with these letters. Extra points for a set using all. The alt is #CaptionThis a funny caption with any bird capture.

Anna’s hummingbird, Bushtit, Cormorant, Downy woodpecker.

Running on fumes here, been out taking photos just twice this week. Made it to the park before sunset to watch the golden orange beauty drain away behind the forest.

Morning all.

#Photography #EastCoastKin #Ireland #Sunset #10MinutesFromHome #ColorADay #OrangeSun

A Dunnock (hedge sparrow) stands on a moss-covered rock, facing directly toward the camera. Its plumage shows soft brown tones on the back and wings, with a slate-grey head and chest. The bird’s fine, pointed bill and pinkish legs are visible as it grips the stone, while its slightly puffed feathers give it a round, alert appearance against a smooth green blurred background.

Good morning. The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ABCD, let’s do this, any bird beginning any part of their name with these letters. Extra points for a set using all. 🤓 The alt is #CaptionThis a funny caption with any bird capture. Twofer.

“ Call that a lens? I’ve seen bigger” 😀

#Dunnock #birds #ECK

Collage of three photos where they are eating at the feeder.

#Birds 🪶🐦
📍Dalarna, Sweden

Brambling / male and female Chaffinch

#nature #photography #birdphotography #wildlife #outdoorphotography #naturephotography #birdwatching #smallbirdsaturday #littlebirds

A bird perched on a small piece of dowelling faces the camera . It is bright strawberry red on it's head, cheeks, and breast feathers. There is bold brown streaking further down. It has a triangular grey beak and it's head is turned slightly to the left. It's a sunny morning, the background is a blurred brown & taupe.

#Birds #Finch Alan H. @alan678.bsky.social
#BirdOfTheDay theme is #FeederFriends, birds that you might see at your feeder, they don't have to be on a feeder. I've gone with this male House Finch, who right now is outside my window singing, even though the sun won't rise for another 45 minutes.

Alan H says: The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #FeederFriends birds you might see at your feeder. They do not have to be on a feeder. The alt is #Waders. Any wading bird. #birds #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #PhotographersUnited

A Wilson's Snipe wading.

Thank you Alan

Thank you

Spring is finally here. Snowdrops growing in the garden.

#CommonSnowdrop
#flowers #amaryllidaceae #GalanthusNivalisL
#nature #photography #naturephotography

Flying away from the feeder with a seed.

#Birds 🪶🐦
📍Dalarna, Sweden

Common Chaffinch

#nature #photography #birdphotography #wildlife #outdoorphotography #naturephotography #birdwatching #BirdsInFlight #FlyDay #BirdOfTheDay alt theme #FeederFriends

The photograph shows a Owl butterfly, known in particular for the large eye-like markings on the underside of its brown wings. These markings serve to deter natural predators. It is perched on a green, fern-like twig. The background is blurred

An Owl #Butterfly for #ButterflyWeek 🦋

Have a lovely day 🫶
And don’t forget, today is #Scape Friday!

#photography #Butterflies #ArtYear #Art #ForestFriday #nature #naturephotography #thelittlethings #ECK #EastCoastKin

A foggy Irish forest. This is from the same session as last week. Literally standing at the edge of a cloud as it sweeps through over the mountain.

Let's hope BlueSky is back on track today. I missed you all yesterday.

#Hiking #Photography #Scape #ForestFriday #EastCoastKin #Dublin #Ireland

Loch Lomond from Firkin #LochLomond #Scotland #Trossachs www.damianshields.com