Male brimstone feeding off nectar from a bluebell. Dartmoor National Park, Devon.

Male #brimstone #butterfly on an English #bluebell. #FlowersOfBlueSky #insects #invertebrates #photography #photo #bloomscrolling #DartmoorNationalPark

Male blackbird photographed 20.04.2026 in Dartmoor National Park with worms in his beak.

@robcrank68.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay #ComeEatWithMe #Turdidae My #photo of this #male #black #bird with #worms in his #mouth fits both the main them and the Alt theme. #photography #photos #birds #bird 🪶 #ukbirding #DartmoorNationalPark #Devon

He is magnificent.

Beautiful cat? Is Ella a somali breed?

Thank you. :) It was a privilege to look after him (despite his spurs, he used to make a purring sound which we thought was sweet at first but was in fact a warning). He was rather fond of the hens..he used to mingle with them.

Thank you very much. 🙂

Thank you very much, Alan. 🙂

Thank you, that is very kind and you too.

Chaffinch about to land on the sunflower heart feeder.

#Chaffinch about to alight upon the #feeder. @alan678.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay #FeederFriends #flight #landing #birds #photography #photo #ukbirding

Thank you very much Rob.

Me and my bf did a ten mile #walk around #DartmoorNationalPark today. The highlight was seeing a little grebe and two male pied flycatchers. I will upload the birds when there is an appropriate BOTD theme.

My bf takes a lot of photos of me. I rarely get to see him. #portrait #selfportrait #flowers #appleblossom #spring #photography

This reeves pheasant had been dumped by someone in Dartmoor National Park.(probably because of his aggression). My family looked after him for a few years before he was relocated to a place that specialises in unusual pheasants. He did have an attitude (and drew blood with his spurs).

@robcrank68.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay #HeadShots #Reeves #pheasant #photography #photo #birds #bird #head #beautiful Please see ALT text for his short story.

Me with my special boy. #cats #CatsOfBlueSky #white #portrait #photography #photo #felid

Haha Alan, I think 5 minutes is up now. ;) Thank you for your kind words. 😊

Thank you very much Graceyy.

Male siskin flying from a Berberis bush.

@alan678.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay #LeafAndLight Here is a male #siskin flying from his Berberis perch in the evening #light. #photography #birds #flight #leaves #bird #photography #birdphotography #wildlifephotography 🪶

In front of #crab #apple #cherry #blossom just after my run. #Photo taken by my boyfriend. #flowers #portrait

Myself with a dogwood beginning to flower. #photography #dogwood #flowers #portrait #photography

Thank you. 😊

Thank you very much Alan, that means a lot to me. 😊

Thank you. 😊

I am sure you will see them. 🙂

Thank you for your kind words. 🙂

I waited quite a long time to get this image of a goldfinch perched on top of the Berberis.

@alan678.bsky.social Here is a #goldfinch #BirdOfTheDay #Woodland perched on Berberis. I am really delighted with this #photo. 😊 #DartmoorNationalPark, #Devon. #SmallBirdSaturday #photography @javajanegallery.co.uk #birds #bird 🪶

Great photograph. 😊 I have seen them, they are on my Wishlist to photograph.

A close up of a Eurasian treecreeper (Certhia familiaris), a small woodland bird. It is in a side profile climbing upwards on a lichen covered tree trunk. The background to the right is blurred greens and browns from the grass and leaf litter. It is a Mouse-like brown-and-white bird with a long, down curled bill and long, stiff, pointed tail feathers. Upperparts are mottled and barred brown with pale streaks. Underparts are clean white, and rump is rich brown. It has a ragged pale stripe over the eye, barring on wing, with buff wing-bar. They are known for their mottled brown plumage which provides excellent camouflage against tree bark. These birds have a long, slender, downcurved bill used to probe crevices for insects and spiders. They climb up tree trunks in a spiral motion and fly down to the base of another tree to begin climbing again.

Alan's #BirdOfTheDay is #Woodland , birds you might find in woodlands near you.
Here is a Eurasian Treecreeper on a lichen covered tree at Crofton Lake (Jan 26).
Also for Jane’s @javajanegallery.co.uk #SmallBirdSaturday
#birds #ukwildlife #nature #cumbria #photography #eastcoastkin

Male Eurasian blackcap. A lovely warbler. I followed him around by listening for the distinctive beautiful song.

Male Eurasian blackcap singing with the most beautiful song.

@alan678.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay #Woodland These are the first decent photos of a #Eurasian #blackcap after many attempts (taken a couple of days ago). #birds #bird #photography #photographs #DartmoorNationalPark #SmallBirdSaturday

Sunset over Dartmoor National Park.

A Dartmoor Sunset. #DartmoorNationalPark #April #Sun #sky #landscape #photography #skyphotography #landscapephotography #sunset

Thank you. 🙂