A downy woodpecker parents at left stands on a railing with its head tilted right to show the red on the back of its neck. It is offering some suet at the end of its beak to a hungry chick facing the camera but with its head turned left and beak open.
Adult downy woodpecker feeds some suet to its hungry fledgling! #AdultsWithChicks #BirdOfTheDay #birds #birdphotography #woodpeckers #backyardbirds #ECK πͺΆ
The #birdoftheday #theme is #adultswithyoung and the alt theme is #yellow
Canada Goose
Common Loon
Common Merganser
Mallard
My favorite is the Loon teaching Jr how to preen (he's copying her)
#Birder #birding #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #nikon
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #AdultsWithChicks capture of an Adult with its young set by @robcrank68.bsky.social ~ chosen a Moorhen with its chicks ~ photo taken at Forest Farm NR - Cardiff ~ South Wales πͺΆπ¦ #birdingWales #ukbirding #birdphotography #ECK #ukwildlife #naturephotography
Rob's (@robcrank68.bsky.social) theme for today's #BirdOfTheDay is #AdultsWithChicks, and capture of an adult with young. So here is a Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) regurgitating fish to it's single chick or Guga. Taken out on the Bass Rock Gannet breeding colony on the Bass Rock off the east coast of Scotland.
A Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) giving it's chick a ride around Linlithgow Loch, West Lothian.
A female Eider duck (Somateria mollissima) with her chicks. Male Eider ducks play no part in raising the young. Taken out on the Isle of May National Nature Reserve off the east coast of Scotland.
A Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) with it's large brood. An introduced species now well established in the UK. Taken in The Scottish Wildlife Trusts' Bawsinch and Duddingston Nature Reserve, Edinburgh.
Rob's (@robcrank68.bsky.social) theme for today's #BirdOfTheDay is #AdultsWithChicks, and capture of an adult with young. So here are a Northern Gannet, a Great Crested Grebe, an Eider Duck and a Canada Goose. More info in ALT. #Birds πͺΆπ¦ #Nature #Photography #Nikon
#BirdOfTheDay is #AdultsWithChicks
1) Great Blue Heron
2+3) Great Egret
4) Roseate Spoonbills - in the most photographed nest in Florida (probably) - boardwalk at Orlando Wetlands - check thread for a short video
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Fabulous shot Robyn, WOW π€©!
Happy #Stunday!
#BirdOfTheDay alt theme is #yellow so I guess I'm legally obligated to post this lesser goldfinch. I posted a different shot of this bird a few weeks ago with a mostly blue background.
#EastCoastKin #ECK #birds #ArtYear #PhotographersUnited #photography
A small, puffy yellow bird with a black crown and wings perched on a thin branch going diagonally from the top left corner to the bottom right. The bird is looking to the right. The background is a blur of green, blue, black, and two thin strips of tan.
Happy #Stunday!
#BirdOfTheDay alt theme is #yellow so I guess I'm legally obligated to post this lesser goldfinch. I posted a different shot of this bird a few weeks ago with a mostly blue background.
#EastCoastKin #ECK #birds #ArtYear #PhotographersUnited #photography
@robcrank68.bsky.social's #BirdOfTheDay theme for today is #AdulsWithChicks, and capture of an Adult with its young. The Alt Theme is #Yellow, and bird with Yellow in its plumage. My theme is #gardenbirds!!
Beautifully taken Dave my friend π€©ππΌ
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #AdultWithChicks. A female Common Merganser with two young riding on her back and the rest of the brood line astern.
#BruceCounty #ECK #photography #birds #nature #wildlife #TenMinutesFromHome #VintageLens #ManualFocus
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #AdulsWithChicks, and capture of an Adult with its young, the Alt Theme is #Yellow, and bird with Yellow in its plumage.
An adult male Hooded oriole in a favorite pose - beak to the sky for the Alt Theme , yellow. #birds
Grey wagtail in flight over a small river with its tail feathers spread out.
#BirdOfTheDay alternative is #Yellow so here's a grey wagtail I managed to catch in flight earlier this week.
#PhotographersOfBlueSky #nature
Large Egyptian goose, with orange markings and big pink feet, watching 6 very fluffy brown and white goslings at the edge of the water on a concrete path
I don't usually do #BirdoftheDay but couldn't resist these Egyptian goslings for #AdultsWithChicks taking a dip in the Serpentine, Hyde Park London.
Two geese with four fluffy chicks. Photo by Robert Emond.
#BirdOfTheDay | #AdultsWithChicks
At Sarah Lawrence university 5/2/16.
#Photography πΈ #Birds #Bird
#WestCoastKin #EastcoastKin
#BlueskyPhotography
#PhotographersUnited
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #AdultWithChicks. A female Common Merganser with two young riding on her back and the rest of the brood line astern.
#BruceCounty #ECK #photography #birds #nature #wildlife #TenMinutesFromHome #VintageLens #ManualFocus
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #AdultsWithChicks.
A mockingbird pair had this one chick last summer. They moved on but it stayed, and recently found a mate.
A female goose leads a parade of chicks across still waters of our ponds. I think there were two adult females here, with blended chicks, though only one made the photo. They are cute, with their fuzzy little bodies.
For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme, #AdultsWithChicks, here's a sweet photo from 2023. I think there were two females and a bunch of chicks in the group, but these could all belong to one, who's to say.
A bird with a bright yellow chest and brownish back with striations. A background of dried grasses
Eastern Meadowlark in seemingly one of its favorite habitats. It would be tough to find if it wasn't facing the camera. #birdoftheday #yellow #wildlife #nature #birds π
For today's alt #BirdOfTheDay theme of #yellow I have a couple ruby crowned kinglets and a golden crowned kinglet
#birds #photography πͺΆ
Golden-crowned kinglet is a tiny song bird with black and yellow stripes on its head. It is perfect on moss on the vertical surface of a tree. The bird is looking to the right.
Golden-crowned kinglet perched on the side of a mossy tree #yellow #birdoftheday #nature #photography #PNW #moss #birds
I hear the #BirdOfTheDay theme is #AdultsWithChicks?
Just swanning around here...
#birds #photography #ukbirding #BirdLife
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#sheshed #gamedev #digitalart #eastcoastkin #macromarch #nude #drawing #domingoderabos #ocsky #realnsfw #fatfur #eck #artsky #birdoftheday #sundaycumday
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Photo of a female adult duck with seven ducklings in a row.
Yes, we need to get our ducks in a row. Here, an #AdultWithChicks, does just that for #BirdOfTheDay. Photo'd Apr 2025 at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in #Florida.
#Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #ECK #Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #ContentCredentials #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited
Great egret, adult with chick in nest.
Great horned owl and owlet sitting side by side in the nest.
Baby alligator sitting on mama's head, looking fierce with a snail on its nose.
Two adult roseate spoonbills sitting in the nest with 3 babies.
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #AdultsWithChicks β any capture of an Adult with its young.
(I am aware that alligators are not birds but I couldn't resist). IDs in alt text.
#Birds #Photography #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #herons #egrets #Reptiles #Alligators #spoonbills #Owls
Great Egret feeding chick in nest. Adult is a large wader, all white body, black legs, bright yellow and insanely sharp bill. Seen feeding a youngling, its' plumage still coming in, not quite covering all the leading edge of its wittle baby wings yet. The green leathery skin can be seen here at bottom. Birds in a thickly wooded area, actually well away from human contact, long lenses are best here.
Great Egret with two chicks in nest. Adult is a large wader, all white body, black legs, bright yellow and insanely sharp bill. Long breeding plumage seen on the adult, short punk-rock looks on the chicks, so cute! These all white waders have black legs and bright yellow, very sharp bills, with bright yellow eyes. This shot was taken just before sundown one evening this spring, the whole scene is aglow with that awesome golden light effect. Birds in a thickly wooded area, actually well away from human contact, long lenses are best here.
Roseate Spoonbill family, two adults, two chicks in nest at sundown. Wonderful golden hour glow casting that extra tint throughout the entire image. Spoonbills are medium to large bodied waders, long pinkish legs, bright pink to red feathers, sides and backs, whiter hues under and on neck. Distinctive long flat bill ending in trademark ladle shape spoonbill feature. Chicks have the spoonbill shape started, but the length of the whole bill is very short when young.
Sandhill Cranes, backs to camera, seen here shopping for snacks in a pasture area with junior tagging along for hunting lessons. This family group of two adults and one chick has been joined by the ever-present cattle egret, known for its great forage skills as well. Sandhill Cranes are tall birds, long legs and long necks. Gray to beige bodies, paler neck, distinctive red cap on head behind the eyes, long sharp beak, very stabby. Junior bird here is all rusty - reddish and fuzzy looking, very tiny compared to mom and dad. Tiny even compared to the much smaller cattle egret. This egret is all white, yellow legs, medium shorter bill, sharp and stabby in it's own right. The three Sandhill Cranes are all looking left of camera, while the cattle egret is checking to the right. The adults here are in bookend formation, framing the juvenile and egret in between them.
Entries for Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #AdulsWithChicks, and capture of an Adult with its young, the Alt Theme is #Yellow, and bird with Yellow in its plumage.
- Great Egrets
- Roseate Spoonbills
- Sandhill Cranes
#birds #ECK
#photography #ukbirding #BirdLife
#westcoastkin #nature #florida
