A pink and white Roseate Spoonbill and a Tri-colored Heron. Both a standing in shallow green marsh waters. The Heron is blue/grey/puple with a white chest.
@alan678.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay alt theme is #Waders, any wading bird. Here are two peaceful waders-a Spoonbill and a Tri-Colored Heron #RoseateSpoonbill #TricoloredHeron #WetlandBirds #Birds
Two Egrets, all white with yellow beaks, standing in shallow marsch waters. Yellow algae on the surface of the water.
@robcrank68.bsky.social Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Reflections, any bird reflection. Here's a pair of Egrets and their reflections in the morning light. #Birds #Egrets #WetlandBirds
Juvenile sandhill crane, outstretched in flight. Flying over marsh water. Wings down, neck and feet stretched out. Juveniles are brown and chestnut colored.
@robcrank68.bsky.social Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LongNecks, birds with long necks, the Alt Theme is #Gulls I've posted before but here's an outstretched juvenile Sandhill Crane passing by demonstrating today's theme #Birds #WetlandBirds #SandhillCrane
Find these impressive hunters around the fishponds of our partner Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park on Hawaiʻi Island!
#Aukuu #BCNH #WetlandBirds
A double breasted cormorant stands atop the base of a water fountain located in a pond. It is surrounded by a curtain of water droplets.
Shower time! Double breasted cormorant (Nannopterum auritum). #photography #photo #cormorant #wildlife #ornithology #aves #nature #floridabirds #wetlands #wetlandbirds
The Curlew: a call like the wind and a cloak of woven shadows.
#curlew #waderbirds #shorebirds #inkonpaper #naturedrawing #birdillustration #wildlifeart #britishwildlife #wetlandbirds #traditionalart #inksketch #ornithologyart #estuarylife #birding #fineink
High in the sky is a vee shaped flock flying north on a sunny early spring day. In the foreground is the top of a loblloby pine tree.
Most of the sand hill cranes from central Florida have left for the midwest if they're going. Classic vee formation.Gainesville FL. #photography #photo #cranes #sandhillcranes #wildlife #migratorybirds #ornithology #aves #nature #floridabirds #wetlands #wetlandbirds
Blue-Winged Teal pair swimming in grey waters. The male has the distinctive blue wing marking, dark head, black beak and white stripe across the head. The female is mottled browns and creams.
@robcrank68.bsky.social Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #MarriedCouples, same species Male/Female bird pairs, the Alt theme is #Gulls. Here's a Blue-winged Teal pair gliding along #Birds #WetlandBirds #BlueWingedTeal
Theme for today's #BirdOfTheDay is #Reflections here's a Drake garganey. A bird that will soon be back in the UK for the summer.
#wetlandbirds #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography
#naturephotography
Male green-winged teal gliding in smooth blue waters, it's reflection mirrored in the water. This teal has a cinnamon coored head with green markings and brown and cream body
@robcrank68.bsky.social today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Reflections, any bird reflections. #Birds #GreenWingedTeal #WetlandBirds
Male Northern Shoveler gliding in dark waters, with mirror reflection. The shoveler has a long, wide, flat beak, green head, white chest with brown and cinnamon wing and back feathers
@robcrank68.bsky.social Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Feeders, birds on feeders, the Alt theme is #Green, any bird with Green in its plumage. Here's a male Northern Shoveler with his iridescent green head. #Birds #WetlandBirds #NorthernShoveler
Young great white egrets standing in bushes, being fed by the adult. wings outstretched
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #WingsOpenNotFlying, birds with wings open on the Floor/Water but not flying. Here's young Great White Egrets during feeding time in the rookery #GreatWhiteEgret #Birds #WetlandBirds
A Reed Warbler with insect prey, clinging onto a reed amongst a reed bed.
Warbler in the reeds.
This image was taken at the #washingtonwetlands last year. I was very lucky to find myself in a quiet area and noticed movement beside me.
#WWT #wetlands #birds #nature #naturephotography
#reedwarbler #spring #summer #wetlandbirds
A Great WhiteEgret standing in shallow blue waters, its neck outstretched and its orange beak dipped in the water. A mirror reflection of the bird in the smooth water
@alan678.bsky.social today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme as #Corvidae any bird of the Corvid family. The alt is #LongNecks birds with long neck. Here's the always elegant Great White Egret showcasing its looooong neck #Birds #Egrets #GreatWhiteEgret #WetlandBirds
Green Heron perched on a reed. Cinnamon coloring along neck and chest, green head, back and wings, long sharp beak, yellow legs and yellow eyes
@robcrank68.bsky.social today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SideProfiles. Here's a Green Heron showcasing its wing patterns beautiful colors #Birds #WetlandBirds #Heron #GreenHeron
tri-colored heron-facing f neck, head and back feathers. Long forward, with head and neck turned. White chest feathers and bluish back, head and neck feathers. Long, sharp beak
@alan678.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay challenge is #photogenic. Here's a beautiful Tri-colored Heron holding its pose for the camera #Birds #Heron #WetlandBirds #TricoloredHeron
Great white heron, standing erect, wings out and one leg stepping up. The bird is standing in still blue waters
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SteppingOut - birds captured mid step. Here’s a Great White Heron stepping out and stepping up #Birds #Heron #Wetlandbirds
A tricolored heron and a spoonbill standing in shallow green waters. Their reflections mirrored in the water
The theme of #BirdOfTheDay
by @robcrank68.bsky.social is #MixedPairs. Here’s a lovely and peaceful pairing of a Spoonbill and a Tri-colored Heron #Birds #Wetlandbirds #Heron #Spoonbill
Three cormorants standing on a long branch. Two facing each other and squawking, a third behind them squawking
(@alan678.bsky.social), today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ShoutItOut birds calling out. Here’s a serious shouting match between a few Cormorants #Birds #Cormorants #WetlandBirds
A Great White Egret standing in shallow green waters. It's wings are fully extended and the light comes from behind allowing the viewer to see its wing bone structure
@alan678.bsky.social Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #PerfectLighting. While it's not a perfect picture I love how the light perfectly captures the wing and bone structure of the amazing Great White Egret #Birds #Egret #GreatWhiteEgret #WetlandBirds
Which of these two Red Shank images look best?
#redshank #hauxleynaturereserve
#northumberland #wetlandbirds #birds
Great Blue Heron, facing forward, with long pectoral plums. The bird is standing in shallow water. Grey and black body and wings, white head, light brownish pectoral plumes on its breast
@alan678.bsky.social theme for #BirdOfTheDay is #PowerPose, any bird showing strength through its stance. Here's a breeding Great Blue Heron with gorgeous pectoral plumes not having any of my presence. #Birds #WetlandBirds #Heron
A Grebe in blue waters, with raised wings and fluffed up feathers. Just having come up from a dive.
@robcrank68.bsky.social posted today's #BirdOfTheDay theme as #RuffledFeathers, birds with feathers out of place. Here's a fluffed up Grebe drying its feathers #Birds #WetlandBirds #Grebes
The head of a Glossy Ibis with blue breeding markings. It's long bill is dipped partly into shallow waters and the bird is perched on a log, its huge feet balanced
@alan678.bsky.social chose today's #BirdOfTheDay theme as #BirdsInTheirElement , birds in their natural environment. Here's a head shot of a Glossy Ibis, in its wetland element. I like this pic as it showcases the size of the feet and the length of the bill. #Birds #WetlandBirds #GlossyIbis
A Cormorant taking off from blue waters. Splash of water behind the bird and water droplets covering the bird. Wings extended.Black head and body. Orange beak around eyes
@robcrank68.bsky.social has the #BirdOfTheDay theme as #WaterDroplets Here's a Cormorant on takeoff #Birds #Cormorants #WetlandBirds
Black-bellied whistling ducks resting on a branch. These ducks are primarily cinnamon colored with black chests, with bright orange feet and bills
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BranchBirds, any bird on a branch, the Alt theme is #Robins. These Black-bellied Whistling Ducks are taking a branch break. #Ducks #Birds #WetlandBirds
Eurasian Curlew.
Eurasian Curlew.
Eurasian Curlew.
Eurasian Curlew.
#eurasiancurlew #curlew #bird #birds #fauna #wildlife #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #wetlands #wetlandbirds #waterbirds #winterbirds #paghamharbour #unitedkingdom #england #photography
Trumpeter Swan family group paddling in grey waters. The adults sre large, all white with long black bills. The cygnet is grey and brown and will begin white feathers around year two.
For today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme, @alan678.bsky.social
the alternate theme is #PaternalCare #Birds Trumpeter Swan family group with the larger adult male ahead of the cygnet. Trumpeter swan are vigilant and highly protective of their cygnets. #Birds #WetlandBirds #Swan #TrumpeterSwan
Water birds is today’s theme - any bird that lives in or gets food from water, with the alt of any bird with blue on it. I’ve got a tufted duck diving in and a lovely female mandarin duck with a smidgin of blue on her wings
#BirdOfTheDay #WetlandBirds #Birds #Photography #Ducks
A white Ibis standing on the back of a black-bellied Whistling duck. The duck is standing in shallow blue waters and is brown with an orange beak. The ibis wings are extended. It has a white body with black wing tips and a long, curved orange beak.
#OddCouples is the #BirdOfTheDay challenge set by
@alan678.bsky.social. Here's a Black-bellied Whistling Duck wondering why there's a White Ibis perched on his back #Birds #Ducks #WetlandBirds
