#BirdOfTheDay theme is #GullsInWater, any Gull in Water

Alt theme is #ShortLeggedBirds

A kingfisher with Orange body, blue wings and head, a long black and red beak and little Red feet with curled talons is sitting on a leafless branch of an alser tree. The blurry background complements it with the yellows and oranges of freshly fallen leaves. In the middle at the bottom there is my copyright saying 'C. P. / All rights reserved. Do not reupload. Do not use with/for any kind of AI.'

And of course, for the #BirdOfTheDay alt theme, #ShortLeggedBirds, as usual also by @robcrank68.bsky.social, it has to be another #kingfisher!
Just gotta love those tiny feeties. 🥰

#photography #AnimalPhotography #BirdPhotography #bird #birding #wildlife #nature #NaturePhoto

A Starling that stopped by for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme #ShortLeggedBirds

#BirdLovers #NaturePhotography #WinterMoments #TreeLife #Birds

You say #ShortLeggedBirds like it's an insult. Don't appreciate that, mate.

#BirdOfTheDay #AnnasHummingbird #BackyardBirds #PNW

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #GullsInWater the Alt theme is #ShortLeggedBirds.

No gulls on my camera roll but I do have some short legs!

allens hummingbird - light brown bird with white chest/neck - getting ready to take off from a perch

allens hummingbird - light brown bird with white chest/neck - taking off from a perch

allens hummingbird - light brown bird with white chest/neck - getting ready to take off from a perch

Today's #BirdOfTheDay alt theme is #ShortLeggedBirds

I think this short-legged allens hummingbird was showing off the ladies - display colors and performing aerial moves between two perches at Sepulveda Basin (Los Angeles) #EastCoastKin

#birds #birding #birdnerd #birdsky #PhotographersOfBluesky

This pretty little short legged Creeper 🥰 #birds #nature #ShortLeggedBirds #BirdOfTheDay #wildlife #photography

A junco, with a white belly and grey back, wings, throat and head is on a branch in snow, puffed up for warmth.

🪶Today's #BirdOfTheDay alt theme is #ShortLeggedBirds, and this dark-eyed junco doesn't appear to have much in the way of legs at all.
#birds #photography

Eastern Phoebe

#birds #birdoftheday #shortleggedbirds #photography #backyardphotography #floridabirds #easternphoebe #naturephotography

Two very #ShortLeggedBirds: a pair of Mourning Doves.
#birds #birdphotography

A seagull in the middle of St. Mark's square, Venice, standing in water backing up from the lagoon

Crimson finch perched in pandanus

Crimson finch taking off from pandanus

Crimson finch perched on dead pandanus

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #GullsInWater the Alt theme is #ShortLeggedBirds.

Gull in the middle of Piazza San Marco 😄, crimson finch
#photography #birds #nature #urban #wildlife #seagull #finch #humour #gift #EastCoastKin

Not gulls in the water I can find in my collection so Alt theme it is! #shortLeggedBirds for today's #BirdOfTheDay #alt-theme #bird #birding. Out this morning with the dog so hedgerow birds shots on the lane – Common #Chaffinch, a #robin taking off, and a #Dunnock on the trunk of a fallen tree

Male and female birds perched on snag that was in pond; looking in opposite directions

I hadn't thought of them as #ShortLeggedBirds but seeing this photo, I think they qualify for today's #BirdOfTheDay - many thanks go Rob and Alan for continuing this daily challenge; it is such fun!

#americangoldfinch #birds #nature #birdphotography

Lying down on a branch all puffed up.

#Birds 🪶🐦
📍Dalarna, Sweden

Great Tit

#nature #photography #birdphotography #wildlife #outdoorphotography #naturephotography #birdwatching #borb #BirdOfTheDay #ShortLeggedBirds

A Ruby Throated Hummingbird perches on a plant stem. The plant stem has water condensation drops hanging off of it. Blurred vegetation is in the background.

A Ruby Throated Hummingbird for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #ShortLeggedBirds.

#Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #Photo #EastCoastKin

Two ring billed gulls standing on iced water

Too cold to be in the water right now 😉❄️ #BirdOfTheDay theme is #GullsInWater, any Gull in Water, the Alt theme is #ShortLeggedBirds.

Barry the Blue Tit. Photographed yesterday. #BirdOfTheDay #ShortLeggedBirds #birds #EastCoastKin

Bright blue male bluebird is perched on a lichen-covered branch, watching for insects.

Male Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana) last week on Sonoma Mtn. for #ShortLeggedBirds, #BirdOfTheDay. 💚
#Birds #NaturePhotos #iNat 📷

Chaffinch

#ShortLeggedBirds is the alt theme today for #BirdOfTheDay, so here is a lovely Chaffinch that was taking a rest and having a drink from the bird bath in The Garden Jungle #birds #thegardenjungle #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #shropshire #UKwildlife #birdphotography #canon #photography

today’s #birdoftheday alt theme is #shortleggedbirds

dare i say no one has shorter legs than my beloved luzon bleeding-heart. a beautiful species of ground dove native to the philippines #birds #photography #philippines #nature

Concrete pillars in a lake, white bird with dark bill, short dark legs, and dark spots on head and neck perched on pillar in foreground. three longer-legged gulls with yellow legs perched on pillar in background

Today's Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ShortLeggedBirds.

Black-legged Kittiwake (with Ring-billed Gulls), Kansas, on this date in 2018

#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Gulls #FlyoverCountry

A photo of a song sparrow (Melospiza melodia) in profile, standing on a grassy lawn in diffuse cloudy day lighting, facing toward the left. It is a medium-sized sparrow with reddish-brown and gray streaked feathers, dark eyes, and a small conical dark gray beak.

#ShortLeggedBirds it is. Song sparrow for #BirdOfTheDay.

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Today's #BirdOfTheDay alternate theme, per Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social is #ShortLeggedBirds. I have a pair of #EasternBluebirds who not only have short legs, but they keep them hidden this morning when the temp was 7ºF (-14ºC). #birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #nikon #EastCoastKin

A monochromatic (browns) picture of a bird facing right, perched on small curved branch. The bird has a brown head with a dark eye, small grey beak, beige feathers fading to white on the breast. Directly behind are lichens on a vertical branch, the background being mostly dark shadow.

#Birds #Swallow #BirdOfTheDay The Alt theme which has been chosen by Rob @ robcrank68.bsky.social is #ShortLeggedBirds. I picked the Northern Rough Winged Swallow, hanging out by river's edge.

Good Morning

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #GullsInWater, any Gull in Water, the alt theme is #ShortLeggedBirds.

Here’s a Myrtle Warbler with a lovely splash of yellow on its flank. Taken last week in my yard.

#birds #EastCoastKin #photography #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #animals

Photo of a Caspian tern and flight against the dreary gray sky.

Time for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme, chosen by @robcrank68.bsky.social. The Alt theme is #ShortLeggedBirds.

Here’s a Caspian Tern showing (or rather hiding) its short legs during flight.

#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #photography #birdphotography #birds

For our #BirdOfTheDay we have a photo of a Black-throated Green Warbler. #ShortLeggedBirds #birds

Rob's @robcrank68.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme is #GullsInWater, any Gull in Water, the Alt theme is #ShortLeggedBirds.
I've gone with the Alt theme with this #MourningDove. Who's legs are so short you cant even see them. 😅
#birds #MourningDoves #BackyardBirding #Cold #EastCoastKin #-20whatever

The #BirdOfTheDay Alt theme is #ShortLeggedBirds.
via @robcrank68.bsky.social
Here is a Whitebrowed Sparrow-Weaver. Short but perfectly formed.