Bird Of The Day, theme 'FeathersInFoliage', alt 'CormorantOrHeron'

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The Bird Of The Day prompt is FeathersInFoliage, with an alternate theme CormorantOrHeron; entries show birds pictured in or near foliage or images of cormorants and herons. Work ranges from field photography and wildlife portraits to ink and digital sketches capturing songbirds, waders, and raptors among leaves. Look for a rainy Goldfinch tucked into wet foliage, a Grey Heron framed by south Cheshire greenery, and a finished Bic-pen sketch study. Browse the hashtag #FeathersInFoliage to see the gallery and contribute your own photo or sketch.

💖 Birdhism Jen ➡️ Riverwalk Anime

@birdhism.com

Striped cuckoo (Tapera naevia) chicks utilize specialized, cryptic plumage that mimics the texture and color of pinecones for camouflage. #birds

570944d ago

Andy & Thunder 🇨🇦36

Full-grown pine cone next to it's baby brother

Beepleton ♡23

For a moment I thought this was a tolbunt polish chicken 😂 that’s some impressive camouflage!

MarcZ11

So does this Barred Owl #PNW

peyre.bsky.social10

I could get more into this if cuckoos weren't such bastards.

Sero9

"Why am I looking at two pineco- HOLY SHIT IT'S A BIRD!' ^ my brain

Deby Tingley8

This is awesome. I thought the text was going to be about why that pinecone had another pinecone growing out of it.

Matt Quinlivan 6

I think the birds are here to stop us from taking this incredible planet for granted. They're extraordinary.

Zoë5

This bird is smarter than me.

Evolved (Evo)5

Wow!....It's like!...it's like Nature has eyes and has been looking at itself!!

Lotus5

I've never seen this before

Robin Sevakis5

That's a ready-to-go Pokemon design

MetaVulture4

That's is an amazing and adorable birb. 12/10 birb.

Ceramic Sculptor/printmaker4

Nature is so incredible! I appreciate it and I think most people do but billionaires building 64 mile AI Data Centers need to really think twice about the destruction to the environment from these centers. They will destroy eco systems— especially the one in Utah near Salt Lake

themolluskk4

That's a real life Pokémon

OompaLoompaHair524

Why aren’t there more in my country?

Jay3

I had to look twice and double check while scrolling, there's really not just multiple pine cones?? What a great camouflage.

usetob-cowby.bsky.social2

Until I saw the beak, three pinecone's.

ANTIFA752

To the squirrels surprise 🤣

Peter's Legacy2

I realize more and more that birds have hundreds of evolved survival strategies. It's stunning. Now if they can just survive humans. Perhaps they'll find a strategy to make enough ecological Jenga pieces extinct in order to collapse the human species. A different silent spring.

Rampant Collide | Beige Nèige 米色•那个2

Instinct seems to point at this being some sort of intelligent design. How much trial and error & evolution had to happen for this to get that specialized?

america.is.not.free

@antifapatriot.bsky.social

Pacific Loon breeds in the Arctic tundra and winters on the Pacific coast, from Alaska to Mexico 📷: John Crawley #birds

316545d ago

Alan H

@alan678.bsky.social

Good morning. Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #FeathersInFoliage any bird pictured in or near foliage. The alt theme is #CormorantOrHeron either or. I’ve went with a rainy day Goldfinch. Good luck. #birds #photography #ECK

A European goldfinch perches on rain-damp reddish-brown branches among fresh green leaves and buds. Its red face, black-and-white head, pale body, and yellow wing flash stand out against the dark, blurred background, while tiny raindrops and wet foliage give the scene a soft, spring shower atmosphere.

59245d ago

George Harris20

Well, if reeds count as foliage, here's a swan nesting. #birdoftheday

eeeefarm.bsky.social12

#BirdOfTheDay #FeathersInFoliage Cedar Waxwing, Great Blue Heron, Green Heron, Female Hummingbird.

fozziefotos.eurosky.social2

I always like when the bird puts the effort in to be colour coordinated with their surroundings for our photos. Lovely pic 😍

Gen Existential Crisis2

Your goldfinches look a lot different than my goldfinches. Very cool. 📷👊🏻

The Doctor (0/6 - Commissions open)2

Such a pretty capture. Great job Alan.

Helena Ludwig 🇪🇺🇦🇹🎶📸2

Good morning Alan! 👋🏻☕️ Fantastic themes, thank you. 😃

Thierry St-Laurent Dion

@tstld.bsky.social

The start and the finished sketch Bic pen on paper 5x7 #art #birds #nature #sciart

A comparason of the start and the finished sketch of a Pigeon. Made with a bic black pen.

67944d ago

mommom-dayton.bsky.social2

Impressive what you achieve with a Bic. I wouldn't have thought anyone could get the shading and contrasts right but you nailed it.

@OldAndCranky

@oldandcranky.bsky.social

Female Baltimore Oriel looking startled #birds

Female Baltimore oriel. She is a light orange color with brown markings.

46644d ago

Kort Duce

@kortduce.bsky.social

A Cooper’s hawk perches along St. Vrain Creek in Longmont, Colorado. #FlyDay #BirdOfTheDay #FeathersinFoliage #CormorantOrHeron #bird #birds #birdphotography #EastCoastkin #ECK #hawk #hawks #BirdsSeenln2026

Photo by Kort Duce

A Cooper’s hawk perches along St. Vrain Creek in Longmont, Colorado. In this vertical color photograph, the hawk stands on one leg atop a branch that crosses the lower half of the frame horizontally. It faces the camera with its feathers slightly puffed out, while its head is turned to the left as it gazes downward. The distant background is a softly blurred riparian forest, with patches of gray suggesting an overcast day. Branches and green leaves crisscross just behind the hawk, adding natural texture to the scene. A beautiful portrait of a Cooper’s hawk in its backyard habitat.

29745d ago

✶ 𝔩𝔦𝔠𝔥𝔢𝔫𝔟𝔬𝔫𝔢𝔰 ✶

@lichenbones.bsky.social

Barn swallow, my beloved #art #digitalart #procreate #animalart #animals #barnswallow #birds #illustration #drawing #painting

21144d ago

Lecia Michelle

@leciamichelle.bsky.social

Eastern meadowlarks usually best me when I try to get good photos of them. Today was different.❤️ #birds #photographer #birdsofbluesky

Eastern meadowlark with yellow feathers on its chest, a striped yellow and white head and tail feathers landing on bright yellow flowers.

20744d ago

Molly Lyons3

Wow!! What an incredible photo! Study in yellow.

Alex Sauerbrunn

@birdsbyalex.bsky.social

An American Redstart settling into his new digs after a long journey north. #birds #nature #wildlife #warbler

18344d ago

jayne2

I'm sure I saw that exact same bird on his way up! 😁

Andrea Peterson

@andreapeterson.bsky.social

A juvenile bald eagle flying over the clouds at Jetty Island, Everett, Washington #AlphabetChallenge #WeekSForSongs 'Fly Like An Eagle' ~Steve Miller Band, 1976 #Birds #BaldEagles #Eagles #Scape #FlyDay #FeatheredFriday #Photography #PNW

A brown and white juvenile eagle flying above fluffy clouds against a light and overcast grey sky

21845d ago

Get To Know Nature

@gettoknownature.bsky.social

It’s #NationalEndangeredSpeciesDay! Please bring out your photos, art, science or stories about endangered species you’ve encountered. I’m incredibly lucky to sometimes see the endangered Piping Plovers who breed along the Atlantic Coast, including in NJ #birds 🌿 🧪 🐡

A brown shorebird with a white belly and face and an orange beak and legs stands on the beach facing the camera.

15844d ago

Dave Meredith

@davemeredith.bsky.social

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #FeathersInFoliage with the alternative #CormorantOrHeron. A Grey Heron in foliage in south #Cheshire, England. #ECK #photography #birds #nature #wildlife #Kodachrome #1990s #ManualFocusLens

18845d ago

Jason Odell

@luminescentphoto.com

I want to live With a Cinnamon Teal I could be happy The rest of my life With a Cinnamon Teal #birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotos

Male cinnamon teal duck floating on water, showing its rich cinnamon-brown head and body, blue-gray bill, bright red eyes, and intricate brown and black wing feathers with an iridescent blue-green speculum patch. The duck's reflection is visible in the rippled water surface with golden-brown tones.

17044d ago

Jan Casavant2

Oh my gosh, Jason! I sang that every single time I saw a Cinnamon Teal when I lived in Northern California! 🎶🧡 Miss seeing them! Great photo BTW! 😊

SoCal Leslie2

Well, that one will be stuck in my head for a while. 🤣

Rob Crank Photography

@robcrank68.bsky.social

Good morning folks. It's @alan678.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay today and he has chosen #FeathersInFoliage, any bird pictured in or near foliage. His Alt Theme is #CormorantOrHeron, either or. Alt Txt for Love Stories. #birds #photography #ECK #CanonR5mkii @rspb.bsky.social #ukbirding #birdphotography

Percy Puffin had spotted the Paparazzi before they spotted him and started to work his way down the invisible steps, like people sometimes do behind their sofas.
But alas he wasn't quick enough to stop a few snaps being taken, this was bad for Percy because he was just coming out of his lovers burrow.
And he knew it wouldn't be long before his beloved wifey 'Peri Puffin' (yes I know it makes her sound like an evening meal 😂) found out once the story hit the front page of the Birdloids.
The moral of the story is if you don't want to get burned don't play with matches or away from home.

Captured at The Farne Islands.

15645d ago

Gen Existential Crisis2

I’m excited to see that life insurance thing play out in Forensic Files. 😂👊🏻 Great shots.

Anna Quent

@annaquent.bsky.social

@alan678.bsky.social hat für den heutigen #BirdOfTheDay das Thema #FeathersInFoliage Vögel zwischen Blattwerk. Hier ein junger Stieglitz, noch ohne Färbung am Kopfgefieder.

Junger Stieglitz zwischen dem Laub einer Linde, ausgerichtet zur linken Bildseite. Das Gefieder ist graubraun, mit gelben Federn am Seitengefieder.
Die typische rot, weiß schwarze Gesichtsmaske ist noch nicht ausgebildet.

14845d ago

Bird Of The Day, theme 'FeathersInFoliage', alt 'CormorantOrHeron'nature Endangered Species Day, advocates highlight habitat protection and lawsnature Britain's Favourite Butterfly poll opensnature

Bird Of The Day, theme 'FeathersInFoliage', alt 'CormorantOrHeron'

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