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Bird Of The Day, theme 'Robins'

Bird of the DayMay 16, 202622111,899

An egret bent over dark, rippling water to catch a tiny fish, droplets falling from the tip of its bill. Others treated the instant as texture: a cygnet's face was beaded with droplets and a Great Crested Grebe struggled to swallow a perch, while the alternate theme Robins appeared as a European robin bathing in a garden pond.

Water Droplets · 186 photos

A close-up of a little egret bending its long white neck over dark, rippling water as it catches a tiny fish at the tip of its black bill. Droplets fall from the prey and beak, creating small rings on the surface, while the bird’s pale eye and smooth white plumage stand out against the muted blue-grey water.
@alan678.bsky.social802
A tight close-up shot of a male Black-crested Coquette hummingbird perched on a bright green stalk, facing left. The tiny bird features a long, wispy black crest curving back over its iridescent green and rufous body, a short orange bill with a black tip, and a white belly speckled with rufous spots. Fine water droplets are visible across its plumage against a smooth, blurred green background.
@mikemelton.bsky.social546
A cygnet with a face and head covered in waterdroplets.
@linda2.bsky.social353
Good morning folks. Today's theme is , any bird capture with splashes of water. The Alt theme is , any Robin will do. @rspb.bsky.social
@robcrank68.bsky.social269
an Anna's hummingbird takes a drink from a water fountain at Filoli Gardens against a blurred background of pink a green
@johnbcaddell.bsky.social268
A blue tit is bathing in the shallow water amongst some pebbles. Drops of water are splashing.
@rina2012.bsky.social224
Today's theme is . I photographed this stunning little ruddy turnstone last week. It was fishing in the shallows of our local wildlife refuge on the .
@msriffle.bsky.social216
Two grebes in a pond that are grabbing each other by their bills. One has lifted himself out of the water and has a straw colored bill and his eye is surrounded by black, which is the western grebe, the other is reaching up with an orange bill and has an eye surrounded by white, which is the Clark’s grebe.
@pacbirds.bsky.social195
Bird flying just above a water surface with the bottom of his bill partially submerged. His upperside is black, his underside is white and his bill is orange w/ a black tip. Below and behind his bill is a stream of disturbed water, a wake and water droplets.
@1184outdoors.bsky.social181
A Coot splashing about in the lake today... Co. Galway, Ireland.
@knotweed-ireland.bsky.social180
This Anna's Hummingbird is bathing in a small spring. It was the first and only time I’ve ever seen any hummingbird with their feet immersed in water.
@dwebstersf.bsky.social164
I Believe I Can Fly - R. Kelly , any bird capture with splashes of water
@pirritin.bsky.social154
A European Robin bathing in a garden pond lined with small stones. The bird is facing the camera looking to its left with water droplets on its feathers.
@davemeredith.bsky.social149
Photo by Kort Duce An American robin pauses while feeding on last year's berries along St. Vrain Creek in Longmont, Colorado. In this vertical color photograph, the robin is perched at the center of the frame on a budding bush, surrounded by small, dark berries. The robin is facing the camera. The background is softly blurred, with a tangle of branches set against gray clouds from an overcast day.
@kortduce.bsky.social141
An Eurasian Blackbird poised on the edge of a small pool of water, it has just come out off after a good bath. The bird stands on the tip of its claws with it's wings open and up ready to fly. It is surrounded by waterdrops from it's wings and dripping from all over.
@anuradhasarup.bsky.social134
Swan and Cygnet
@thegardenjungle.bsky.social134
Photo of a Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) in a pool of water, with a Perch (Perca fluviatilis) in his open beak. That beak is longish, slim, and pointed. The bird also has a head with a white face, a red eye, a black crest (flattened as it is wet) and a ruff of feathers around the back of the head which are orangey-brown, with black towards the tips. The neck is longish and the tail very short. The front of the neck is white, as is the area below the tail. The back of the neck and the upper parts of the Grebe's body are a mixture of black and brown. This bird is facing towards the right side of the image. His head is raised upward, and he is in the middle of a series of movements which involved jerking the front end of the body downward and the back end upward, to help with swallowing the large Perch. That fish has his or her head inside the Grebe's throat; the rest of the body, with its red fins, and its dark greenish-black back facing towards us, has yet to be swallowed. The tail of the Perch is curved round to our left, and a trail of water droplets in the air above traces the tail's movement as it swished in that direction just before the photo was taken. A few water droplets can also be seen in the air above the back end of the Grebe.
@atcherleyons.bsky.social127
Today's theme is , any bird capture with splashes of water. The Alt theme is available here: ko-fi.com/s/d270c3351b ko-fi.com/s/35e4cf84ff
@jaxonsigns.bsky.social123
A photo of a black-crowned night heron partially hidden among green reeds and brown dried leaves near a tree trunk. The bird's distinctive red eye and black crown contrast with its pale gray and white body. The golden glow of the setting Sun illuminates the scene.
@spahn711.bsky.social120
Ein Zilpzalp sitzt in einem Brunnen, und badet darin. Die Flügel sind nach oben gestellt, und Wassertropfen spritzen nach hinten, und nach oben.
@annaquent.bsky.social112
My last lifer from my recent trip was this recently split Indian Pied Starling in Dubai. Very smart birds.
@markbirdingpinoso.bsky.social109
Image by Chris Snook
@chrissnook.bsky.social107
A Great Blue Heron just after an unsuccessful hunting attempt. It is standing in water hunched over with its head barely out of the water.
@chuck4242.bsky.social106
From the vault - White-throated Sparrow standing on the seed-covered deck rail in falling rain, with a soft green background.
@irishlisa.bsky.social102
These White Ibises take different approaches to create . The one on the left uses a flick technique to make hundreds, while the other uses a “dip & drip” techni
@mikoxford.bsky.social98
An American robin on a rock photographed from behind as it shakes off after a bath. The bird is blurry and the water droplets appear as lines around it due to the slow shutter speed. There are rocks and grass in the background.
@handcranked.bsky.social94
Kestrel captures rat in a reedbed
@martinsepion.bsky.social92
A male Wood Duck chasing a rival.
@invisitech.bsky.social89
A siberian crane photographed at the International Crane Foundation jumps as it heads into the water. One leg is stretched toward the water as its neck is stretched out and its wings are askew. Water droplets can be seen falling from its wings
@amygann.bsky.social88
For today's theme of , here's an American Coot covered in water drops after diving for a choice bit of pondweed!
@abbphotos.bsky.social86
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