Bird of the Day, theme 'Little Brown Birds'

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Today's Bird of the Day theme is Little Brown Birds, with the alternate theme Busted for birds staring straight at the camera. Contributors are sharing small brown species and close-up eye contact shots, from fledglings to adult sparrows and warblers, often with backyard or field scenes. Standout posts include a fledgling Robin, a Meadow Pipit perched on barbed wire, and a Dunnock fledgling exploring outside Duffield in Derby. Other notable entries show a female Purple Finch on the Bruce Peninsula and a palm warbler presented as a Little Brown Bird.

Alan H

@alan678.bsky.social

Good morning, AB @atlanticbirding.bsky.social has said: The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LittleBrownBirds; time to show love for the small brown birds in your life. Alt #Busted; birds looking at the camera. I’m going with a fledgling #Robin taken yesterday #ForJanet Twofer😁 #birds #photography #ECK

A close-up portrait of a juvenile European Robin perched on the top of a stone wall, facing directly towards the camera. The young bird has soft, mottled brown plumage with warm golden speckles across its head, shoulders, and breast, lacking the bright red face of an adult robin. Its large, dark eyes and tiny bill give it an inquisitive expression, while its pale pink legs are visible beneath its rounded, fluffy body. The background is a smooth, out-of-focus wash of green, helping the intricate feather detail and gentle colours of the young robin stand out.

2417h ago

Atlantic Birding1

Great capture Alan; and a Twofer!

Rina1

Great twofer, Alan 👏👏 Enjoy your day ❤️😘

Atlantic Birding

@atlanticbirding.bsky.social

Good Morning & Happy Friday! Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #LittleBrownBirds; time to show love for the small brown birds in your life Alt. is #Busted; birds looking directly at camera - Meadow Pipit on barbed wire - Willow Warbler staring contest #birds #photography #ECK #birdphotography

1877h ago

Rob Crank Photography2

Great shots and themes Ian, off to look for something respectable before I crack on with some jobs.

Kathy💙1

Wonderful captures Ian, that look on the Willow Warbler is peak beak attitude!

Graham Jones1

Lovely stuff. That Willow Warbler is definitely giving you the evil eye.😂

Alan H1

Great themes and excellent captures AB. Perfect. 👌🏼

Helen Bennett 🌿1

Lovely photos and themes AB 👍✨️

✮: 🎀 𝒥𝒶𝓃𝑒 🎀 :✮1

👋 great pictures and theme AB 😊

Rina

@rina2012.bsky.social

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #LittleBrownBirds; Alt. is #Busted I'm going with a sparrow that’s looking straight at me 🪶 #birds #birding #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Germany #wildlife #photography #naturephotography #thelittlethings #ECK #Scape #SmallbirdSaturday

A Sparrow is sitting on a fence and is looking straight to the camera. The background is a green bokeh.

1466h ago

Kessler Photo&Design1

Sweet photograph, this bird looks so demure.

Aj d'Wit (Audrey)1

Fantastic capture, Rina. 😍 It looks like it’s sitting on a fishtail. 😆

Aintright

@aintright.bsky.social

Walter the Wren #BirdoftheDay #LittleBrownBirds #Busted #Birds #ECK

1225h ago

Kis Brink1

Nice shot. A two for one no less.

Dave Meredith

@davemeredith.bsky.social

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LittleBrownBirds. A female Purple Finch on the #BrucePeninsula, Ontario. #BruceCounty #ECK #photography #birds #nature #wildlife #TenMinutesFromHome #BackyardPhotography #VintageLens #ManualFocus

1254h ago

PacBirds

@pacbirds.bsky.social

A song sparrow for the #LittleBrownBirds theme of #BirdOfTheDay. #birds #nature #photography #ECK

Mostly brown bird perched on a dead tree.

957h ago

Amy Gann

@amygann.bsky.social

Photographers are not the only ones that get #busted. A great blue heron walked over to this redwinged blackbird and stared it down after the blackbird kept annoying it #birds #heron #greatblueheron #protectnature #redwingedblackbird #EastCoastKin #birdoftheday

A great blue heron stretches its neck to look at a redwinged blackbird that had been annoying it. There is a bit of blur on the photo due to distance

826h ago

EveryHeron 𓅣1

Finally. It's about time they got some of their own medicine!

Aj d'Wit (Audrey)1

Oh wow. Nice capture, Amy. 👌🏼

julielfrost.bsky.social

@julielfrost.bsky.social

A field sparrow, a #LittleBrownBird for #BirdOfTheDay. #Birds #Sparrows #WildlifePhotography #Nature #Photography

A field sparrow perched on a thin branch, its head slightly turned to the side as it holds an insect in its closed beak.

812h ago

Atlantic Birding1

Lovely shot Juliel; great detail and light

Fraggs Photography 📸🦊🦉🦋🦔 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@fraggenstein.bsky.social

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LittleBrownBirds and one of my favourites the Dunnock, this one is a new fledgling exploring a whole new world - photo taken in July at Duffield - Derby 🪶🦉 #ukbirding #ECK

756h ago

Atlantic Birding1

A favourite of mine too Fraggs; nice capture

Elliott1

I love these. Just don't see them in Switzerland, unfortunately. At least, not in our garden and locality.

The Garden Jungle

@thegardenjungle.bsky.social

Here is another one for #LittleBrownBird in #BirdOfTheDay, we currently have two Robin fledglings in the garden now fending for themselves #birds #thegardenjungle #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #shropshire #UKwildlife #birdphotography #canon #photography