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Bird of the Day, theme 'Running From The Law'

Bird of the DayAug 10, 20262028,646

A roadrunner sprinting down a log captured the theme's literal dash. The prompt asked for any bird moving fast on land or water; others showed frantic water takeoffs, for example a swan that launched in front of a reed bed, and the alternate Ducktopia appeared as a mandarin duck on a gravel path.

Running From The Law · 142 photos

Photo by Kort Duce A great blue heron takes flight from St. Vrain Creek at a nature area in Longmont, Colorado. In this horizontal color photograph, a great blue heron fills the frame in left profile as it springs into flight, its wings thrust downward and nearly touching the water. A small splash marks the spot where the heron was standing moments earlier in the creek. The outstretched wings are reflected in the water below, where cottonwood seeds and other organic material float across the surface. In the background, the slightly blurred creek bank is partially shaded, revealing lush green grasses growing along the water’s edge. A beautiful bird-in-flight photograph of a great blue heron taking off from its natural riparian habitat, an ecosystem so vital to its survival.
@kortduce.bsky.social564
Today's theme is . A Sanderling doing a nonchalant fast walk from the law on a rocky section of Lake Huron shoreline.
@davemeredith.bsky.social317
Monty Moorhen was running for his life after spending the night with a married lady friend, sadly for Monty her other half is built like the Terminator. So you can see why Monty is moving like the clappers, but the only bad thing for Monty was that he doesn't like running. Because when Monty was at school doing the cross country he used to hide in the woods and then rejoin when everyone else was on the way back. Let's just hope that Monty made it to safety and lives to make another date. Captured at Tophill Low Nature Reserve.
@robcrank68.bsky.social280
A greater sandhill crane running along the shore of a pond to take off. Sacramento SanJoaquin Delta, November 2025
@pacbirds.bsky.social224
A swan is photographed from behind, with its wings spread wide as it prepares to take off. The water surges up behind it. It is positioned exactly between a shipping channel marked by navigation signs.
@rina2012.bsky.social192
A roadrunner sprints doen a log propped at an angle. The bird has its wings and tail feathers spread out for balance
@amygann.bsky.social179
The unwanted swan is being chased after intruding on water which was already 'owned' by a swan couple. The speed at which they move, indicated in the water splashes positioned at the tip of the wing and feet.
@linda2.bsky.social159
A black and white shorebird runs in blue shallow water. It’s almost out of the frame on the right. It’s reflected beautifully in the still water below.
@gettoknownature.bsky.social148
A Mallard duck standing on one leg on a rock in the river. The duck is facing the the camera and turned slightly to the left so its right side is showing. It is standing on its left leg and its right leg is tucked into its body with the end of the foot sticking out. The river is in the foreground around the rock and the riverbank is in the background; dark with patches of green vegetation
@atlanticbirding.bsky.social143
A photo of a Steller's jay (Cyanocitta stelleri) running along a black metal railing toward the camera. It's a large songbird with a black head and breast, a pointed crest, dark eyes, and deep blue plumage on its underside, wings, and tail with black barring just visible on its primary feathers. It has one leg lifted high and the other on the rail as it moves swiftly forward. It's backlit by soft, warm-hued late afternoon sunlight that highlights the texture of its feathers, with bright green foliage blurred in the background behind it.
@hlkfotos.com121
Canada geese with brown and tan feathers in flight over a lake, one aggressively chasing the other.
@leciamichelle.bsky.social111
Today's theme is , any bird that is moving fast on land or water - Atlantic Puffin giving it some running on the water and flapping its wings like crazy - does
@fraggenstein.bsky.social106
A common myna walking quickly toward an open coconut sitting on a lounger next to a pool. The background is a blurred pale turquoise pool with the lagoon and stilts of overwater bungalows at the very top. There's a row of white white between the pool and lagoon. The lagoon is a more blue color with tons of white bokeh at the top.
@handcranked.bsky.social96
Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social Have set the themes for to day alt I don't have any running bird but I have ducks for the Alt theme. Those ducks are waiting for a l
@marjosl.eurosky.social86
@robcrank68.bsky.social Canada geese running from each other 😄
@tramo.bsky.social76
Today's theme is , any bird that is moving fast on land or water. The Alt theme is , any Duck on land. Here’s a Robin making a dash for it after visiting the fe
@mygardenuk.bsky.social69
Tricolored herons have several hunting techniques. This one was catching tiny fish on the fly, which fits Rob’s theme today, , any bird that is moving fast on l
@lyndyphotos.bsky.social65
Square photo of three pigeons flying away from you in a cloudy blueish dawn sky. The pigeons are in a horizontal line through the centre of the photo and they are in silhouette. Their wings are outstretched, mid beat. The sky beyond them is dreamy with banks of grey and white cloud stretching from left to right, and blue skies peeking through the gaps
@jimmyinnes.bsky.social64
An osprey, viewed from behind, as it lifts off from a lake with a trout snared in its talons.
@julielfrost.bsky.social64
, “any bird that is moving fast on land or water”. I posted this 13 months ago, but it sprang to mind for today’s cool theme 😁
@gdrosser.bsky.social64
A shifty looking Mallard puts on an unexpected turn of speed across the lawn after getting into an argument he wasn't going to win with a group of those Canada geese louts that hang around looking threatening at the water's edge. Camera: iPhone15 Pro. 
@oldmanrambling.bsky.social58
Duck in profile running across the creek surface, leaning forward with his wings up. His head is blue on top and green on the forehead, with a large white spot on his cheek behind his black eye. There is a thick green, blue, and purple iridescent stripe across the bottom of his head. His body is white, and his wings are black and white. His legs are pink, and his bill is gray.
@sandra-aamodt.bsky.social57
A colourful large duck races towards the camera, feet splashing in the water. The bird is largely white, with black edges to its outstretched wings. A russet back and band across its chest, black head, red beak and legs.
@lizziewallis.bsky.social55
Photo of a Red-Throated diver taking off on a loch in the Shetland Islands. These are big birds and have to have a considerable run up ,paddling their way across the water, furiously beating their wings to get airborn. This was in May so the birds were in their summer plumage with a crisp dark grey head grey back, white belly and the distinctive red throat which is hard to see from a distance as it is a dark red. the bird is trailing splashes behind it and in the background are green and orange weeds.
@cumberlandjc.bsky.social53
A colour photograph wide view of eight birds, including three ducks, a wild turkey and four hens, that unexpectedly hurried past while I was parked on the side of a country road. They looked like escapees from the farm.
@catseyelens.bsky.social53
My submission for ,
@shutterspeed.bsky.social53
A tricolored heron, white chest, bluish/purple neck and head, long yellow legs-rising just above a marsh with lily pads
@clinty1.bsky.social52
Today @robcrank68.bsky.social's theme is , any bird that is moving fast on land or water. Here's a Moorhen making a quick getaway. @whatbirds.bsky.social @briti
@emyr-wyn.bsky.social50
Dark-eyed junco landing on a rock, catching bugs, in a shallow stream with wings spread, surrounded by water and mossy stones.
@justinejones.bsky.social49
A Crested Lark is running on the ground from right to left. It has one foot in the air and one on the ground. It is a small brown bird with a distinctive brown crest.
@barrie6.bsky.social49
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