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Bird of the Day, theme 'No Branch Wood'

Bird of the DayAug 12, 202626113,107

A Great Gray Owl on a wooden post against a softly blurred forest gave the literal take on No Branch Wood. Others used manmade timber, like a white wagtail on a weathered jetty, or followed the alternate B Bird Name idea with a Blue Jay on a feeding platform. The prompt asked for any bird on wood that was not a branch.

No Branch Wood · 236 photos

An Eastern Bluebird is perched on a wooden fence. Its head, back, and wings are blue and its chest is red.
@fetchingviolet.bsky.social595
The picture shows a white wagtail. Bird: A slender, black, white and grey songbird with a long tail. The bird is holding nesting material in its beak. It is standing on weathered, light-coloured wooden planks of a jetty. A slightly blurred, light-coloured background depicting water.
@rina2012.bsky.social361
Today's theme is . This pileated woodpecker was clinging to a tree trunk, not a branch. So, technically this fits? Hope so!
@msriffle.bsky.social358
A large gray owl with intricate mottled plumage and striking yellow eyes perches upright on a wooden post against a softly blurred forest background.
@mikemelton.bsky.social339
A Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) perched on a weathered wooden beam against a clear blue sky in Bayside Acres, Marin County, California. This raptor is identified by its characteristic rufous barring on the chest and flanks.
@briansmith-photos.eurosky.social311
A small white torso with chestnut brown color wings and back and has a white stripe across above eye and head. It’s perched on a wood fence beam.
@see3trees.bsky.social295
Photo by Kort Duce A brave squirrel approaches a juvenile great horned owl perched on a fence rail just before dusk in Longmont, Colorado. In this horizontal color photograph, a weathered post-and-rail fence runs diagonally from the lower left toward the middle right of the frame. The owl is perched on the rail in the upper right, with its back and left side facing the camera. Its head is turned sharply to the left as it watches a squirrel walking along the rail toward it. The squirrel pauses, while leaning on a fence post just left of center, and flicks its tail back and forth while staring at the owl. After this apparent display of confidence, the squirrel jumps down from the fence and runs beneath the owl. The owl immediately launches in pursuit, but the squirrel proves too quick. Zigzagging through and around the fence rails, it manages to evade capture and disappear to safety.
@kortduce.bsky.social251
A heron preening feathers from on top of a chopped tree trunk.
@linda2.bsky.social247
Helen’s theme today is , i.e., any bird on wood that is not a branch. This Eurasian kestrel used this wooden post as a vantage to search for its next meal in De
@lyndyphotos.bsky.social237
photo of a male quail on top of a wooden lattice fence. he is facing the camera looking 1/4 to the left. he is very floofed out and round.
@crawlieswithcri.bsky.social232
A photo of a pair of western bluebirds (Sialia mexicana) perched on top of a gray wooden nesting box next to one another. The gray, blue, and orange colored female, in the foreground, crouches and holds a golden-yellow bee she has caught in her beak. The vivid blue and orange male, behind her, gazes forward, his face turned toward the camera. The background is blurred greenish-blue foliage.
@hlkfotos.com198
A November evening at Oxford Island Nature Reserve A little Robin sitting on a fence post, hoping I will have some bird seed.
@sharonwelby.bsky.social196
Large grey, blue and white heron standing in profile amidst reads against a lake’s neutral bokeh.
@grays.art181
a brown pelican resting on a small wooden platform singing to the sky
@johnbcaddell.bsky.social171
Today's theme is with the alternative theme . A male Red-winged Blackbird proclaiming his territory from a fence post at .
@davemeredith.bsky.social152
Today's theme is any bird on wood, that is not a branch! - Short-Eared Owl perched on a farmland fence post in the setting sun - WWT Steart Marshes - February 2
@fraggenstein.bsky.social147
A close up of a plump European Robin perched on the top of a wooden fencepost just up from the lakeshore at Keswick, Cumbria, England. It is in a side profile facing to the left of the picture. It has an orange-red face and breast, dark eye, short and thin bill, brown cap and upper feathers, a white-grey body and dark pink-brown legs. The background is softly blurred with green holly leaves. This enhances the tranquil mood of the shot, with the Robin appearing to be in a contemplative disposition as it gazes into the distance.
@listermj.bsky.social134
The theme from @helenbennett.bsky.social today is any bird on wood, that is not a branch. Here’s a hungry ring-billed gull “sittin’ on the dock of the bay” 🎵
@belleab.bsky.social133
A barn swallow stands on a wooden fence rail. The background is a solid bright green
@julielfrost.bsky.social131
Dunnock
@thegardenjungle.bsky.social128
A Blue Jay with dark blue bars across the wings and tail, sky blue across the crest, back, and upper wings, white and light gray across the chest and belly, and a prominent black "necklace" around the throat and black face bars. This bird had a small treat in its beak and was standing on top of a weathered brown wooden platform with patches of green lichen. There were blurred brown trees and green branches and leaves in the background. Seen at Stony Brook WS in Norfolk, Massachusetts.
@jancasavant.bsky.social123
Color photo of a female northern cardinal standing on top of a wooden fence with its head turned to the side and its head crest feathers standing up.
@trilobyter.bsky.social120
A wren perched on a post looking left with it’s tail up against blurred brown and green leaves in the background.
@ronm123photo.bsky.social118
From the main picture, clockwise: a soft brown coloured Eurasian Robin in profile with an open beak and part of its red bib visible, faces left and sits on a tatty wood fence post; another Robin sits in partial shade on a garden fence with its brown speckled head in light against a green background, revealing that this is a juvenile bird, still lacking the distinctive red face; a female Great Spotted Woodpecker perches on the side of a wooden fence post by a brown bin waiting its turn on the front drive bird feeder. The background is of a nearby drive and road; a Sparrow sits on a wood panel garden fence with its back turned to the camera, showing off its brown, patterned feathers; The background is a neighbour's large Yew tree. 
@oldmanrambling.bsky.social117
Good morning folks. Another sunny day here. Jay on the fence
@davidswildlife.bsky.social113
Summertime…when the living is easy A sunning herself while perched on a wooden fence (any bird on wood, that is not a branch)
@jriegs.bsky.social107
Vertical colour photo of a robin standing on a tree stump. The robin is looking to its right, with its head in profile. Its red breast is facing you. Behind it are some straggly leaves of foliage
@jimmyinnes.bsky.social105
A small, mostly brown bird facing left, is perched on an old weathered wooden post that is being overgrown by a maple.
@swandiveswim.bsky.social96
A little blue heron stands on top of a wooden trellis, with a curved greenhouse roof on the right and a small red rose in the bottom left. It is facing away from the camera but looking to the right.
@kevin.wertman.org93
A Great Grey Owl, with wings spread wide, approaches a fencepost for a landing.
@timosborne.ca93
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