Bird of the Day, theme 'Thin Perches'

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Bird of the Day is a daily community theme set today by Helen Bennett, called Thin Perches, asking for birds perched on a perch narrow relative to their size. Gallery entries focus on precarious balance and acrobatics, from tiny hummingbirds and long-tailed tits on spindly stems to larger raptors and corvids finding purchase on thin twigs. Concrete examples include a Linnet at Lamplighters Marsh NR in Bristol, a male Stonechat wobbling on a slender dried stem, and an Asian Little Green Bee-eater photographed in Thailand. Other standout images show a yellow-headed blackbird using two cattail ends while carrying dragonflies, a kestrel perched on a twig, and multiple Reed Buntings that also fit the alt BuntingBirds theme.

Helen Bennett 🌿

@helenbennett.bsky.social

Have you spotted a bird perched on a thin perch, relative to the birds size? Well that's today's #BirdOfTheDay theme: #ThinPerches Like this beautiful male Stonechat, wobbling away on a slender fragile dried stem, he almost fell off! 😊📷 🪶 Alt: #BuntingBirds any bird with Bunting in their name! 🤎👋

A photograph of an adult male European stonechat perched on a thin, dry frond of bracken against a blurred pale green background. The bird is facing slightly right, looking toward the viewer with its body angled forward. It has a distinctive jet-black head, a bright white half-collar on the side of its neck, and a rich, orange-chestnut breast that fades into a pale belly. Its wings are dark brown with lighter feather edges, and it has a small silver scientific tracking band on its right leg. The bird was wobbly on the fragile perch he did not stay put for long.

2938h ago

alisonwillis1.bsky.social2

What a beautiful capture 🥰

Doug Engstrom2

Hello! What a nice shot. Thanks for the themes.

Get To Know Nature1

Such awkward footing. But a lovely image!

Graham Jones1

Gorgeous capture Helen. He really does look in trouble, though … and seems to know it by the look on his face.

Atlantic Birding1

Beautiful shot, and themes, Helen.

Alan H1

Fabulous photo and themes Helen. Absolutely lovely this capture. 😍

David Minshall

@dbminshall.bsky.social

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme set by Helen: #ThinPerches - a thin perch, relative to the birds size. So, this Linnet was seen at Lamplighters Marsh NR, Bristol, in January 2026. #ukwildlife #birds @helenbennett.bsky.social

3047h ago

SaraG3

It's got perfect camouflage in the teasel!

Helen Bennett 🌿1

Wonderful capture, David .... I love the Linnets pose and its beautiful teasel perch! 👍😊

Bookish gal1

It's impersonating a plant and showing off its excellent camouflage.

Doug Engstrom1

I admire the way you put that shot together.

Alan H

@alan678.bsky.social

Good morning birders and buddies, Helen @helenbennett.bsky.social has said today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #ThinPerches any bird on a comparatively thin perch. Alt: #BuntingBirds any bird with Bunting in their name! Twofer, 😁😁 Reed Bunting #birds #photography #ECK

A Reed Bunting perched on a slender reed, facing left. Its rich brown, heavily streaked plumage contrasts with a pale breast, while its dark head shows the characteristic pale collar and cheek markings. Warm sunlight highlights the fine feather detail and gives the bird a soft golden glow, with blurred reeds and cool blue tones creating a natural, atmospheric background.

2247h ago

Atlantic Birding1

Lovely shot Alan; and a twofer!

Helen Bennett 🌿1

Gorgeous!! 👏 🥰 And a twofer Alan, now that's showing off!! 😆

John Lyons1

Lovely. I hope you are enjoying the new job-share, Alan. Seems to be going swimmingly so far.

Marjo Slingerland-Boks1

A twofer you know what that means you say always to us Alan 😅 Good morning and what a gorgeous photo ♥️

Amy Gann1

Great shot! I love when they are slightly angled upward, and rhe light is lovely!

SaraG1

Beautiful capture, Alan! I love the background almost as much as the subject. ✨🏅

Mark Simmonds

@markbirdingpinoso.bsky.social

My #birdoftheday #thinperches is this Asian Little Green Bee-eater that I took in Thailand earlier this year. Still one of my favourite bird encounters from this year. #birds #birdphotography

1926h ago

Alan H1

Truly magical photo Mark. Great work.

Jamie Scott 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@jcsctoan.bsky.social

Today's #BirdofTheDay theme is #ThinPerches. Long tailed tit on a thin perch. Have a good day folks #rspb.bsky.social #rspb.scotland.bsky.social #NaturePhotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birds #birdphotography #birdwatching #eastcoastkin

1686h ago

Alan H1

Fabulous capture Jamie. Excellent composition.

Get To Know Nature

@gettoknownature.bsky.social

A teeny tiny bird on a skinny branch for the #BirdOfTheDay theme #ThinPerches (Ruby-crowned Kinglet) #birds 🌿

A small greenish gray bird with a bit of yellow on its back stands on a skinny branch about the width of the bird’s legs.

1448h ago

SaraG2

Really lovely capture of a perpetual motion machine!!

Atlantic Birding

@atlanticbirding.bsky.social

🪶 Helen has chosen #ThinPerches; as #BirdOfTheDay, a bird on a thin perch, for its size Alt. is #BuntingBirds, any bunting. I have to go with this Red-masked Parakeet I met in Spain last year. Thin branch and great acrobatics! #birdphotography #ECK #birds #photography #birdsofbluesky #nature

A Red-masked Parakeet hanging from a very thin branch on a tree in a park in Valencia.
The bird is right of centre of frame and is hanging upside down on the branch so that the underside of its tail, belly and chest are visible. The left side of its head is visible, showing the bright red ‘mask’ on its forehead, crown, lores and cheeks. It has a large white yellow ring and the rest of its body is grass-green, a bit more yellowish underneath.
The thin branch is hanging down from the top of the frame, where the tail of another parakeet can be seen. The background is of out of focus branches and leaves heavily dappled by white light.

1318h ago

Barrie Cull2

I’m just waiting for the sound of a ‘snap’ 😂 Great photo AB.

Alan H1

Ha, love this AB. Great shot. Always enjoy seeing these beautiful birds in Spain. 👌🏼👌🏼

Helen Bennett 🌿1

Wonderful capture AB... I'm surprised that thin branch is taking the parakeets' weight!! 👍

SME1501

That is the face of questioning one's life choices. Awesome capture.

James Petruzzi1

That's a fun one, I'll have to go through my shots tomorrow AM and see what I come up with. :)

jon5cents1

A mischievous look on that face. Nice one!

PacBirds

@pacbirds.bsky.social

The ends of the cattails are so thin that this yellow-headed blackbird has to use two of them to be stable, especially because he is carrying a heavy load of dragonflies. For the #ThinPerches theme of #BirdOfTheDay picked by @helenbennett.bsky.social #birds #nature #photography #ECK

A male yellow-headed blackbird perched on two ends of cattails in the reeds, while holding several dead dragonflies in his beak.

1185h ago

The Garden Jungle

@thegardenjungle.bsky.social

#ThinPerches for todays #BirdOfTheDay, so here is a female Stonechat looking curious whilst standing on wire #birds #thegardenjungle #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #shropshire #UKwildlife #birdphotography #canon #photography

1007h ago

debmaluk.bsky.social

@debmaluk.bsky.social

Yellow-headed Blackbird for #BirdOfTheDay #ThinPerches

A Yellow-headed Blackbird on a thin cattail stalk. The bird has a yellow head and chest and black and white wings. The wings and beak are open.

977h ago

Dave Meredith

@davemeredith.bsky.social

Today's alternative #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BuntingBirds. A male Indigo Bunting feeding on the #BrucePeninsula, Ontario during spring migration. #BruceCounty #ECK #photography #birds #nature #wildlife #TenMinutesFromHome #BackyardPhotography #VintageLens #ManualFocus

A deep blue male Indigo Bunting feeding in short grass. The bird has a husk of a seed sticking out of its bill.

Photographed with a 10 year old digital camera and a manual focus telephoto from the 1980s.

734h ago

雪乃しずく（shizukuxuenai）1

So Lovely, Dave 🥰 What a brilliant,deep beautiful indigo bird 💙 Indigo Bunting…there are various and a lot of fascinating birds on this world❣ Thanks for sharing 💕

Tony Allen-Mills

@taminf.bsky.social

Yesterday I posted a kestrel on a wire; today it's a kestrel on a twig for the #ThinPerches theme of #BirdoftheDay by @helenbennett.bsky.social. Good job there's a lot of kestrels around here, I'm fast running out of options... #photography #birds

756h ago

Amy Gann

@amygann.bsky.social

A northern harrier was hunting in the marsh. She landed in a small tree next to the hiking trail for just a moment before pursuing prey. For the #birdoftheday theme of #thinperches. And for #blueskymonday #birds #northernharrier #raptor #protectnature #EastCoastKin

A northern harrier sits on a thin branch. It is turned to look behind her. The sky is bright blue, and there are a few blurred strands of grass in front

676h ago

Alan H1

That face! Fantastic shot Amy.

Curious1

Harriers are awesome. Thank you

eddiephotos.bsky.social

@eddiephotos.bsky.social

#BirdOfTheDay The next generation a juvenile Blackbird.

745h ago

Trilobyter

@trilobyter.bsky.social

Per Helen @helenbennett.bsky.social, today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #ThinPerches - any #bird on a comparatively thin perch. Here’s a ruby-throated #hummingbird blowing raspberries from a wee perch. #photography #birds #BirdPhotography #nature

Color photo of a ruby-throated hummingbird with its tongue sticking out of its long thin beak perched near the end of a tiny branch.

687h ago

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Bird of the Day, theme 'Thin Perches'

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