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Bird of the Day, theme 'Pigeons' (alt 'SittingOnWater')

natureSep 6, 202624112,441

Bird of the Day is a daily community prompt; today Rob Crank set the themes as #Pigeons and the alt theme #SittingOnWater. The gallery today spotlights city and exotic pigeons alongside water-bound birds, with images ranging from headshots and perches to birds floating or stretching on ponds. Standout entries include a Pacific Emerald Dove, a Victoria crowned pigeon headshot, and a Nicobar pigeon from Animal Kingdom, plus water scenes like a Clark's Grebe stretching a leg and Maurice the Mandarin duck sitting on water. Tag your post with #Pigeons or #SittingOnWater to join the feed.

fan art by @gladner.bsky.social
@gladner.bsky.social1249
A photo of a heavily pied ash-red feral pigeon, stood outside on a window sill
@harkthorn.bsky.social413
A close-up portrait of a pigeon, showing its blue-grey plumage, iridescent green and purple feathers on the neck, distinctive orange-red eye, and dark beak. The bird faces right against a softly blurred green background.
@alan678.bsky.social359
A wood pigeon on a tree branch surrounded by green leaves with a bright blue sky behind… some of the leaves below are starting to turn.
@msjulesb.bsky.social339
A brown duck with a grey bill & warm golden brown eye, faces left. The bird is floating on gently rippled water, reflecting the bird & light green, gold and, brassy tones.
@swandiveswim.bsky.social326
A close-up of a dark grey pigeon sitting in the green grass. It has striking red eyes and a shaggy crest of ruffled feathers on the back of its head and neck. Its plumage shimmers slightly with shades of violet and pink around the crop.
@rina2012.bsky.social264
#SundayYellow #BirdOfTheDay A Dartford warbler perched amongst the yellow flowering gorse.
@eddiephotos.bsky.social260
Brown dove with iridescent green wings and a red bill walking on the ground.
@mikemelton.bsky.social235
fan art by @davemeredith.bsky.social
@davemeredith.bsky.social259
A photo of a black-naped fruit-dove (Ptilinopus melanospilus) perched on a thin gray branch, facing the camera. It's an emerald green bird with a white head and just-visible black nape patch, yellow eyes, yellow beak, a bright orange throat, and orange and deep crimson-red coloring on the underside of its tail. The iridescent green feathers of its torso are puffed out, giving it a round appearance, and its feet grip the branch with maroon-red toes. The background is a soft, pale blue with more blurred branches.
@hlkfotos.com209
fan art by @aintright.bsky.social
@aintright.bsky.social219
Clark's Grebe floating on the water, with one leg fully extended out of the water
@lorilorikeet.bsky.social158
This is a Band-tailed pigeon that likes the forests here in Southwest Washington. But it has a voracious appetite for seeds found on a platform feeder as well. It only shows up with its 20 or 30 closest friends. 😆
@mstreefrog.bsky.social151
fan art by @whulbert-photos.bsky.social
@whulbert-photos.bsky.social159
A Hooded Merganser female duck, facing right, swimming in dark brown water with her head, tail, and chestnut crest raised, looking quite proud and happy.
@christinae.bsky.social145
A Yellow-legged Gull floating on water in the sunshine. The bird is centre of the shot; looking right so that its right side is showing. It has a thick, yellow bill with a dark spot towards the end. Its head is almost completely white, with grey streaking around the eyes. Dark grey back and wings, turning to whitish at the end. The outer primaries are back with small white spots. The sun is shining in from the right and illuminating the bird, casting shadows on the back of the head and leaving a broken reflection in the water in front of the bird. The water is brown and covered in tiny waves and ripples; which are lit up by the sunshine to give a metallic appearance
@atlanticbirding.bsky.social157
Mourning dove perches on a suet feeder. The bird is on top of the feeder, and shown in left profile. They are bending down to look at the suet cage, as if trying to figure out how to get at the food but not quite sure how to do it.
@dougengstrom.bsky.social153
A headshot of a Victoria crowned pigeon, with a blue and white lacy crest, a blue head, deep red breast, and red irises. A chain link fence is visible behind the bird.
@andreapeterson.bsky.social134
A bird with long curling iridescent green and feathers around its neck walks on a moss covered concrete barrier. Behind is green foliage catching touches of sunlight.
@kevin.wertman.org126
fan art by @laurette1.bsky.social
@laurette1.bsky.social125
fan art by @msriffle.bsky.social
@msriffle.bsky.social139
fan art by @marjosl.eurosky.social
@marjosl.eurosky.social109
A cinnamon teal on the water. It is a reddish duck with a bright red eye. There is a small mix of black and white tips on its feathers
@amygann.bsky.social113
fan art by @belleab.bsky.social
@belleab.bsky.social95
fan art by @lowekeyone.bsky.social
@lowekeyone.bsky.social101
A lone mallard sits in the calm water of the estuary at sunrise. The horizon is bright orange and pink with a seagull in the air. A few morning clouds move across the horizon.
@tessod.bsky.social101
Large pigeon endemic to New Zealand with distinctive blue-green iridescent plumage, white belly, and red eye, pink legs , perched in a tree Facing us
@franceflo.bsky.social83
The photo shows a Canada Goose sitting on calm water. Its head and long neck are black with a bright white cheek patch, and its body is covered in brown feathers with a pale underside. The bird’s reflection appears on the surface of the water.
@fetchingviolet.bsky.social93
A white-bodied bird with brownish black wing feathers edged in white swims around in gray waters. S/he has a needle thin black beak and a black stripe down the crown and behind the right eye.
@birdfan.bsky.social88
Horizontal photo of a pigeon taking flight at sunset. The pigeon is flying directly away from you. Wings outstretched at ‘10 to 2’, and tail fully fanned out. It is in silhouette. There are two tv aerials in the scene, and the tops of some trees. There is a thin line of rooftop at the bottom of the picture. All of this is also in silhouette. The bird has just taken flight from the doorstop, spooked by something or other. The background is a beautiful late summer sunset sky of orangey clouds, which the pigeon is flying towards
@jimmyinnes.bsky.social88

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