Bird of the Day, theme 'Caption That Bird'

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Bird of the Day is running the theme Caption That Bird, a daily prompt asking participants to post a bird photo paired with a witty caption under the hashtag #CaptionThatBird. Entries today pair humor with wildlife shots, from sleepy spoonbills and a barred owl saying "Who's there?" to a cheeky rainbow lorikeet and a line of cormorants at a fish buffet. Hosts ask for only a witty caption and hashtags while encouraging descriptive alt text; standout posts include puffins exchanging polite burrow banter, a male stonechat amid yellow gorse, and a moody pair of black-headed gulls arguing about plumage. Look for captions riffing on everyday human moments and pop-culture jokes, and join in with #CaptionThatBird.

SaraG

@hardlikearmour.bsky.social

Are the eyebrows too much? I'm worried they're a bit much. 🪶 #CaptionThatBird #BirdOfTheDay

A Mountain Chickadee perched on a small dead branch. It is facing the camera showing off its dramatic black and white coloration. The top of its head to just below its eyes is jet black with dramatic white eyebrows swept back from its beak above its eyes and back across the top if its head. Its cheeks are bright white. Its bib is black. Its breast and belly are very light grey. Its wings are very dark grey. Its eyes, beak, and feet are black. The background is soft sage green with dead branches crossing through it.

2216h ago

Helen Bennett 🌿2

Great photo and caption Sara! What a cutie 👍😊

Nicole Anne.2

“You’ll know when I’m angry 😤 “

ElleKaye🇨🇦 (she/her | elle/la)1

Those eyebrows mean business! 😝 #birds

Dave Meredith

@davemeredith.bsky.social

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #CaptionThatBird. "Me grumpy? What makes you think I'm grumpy? Bugger off." #BruceCounty #ECK #photography #birds #nature #wildlife #TenMinutesFromHome #Velvia #2000s #VintageLens #ManualFocus

A hunched up Great Blue Heron standing on a rock on the Lake Huron shoreline. The birds head, neck and breast feathers are being blown forward by the wind. The bird looks grumpy.

2046h ago

Richard Green | Welland Books7

"But we saved you from getting squashed on the main road!" "Don't care. You still brought me to this dump!" #BirdOfTheDay #CaptionThatBird

Mmr4242-R1

That bird looks like he’s seen some stuff.

Neil Cameron1

"I'm not grumpy. I just don't like people, or other birds, or the weather, or things..."

Rosemarie1

Gorgeous photo, perfect caption 💛😊

Michael R Photography 🌿

@msriffle.bsky.social

zzzzzzzzzz... #CaptionThatBird #photography #wildlife #ECK #birds #birders #BirdOfTheDay #birdsky #conservation #biodiversity #nature #ecology #spoonbill #sleepy

This beautiful roseate spoonbill was resting and falling asleep in a good spot at the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge in the Florida Panhandle.

1732h ago

Nesrin Erol1

A rose among the reeds🌹

Rina

@rina2012.bsky.social

Today's #BirdOfTheDay is #CaptionThatBird 🪶 „Honey, don't splash so much! I just preened my feathers!“ 🙄🙄 #birds #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Germany #wildlife #photography #nature #thelittlethings #ECK #Stunday

Two carrion crows at the edge of a body of water. One crow stands alert on a large, light-colored rock in the foreground, while the other bathes in the shallow water behind it, splashing with its wings.

1265h ago

Neil Cameron

@neilcam57.bsky.social

Helen Bennett 's #BirdOfTheDay is #CaptionThatBird "A bee?! A bloody bee?! Wanna sleep with me mate, you'll have to be more like Gary - he got Shazza a bloody Porsche!" #ECK #birds #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #wildlife #nature #Photography #Nikon #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBlueSky

Rainbow Bee-eater's (Merops ornatus) court using bees. Here the male, the one with the longer tail-streamers has presented the female who is facing the camera with a bee in the hope of winning her heart and getting laid. Both birds are on the same bare branch at Sir John Chandler Park, Indooroopilly, Qld, Australia

1117h ago

HLK

@hlkfotos.com

When that edible hits. #BirdOfTheDay #CaptionThatBird 📷🌿🪶

A photo of a juvenile Cooper's hawk (Astur cooperii) perched on the flat top of a cut off tree stump, its wings held partially out, tail up, and feathers floofed out while it gazes upward with its beak slightly open. It's a medium-sized hawk with a dark brown upper body, streaky brown and tan breast & belly, striped tail, smalled hooked beak, and pale irises. The background is a blurred shady forest setting.

987h ago

The Garden Jungle

@thegardenjungle.bsky.social

Today's #BirdOfTheDay is #CaptionThatBird. “Don’t be so rude, yes I know I’ve got a big mouth” #birds #thegardenjungle #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #shropshire #UKwildlife #birdphotography #canon #photography

965h ago

Neil Cameron3

Geez, touchy, touchy. Thank heavens we didn't mention the pink dye job...

Paul ward3

A wonderful bird is the pelican, His bill can hold more than its belly can He can take in his beak Enough food for the week But I’m damned if I see how the helican Dixon Lanier Merritt 1910

blauet.bsky.social1

His mouth is as big as it's belly.

Atlantic Birding

@atlanticbirding.bsky.social

🪶 Helen’s #BirdOfTheDay is #CaptionThatBird - Post any bird shot that makes you smile - ONLY a witty caption & hashtags - describe your photo in the Alt Text so everyone can enjoy “Colin the Chough found the attention of being a child star quite oppressive” #birds #ECK #birdphotography

965h ago

Neil Cameron4

Sadly, Colin's star began to dim when he turned to the darkside. Drugs, partying, etc, etc were the beginning of his fall from grace. Great shot, AB.

Squeaky1

👏 for Helen’s alt text shoutout

Marjo Slingerland-Boks1

This is fantastic AB 😂✨️

Debbie Cavers1

Great shot AB. And stardom is not all it’s cracked up to be !

Rob Crank Photography1

Great capture and caption Ian.

eddiephotos.bsky.social

@eddiephotos.bsky.social

#SundayYellow #BirdOfTheDay A Male stonechat surrounded by yellow gorse bushes with a tasty morsal.

974h ago

Rob Crank Photography

@robcrank68.bsky.social

Good morning all. It's @helenbennett.bsky.social turn to host today's #BirdOfTheDay and her theme is #CaptionThatBird. 1. Post any of your bird 📷 that make you smile 2. Add Only a witty caption or hashtags 3. ⚠️ Please describe you photo in Alt Txt #birds #ECK #CanonR5mkii #photography #ukbirding

Here we have Charlie & Caitlin Cattle Egrets with Kermit the Frog, and Charlie was saying to Kermit that if he didn't eat him, Caitlin would bash his head in before eating him.
So Charlie did the decent thing and dispatched Kermit while he was still alive to stop him suffering.

Captured at WWT Martin Mere.

756h ago

alisonwillis1.bsky.social1

Fab shots and 🤣 stories

Marjo Slingerland-Boks1

Good morning Rob, oh those captions on your beautiful photos majestic me laugh 😂😂😂 have a good Sunday ✨️

Jezz1

Goodmorning, lovely pictures, have a great day ahead 🌤️🪿🍀

Debbie Cavers1

Love your stories today. Making me smile this early Sunday morning here!

Aj d'Wit (Audrey)1

These are rather tragic tales for the poor morsels of food that are being eaten. 🫣 Great photos, Rob. 👍🏼 Been missing your little stories.

Yvonne Redknap1

Funny stories, Rob, and great shots. 😂😂

Graham Jones

@oldmanrambling.bsky.social

"The bloke at the tailors told me I'd get one that looked just like the chap on the Christmas card but I think I've been sold a dud." Another for Helen's great #BirdOfTheDay theme #CaptionThatBird 🪶

A puzzled looking juvenile Euopean Robin with freckly brown head and chest plus vestiges of reddish feathers.
Camera: iPhone 15 Pro.

642h ago

Graham Jones2

Forgot the hashtags. #Robin #ForJanet

Helen Bennett 🌿1

Aw, adorable😄🧡... Great photo and caption Graham ✨

Aj d'Wit (Audrey)1

😂😂😂 Oh, this is precious, Graham. Wonderful caption, and great photo. 👍

Gray

@grays.art

“Damn. Forgot my earbuds.” #BirdOfTheDay #CaptionThatBird #eck #birds #birding #humor

Great Blue heron launch
Bonita Springs, Florida 9-19-26

Helen’s bird of the day theme today:
1. Post any of your bird 📷 that make you smile
2. Add ONLY a witty caption & hashtags

723h ago

Amy Gann

@amygann.bsky.social

"Who's there?" - barred owl For the #birdoftheday theme of #captionthatbird #birds #owl #barredowl #protectnature #EastCoastKin

A barred owl sits in the trees surrounded by green leaves. Its head is turned to look at something behind it

693h ago

Graham Jones1

What a hoot. Well done Amy.

Marjo Slingerland-Boks1

He/she is beautiful Amy ❤️

Aj d'Wit (Audrey)1

Awww .. this photo is wonderful. Great caption. 👌🏼✨💫

Sue Ibrahim

@sueimnw.bsky.social

#BirdOfTheDay #CaptionThatBird @helenbennett.bsky.social' 'No, I did NOT ask for an early wake-up call!'

674h ago

Mary DeVries1

What an awesome expression capture

Mick Lister

@listermj.bsky.social

Today's #BirdOfTheDay is #CaptionThatBird 🪶 "Call that black maybe more of a chocolate brown" "I'm worth it! And you used that shade too" Two Black-headed Gulls passing the time of day by the River Coquet, Warkworth, Northumberland #birds #ukwildlife #nature #photography #eastcoastkin

584h ago

Froure2

😆 lol, and yeah their coloring vs their name is so funny!

Bird of the Day, theme 'Caption That Bird'nature

Bird of the Day, theme 'Caption That Bird'

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