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Bird of the Day, theme 'Bokeh Birds'

Bird of the DaySep 28, 202627416,375

Anna’s hummingbird perched on a down-curved twig, rain making white bokeh balls, carried the literal sparkling reading of the theme. Others favoured coastal or layered blur, a puffin with the ocean rendered into glowing circles and a Maui 'amakihi with blur before and behind. The alternate Awkward Avian asked for silly or strange positions and showed a northern cardinal splashing in a birdbath.

Bokeh Birds · 218 photos

A male Anna’s hummingbird is perched on a down curved twig, and on the lookout for rival males with his long bill facing up. In the background is an out of focus vertical branch of a coral tree (Erythrina) with red flower buds and white bokeh balls caused by rain drops.
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Kevin the Kingfisher
@aintright.bsky.social896
A brown and white streaked bird perched on a branch against a blurred green background. Photographed in Irvine, California.
@birdsbyalex.bsky.social755
Bright red male northern cardinal with crest on top of its head perched facing away from the camera on a bare tree branch.
@leciamichelle.bsky.social403
a closeup profile of a Scarlet Macaw in front of a green sea of bokeh
@johnbcaddell.bsky.social392
A mostly green male Ruby-throated Hummingbird in flight against an out of focus green background of cedar trees. Made with a 10 year old DSLR and a manual focus telephoto from the 1980s.
@davemeredith.bsky.social351
A great egret in profile. It was walking along the river's edge. I was on a grassy area slightly above the egret so most of its body is out of view
@amygann.bsky.social345
A red-breasted nuthatch is perched on the edge of a ceramic dish with water droplets on it. The background of the photograph is green and out of focus.
@simmcewen.bsky.social293
A photo of a male yellow-headed blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) launching from the tip of a cattail, seen in profile and moving toward the right. His head and chest are bright golden-yellow with a black mask around the eye, and his body is solid black. His wings are spread downward, showing a bright white patch on each. One foot is still lifted just above the cattail's brown seed head. Behind him is a blur of pale pinkish-beige and muted green marsh reeds and water. The bokeh is smooth and creamy, with a vertical streaky effect from the plants.
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A shorebird with a long beak stands on a beach bathed in golden light. It is silhouetted against a blurry and brightly sparkling ocean.
@gettoknownature.bsky.social271
A juvenile white-crowned sparrow facing right on top of an amaranth plant that's mostly bright pink with some brown leaves. The bird is beige with dark brwn stripes on its head and wings. It has a yellow beak and dark eyes. The background is a blurred mix of a pinkish-lavender structure on the left, blue sky in the center, and bright yellow flowers on the right. There's a thin metal fence at the bottom.
@handcranked.bsky.social271
The photo shows a Ruby‑throated Hummingbird perched at the tip of a plant stem. The bird is small, with a long straight bill pointed upward, slightly open, gray‑white feathers on the chest, and darker feathers along the back and wings. Its tiny feet grip the stem just above a wilted orange flower. The stem has small droplets of water on it. The background is softly blurred in green tones, with round patches of light creating a gentle bokeh effect behind the hummingbird.
@fetchingviolet.bsky.social236
A puffin stands on a mound of grass with small flowers. The background is a nice blurred bokeh featuring white circles where the light reflects off of the water.
@timosborne.ca211
Today's is hosted by @helenbennett.bsky.social and the themes are , birds with soft, muted or blurry backgrounds. Have yerselves a Kingfisher at dusk, settings
@dakuan808.bsky.social199
A Grey Heron standing in a park lake against a soft muted background.
@denterrick.bsky.social197
A female Ruby throated hummingbird perched on a branch. She is greyish green with iridescent wing feathers and a white throat and chest. The background is shades of green and white.
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Atlantic Puffin
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I wanted to keep the background soft so as not to overwhelm these delicate
@lynnguini.bsky.social148
Today's theme is - any bird captured with a soft, muted or blurry background Bonus points for any bokeh balls! set by @helenbennett.bsky.social ~ going for bonu
@fraggenstein.bsky.social146
A male Redstart perched in semi-profile on a thin broken lichen covered branch, its head turned slightly back towards the camera, showing its black face and white forehead. The background is blurred yellow-green foliage.
@tonybeales.bsky.social138
Telephoto shot of an adult green heron perched amidst dense, low-growing white wildflowers and tall grass stalks. Viewed in profile facing toward its left, the bird stretches its long, deep chestnut-rufous neck upward, showcasing a prominent, dark green crest raised shaggily along its crown. Its sharp, straight dark bill points forward, and its intense yellow eye is locked in sharp focus. Its dark glossy wings are tucked, and its yellow legs are nestled low in the blossoms. The background is a soft, warm bokeh of sunlit marsh reeds.
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Oooh, , my favourite. Here's an incoming Black-headed-gull cruising our local ponds, pursued by a bonus array of bokeh balls. For today's by @helenbennett.bsky.
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Small hummingbird with magenta stripes on his white chin & throat, and iridescent green on his crown and back. His wings are up and back as he rises up from a stream. In the distance, the blurring of the background + sparkling sunlight creates a layer of bokeh across the top of the frame.
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@helenbennett.bsky.social Woodchat shrike
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A Ruby Throated Hummingbird in flight looking towards the cameraman's left shoulder. Blurred vegetation is behind the bird.
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Young great horned owl sleeping
@mcoupephotography.bsky.social101
An 'amakihi, a greenish-yellow honeycreeper with a dark curved bill and black face mask amid dappled light and leaves
@hawaiianimages.bsky.social94
We see a female kestrel perched on the top of a wooden stake. The yellow talons are seen gripping the top, squared off edge of the tan wood. The birds chest is facing the viewer and is buffy colored with blurry vertical brown striping. The head is turned to the side--revealing a gray cap and three vertical black bands on her cheek. We see the gray, hooked beak which looks like it was dipped in black ink. The underside of the tail is horizontal brown banding on a buffy base. The background of the photo is blurred out greens and tans of the surrounding field.
@birdfan.bsky.social87
A small Black-and-white Warbler is perched upright, facing forward, head turned to left, on an arched horizontal branch, framed by large in-and-out of focus green leaves. The little bird is white in the center of his neck, breast, and belly, has a white eyebrow stripe, and heavy black-and-white striping everywhere else visible. The background is a brilliant, abstract, out-of-focus design of mostly bright yellow, accented with bright yellow-greens, so the neutrally colored bird stands out.
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Feeling judged by this Robin for
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