Bird of the Day, theme 'Bird Supermodel'

natureOct 6, 202622110,815

Today's Bird of the Day theme is Bird Supermodel, a prompt to share birds that look like they are posing for a magazine cover. Submissions emphasize bold eye contact, dramatic lighting, uncluttered backdrops, and staged stances, with photographers lying low for deliberate angles and noting runway‑style walks. Concrete examples in the gallery include a male Common Kingfisher posing for the camera, a young Mallard shot from ground level as it walked toward the photographer, and a Rainbow Lorikeet photographed with a deer‑in‑headlights expression. An alternate tag for the day is UnsungBirds for underrated species to spotlight alongside the supermodel shots.

Laurie Agard

@laurieagard.com

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BirdSupermodel I’m going with this Eurasian Eagle owl who posed for my phone last week.

4566h ago

Janet 💙⭐️🌲📷3

Oh, hello! Wonderful, Laurie 🦉🤎

cookslikejamie2

Curious boy made me chuckle

Helen Bennett 🌿1

Wonderful capture Laurie 👍 ✨ The way the owl is leaning in from the side peering in to your phone made me smile... what a beauty! Thanks for sharing and joining in on todays theme 😊

Clvrgrl7771

I feel a, "What the fuck?" vibe coming from the beautiful owl.

Clareraynor 🐸1

This is beautiful Laurie 😍

Dave Meredith

@davemeredith.bsky.social

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BirdSupermodel. A male Common Kingfisher posing for the camera. #Cheshire #ECK #photography #birds #nature #wildlife #Kodachrome #1990s #ManualFocus

26813h ago

Graham Jones1

This one looks good and he knows it. Great capture, Dave.

Helen Bennett 🌿1

Gorgeous shot, Dave. .. theme perfect!👌✨️

Jason1

Perfect capture Dave of what I hear is an extremely popular bird 😉👌🏼

Ron McIntyre

@ronmac11.bsky.social

Hawk owl #BirdOfTheDay #BirdSupermodel

A grey,black and white owl perched in the top of pine trees.

2588h ago

The Garden Jungle

@thegardenjungle.bsky.social

Here is my #BirdSuperModel for #BirdOfTheDay today, it is a young Mallard which I took whilst lying down to get the angle as it walked towards me #birds #thegardenjungle #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #shropshire #UKwildlife #birdphotography #canon #photography

22813h ago

Helen Bennett 🌿3

Beautiful shot... the low angle is wonderful and perfect for the theme! 👌✨️

rebeccam31.bsky.social1

So sweet! Look at that baby walking the catwalk!

Aintright

@aintright.bsky.social

Daphne the Dipper with the 'looking back over the shoulder' pose. Classic. #BirdOfTheDay #BirdSupermodel #ECK #birds #Photography #nature

2358h ago

SharonB.1

Definitely super model move morning 👏 fabulous Daphne and the capture 📷

HLK

@hlkfotos.com

Strike a pose. #BirdOfTheDay #BirdSupermodel 📷🌿🪶

A photo of a female belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) perched on top of a weathered wooden piling rising from pale blue-gray water. It has a slate-blue back and head with a shaggy crest that sweeps back from its face, looking effortlessly casual and cool, along with a bright white collar and a rusty-orange band across its belly. Its heavy dark bill points slightly downward while its tail curves up and back in a delicate pose. Very elegant. The piling is encrusted with barnacles and patches of bright green algae, with strands of brown rockweed and long ribbons of seagrass hanging from its sides. The lighting is diffuse on a cloudy day.

19912h ago

Helen Bennett 🌿1

She is beautiful... great capture Heather 👏

One Hundred and Sixty-One Wasps1

Great shot!! Best bird that we have IMO

Graham Jones

@oldmanrambling.bsky.social

Helen's choice of #BirdSupermodel for the #BirdOfTheDay can mean only one thing for me … Roberto #Robin, adored by my lovely wife, was the perfect model. They are both gone now but the pictures remain a comfort. #ForJanet #BirdPhotography #EastCoastKin #iPhonePhotography

European Robin redbreast on wet fence post. Bright-eyed, alert and ready for that Christmas card photoshoot. Background blurred greens and tans.
Camera: iPhone 15 Pro.

20011h ago

Occasionally Lost2

That's a stunning capture - the detail is amazing. 👌

Helen Bennett 🌿1

Wonderful memory photo of Janet's gorgeous Roberto... he definitely was a superstar. Thanks for sharing Graham 🕊️ #ForJanet 🧡

Marjo Slingerland-Boks1

Roberto is for sure a supermodel Graham✨️🧡

norfolkm1

A beautiful tribute - truly a model with a super power for invoking memories 🫶🤜🤛

Neil Cameron1

What a lovely soothing memory to have with such a fantastic shot, Graham.

Hel Jel1

Perfect for both you and the theme!

Amy Gann

@amygann.bsky.social

Strike a pose. For the #birdoftheday theme of #birdsupermodel #birds #sandhillcrane #protectnature #EastCoastKin

A sandhill crane looks straight at rhe camera as it lifts its head from grooming

17611h ago

Neil Cameron2

Ohhh, the attitude. I can feel the smirk and animalistic heat from here!

Helen Bennett 🌿1

Fantastic shot Amy... what a pose and that look at the camera, he is a real superstar!! 👏😄

Marjo Slingerland-Boks1

What a beauty Amy ✨️

Violet

@fetchingviolet.bsky.social

From Helen Bennett today's #BirdOfTheDay is #BirdSupermodel Any bird looking like it's posing for a magazine cover shoot-bold eye contact, dramatic lighting, uncluttered backdrops Alt: #UnsungBirds any underrated bird that needs the spotlight! White-throated Sparrow for the twofer #sparrow #birds

The photo shows a White‑throated Sparrow perched on a concrete birdbath with soft green background behind it. The bird is small and round‑bodied, with a gray chest and belly and warm brown wings. Its head has crisp black‑and‑white stripes, and just in front of the eye is a bright yellow patch that stands out clearly.

1877h ago

alisonwillis1.bsky.social1

Gorgeous photo. Vogue ready 😁

Officer Cornjob1

Wonderful portrait, Violet! That's a handsome bird all around.

Nicole Adams SideEye-Photography

@blathin384.bsky.social

Good Morning ☀️ Helen picked #BirdSupermodel (any bird captured looking like posing for a cover shoot... bold eye contact, dramatic lighting, uncluttered backdrops...! For today's #BirdOfTheDay. #ECK #photography #birds #reflection

Photo of a Snowy Egret and it's perfect reflection in the shallow water

1627h ago

Atlantic Birding

@atlanticbirding.bsky.social

🪶 Helen’s chosen #BirdSupermodel as #BirdOfTheDay theme; any bird captured looking like it’s posing for a magazine cover shoot Alt. is #UnsungBirds, any underrated bird bird that needs the spotlight - an African Spoonbill striking a pose #birdphotography #ECK #birdsofbluesky #naturephotography

17113h ago

Suse1

Lol, that’s a great one! 📸 What an interesting look it has.

Fraggs Photography 📸🦊🦉🦋🦔 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿1

That's a great pose AB 😍😍

Marjo Slingerland-Boks1

What a gorgeous bird and beautiful photo AB!!Have a fine day.

PacBirds1

Beautiful bird and pose 😍

Aj d'Wit (Audrey)1

So glamorous. Brilliant photo, AB. 👌🏼

Brian Condra (he/him)

@briancondra.bsky.social

#birdoftheday #birds #birdphotography #photography #alt #unsungbirds but also #birdsupermodel #housesparrow #sparrow A sparrow, unsung and often unloved. Posing with nesting material in its beak.

16213h ago

Gem&Molly ⓥ5

Point out these people who don't like sparrows. I'll have a word! My favourite bird.

Helen Bennett 🌿4

Lovely capture Brian 👍 I rarely see Sparrows these days, so it's always a joy when I do!

CarmenP2

Sparrows are wonderful! We are losing them in great numbers! #birds We need every #bird we have! 😞

karenhebdige.bsky.social2

Nice pic. Our sparrows have decided there's time for another brood before winter. They do an amazing job on the insects in my polytunnel (clematis netting to keep the blackbirds off my gapes, sparrows just tuck in their wings and fly thru').

savefrogs2.bsky.social1

Not just any sparrow, this is a House Sparrow-- Invasive in the US, it kills Bluebirds: pokes out their eyes, kills eggs & chicks, takes over nest boxes. www.birdsandblooms.com/birding/bird...

rebelone.bsky.social1

Where I live the decrease of population it's about 70% in the last 40 - 50 years, and it's very sad to witness.

PacBirds

@pacbirds.bsky.social

A black-throated gray warbler for the #BirdSupermodel theme of #BirdOfTheDay To me, she looked like she was posing for an Audubon painting, except that JJ would probably have killed her first, as he typically would do with his models. #birds #nature #photography #ECK #UnsungBirds

Female black-throated gray warbler perched on a yellow lichen-covered branch and leaning down to grab a tiny bug. The bird is a female and therefore has a white throat. She is gray on top, white below and gray and white striped on the sides. The lore is bright yellow.

1568h ago

Helen Bennett 🌿2

Stunning shot, Gerrit.... I can see the JJ pose in your photo ✨👌 Yes, sadly it was a standard scientific practice for naturalists and artists to capture and kill the birds they were studying in the early 19th century!

Clinty11

Fabulous shot and true fact!

The One True Kat1

Great shot! Always love seeing these little beauties bopping through.

Scarlett

@wirewrapandweaveit.bsky.social

#BirdOfTheDay #BirdSuperModel Coopers hawk

1668h ago

Neil Cameron

@neilcam57.bsky.social

Helen Bennett 🌿's #BirdOfTheDay is #BirdSupermodel In true supermodel stereotype, Rainbow Lorikeet poses with the deer-in-headlights, lights-are-on-but-no-one's-home look #ECK #birds #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #wildlife #nature #Photography #Nikon #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBlueSky

15211h ago

Amy Gann1

Perfect model! Nice shot, Neil!

Lynda..Hopeful Human🇦🇺🇺🇦🇨🇦 🐨🦘✌️🦉🦉1

Feisty little buggers. Even have the Sulphur Crested Cockatoos bothered. I love them!

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Bird of the Day, theme 'Bird Supermodel'

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