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Bird of the Day, theme 'NOPR'

Bird of the DayNov 12, 202623816,204

A few entries treated the letters as clues to function and form: a Red Crossbill close-up showed its crossed bill prying conifer seeds, and a Purple Swamphen at El Hondo was shown using its feet to handle food. Others leaned literal, with a young Razorbill swimming between dives. The theme asked for birds whose name starts with N, O, P, or R; the alternate Paridae was represented by a very close blue tit on a thin branch.

NOPR · 218 photos

Mourning dove with brown feathers and black spots on its wings perches in a tree with bright purple flowers in the background.
@leciamichelle.bsky.social1047
A black bird with a brilliant scarlet head, clings to the rough bark of broad tree trunk.
@swandiveswim.bsky.social827
Bobbin the Robin. A photo from my collection to suit the frosty day we are having here today.
@aintright.bsky.social429
A Red Crossbill close-up photo showcasing its head and bill. The small bird is mottled yellow, orange, and brown. It has a fairly stout bill, that crosses at the end rather than meeting up like most bird bills. This conformation allows the bird to open tightly closed conifer cones.
@hardlikearmour.bsky.social317
A male rufous hummingbird is perched at the end of a thin, slanted branch. His gorget (throat patch) is lit up in iridescent gold, with a rufous (orange) body, white breast and olive cap.
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A Meadow Pipit standing on the top of a young pine tree.
@denterrick.bsky.social306
Northern Pygmy Owl perched on a branch looking grumpy.
@mcoupephotography.bsky.social287
A burrowing owl takes flight. It is surrounded by yellow bushes
@amygann.bsky.social262
A young Razorbill bird swims in blue water in-between dives. There are some droplets on its head and plumage. Gentle ripples on the sea surface blend in reflections from land among the blue from the sky.
@sealeveloslo.bsky.social257
Reeves Pheasant
@thegardenjungle.bsky.social252
A Nuthatch found a snack.
@wphoto.bsky.social241
Alan's theme, via Rob, is , birds whose name starts with one of these letters. The Alt Theme is , any of the species. Here's a male Northern Pintail having a st
@lorichirp.bsky.social239
#BirdOfTheDay One of our local Robins captured on our local walks.
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A juvenile osprey stands on its perch on a nesting platform, in profile facing left but looking at the camera. Photo taken several summer ago at the Massachusetts Audubon Allen’s Pond Wildlife Sanctuary in Dartmouth MA.
@steddybirds.bsky.social222
Photo by Kort Duce A male northern flicker climbs a tree near its nest along the riparian corridor of St. Vrain Creek in Longmont, Colorado. In this vertical color photograph, the woodpecker fills the frame in left profile as it clings to a dead, vertical branch extending from the bottom of the frame, just right of center, into the upper-left quadrant. The branch's weathered bark is peeling and fraying, revealing the decaying wood beneath. The background features a muted sky with subtle hints of blue. The bird's red moustachial stripe is visible at the base of its beak, contrasting with the black speckles across its grayish-white chest, rusty-brown forehead, and barred back. A beautiful portrait of a male northern flicker in the riparian habitat so vital to its survival.
@kortduce.bsky.social215
A photo of a short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) in flight, moving toward the right of frame with its head turned back to look toward the camera, its bright yellow eyes framed by dark eye patches. Its mottled brown and buff upperwings are spread wide, showing dark barring and warm orange patches near the wingtips, with black-tipped pale feathers on the underside of the far wing. It flies low over a field of golden-tan grasses in diffuse late afternoon light, with a soft blur of rust-red vegetation, green pasture, and autumn-colored trees behind it.
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My has to be this Purple Swamphen taken at El Hondo. One of the few birds that uses it feet as a tool to eat from.
@markbirdingpinoso.bsky.social206
My for is one of the Peregrines at Salisbury Cathedral
@markh60.bsky.social200
Image by Claire Laila Dines
@freedomtodoubt.bsky.social198
A Pheasant strutting around the garden.
@sussexnewbie.bsky.social194
A small bird stands on a concrete wall against a blurred tan coloured background, facing to the left. The Pied Wagtail is black with a white belly, white streaks on its wings, and white undertail feathers. The bird has a white face, a bright, black eye, and a pointed black coloured beak.
@jenniemunday.bsky.social192
Today’s theme is , birds whose name starts with one of these letters. The Alt theme is . I’m going with the Alt - a Clark’s Nutcracker I saw in Banff National P
@belleab.bsky.social190
Today's theme is . Male Northern Pintail Osprey Female Pine Grosbeak Male Rose-breasted Grosbeak
@davemeredith.bsky.social190
Osprey with a fish 🪶
@chrissnook.bsky.social190
An American robin perched on a branch, its bill open as it is about to swallow a red berry.
@julielfrost.bsky.social189
For today’s theme, , here's a Red-shouldered Hawk using a nest box as a hunting perch—meanwhile, any would-be tenants would surely be laying low!
@margasib.bsky.social189
Today's theme is , birds whose name starts with one of these letters set by @robcrank68.bsky.social on behalf of @alan678.bsky.social - gone for something a lit
@fraggenstein.bsky.social184
Morning This Rivoli's Hummingbird.
@gleng.bsky.social182
Alan and Rob’s theme today is , so I’m going for these redshanks. Doing what they do best on the Kent shoreline!
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A chickadee perched on a branch against a grey background.
@eleanorlanewriter.bsky.social168
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