David Preston

A European robin (Erithacus rubecula) in side view, perched atop a post.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SideProfiles and the Alt theme is #Robins, so here's a two-for-one.

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Two wading birds silhouetted by the light and reflected in the water's surface.

The theme for today's #BirdOfTheDay is #StandingInWater.

Gone for a bit of an arty one today. Two waders which I think are probably redshanks; bills a bit short for godwits.

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He's such a tidy player, very calm on the ball and a bit of quality, too. Not many opportunities in midfield just now, though.

🤞

In case anyone isn't aware, tonight's game is on BBC1.

#LFC #YNWA

Gomez to score and Ngumoha hat-trick. (Would be nice.)

Carp aren't born that size. 😋

I'm not familiar with the fish of the area, but if the water's clean enough for the carp, there will be other species.

Male Eurasian chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) perched at a feeder.

Female Eurasian chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) perched at a feeder.

For today's Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme of #Finches, here are a male and a female chaffinch on a feeder at RSPB Leighton Moss the other day.

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That gig was the root cause of so, so many band formations.

I let lucky that morning. 👍

Pair of Mandarin ducks (Aix galericulata), female on the left and male on the right, each standing on one leg on a moss-covered rock and both looking to their right, our left.

Pair of Mandarin ducks (Aix galericulata), female on the left and male on the right, each standing on one leg on a moss-covered rock and both looking forward.

Pair of Mandarin ducks hanging out by the river this morning, apparently playing a game where they copy each other's pose.

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It's a 🇬🇧 robin. See ALT text.

A Eurasian robin perched on a moss-covered branch, singing. They are very territorial and this is how they warn off competition.

For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #ShoutItOut, here's a robin letting rip.

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To paraphrase the late Mitch Hedberg, "What if lapwings just are blurry?"

Wide shot of a small island in an inland pool. On the island are five cormorants, two greater black-backed gulls and a swan. In the distance, three swans have their heads and necks under water, feeding on the bed of the pool.

Group shot from yesterday, posted more for interest than image quality. On the island are five cormorants, two greater black-backed gulls and a swan.

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Adult coot being followed by three chicks.

Now you come to mention it, yes, I have.

🤷‍♂️

Google Lens says it's LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin.

Common or Eurasian coot (Fulica atra) swimming on the surface of the water.

I don't usually bother much with coots, as they are just so common and plentiful. So much so that I didn't realise they have scary red eyes.

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From nearly 5,000 miles away, it looks like one. And Google Lens says it is.

Thank you.

I loved it. Pity it's so far away. Then again, in view of the weather, maybe that's not such a bad thing.

A Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) perches atop a post surrounded by water. Its back is to us but its head is visible in profile.

The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #PerfectLighting. This cormorant (although overseas viewers might know it as a great cormorant), I think, fits the theme nicely.

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Must admit I skipped Bergen. Cut across from Lillehammer to Ålesund.

If you can, do.

Not so much that you fall off your perch, I hope.

Porsangerfjorden (Porsáŋgguvuotna or Porsanginvuono) in Northern Norway, looking approximately south east from the 'toadstool rest area'. In the foreground is the flat rocky shore. The water of the fjord is a deep blue and a headland protrudes from the right. In the far distance is the opposite shore of Norway's fourth longest fjord.

Was looking to see if I had a #Stunday image to share and found this one of Porsangerfjorden in Norway last summer, taken on a Sunday, on my phone, when I parked up for the night after visiting Nordkapp.

#photography #landscape #seascape #Norway

Four Greylag geese (Anser anser) walking in line through marshland

Today's #birdoftheday theme is #FourOrMore, so here are four Greylag geese playing 'follow my leader'.

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It's beautiful in summer. Well, I suppose the scenery is wonderful any time, but good weather always helps. 🙂

There's (in my experience, at least) nowhere like it on earth. I probably won't drive up there again, but how was the cruise experience?