Dom Barker

Hedging my bets for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme by @alan678.bsky.social

Here’s a Hen Harrier (a rare uk bird) in its #natural winter marshland environment but also within sight of an #urban environment. You can see tower blocks and buildings in the background - that’s the city of Southend.

"I'd like to speak to the manager"

#BirdOfTheDay theme: #MoodyFaces by
@robcrank68.bsky.social

Montagu's Harrier (f). Extremadura, Spain, 2025

#birdphotography #bluesky #naturephotography #birdsofbluesky #harrier #birdofprey #raptor

He’s so fancy 🥹

Red Kite and Crow

🪶🪶🪶 #Feathers&Form 🪶🪶🪶 is the #BirdOfTheDay theme set by @alan678.bsky.social.

Here's a Red Kite having a spirited conversation with a crow.

Hitchin, Hertfordshire, 2025

#birds #birdwatching #redkite #raptors #birdsofprey #hitchin

zoiks, the photos as sharp as their claws!

#BirdOfTheDay theme is #ShortBeaks, any bird with a short beak by @robcrank68.bsky.social. Dreaming of summer already, Barn Swallows only have lil bitty beaks, so here's a warm one.

#birds #barnswallow #summer #birdphotography #wildlifephotography

Super cute

Perhaps some of them are pigeons?

Thanks, it was quite the moment :D

A goshawk eats a pigeons foot

This is an ex-pigeon. #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #FoodFinds. This Goshawk is swallowing down a pigeons foot whole, for reasons best know to itself. It left the other one behind. #UKWildlife #Birds #Birding #goshawk #raptor #birdofprey #wildlife #wildlifephotography @alan678.bsky.social

#BirdOfTheDay, theme #BlackAndWhite by @fraggenstein.bsky.social

A Willow Tit perching as it gently snows.

Marnadal, Norway, 2024

nice! which sub is this?

Urban linnet!?!

Thanks Alan!

It was forced to hand them in after disgracing itself by fraternising with cats

happy bird day :D

#BirdoftheDay #birds with #speckles&spots
@alan678.bsky.social
#photo #PhotographersofBlueSky #nature #wildlife #photography

Spot...less Starling 😬😬😬😬
Quintana de la Serena, Badajoz, Spain, 2025

Sanderling, Titchwell Beach, 2025

#superseabirdsunday #ukbirds #ukwildlife #birds #beach #sanderling

Got a bit chilly all of a sudden!

#ukwildlife #birds #ukbirding #wildlife #stonechat

Montagu's Harrier, Extredmadura, Spain, 2025

#birds #birdsofprey #raptor #wildlifephotography

Nuthatch! You can see the settings etc here? toggr.io/posts/lOq2pe...

#birding #nuthatch #woods #forest #norway

Sequence of the #hitchin SEO from earlier in the week. They got a bit closer this time. Mildy disspointing to see other photograhers attempting to chase them around. It doesn't work. Pick your spot and take your chances. The birds decide who gets the shot. #ukbirding #owl #hertfordshire

thanks Nic! they were showing well still yesterday (Saturday)

thanks Lorna!

Tried again for the #hitchin Short Eared Owls, much better light, but the owls didn't show until it was pretty much all done. I'll have one more go tomorrow!

#hitchin #owl #ukbirding #birdwatching #hertfordshire #nature #wildlife

Too far and too dark for a good photo of the #hitchin SEO, but lovely to see them all the same

#hitchin #herfordshire #birding #ukbirding #wildlife

Pied Wagtail on ice

Pied Wagtail, Hitchin, 11th Jan, 2025

#piedwagtail #wagtail #birds #birding #wildlife #hitchin #hertfordshire #cold #winter #ice

Bonellis Eagle, Valencia, Spain, 2023

#birds #birding #eagle #spain #wildlife #nature #birdofprey #birdsofprey #raptor