Bird Of The Day, alt theme 'Robins'

natureMay 2, 20261918,184

Today's Bird Of The Day prompt pairs the main theme Stretched with an alternate theme Robins, inviting contributors to share any bird caught stretching or any robin image. The gallery spans tight behavior shots, wide shorebird scenes, mobile and DSLR photos, and a few film-style images and illustrations. Standouts include a California Scrub-Jay photographed with its nictitating membrane visible, a Great Blue Heron frozen mid-stretch while hunting, and an American robin perched among spring buds. Look for wing and neck stretching poses, feeding stretches, and bright songbird portraits under #BirdOfTheDay and #Robins.

Alan H

@alan678.bsky.social

My cohost Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social has said “ Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Stretched, any bird doing some sort of stretch, the Alt Theme is #Robins, any Robin will do.” I’m going for a threefer in early morning light. 😂 #SmallBirdSaturday #birds #ForJanet #ECK

A European robin perches on a rough, dark tree stump, its bright orange-red breast glowing in warm sunlight. The bird faces the camera with wings lifted and partially spread, showing delicate feather layers and motion, as if just landing or balancing. Fresh green shoots sprout around the stump, and the background is softly blurred in deep green tones, making the robin stand out sharply.

99990d ago

Only me3

A lovely photo you show off, I hope you gave yourself a 5 minute ban 😂

Anna Quent2

Stunning picture, Alan, wonderful light for this beautiful Robin position😍

JJ2

This ain’t show off Saturday ! Nice one though 👍😁

Zita Hildebrandt 🇨🇦2

Show off. Ban yourself for 5 minutes, please.

Gray

@grays.art

Anhinga fashion show Celery Fields, Sarasota, Florida 4-23-26 Rob & Alan’s #BirdOfTheDay theme for today, Saturday, is #Stretched, any bird stretching. The Alt Theme is #Robins, any Robin will do. #birds #birding #ColorADay #GreenSat #eck #blueskyartshow #art #threewordgenre #nature #photography

Drying its black and white wings on a metal fence, looking at us over its shoulder against a green and yellow bokeh background.

22390d ago

Rob Crank Photography

@robcrank68.bsky.social

Good morning all. Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Stretched, any bird doing some sort of stretch, the Alt Theme is #Robins, any Robin will do. #birds #photography #ECK #naturephotography @wwtworldwide.bsky.social #PhotographyIsArt #ukbirding #CanonR5mkii #birdphotography #BirdStories #wildlife

Eddie Egyptian Goose is busy practising for tonight's 'Beaks Are Us' Orchestral performance at the Royal Robin Hall, he would be the Conductor of a 50 piece Orchestra for the play 'Swan Lake'.

Captured at WWT London Wetlands.

21890d ago

Richard Summerbell7

Rose-ringed parakeet having a tail—stretch in Amsterdam’s Vliegenbos.

alisonwillis1.bsky.social2

Love this bird yoga session 😍

Bill Stedman2

You’re on a good stretch once again!

Aintright

@aintright.bsky.social

Hangry bird #Robins #BirdOfTheDay #Stretched #SmallBirdSaturday #ECK

20690d ago

Andrew 📷

@vixcomplex.bsky.social

Veiled 2-2026 Caught this California Scrub-Jay with its nictitating membrane sweeping across the eye — that blue-gray translucent third eyelid is a rare detail to catch on camera. #BirdOfTheDay #Stretched #SmallBirdSaturday #ScrubJay #NictitatingMembrane #Bird #Nature #SonyAlpha

A California Scrub-Jay perches on a bare branch with wings dramatically spread mid-flap, displaying vivid cerulean blue plumage and dark flight feathers. The bird's nictitating membrane — a blue-gray translucent third eyelid — is partially drawn across its eye. Soft green bokeh background, sharp detail on the subject.

14690d ago

PJ 🇮🇪☘️

@knotweed-ireland.bsky.social

Bird of The Day - (Stretched) Magpie (Pica pica) having a quick stretch in the sun... Co. Galway, Ireland #Stretched #BirdOfTheDay #Magpie #Birds #Wildlife #Ireland #Nature #EastCoastKin #Photography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #PhotographyIsArt

15990d ago

Michael R Photography 🌿

@msriffle.bsky.social

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Stretched. This is the last of a series of images I made of a great blue heron that flew right towards me and landed about 50 feet away in the surf. I held the shutter down. #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #ECK #birds #herons #Nikon #Z8

14290d ago

Robyn

@handcranked.bsky.social

Scrub Jay on a Wire #BirdOfTheDay #BirdOnAWire #FlyDay #scape #birds #EastCoastKin #ECK #OM3A

A scrub jay on a wire with a bright blue sky and a tree with green leaves behind it. The bird has a bright blue head and a light gray breast. It's facing left. There's another blurred wire below it.

13990d ago

Lecia Michelle

@leciamichelle.bsky.social

The #BirdOfTheDay is #Parenthood. A mama mallard duck and a whole passel of ducklings. #birds #photography #birdsofbluesky

Mallard duck on a flat rock with her ducklings.

11090d ago

habu333.bsky.social2

Makes me think of mother's day last year. A mallard hen was raising cane on my end of the street and doing the broke wing display to lire a neighborhood cat away. All her ducklings had fallen down a storm drain and she was very distressed. Local FD showed up with a dip net and reunited them.

Bougie AIPAC Lib2

Tag yourself: I'm the duckling who's screaming 😆

Dave Meredith

@davemeredith.bsky.social

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Stretched. A Bohemian Waxwing stretching for the last berry at -30°C in #Saskatchewan, Canada. #ECK #photography #birds #nature #wildlife #Velvia #1990s #ManualFocusPrimeLens

11790d ago

Mark Simmonds

@markbirdingpinoso.bsky.social

My best photo of a Goldfinch so far. Taken at Blashford Lakes when I was back in the UK. So difficult to photograph in Spain as they are so flighty. Have a good weekend everyone. #birds #birdoftheday #birdsseenin2026 #birdphotography #naturephotography

10890d ago

WhatABeautifulWorld

@abbphotos.bsky.social

Today's #birdoftheday theme per @robcrank68.bsky.social is #Stretched. Here's a Black-necked Stilt using his wings to help him hop through shallow water. #birds #wildlife #nature #photography

10789d ago

HLK

@hlkfotos.com

His name is Stretch, actually. #BirdOfTheDay #Stretched 📷🌿🪶

A photo of a male yellow-headed blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) with a vivid orange-yellow head and breast contrasting against a jet-black body and wings, along with a black mask across its eyes. It is perched on two fluffy brown cattail stalks, its feet each gripping a different stalk so that its legs are stretched comically apart. The background is blurred pale blue water and more cattails.

8890d ago

jon5cents

@jon5cents.bsky.social

🪶 Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social has set today's #BirdOfTheDay theme as #Stretched, and what better reason to stretch than for food? This Baltimore oriole is going for the grape jelly. #birds #photography

A yellow bird with a black head is upside down on a circular vertical feeder which holds a glass container of grape jelly on the left and two back-to-back orange halves on the right. The bird has its beak in the jelly.

9290d ago

Amy Gann

@amygann.bsky.social

An American robin is considered a sign of spring. As it stands among the buds of a blooming tree, this robin is embracing the symbolism. For the #birdoftheday alt theme of #robins #birds #robin #spring #wildlife #protectnature #photography #EastCoastKin

A robin stands on a branch of a blooming tree. It is surrounded by buds in various stages with some blurred and some in focus

8490d ago

Cecilia2

Love the Robins. Thx Amy. 💙

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Bird Of The Day, alt theme 'Robins'

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