Bird of the Day, theme 'Perfect Poise'

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Bird of the Day’s prompt is #PerfectPoise, a daily theme asking for images where balance and posture tell a story. Contributors are posting elegant, regal and narrative poses, from small songbirds frozen mid-stretch to stately raptors and herons holding a commanding stance. Concrete examples in the gallery include a juvenile Willow Warbler stretching upside down looking for bugs, a peacock posed with a regal posture, and a Red-shouldered Hawk calling from a sand pine snag at Flint Pen Strand Trails in Bonita Springs dated 7-13-26. Look for poised kingfishers, anhingas and owls among the entries and tag your own shot with #PerfectPoise to join in.

Alan H

@alan678.bsky.social

Good morning birders. Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #PerfectPoise Photographs where balance and posture tell a story. Alt #MomentsOfMajesty Elegant, regal or commanding poses. Juvenile Willow Warbler stretching upside down looking for bugs. Taken yesterday. #birds #photography #ECK

A Willow Warbler hangs almost upside down from a strand of blue-green barbed wire as it searches for tiny insects among the seed heads and leaves of a wild hedgerow plant. Bathed in warm sunlight, its olive-green upperparts, pale yellow face, creamy underparts, and fine orange-brown bill are shown in crisp detail. The bird’s dark eye is intently focused on the vegetation, capturing a moment of agile insect hunting. A softly blurred green background isolates the scene, emphasising both the willow warbler’s remarkable acrobatic balance and the contrast between the delicate songbird and the weathered farm fence.

2748h ago

𝒥𝒶𝓃𝑒1

Morning early bird! Sweet photo 😊

Mr Garden1

Beautiful photo Alan. 😍😍 Hope you have a great day. 🙏

Bill Stedman1

Good morning Alan and thank you for being such an early bird. Since I am on Alaska time, I can get my entry in a day early. I only wish I could send some of this cool weather all the way over to you.

Den 🇮🇪1

Cool shot Alan. Good to get out early. It should be a little less hot in the mountains down here today. I'm off out soon too.

Rina1

Wonderful capture, Alan and thank you for the themes. 🙏🫶 Good morning, wishing you a wonderful day 🥰 😘

Aj d'Wit (Audrey)1

Fabulous photo, Alan. You do get your birds to pose in the most interesting ways. 🧘🏼😉🤭

Rina

@rina2012.bsky.social

"Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #PerfectPoise, Alt #MomentsOfMajesty Elegant, regal or commanding" It’s all about the posture – and doesn’t this peacock just look regal? 👑 #birds #birding #wildlife #photography #nature #thelittlethings #ECK

A snow-white peacock stands very elegantly, holding itself upright, and is looking to the left. The feathers on its upper body are very bushy, as if it were wearing bloomers, whilst its tail feathers look like a long train.

1647h ago

AnnaLois1

So beautiful and regal Rina 😍

HLK

@hlkfotos.com

Birdie looking over her shoulder. #BirdOfTheDay #PerfectPoise 📷🌿🪶

A photo of a female red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus), a very streaky brown and beige songbird with dark eyes and just-visible red shoulder stains, perched on the fluffy tip of a typha or cattail with its head turned over its shoulder toward the right of frame. The background is soft blurred greenery.

1197h ago

PJ 🇮🇪☘️

@knotweed-ireland.bsky.social

Bird Of The Day (Alan's theme for the day - Perfect Poise) Busy breakfast time at the feeder... Co. Galway, Ireland. #PerfectPoise #Sparrow #BirdOfTheDay #Birds #Wildlife #Ireland #Nature #ECK #Photography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #PhotographyIsArt

Busy Sparrows at breakfast time on the feeder.

1047h ago

Gray

@grays.art

Red-shouldered hawk calling (Buteo lineatus) on sand pine snag at Flint pen strand trails in Bonita Springs, Florida 7-13-26 Rob & Alan’s #BirdOfTheDay themes: #PerfectPoise, where balance & posture tell a story; Alt #MomentsOfMajesty, elegant, regal, or commanding poses. #birds #photography #ECK

Orange, brown, grey, and white feathered hawk with yellow feet and beak, beak open in a call against an overcast blue sky.

1043h ago

Alan H1

Just so fabulous Gray. Excellent capture.

Aj d'Wit (Audrey)1

Magnificent bird. Wonderful photo. 👌🏼

Dave Meredith

@davemeredith.bsky.social

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #PerfectPoise. A male Red-breasted Nuthatch being a Nuthatch. #BrucePeninsula #BruceCounty #ECK #photography #birds #nature #wildlife #TenMinutesFromHome

1054h ago

Alan H1

Just such a fantastic capture Dave. Keeper of the step. 😅

bobpop13.bsky.social1

Great shot, amazing how all worldwide nuthatches show the same perfect poise.

Michael R Photography 🌿

@msriffle.bsky.social

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #PerfectPoise. This anhinga was certainly posing for me. This beautiful avian was photographed down along the coast of North Florida. #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #ECK #birds #Birdsky #birders #Nikon #conservation #nature

963h ago

Scarlett

@wirewrapandweaveit.bsky.social

A Coopers hawk striking a pose for Alan H @alan678.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay #MomentsOfMajesty

A juvenile Coopers Hawk perched atop a wooden trellis looking to the right with his yellow colored eye. His head is brown streaked with tan and his chest is white with brown striping. He has yellow legs and feet. Small branches are in the foreground stretching in front of him and the background is darkened on a rainy day.

713h ago

James Gryboski

@jgryboski.bsky.social

A cedar waxwing for #BirdOfTheDay alt theme #MomentsOfMajesty

732h ago

debmaluk.bsky.social

@debmaluk.bsky.social

Eastern Phoebe for #BirdOfTheDay #PerfectPoise

An Eastern Phoebe perched on a dry sunflower head. The bird has a grey back and head with streaks of brown and white on the wings. The body is white. There are two other sunflowers on the right.

657h ago

Connect2Nature 🇨🇦

@invisitech.bsky.social

#Connect2Nature #Birds #BirdoftheDay Owls are in a perpetual state of #MomentsofMajesty, even when they are camouflaged like this little Eastern Screech Owl. Look carefully. Hard to see, a delight to find, unless you are a field mouse.

A camouflaged screech owl on a jagged stump against a light background.

592h ago

Amy Gann

@amygann.bsky.social

A burrowing owl looks over its territory. For the #birdoftheday theme of #momentsofmajesty #birds #owl #burrowingowl #protectnature #photography #EastCoastKin

A burrowing owl stands on a rock looking to the side

675h ago

Alan H1

So so very perfect Amy. Fantastic shot. 😍😍😍

Aj d'Wit (Audrey)1

Looking mighty majestic to me. Great photo. 👌🏼

Atlantic Birding

@atlanticbirding.bsky.social

🪶 Alan has chosen #PerfectPoise as today’s #BirdOfTheDay prompt; Alt. is #MomentsOfMajesty I think all raptors are regal looking so I’m going with this Common Buzzard perched on a telephone pole. #birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #ECK #irishbirding #naturephotography #BlueTue #TalonTue

A Common Buzzard perched on a telephone pole in the bright sunshine. The bird has its back to the camera with its head turned towards it so the tail, back and right side of its body & head is visible.
The bird is centre of frame on a wooden post with a wire coming from the bottom of the pole and running along the bottom
Right of the shot.
The golden sun is coming from the left and lighting up the bird, pole and wire.
The background is a clear blue sky

667h ago

Yvonne Redknap

@yredknap.bsky.social

A great blue heron for today's #BirdOfTheDay alt theme #MomentsOfMajesty. #Photography #Birds #ECK

635h ago

jane phượng, Ph.D (she/her) Ngunnawal Country

@janephuong.bsky.social

True story Alan said "Imagine showing your legs on BlueSky. No shame. 🙄🙄" I was about to sleep, already lifted one of my legs then this person kept asking me for a #PerfectPoise for Alan, Alan who? I'm The #BirdOfTheDay, always perfect, both legs or not 😆

517h ago

Jens Jacob1

A Raven. But which one specie?

Crowbar1

I love it when a Maggie warbles!

Bird of the Day, theme 'Perfect Poise'nature

Bird of the Day, theme 'Perfect Poise'

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