Bird of the Day, theme 'Sitting Down On The Job'

natureJul 23, 20261222,855

Bird of the Day is a daily community prompt; today the main theme is Sitting Down On The Job, with an alternate theme of Yellow. The gallery showcases birds perched or resting on the ground and sunbathing, plus a parallel stream of yellow-plumaged subjects. Standouts include a seated Atlantic puffin, a Wood Duck photographed sitting in Burlington, Ontario, and a Northern Yellow Warbler performing a broken-wing distraction near its nest in Concord, Massachusetts on 6/25/26. Other posts show a Crested Caracara long sitting at Celery Fields in Sarasota, Florida on 4/23/26, a mallard resting on the shore, and several yellow species such as a goldfinch, yellow-shafted flicker, and cattle egret.

Alan H

@alan678.bsky.social

So Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social has said: Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SittingDownOnTheJob, birds sitting on the floor. The Alt theme is #Yellow, any birds with Yellow in their plumage. Alt. A little ray of sunlight helps us all. #birds #photography #ECK

A close-up portrait of a willow warbler perched on a slender, gently curving branch, its soft olive-green back, pale yellow flanks, and fluffy grey-white breast glowing in warm sunlight. The tiny songbird gazes upward with a bright dark eye, while its fine orange-brown bill catches the light. A single pink sea aster flower blooms beside it, adding a splash of vibrant colour against a beautifully blurred blue sky and soft green background. The shallow depth of field isolates the delicate bird, highlighting the fine texture of its fresh plumage and creating a peaceful springtime scene.

2836h ago

Marjo Slingerland-Boks1

Lovely photo in wonderful light 💛and a bit sunshine and light helps indeed Alan✨️🙏

Sue Ibrahim1

Aww, so lovely, Alan. Always good to bring some sunshine to the day 🌞

jen 💙🤍1

Your bird profiles have the most interesting expressions! 🤍 Wonder what they’re thinking… 🥜😁

franceflo.bsky.social1

These little guys always so cute yet so assertive , great capture of that attitude 😄

fozziefotos.eurosky.social1

Just beautiful alan (fishing for more compliments 😜). Seriously though beautiful light on a gorgeous wee bird 🐦 😍

Aj d'Wit (Audrey)1

This little one seems to be daydreaming, miles away in thought. A truly splendid photo, Alan. 👌🏼👍🏼

Rina

@rina2012.bsky.social

'Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SittingDownOnTheJob, birds sitting on the floor. The Alt theme is #Yellow' Do people say that geese are curious? 🤷🏼 😁 #birds #birding #BirdsSeenIn2026 #France #wildlife #photography #nature #thelittlethings #ECK

A greylag goose with its long neck stretched out. The bird is looking intently to the left. It has light grey-brown plumage, a white belly and a striking orange-pink beak. In the foreground: green stalks and small, young conifer saplings. In the background: tall reeds against a light-coloured, slightly rippling expanse of water.

1596h ago

Alan H1

Fantastic shot and so so theme perfect Rina. Beautiful colours. Lovely patterns on that Greylag, captured so well. 😍😍

Neil Cameron1

Lovely shot as per usual, Rina. People reckon I'm a bit of a goose. Here in Australia, that's not a compliment. 😢

Aj d'Wit (Audrey)1

Gorgeous photo, Rina. 👌🏼 I’ve never heard a goose being called curious, however, this one does look a little like that. 🫶🏻

linda2.bsky.social

@linda2.bsky.social

Yellow birds #sittingdownonthejob should not be allowed! #BirdOfTheDay #Yellow #UKWildlife #Birds #Goslings #BirdPhotography

A group of gosling resting in a huddle by the edge of a lake preening.

1245h ago

Mick Lister2

Marvellous Linda 👌. Just think of the improvement in mood if this picture was prescribed on the NHS 😀

Just Grace1

I want to touch them, all of them. 🌞🌻🌞

David Gordon1

They have only got little legs! The should be allowed to sit down!

Neil Cameron1

There also needs to be a cuteness ban!

Aj d'Wit (Audrey)1

Oh my, this is cuteness overload. However, thank you for sharing it. Absolutely beautiful. 😍👌🏼

PacBirds

@pacbirds.bsky.social

A Wison’s warbler (left) and yellow warbler (right) at the edge of the creek for the #Yellow theme of #BirdOfTheDay picked by @robcrank68.bsky.social #birds #nature #photography #ECK

A male Wilson’s and male yellow warbler standing on the shore next to each other ready to drink and bathe, with the forest floor in the background.

925h ago

Andy Lowe

@lowekeyone.bsky.social

Snowy egret struts its stuff. #BirdOfTheDay #ArtOfMotion #birds #photography

819h ago

Amy Gann

@amygann.bsky.social

A yellow shafted flicker as it takes flight. For the #birdoftheday theme of #yellow #birds #flicker #woodpecker #protectnature #EastCoastKin

A yellow shafted flicker just after taking flight. Its legs and wings are raised and its neck stretched forward

695h ago

雪乃しずく（shizukuxuenai）1

Wow, what a cool❣ So Beautiful shot, Amy 👍✨

Dave Meredith

@davemeredith.bsky.social

Today's alternative #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Yellow. A male Northern Yellow Warbler on spring migration. #Ontario #ECK #photography #birds #nature #wildlife #Fujichrome #Velvia #2000s

A male Northern Yellow Warbler on a thin plant stem surrounded by fresh green spring leaves.

616h ago

Gray

@grays.art

Crested Caracara long sitting (Caracara plancus) Celery Fields Sarasota, Florida 4-23-26 Rob & Alan’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SittingDownOnTheJob, birds sitting on the floor. The Alt theme is #Yellow, any birds with Yellow in their plumage. #ColorADay #YellowThu #eck #birds #birding #raptors

624h ago

Neil Cameron2

Looks like someone yelled "SIT!" at it and it's only now just realising that it's big enough and scary enough that it doesn't have to take that sort of shit! (Despite the haircut that its mum made it get.) Great shot, Gray.

Adam Little1

What a fabulous bird that is and lovely shot, Neil

franceflo.bsky.social1

Beautiful and so unusual to see them sitting 😍

The Garden Jungle

@thegardenjungle.bsky.social

Here one for #SittingDownOnTheJob which is todays #BirdOfTheDay, a colourful Wood Duck #birds #thegardenjungle #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #shropshire #UKwildlife #birdphotography #canon #photography

566h ago

It’s actually Dave

@davidacody.bsky.social

The #BirdOfTheDay Alt theme is #Yellow, any birds with Yellow in their plumage. The American Goldfinch certainly qualifies. #birds 🪶 #Nature #wildlife #photography #nikon #EastCoastKin

552h ago

Betty Cracker of Florida

@bettycrackerfl.bsky.social

Seated Atlantic Puffin for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme: #SittingDownOnTheJob, birds sitting. 🪶

Stout black and white seabird with a colorful orange and gray striped beak. It is sitting on a grassy hillside.

516h ago

Tony Ramsden

@tramo.bsky.social

@robcrank68.bsky.social ##BirdOfTheDay #SittingOnTheJob #Birds #Photography Snow Bunting

416h ago

Helen Woolston

@heljel.bsky.social

#SittingDownontheJob is today’s #BirdoftheDay theme. This gull had caught something at Dartmouth in Devon. #Birds #Dartmouth

426h ago

PJ 🇮🇪☘️

@knotweed-ireland.bsky.social

Bird Of The Day (Sitting Down On The Job / Yellow). Cheeky Chaffinch on the ground... Co. Galway, Ireland. #SittingDownOnTheJob #Yellow #BirdOfTheDay #Chaffinch #Birds #Wildlife #Ireland #Nature #ECK #Photography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #PhotographyIsArt

403h ago

Davids Wildlife

@davidswildlife.bsky.social

Good morning folks. One of the local Yellow Wagtails #BirdOfTheDay #Yellow #Birds #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #ECK

436h ago

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Bird of the Day, theme 'Sitting Down On The Job'

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