Concerned Norwegian, musicologist, Getty photographer, former musician, teacher, media professional. All photos are © my own.https://bsky.app/profile/perole.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/perole.bsky.social/post/3ml3rk427q22lHere is another #Dappled bird, a Woodpecker, from Wimberley, Texas for the #BirdOfTheDay #Woodpecker #bird #nature #Photography #birdphotography #naturephotography05 May 2026 08:31 +0000at://did:plc:qfsxzmwvydf4coc3r62uswfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml3rk427q22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/perole.bsky.social/post/3ml3r25ivrs2lA #Dappled Marble Duck for today's #BirdOfTheDay #Duck #bird #nature #Photography #Birdphotography #naturephotography05 May 2026 08:22 +0000at://did:plc:qfsxzmwvydf4coc3r62uswfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml3r25ivrs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/perole.bsky.social/post/3mkz7rbxeyk2mA #Pair of Common Grebes have decided to stay together as the theme for #BirdOfTheDay today. #Grebe #Bird #nature #birdphotography #naturephotography #photography04 May 2026 08:08 +0000at://did:plc:qfsxzmwvydf4coc3r62uswfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkz7rbxeyk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/perole.bsky.social/post/3mkwxkyners24Here are three Black Guillemots looking at us while we floated by through the entrance to the Trollfjord in the Lofoten archipelago in northern Norway. #RockSolid #BordOfTheDay #Teist #Bird #Nature #Lofoten #Trollfjord #Photography #BirdPhotography03 May 2026 10:36 +0000at://did:plc:qfsxzmwvydf4coc3r62uswfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkwxkyners24https://bsky.app/profile/perole.bsky.social/post/3mksbgulrnc2b #Parenthood is the theme for #BirdOfTheDay today.01 May 2026 13:49 +0000at://did:plc:qfsxzmwvydf4coc3r62uswfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksbgulrnc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/perole.bsky.social/post/3mkmso7n7f224A Haw Finch for the theme #BeautyInBrown in #BirdOfTheDay today. #FInch #Bird #Nature #Photography #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography29 Apr 2026 09:41 +0000at://did:plc:qfsxzmwvydf4coc3r62uswfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkmso7n7f224https://bsky.app/profile/perole.bsky.social/post/3mkknjfbc3s2yThe theme for #BirdOfTheDay today is #WellTimed. #Seagull #Bird #Nature #Photography #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography28 Apr 2026 13:04 +0000at://did:plc:qfsxzmwvydf4coc3r62uswfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkknjfbc3s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/perole.bsky.social/post/3mkhw255jr22mHere is a Canadian Goose taking its #PassportPhoto for #BirdOfTheDay. #Goose #Bird #nature #Photography #BirdPhotography #naturePhotography27 Apr 2026 10:58 +0000at://did:plc:qfsxzmwvydf4coc3r62uswfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkhw255jr22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/perole.bsky.social/post/3mkfm7mv2uc2uA Swan in flight for the theme #LongNecks for #BirdOfTheDay today. #Swan #BIF #Bird #Photography #BirdPhotography #naturePhotography26 Apr 2026 12:57 +0000at://did:plc:qfsxzmwvydf4coc3r62uswfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkfm7mv2uc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/perole.bsky.social/post/3mkflor5mdk2zFor today's #BirdOfTheDay with ALT theme #SpeciesParidae, here is a Coal Tit. I have posted a photo of the same bird earlier, here is a slighty different one. #CoalTit #Titmouse #Bird #Nature #Photography #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotographyA26 Apr 2026 12:48 +0000at://did:plc:qfsxzmwvydf4coc3r62uswfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkflor5mdk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/perole.bsky.social/post/3mkcq3q6lec2uA Grackle from Barton Creek in Austin, Tx as the alt theme #monochrome for #BirdOfTheDay #grackle #bird #nature #photography #birdphotography #naturephotography #austintx25 Apr 2026 09:29 +0000at://did:plc:qfsxzmwvydf4coc3r62uswfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkcq3q6lec2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/perole.bsky.social/post/3mka4ttlfn22tToday, an egret for the alternative theme #Ardeidae of #BirdOfTheDay #Egret #Bird #Nature #Photography #Birdphotography #naturephotography24 Apr 2026 08:39 +0000at://did:plc:qfsxzmwvydf4coc3r62uswfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mka4ttlfn22thttps://bsky.app/profile/perole.bsky.social/post/3mk3pydmov22lToday's theme for #BirdOfTheDay is #SplashingAround. This grey goose did its ritual. #Goose #Bird #nature #Photography #Birdphotography #Ostensjovannet #Naturephotography22 Apr 2026 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:qfsxzmwvydf4coc3r62uswfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3pydmov22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/perole.bsky.social/post/3mjyth3fxsk2r#WhatTheFlock is the alt theme for today's #BirdOfTheDay. #stillits #golgfinch #bird #Photography #Birdphotography #naturephotography21 Apr 2026 11:02 +0000at://did:plc:qfsxzmwvydf4coc3r62uswfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjyth3fxsk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/perole.bsky.social/post/3mjw3xuk4ss2kThis should be enough for lunch! A cormorant as the theme #ComeEatWithMe for #BirdOfTheDay. #Cormorant #bird #fish #Nature #Birdphotography #naturephotography20 Apr 2026 08:57 +0000at://did:plc:qfsxzmwvydf4coc3r62uswfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjw3xuk4ss2khttps://bsky.app/profile/perole.bsky.social/post/3mju6qxlywk2nI have been interviewed for the Magazine for Norwegians at the Costa Del Sol area in Spain. But I wasn't prepared to be on the cover of the magazine. I am slowly getting used to it, although I am much more happy to be behind the lens. #Photography #concertPhotography #andalucia #CostaDelSol19 Apr 2026 14:41 +0000at://did:plc:qfsxzmwvydf4coc3r62uswfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mju6qxlywk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/perole.bsky.social/post/3mjtpg4bsyc2q"You lift the right foot up, you lift the left foot then, let's do the Boogie Woogie ...." #CaptionThis as the ALT theme for #BirdOfTheDay.19 Apr 2026 10:07 +0000at://did:plc:qfsxzmwvydf4coc3r62uswfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjtpg4bsyc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/perole.bsky.social/post/3mjtol4n3yc2zA Brambling for the theme of #ABCD for today's #BirdOfTheDay. #Brambling #Finch #Bird #Nature #Photography #birdPhotography #NaturePhotography19 Apr 2026 09:52 +0000at://did:plc:qfsxzmwvydf4coc3r62uswfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjtol4n3yc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/perole.bsky.social/post/3mjr3uzn6ps2l #DucksOutOfWater as the theme for #BirdOfTheDay. #Bird #Duck #nature #Photography #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography18 Apr 2026 09:12 +0000at://did:plc:qfsxzmwvydf4coc3r62uswfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjr3uzn6ps2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/perole.bsky.social/post/3mjop6jb7bc2zHere are two of my #FeederFriends as the theme for #BirdOfTheDay. #GoldFinch #Bird #Nature #Photography #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography17 Apr 2026 10:19 +0000at://did:plc:qfsxzmwvydf4coc3r62uswfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjop6jb7bc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/perole.bsky.social/post/3mjmpqkhguc2mA Grey Goose as #HeadShts for #BirdOfTheDay #Goose #Bird #Photography #nature #birdphotograhy #naturephotography16 Apr 2026 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:qfsxzmwvydf4coc3r62uswfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmpqkhguc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/perole.bsky.social/post/3mjjgkex5ek2yToday #BirdOfTheDay has the theme #CourtshipOrConflict. This stork couple were defending themselves from another male stork trying to sneak in and take over the female and the nest. Andalucia, Southern Spain. #Stork #Bird #Nature $Photography #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography15 Apr 2026 08:01 +0000at://did:plc:qfsxzmwvydf4coc3r62uswfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjgkex5ek2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/perole.bsky.social/post/3mjhd7atejs2aA happy male Mallet swimming peacefully as the theme #Reflections for today's #BirdOfTheDay. #Mallet #Duck #Bird #Photography #BirdPhotography #Nature #Naturephotography14 Apr 2026 11:56 +0000at://did:plc:qfsxzmwvydf4coc3r62uswfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhd7atejs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/perole.bsky.social/post/3mjefdqfjoc22Today the Alt theme for #BirdOfTheDay is #Urban. Here is a disheveled pidgeon I saw at Plaza España in Nerja the other day. It looked like it had been in a fight. #pidgeon #Bird #Photography #birdPhotograpy #Naturephotography13 Apr 2026 07:56 +0000at://did:plc:qfsxzmwvydf4coc3r62uswfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjefdqfjoc22https://bsky.app/profile/perole.bsky.social/post/3mjcjp6b6n223https://artistpicturesblog.com/2026/04/12/jazz-in-nerja/12 Apr 2026 14:09 +0000at://did:plc:qfsxzmwvydf4coc3r62uswfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjcjp6b6n223https://bsky.app/profile/perole.bsky.social/post/3mjc47a2fd22zThe main theme for today's #BirdOfTheDay is #LongNecks. This Flamingo should definitely qualify. #Flamingp #Bird #Photography #Birdphotography #Nature #Naturephotography12 Apr 2026 10:07 +0000at://did:plc:qfsxzmwvydf4coc3r62uswfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjc47a2fd22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/perole.bsky.social/post/3mjc3y3bhs22zThe Alt. theme for today's #BirdOfTheDay is #Gulls. Here is a portrait of a Black-headed gull. #Seagull #bird #Nature #Photography #Birdphotography #Naturephotography12 Apr 2026 10:03 +0000at://did:plc:qfsxzmwvydf4coc3r62uswfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjc3y3bhs22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/perole.bsky.social/post/3mj7zh7wlyc2iToday's tyheme for #BirdOfTheDay is #Juveniles. Here is a duckling wonderong about where to just stand there or take a swim. #Duck #Duckling #Bird Photography #BirdPhotography #Nature #naturephotography11 Apr 2026 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:qfsxzmwvydf4coc3r62uswfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj7zh7wlyc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/perole.bsky.social/post/3mj5io74cvc2fFor the Alt theme #grass, I present a Swan with its cygnets in the grass on a small island for today's #BirdOfTheDay. #Swan #Bird #Cygnet #Nature #Photography #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography10 Apr 2026 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:qfsxzmwvydf4coc3r62uswfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5io74cvc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/perole.bsky.social/post/3mj5iguduhc2fHere's a female Mallet diving for food as the theme #BirdButt for today's #BirdOfTheDay #Duck #Mallet #Bird #Photography #BirdPhotography #Nature #naturePhotography10 Apr 2026 14:03 +0000at://did:plc:qfsxzmwvydf4coc3r62uswfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5iguduhc2f