Atlantic Birding has set the daily bird photo theme for October 8, 2026, choosing wading birds as the primary subject while offering an alternative category for photographers who prefer urban settings.
The account, which operates on the Bluesky social platform under the handle @atlanticbirding.bsky.social, announced the theme in a morning post that has since drawn submissions from bird photographers across multiple continents.
The Theme and Its Alternative
The primary theme calls for photographs of waders, defined as any wading bird. The alternative theme invites images of garden birds, described as any bird that might be seen in a garden setting.
The announcement included a photograph of a Eurasian Curlew standing at the edge of the ocean, illustrating the wading bird category. The post was tagged with a series of hashtags including #ECK, #birdphotography, and #naturephotography.
Photographer Submissions
Photographers responded to the theme with images captured in diverse locations, ranging from coastal shorelines to inland waters and agricultural fields.
One contributor submitted a photograph of a Dunlin along the shore of Lake Ontario, accompanied by a second image of a Dunlin that had caught a worm in a farm field in Ontario, Canada. The post noted that the theme was set by Atlantic Birding.
A photographer based in the United Kingdom shared an image of a Little Stint from the Northumberland coast, describing the bird as having been photographed a few weeks prior during its southward migration for winter. The photographer wrote that they love little dumpy wading birds.
Another submission showed a Black-tailed Godwit, tagged with the theme and credited to Atlantic Birding.
One user on Bluesky engaged with the theme by noting the challenge of combining the main theme with the alternative.
The user wrote that cattle egrets had appeared in their birdbath but questioned whether the sighting would qualify given that the species usually wades in golf courses.
Ongoing Daily Prompts
Atlantic Birding has maintained a consistent schedule of daily photo themes, each announced with a primary subject and an alternative category.
Recent themes have included Seabirds with an Airborne alternative on September 26, Black and White with a Vivid alternative on September 30, Blue Skies with a Bad Weather alternative on October 4, and Wings Open Not Flying on October 3.
The account’s themes have generated participation across multiple platforms, with photographers using the #BirdOfTheDay hashtag to share their submissions.
The daily prompts have covered a wide range of avian categories throughout the year, including Herons and Egrets, Silhouette, and Fledglings.
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The most recent theme, posted on October 13, 2026, focused on Urban Birds as the alternative category, continuing the account’s pattern of offering both nature-focused and human-environment subjects for photographers to explore.
