#wb is an active hashtag on Bluesky. In the last 30 days, 27 people shared 97 posts with it — around 3 a day. Activity is up 8% versus the previous week, peaking on Sep 9 with 13 posts.

Posts with #wb

What Bird?🦜

@whatbirds.bsky.social

2 months ago

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌎 #whatbird #wb | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜

Photo description: A small songbird (around 11 cm (4.3 in) long) with a vibrant yellow breast and throat, a slate-blue head and wings, and subtle white wing bars perches upright on a weathered wooden branch against a softly blurred background.

Clue: Look closely at this colourful little warbler. While it looks strikingly similar to its northern cousin, this "tropical" beauty completely lacks white eye-rings and prefers to stay in warmer southern climates year-round. Who is it?

Fun fact: Instead of building traditional nests on open branches, they prefer to hollow out cozy, dome-shaped nests directly inside hanging clumps of Spanish moss or other epiphytes (air plants), keeping their eggs perfectly camouflaged from predators.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Text source: Gemini (Edited)

📷: Photo by Beto_MdP
https://pixabay.com/users/beto_mdp-17561499/

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What Bird?🦜

@whatbirds.bsky.social

3 months ago

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌍 #whatbird #wb | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜

Photo description: A small, colourful bird perched sideways on a vibrant green, textured conifer branch. The bird has a deep blue back and tail, a bright yellow belly, a white cheek patch, and a distinct black cap with a sharp white stripe running above its eye.

Clue: This vibrant little acrobat looks a lot like the familiar Eurasian kind but sports a much darker, deep blue cap. Found in North Africa and the Canary Islands, it is a true island specialist!

Fun fact: Because it lives across isolated islands it has evolved into several distinct subspecies. Some island populations sound so different from one another that their songs are practically different dialects!

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Text source: Gemini (Edited)

📷: Photo by ChristianBodhi via Pixabay
https://pixabay.com/users/christianbodhi-9869182/

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What Bird?🦜

@whatbirds.bsky.social

2 months ago

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌍🌏 #whatbird #wb | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜

Photo description: A vibrant yellow bird (16–16.5 cm (about 6.5 in) long) with brown-streaked plumage perching on a wet tree branch against a soft, blurred background.

Clue: This bright Old World bunting is named after its brilliant, sun-coloured plumage and a distinct, repetitive song that sounds like it’s asking for a traditional British teatime snack.

Fun Fact: The song of this bird is famously described by birdwatchers as sounding like the phrase: "A little bit of bread and no cheese!"

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Text source: Gemini (Edited)

📷: Photo by Erik_Karits via Pixabay
https://pixabay.com/users/erik_karits-15012370/

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What Bird?🦜

@whatbirds.bsky.social

2 months ago

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌎 #whatbird #wb | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜

Photo description: A medium-sized bird (38 to 46 cm (15 to 18 in) long) with iridescent, deep blue-black feathers stands on the ground, leaning forward. It has striking, bright yellow eyes, a long pointed black beak, and a long, V-shaped tail held slightly upward against a blurry background of soil and sparse green sprouts.

Clue: With a striking yellow gaze and iridescent purplish-blue plumage, this highly social bird is famous for its remarkably loud, diverse vocabulary of whistles and clicks. You’ll often find them bravely scavenging for snacks in urban parking lots across the Americas.

Fun fact: These birds are incredibly intelligent and adaptable problem-solvers! Recent studies have shown that they can pass the famous "Aesop's Fable" test, learning to drop stones into a tube of water to bring floating food within reach—a trait they share with crows and ravens.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Text source: Gemini (Edited)

📷: Photo by BarbeeAnne via Pixabay
https://pixabay.com/users/barbeeanne-516629/

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What Bird?🦜

@whatbirds.bsky.social

about 2 months ago

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌍 #whatbird #wb | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜

$Image description: A portrait photo of a glossy, iridescent blue bird with striking, bright orange eyes, perched on a thorny acacia branch. Clue: With a shimmering coat of blue-green armor and fiery bright eyes, this southern African beauty is famous for its brilliant style. Fun fact: That metallic blue sheen isn't caused by blue pigment! The bird’s dazzling colour comes from structural colouration—microscopic structures in its feathers refract light like a prism to create a brilliant, shimmering shine. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Text source: Gemini (Edited) 📷: Photo by pixabairis via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/users/pixabairis-552123/$