Cove Creek Photography

Yes, it looks like an American wigeon to me.

Thank you, Alan H!

Thank you, Alan H!

A male pileated woodpecker on the side of a pine tree with brown vegetation in the background.

For @robcrank68.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme #SideView
A male pileated woodpecker calling its mate.
#birds #naturephotography #woodpecker

photo credit - Michael R Photography @msriffle.bsky.social

Beautiful!

An American gold finch perched on a flower stem below a dead inflorescence.

An American goldfinch for @alan678.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay alt theme #Finches
#birds #nature #birdphotography

Thank you, Helen!

Thank you, Erin! They seem to be everywhere I look this year!

Thank you, Rob!

An eastern bluebird perched on a thin tree limb with its back to the camera and looking over its shoulder.

An eastern bluebird for @robcrank68.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme #BestOfTheMonth
#birds #FlyDay #FeatheredFriday

Thank you, Rob!

Thanks, Alan H!

They really are!

A scissor-tailed flycatcher perched on a tree stump. The bird has a white head and breast, orange on the belly, black wings, and a long black tail.

A scissor-tailed flycatcher for @alan678.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay alt theme #NoBranch
#birds #nature #birdphotography

Thanks, Rob!

A ring-billed gull flying over water with brown vegetation in the background. The bird is white with black wing tips, and a black band on the yellow bill.

A ring-billed gull flying by for the #BirdOfTheDay alt theme - #gulls
#birds #nature #photography

Thank you, Alan H!

Thank you, Birdrgirl!

A red and light brown female northern cardinal perched on a stem with tall brown grass stems in the background.

A female northern cardinal for @alan678.bsky.social chosen #BirdOfTheDay theme - #BirdsInTheirElement
#birds #naturephotography #cardinal

Thank you, Rob!

Baby goslings under their mother's wing in a pond

These newborn goslings are a shoo-in for today’s #BirdOfTheDay alternate them of #cute, and I'd say their mother is a contender for the primary theme of #WingsOverWater. #NorwottuckRailTrail, #AmherstMA

This is a great capture! ❤️

Two white trumpeter swans upright, with wings spread and splashing in blue lake water.

A pair of trumpeter swans for the #BirdOfTheDay theme #WingsOverWater
#birds #FlyDay #photography

A brown-headed nuthatch perched on a tree branch. The bird has a brown crown, gray wings, light gray breast, and a pointed bill.

A brown-headed nuthatch for #BirdOfTheDay theme #BranchBirds
#birds #photography #nature

A female red-bellied woodpecker with an acorn in its bill and standing in fallen leaves on the forest floor.

A female red-bellied woodpecker finding an acorn in the fallen leaves for #BirdOfTheDay theme #CollectingFood
#birds #naturephotography

Thank you, Alan H!

Thank you, Rina!

A Carolina wren looking out of a vacant nesting cavity in a pine tree.

A Carolina wren foraging in a vacant nesting cavity after a snowstorm.
#BirdOfTheDay #WinterSurvivors
#birds #nature #photography

A protrait of a sharp-shinned hawk with gray crown and wings, and orange striped breast.

A sharp-shinned hawk #Portrait for #BirdOfTheDay
#birds #hawk #photography