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A Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia) mid-step walking across a gravel parking lot with a seed in its mouth.

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SteppingOut birds captured mid step. The alt theme is #ColourfulCaptures colourful bird or background.

This Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia) was spotted outside of our rental near Jackson Hole, WY in June of 2024. #birds #birding #corvids

Why woodpeckers rarely get rattled: Skulls built to control rotation, not cushion blows Woodpeckers are well known for striking tree trunks with remarkable force and precision. These birds deliver thousands of high-speed impacts per day, generating mechanical loads that would destabilize...

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A Western bluebird perches on a horizontal thick tree branch. He faces the camera but his head is looking at something off to the side. He has a blue head and shoulders, a rust colored upper chest and a grayish-blue abdomen. Various leaves and trees fill the frame.

#BirdoftheDay theme is #ColourfulCaptures
#Nature 🪶📸

Feral pigeon on the washing line this afternoon
#birds #wildlife #nature

Flyby //

A black-capped chickadee snatches a snack from my wife's hand during a walk in the park.

#chickadee #birdfeeder #photography
#bird #birds #birdphotography #wildlife
#nature #scape #wildlifephotography
#forestfriday #naturephotography
#scapefriday #eastcoastkin

An extremely young, curious-looking black-and-white woodpecker clings to the side of a wooder suet feeder.

#DailyBird 🤖
Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens), 11th August 2024
es: Pico Pubescente, fr: Pic Mineur
Wakefield, Massachusetts
Canon EOS R5, Canon RF 200-800mm f/6.3-9 + 1.4x teleconverter @ 941mm, 50% crop, 1/400s, f/13, ISO 400
#Birds #DownyWoodpecker #DOWO #Woodpeckers #BirdOfTheDay

Northern Cardinal, Cedar Waxwing, European Starling, Song Sparrow, Common Grackle, American Robin, House Sparrow, Mourning Dove

Backyard this morning 🌄
#birdsky

A male House finch stretches his neck to make his skinny self look more imposing to his partner as he's trying to grab a mealworm out of her mouth.

S-t-r-e-e-e-e-t-c-h. It's #FinchFriday. 🪶 #BackyardBirds #ColourfulCaptures #BirdOfTheDay

📸 House finch: Haemorhous mexicanus

#birdoftheday is. colorful captures!! #birds 🪶

a vibrant male peacock walks across a patchy area of dry, reddish-brown dirt and sparse green grass. the bird's plumage is striking, featuring iridescent blue on its neck and chest, and textured, scaled-looking feathers on its back with hints of green and tan. the long tail feathers, which appear somewhat disheveled and contain splashes of green and blue, trail behind the bird.

proud peacock #SteppingOut for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme as set by Alan @alan678.bsky.social
#EastCoastKin
#WestCoastKin
#Oregon #PNW
#Birds #Peacock
#Nature #Photography

From Hungary for #BirdsSeenIn2026

Side view of the make Pintail Duck on water

Handsome Male Pintail #photography #birds #ukwildlife #birdphotography #Nature #wildlife #UKBirding #Norfolkbirding

A pair of black and white long-legged shorebirds in the mud. One is taking a big step to the right, and the other is standing on one leg.

#BirdOfTheDay #SteppingOut

Black-necked stilt giving the ol' razzle dazzle. Photo take 14 April 2024.

#birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography

Mallard. #birding #birds #ducks #wildfowl #Canon #Sigma150-600 📷

Wet Whistle

A slobbery male Redhead duck.

#birds #wildlife #photography

A small green and yellow songbird hangs upside down from a branch against a pink background.

Today's Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #ColorfulCaptures — colorful bird or background. I captured this colorful scene In Koke’e State Park on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. Warbling White-eye feeding in a blooming Taiwan Cherry. #birds

A nuthatch clings to a tree, neck extended backwards so its body forms a J shape

How can I say it? The backside of a nuthatch display his nether regions where white feathers line the output

A nuthatch holds debris in its bill that it has cleared from a tree hole

Two nuthatches on a tree, one with its mouth open toward the other

I found where a white-breasted nuthatch is preparing a nest! And...um...butthole alert! 😜 🪶

Poole Park - The Forster's Tern that has been frequenting the posts near the model boating area within the park. Also Sandwich Tern and the resident drake Mandarin Duck 🦉🌍🦜@dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social

a gray, white and black pigeon is having her heart rate checked with a stethoscope by a veterinarian. he is smiling at her because she's so cute.

a white and black pigeon is being examine by a veterinarian.

theo & estelle went to the vet for a routine checkup yesterday. they were very brave!

#pigeonsky #birdsky

a great blue heron daintily takes a step forward so as not to scare any potential meals

one big step for a great blue heron #birdoftheday the theme is #steppingout and this guy is doing that for sure can’t wait to see more this summer🪶📸

Bullock’s Oriole male doing a bit of pole dancing as he enjoys grape jelly at the feeder…White Swan, WA…
#birds #colorfulcaptures #orioles
#BirdoftheDay #birdphotography
#closeup #BirdsoftheWorld #PNW
#WestCoastPhotography #ornithology
#photography #backyardbirding

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ShoutItOut.

Gulls, eh?!

#birds

It's been a morning of Goldfinch brunches and a surprise guest when Ms Cardinal arrived. The Chipping Sparrow was annoyed with everyone. 🪶

Auditioning for the next Abby Road cover. Hank Heron is #SteppingOut . Peace! ✌️ #birds #birding #BirdOfTheDay #peace #herons #smile

A male and female Northern cardinal are paired up (facing right) at the feeder cam. I love their bright reddish-orange beaks.

You can tell it's #Spring. Pairs of birds are everywhere. 🪶 #BackyardBirds #ColourfulCaptures #BirdOfTheDay

📸 Northern cardinal: Cardinalis cardinalis

Handsome Greater Scaup still frequenting Long Rock Pool, Penzance 🟰🟰
@rspb.bsky.social @cbwps.org.uk @birdguides.bsky.social #cornwallbirding #birds #🪶 #ukbirding #birdphotography #birdsseenin2026

Bird of the Day theme is birds walking, so here's a yellow crowned night heron and a Cooper's hawk struttin'.

#BirdofTheDay #powerwalk #yellowcrownednightheron #Coopershawk #originalphotos #birds #canonwildlifephotography

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

#birds

A male Allen’s hummingbird sitting in profile at the very end of a branch. It is a small hummingbird with a mostly orange body, white belly, and black gorget with hints or orange iridescence. It has patches of green on its head and wings.

A male Allen’s hummingbird sitting on a horizontal branch, facing towards the camera, against a light green background. It’s gorget is lit up bright orange.

My search for a hummingbird nest continues! In the process I’ve gotten some amazing looks at male Allen’s Hummingbirds 🤩 🧡 💚
#birds

A Snowy Egret with white body feathers, a black beak, yellow-orange eye patch, long black legs, and bright yellow-orange feet. The bird was walking slowly and doing some fishing near several light gray and brown rocks at the edge of a pond with greenish water. Seen at Las Gallinas in San Rafael, California in 2021.

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SteppingOut - birds captured mid-step; the alt is #ColorfulCaptures - a colorful bird or background. Here's a #SnowyEgret in San Rafael, CA for both themes! 💛😍

#birds #herons #EastCoastKin #FeatheredFriday #nature #BirdPhotography #LasGallinas @alan678.bsky.social