Had to post one more photo of the Pine Siskin. I didn't do much birding this winter so I'm still basking in the glow of seeing this bird that has been on my list a long time. 🥰 #urbanbirding, #backyardbirds , #getoutside
A golden-crowned sparrow taking a bath in a small brown shallow dish with a river rock in it. In the foreground, green grass can be seen, and in the background, moss on a tree trunk is visible.
A golden-crowned sparrow bathing in our garden
#Birds #BirdOfTheDay #Sparrow #Splash #BackyardBirds #Edmonds #Photography #BirdBath
Closeup of a European starling perched on a branch with its back to the camera showing an intricate pattern of spotted iridescent feathers that include shades of green, purple and blue. It has its deep-purple/green head cocked to look up to the left, showing a bright yellow beak.
This European starling figures every other bird is #Green with envy over its multi-colored feathers. #BirdOfTheDay #birds #ECK #StunDay #starlings #birdphotography #backyardbirds #nature 🪶
A make eastern bluebird perches in the circular opening of a bird feeder. He is vertical, facing left showing his orange breast and has a mealworm in his beak. The v-shaped roof over the feeder on the left is covered in ice and snow.
An eastern bluebird checks out the frozen food section. #Feeders #BirdOfTheDay #birds #bluebirds #backyardbirds #nature #birdphotography #EastCoastKin 🪶
A late entry for Rob's @robcrank68.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Feeders, birds on feeders, the Alt theme is #Green, any bird with Green in its plumage.
A #DownyWoodpecker getting a drink.
#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #CanonR10 #BackYardBirds #GoOutside
A ruby-throated hummingbird facing right, dips its head and beak into the opening of a red nectar feeder while hovering above with its wings straight up. In the background is a pink rhododendron bloom from a sunny late-May afternoon in Massachusetts.
Bringing some hope for the spring to come to the #Feeders theme, here’s a female ruby-throated hummingbird sipping sugar water on a sunny May afternoon. #BirdOfTheDay #birds #nature #hummingbirds #backyardbirds #birdphotography #ECK 🪶
A European starling hangs on to the edge of the right side of a basket feeder, which has a clear plastic top above to keep large birds out, and manages to stick its head and beak into the small opening to get mealworms. Its wings are vertical and tail horizontal.
A pair of European starlings attacks a suet feeder. The one at left clings on in an upright vertical profile, while the starling at right is upside down with head and beak at bottom.
For #Feeders today, we have some high degree of difficulty routines by hungry European starlings. #BirdOfTheDay #birds #starlings #backyardbirds #birdphotography #nature #EastCoastKin 🪶
Birds visiting the feeder, their personalities unfold over time: the bold ones, the cautious ones, and the ones that always seem to arrive in pairs.
#backyardbirds #birdfeeder #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #quietwildlife #fineartphotography #wallart #womeninphotography
Color photo of the head of a male red-bellied woodpecker in profile as it sticks up from behind a wooden fence board.
Our resident red-bellied #woodpecker. He comes by every day at least once and I hear his calls from the trees almost every time I am out back.
#SilentSunday #Stunday #photography #birds #BirdPhotography #BackyardBirds #BackyardWildlife
An Anna's hummingbird perched on a piece of metal attached to a glass feeder suspended by small chains. Bits of iridescent green is visible on the back and tail feathers.
An Anna's hummingbird in our garden this past summer
#Birds #Hummingbirds #BirdOfTheDay #Feeders #Green #BackyardBirds #Edmonds #Photography #Stunday #PNW
You can't prove I actually posed for this.
#BirdOfTheDay #Abstract #AmericanCrow #Corvid #BackyardBirds #PNW
My first lifer of 2026 is a Pine Siskin!! I saw this pair frolicking about the Cedar and Pine trees in our backyard. Eventually they landed on the roof of our shed to munch away on cone seeds. It's extra special as it is infrequent to find them in the city and at this time of year. #backyardbirds
A dark-eyed junco perches on a bush facing away from the camera but with its head and pink beak turned to face right.
A grey catbird perches on wood facing away from the camera but with its black-capped head and beak facing left.
A northern mockingbird perches on a wet feeder pole in profile facing right.
A wet tufted titmouse perches on a slanted feeder pole in the rain facing down and to the right, with its black-capped head and beak looking up.
Here’s a #GreyDay quartet: Dark-eyed #junco, grey #catbird, northern #mockingbird and a wet tufted #titmouse. #BirdOfTheDay #birds #backyardbirds #nature #birdphotography #ECK 🪶
A junco snacking in the snow yesterday
#SmallBirdSaturday #Birds #Juncos #Edmonds #SnowDay #BackyardBirds #ColorADay #GreenSat #PNW
Small bluebird with vibrant blue and orange feathers perched on a thin branch against a blurred background.
Male Bluebird after a snow - 3/3/26 Taken by Bill Bender.
#Bluebird #Birds #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #NatureLovers #BackyardBirds #BirdWatching #Ornithology #NaturePhoto #BirdsOfBluesky
🐦 Author @amytan.bsky.social guests on the new episode of @birdsandnerds.bsky.social, available now wherever you get your podcasts, YouTube, and www.birdsandnerdspodcast.com.
We're talking about #writing, connecting to #nature, #wellbeing, and #birds.
#bird #connecttonature #backyardbirds
Contact my agent for additional #HeadShots.
#BirdOfTheDay #BackyardBirds #SpottedTowhee #PNW
A close-up profile of a mourning dove looking right with its large, round black eye. It has large brown feathers on its wings and lighter-colored and very fine feathers on its breast. There are slightly iridescent pink/purple feathers on its neck.
This mourning dove joins a very fine group of #Headshots for today’s #BirdOfTheDay alt theme. #birds #doves #backyardbirds #nature #birdphotography #EastCoastKin 🪶
A golden-crowned sparrow, with buff, brown, and white feathers on its body and bright yellow on its head, perched in a maple tree that has new buds on it, with a seed in its mouth, looking at the camera.
A golden-crowned sparrow eating breakfast in the maple tree today 🪶😋
#Birds #Sparrows #BirdOfTheDay #TwigsAreUs #BackyardBirds #Birdscrolling #Edmonds #Photography #Scape #FlyDay
A dove outside the window looking in profile. Again.
Guest who? #Birds #BackYardBirds #BirdOfTheDay #ECK
Birds are a mix of flutters, soft landings, quick glances, and tiny disagreements .
🎵 Music: Put It On (Instrumental Version) - Craig Reever. Courtesy of Epidemic Sound zurl.co/aNU2B
#backyardbirds #birdfeeder #behindthescenes #photographerlife #quietnature #canon5dm2
A black, buff, and white colored black-capped chickadee perched on a thin branch of a small maple tree
A black-capped chickadee looking for bug snacks in our maple tree
#Birds #BirdOfTheDay #TwigsAreUs #BackyardBirds #Edmonds #Photography #PNW #Nature #FeatheredFriday #FlyDay
From why I avoid seed mixes to my new DIY log feeder experiment, I’m sharing my secrets for a mess-free, bird-friendly garden!
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#birdfeeding #wildlifegarden #winterbirds #naturelovers #gardentips #funnyanimals #backyard #backyardbirds #birdfeeder #birdcam
One vibrant male Northern cardinal deserves another. #CardinalDsy 🪶 #BackyardBirds #RainyDay
📸 Northern cardinal: Cardinalis cardinalis
You can see the full white throat of this aptly-named white-throated sparrow as he looks right at the camera while perched facing right on a rhododendron bush. Mostly brown, he has distinct yellow bars above his eyes
Here’s another of my backyard #Songbirds who says he’s #PerfectlyPerched for #BirdOfTheDay — a white-throated sparrow. #birds #backyardbirds #birdphotography #EastCoastKin 🪶
We'll sing for our supper, but only after we've eaten it.
#BirdOfTheDay #SongBirds #AmericanGoldfinch #BackyardBirds #PNW
A brown and white song sparrow perches on the bud of a rhododendron bush looking right at the camera.
A goldfinch in its drab winter colors perches in profile on the bud of a rhododendron bush looking to the right.
A young eastern bluebird perches on the bud of a snowy rhododendron bush facing left but looking back to the right.
A tufted titmouse perches on the bud of a rhododendron bush facing right but looking back to the left.
Going for the BOTD daily double with this quartet of #Songbirds who think they are #PerfectlyPerched in a rhododendron bush: song sparrow, goldfinch, eastern bluebird and tufted titmouse. #BirdOfTheDay #birds #backyardbirds #nature #birdphotography #ECK 🪶
A red breasted nut hatch pauses on a birdfeeder. This is a tiny bird with a black upper beak, and the lower beak, partially black fading into gray above its white chin. The head is white with a black stripe going through its black eye, and a black stripe starting at its upper beak and going over the center of its head. The birds back and wing feathers are a powder blue. Its breast is a rusty yellow.
Little sergeant of the bird world
pauses in the feeder.
Inspection complete.
Peanut diplomacy continues.
#BirdwatchingGoesBothWays
#FlyDay
#RedWed
#BackyardBirds
#BirdPhotography
#PeanutDiplomacy
#RedBreastedNuthatch
