Susan The Mol

Good morning friends!

This adorable Pileated Woodpecker showing off his beautiful bright red crest made me smile. I hope he makes you smile too. 🥰🪶

Pileated Woodpecker bathing 🔥

Brown fungus against light brown pine straw. Green grass in foreground.

Pisolithus arrhizus or Pisolithus tinctorius.

Powerful Owlet roosting with one of its parents in a Brisbane conservation area late this afternoon. The Owlet's sibling was about 30m away and after dark there was a lot of trilling and flying around.
#brisbane #birds #wildoz

Blue, grey, white, and black bird clings to the vertical pole of a bird feeder against a lightish green/yellow background.

Just because things are vertical, it doesn't stop this #BirdOfTheDay a California Scrubjay (Aphelocoma californica) from #StandingOnThings in #Aptos, #California #birds #photography #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography

🌍🌏 Knob-billed Duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos) The Knob-billed Duck, also known as the African Comb Duck, is a large duck with iridescent blue upperparts and a white head/underparts. Males are larger and have a distinctive, fleshy black knob on the bill, which is absent in females. It's found in tropical and subtropical wetlands across Sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, and South Asia. They are largely resident, with some seasonal dispersion based on water availability. They often perch in trees and are usually seen in flocks that can reach up to 100 in the dry season. Males are polygamous, mating with multiple females, and the species nests mainly in tree holes. They feed by grazing or dabbling for vegetation, seeds, and invertebrates. 2.5 Flash (Edited) Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Fun fact: Despite its striking appearance, this species is typically very silent. Its most common vocalization is a low croak or grunt, usually heard only when the bird is disturbed or flushed. 📷: Photo by dragh via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/buttonbilled-duck-duck-bird-animal-8940585/ ZZHH

🌍🌏 Knob-billed Duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos) #AfricanBirds #AsianBirds | #KnobBilledDuck #AfricanCombDuck #SarkidiornisMelanotos | #Ducks #DuckFamily #Waterbirds #Waterfowl 📷: Photo by dragh🦉 #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜

Pair of burrowing owls peeking out of their burrow-- the female is directly behind her mate with one eye showing.

Good morning! 🪶

Baird’s tapir lying in green grass with a black bird perched on its back.

The #birdoftheday is #standingonthings and here's a Groove-billed Ani with a nice perch.

At @tapirvalley.bsky.social #CostaRica #tapirs #birds

A cluster of orange chip cherry mushrooms on a forest floor that is covered in pine needles

A cluster of chip cherry mushrooms spotted on a walk in a nearby park

#ColorADay #OrangeSun #Mushrooms #Fungi #Mycology #Forests #Photography #Orange #PNW

Slim bird with a very long tail, gray head, white breast, and orange sides perched on a weathered tree stump against a soft green background.

One of my favorite things about the tropical dry forests of Guanacaste are the winter visiting Scissor-tailed Flycatchers. They're later than a lot of other N American migrants, but they're starting to show up in good numbers now. When it gets too wet in Bijagua, I just head down to the sun. #birds

A Winter Wren in the Central Park Ramble.

Two male Goldfinches fighting in flight.

Two male Goldfinch in a mid-air scrap #BirdOfTheDay #BirdsInFlight #EastCoastKin #Birds

Hobbiton, Middle Earth 🇳🇿
#Scape #photography

Fabulous shot😍

Starling jumping on to the head of a Jay with it's claw wrapped around the other birds beak.

The Starling had the jump on this Eurasian Jay #FightingBirds #BirdOfTheDay #EastCoastKin #Birds

A young Hooded Merganser just as it came out of the water.

A young Hooded Merganser just as it came out of the water.

#Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #BlueskyArtShow #EastCoastKin

What! No Food!?

Burrowing owl crouching on a wall.

Good morning! 🪶

What an exquisite eye!
#tawnyfrogmouth #ausbirds #wildoz #birds

A Powerful Owlet in a Brisbane park. When it's warm they'll sit high and you get a better look at those impressive talons. These juveniles practice hunting skills by 'attacking' leaves, bark and unwieldy looking sticks they've snapped off mid-flight. #birds #wildoz #brisbane

Triple duty for this American #robin! #BirdOfTheDay alternative theme of #fluffy, #HolidayRobin, and #ThrushThursday! #birds #photography #EastCoastKin

Burrowing owl family of four standing in front of an alfalfa field.

Good morning! 🪶

I had some very territorial magpies on my deck once, so I befriended a couple with some dried meal worms. 🐦🪱 This is what was said when I ran out of meal worms one day. 😅👩‍🎤

#birds #magpie #BirdOfTheDay #birdphotography #birding #birdwatching #birdwatchers #nature #birdvideo #Australia #phonecamera

Pied currawong has a quick chat, then flies off (in slow motion) 🗣️🐦 ⏳

Video taken with phone camera. 📱📸

#birds #currawong #nature #wildlife #bird #Australia #nature #wildlife #urban #phonecamera

A great horned owl fluffs up its feathers in Longmont, Colorado.

#BirdoftheDay #closeups #EastCoastKin
#bird #birds #owl #owls #birdphotography #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #photos #nature #wildlife #great_horned_owl #great_horned_owls

Burrowing owl peeking out from behind a wall.

Good morning!

First rule about fight club is you fight on the deck. 🥊😠

Magpie vs Currawong. 🐦🦅

#birds #magpie #currawong #nature #wildlife #birding #birdwatching #birdwatchers

A Rare Visitor to Long Island Is Driving Birders Cuckoo

What a great find! A Rare Visitor to Long Island Is Driving Birders Cuckoo 🪶https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/nyregion/rare-cuckoo-sighting-long-island.html?smid=bs-share

Perfect couple...