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Gorgeous photo - gannets are stunning birds!

Beautiful 🤩

Great photo! Wonder what they're saying...

View from side and slightly below of a male American robin perched on a lichen-spotted bare branch. His beak is turned slightly upward toward some golden-brown leaves on the edge of the frame, and his orange-red breast feathers are fluffed. In the background, blurred yellow and green foliage against a pale blue sky.

It's still warm in NYC but as the leaves begin to turn, this American robin is fluffed up in anticipation of a temperature drop in the coming days. (Thanks, @robcrank68.bsky.social, for the alternative
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Lovely photo! I remember the first time I saw a hummingbird - magical for sure!

Side view of a green heron stalking through pond water covered in bright green algae. The heron's neck is extended and its red neck feathers are fluffy.

#BirdoftheDay theme is #walks, so here's a purple heron walking (or stalking) through green algae in search of snacks. I like how fluffy the neck feathers get when they extend their necks!
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Stunning!

Silly bird, superb photo!

Thank you so much!

Great photo!

Beautiful photo!

Rear/side view of a mother common eidur swimming in shallow water, followed by three chicks with fluffy light brown plumage.

Rear/side view of a female common eidur, her head turned side-on to display her aerodynamic beak.

#BirdoftheDay is #ducks, so here are some common eidurs I met in #Iceland around 20 years ago. They're long-lived birds so the chicks in this photo may still be flapping around Reykjavik.
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Great photo! 🤩

Side view of a great blue heron standing on a stone ornament by a pond in a formal Japanese garden. In the background, the surface of the pond, fringed by a grassy bank and tree-lined path.

Side/front view of a great blue heron standing on a stone ornament by a pond in a formal Japanese garden, looking down at the surface of the pond. In the background, an ornamental stone bridge and overhanging trees.

The #BirdoftheDay alternative theme today is #longlegs, so here's a great blue heron who's become quite an attraction at the Botanic Garden lately, delighting visitors with picturesque poses like this one.
#birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photo #photography #featheredfriday #flyday #nyc #brooklyn

Eye-level side/front view of a Canada goose, its head turned to face the camera. It's standing on the edge of the East River in New York City, with the buildings of Manhattan, the Ed Koch Bridge, and some bare trees in the background. Another goose's head and neck are poking into view at the side of the picture.

Eye-level back view of a Canada goose, its head turned to fix us with a look. It's standing on the edge of the East River in New York City, with Brooklyn in the background, on the other side of the river.

Today's #BirdoftheDay theme is #geese, which gives me an excuse to post these Canada geese posing in front of the East River in #nyc in early April. Like most of my geese photos, it was taken on my phone - these birds are not shy!
#goose #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photo #photography

They always make me think of bathroom tiles 🤣 In a good way!

Fantastic photo! Definitely one of those birds that look like it was made by Jim Henson 😆

Beautiful! 🤩

Great shot! 🤩

😆 Great photo!

Side/front view of a blue jay perched on a branch amid twigs and green leaves. Its head is turned and it is fixing us with one suspicious eye.

Side/rear view of a blue jay, perched on a bare log in front of blurred green foliage. We have a good view of its colorful wing and tail feathers. Its beak is open, mid-call.

Big voice, brash manners - the blue jay is all #attitude. Here's a pair of them: one eyeing me suspiciously, the other yelling at someone on the other side of the park.
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Beautiful!

What an amazing action shot! 🤩

Wow! Great photo 🤩

Lovely photo! (And also qualifies for #twosday!)

Side/front view of two Western gulls - one adult, one juvenile - standing on the black plastic lid of a trash can. In the background, yellow sand and blurred beachside houses and trees.

Searching through my archives for a photo that would qualify for #Twosday and also today's #BirdoftheDay (mostly white birds), I found these Western gulls looking classy on a trash can on Santa Monica beach.
#birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photo #photography #beach #la #ca #California

Beautiful shot!

Side view of a female wood duck swimming through bright green algae, leaving a trail of clearer water behind her.

For #MallardMonday, not a mallard this time but a wood duck, cutting her way through livid green algae in Prospect Park, #Brooklyn.
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What a fun crew 😄

View from the side/slightly behind of a female house sparrow perched in a wide-legged stance on a stalk of pearl millet: her right foot is on the green stalk, while the left rests on the white/brown seeds. Her head is raised and turned to look at us. She has small pieces of millet on her beak from snacking.

Happy #SparrowSunday, everyone. I met this female house sparrow at Brooklyn Botanic Garden yesterday, and really enjoyed the dynamic pose she struck while snacking on millet.
#birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photo #photography #NYC #Brooklyn