Rob Crank’s @robcrank68.bsky.social alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Paridae. This Carolina Chickadee grudgingly posed for me the other day.

That spoonbill is such a beautiful photo!

Don’t lose faith. This is a gorgeous photo.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme per Rob Crank @robcrank68.bsky.social is #GullsInWater, any gull in water. Here’s a lesser black-backed gull with his little buddy, a Forster’s tern. Not sure whose tail that is.

Don’t we all!?

Nice picture, but this looks a lot like a tri-colored heron with the wire showing on the throat.

You are correct!

They look almost exactly like female mallards, just much darker and with no white edge to the purple speculum. Many people with a lot more experience than I saw it and ID’d it.

Rob Crank @robcrank68.bsky.social has given us #Ducks as the #BirdOfTheDay theme. Here’s an American black duck I saw a little over a year ago.

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #FavouriteOfTheMonth. Today was (finally) a lovely day to find a favorite, and here it is, a solitary adult male red-winged blackbird showing off his stuff to a bevy of available females.

Thanks, Kat!

Alan H is still giving us #BirdOfTheDay themes, even from his sickbed. Today’s is #EyeContact. This red-shouldered hawk was giving me the stink eye when I snapped him.

#Birds #Birdphotography #Birdwatching

Get well soon! The last time the flu caught me, it took a very long time to let go. I wish you a sudden miraculous recovery.

Really nice photo.

Today’s theme is #iridescent for #BirdOfTheDay. These two ruby-throated hummingbirds were taking a few moments out from chasing every other bird in their vicinity. Fun fact: They practice facial recognition. If one hovers around your face, it’s memorizing you.

#birds #birdphotography #birding

Don’t tell anyone I said this, but the females are prettier than than the male tohees. I feel the same way about Myrtle warblers.

Alan H’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BrownIsBeautiful. My offerings are a few wizards of camouflage (or examples of hit-and-miss photography), a hermit thrush and an Arizona woodpecker.

#birding #birds #birdphotography

“Please get the truth out about our son.”

Read and share the statement from the parents of Alex Pretti, the VA ICU nurse who was shot and killed by border patrol.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of birds showing #poise with an alt theme of #white. Since i’m still going through my spring photos from Arizona, I thought I’d post this acorn woodpecker. Maybe just a bit of poise along with the bit of white.

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“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”

It’s time we recognized ICE for what they are: venal cowards, just like their bosses. Humans need not apply.

Minneapolis Police Chief O'Hara: "The video speaks for itself. We have identified this person - 37-year-old, white male, resident of the city. The only interaction that we are aware of with law enforcement has been for traffic tickets and we believe he is a lawfully gun owner with a permit to carry"

Nice photo. I was in AZ in the spring but was too early to see a Costa’s. It would have been a treat.

It is generally thought to have developed parasitism in order to be able to follow the buffalo herds most of the year as they migrated across the plains. Even stinkers can be fascinating.

Rob’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Tailsup. I snapped this song sparrow just a few days ago.

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Carrying on today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme of #Singing, here’s a white-eyed vireo with its weird little song.

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Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Singing. Here’s a full-throated rendition of “Get off of my Turf” by by a Carolina wren.

#birds #birdphotography #birdwatching

What a wonderful photo. Thanks for sharing it.

Great shot. Watching their necks as the feast goes down is mesmerizing.

So lovely. They are among my favorite birds.