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For u in florida the expected chickadee is the Carolina chickadee (which is nearly identical to black capped lol). Very cute :0 hope u can see fledglings eventually

Absolutely tiny Yellow-throated Warbler (Setophaga dominica), a mostly gray and white bird with fun facial patterning and a yellow throat, sitting on a pine tree next to a pinecone. The photo deceives you by making you think this bird is capable of sitting still.

Saw one of these tiny babies last month :) love them

I love their funny buzzy noises. Little molecules vibrating in the woods

Sometimes it is the not noticing of the menus that mean its well-crafted (but I am sure all of the work will be noticed nonetheless). Unless you mean like emily specifically in which case ill whisper subliminal messaging in her ear to clue her in 🤔

Hope it all goes smoothly! (Or as much as it can, at least)

They always look a little upset in photos that someone managed to catch them haha, so cute though

A Clapper Rail caught in the open, unusual for the species. Almost looking a small chicken with a long thin bill. It is mostly pale gray save for orange-red on the bill. Its flanks are vertically streaked with white.

Just got lucky looks at one of these this week in Mass! Was shocked to see one this late in the year (cryptid photo my friend took)

When i first saw this post i had wondered where you might be where these would both be vagrants, because Swainson’s has a wide distribution. But ireland! Wow! Congrats on the rarity :0

Whoops just read your other comment haha question answered

Clay-colored sparrow? (Theyre rare here so its good practice for my id-ing, nice photo!)

I think i know which place you mean haha, they get so upset! Very cute though

Ill try my best to ship one your way, probably 10k of them chipping like mad at the refuge i work at 😭

I am not even a big moxie fan but i have been to moxiefest and i have a shirt

yesss greg my beloved

Body still seems too gray/light for eclipse male pintail imo. Id second eclipse redhead even if it still looks a little wonky?

Sticking with junco :)

Yeah those are both good notes and youre probably right then? Plumage doesnt seem especially helpful here so those might be the best markers. It does sort of seem like the bill could have that dark tip but that might be me hallucinating between the pixels

The neck seems so light but could it be canvasback? The bill would probably be more useful for that and im not great at ID’ing either of them

Simply has to be junco, glad theyre starting to show up to usher in the fall

Lincolns :)

Savannah! One of the ones that keeps me company at work (songs too but, oh well)

Chipping for sure!

If the question mark is uncertainty, it absolutely is! Nice!

Thats insane! Hope i have similar luck w my end of year travels..

A grue jay? Rare hybrid bird identified in Texas Biologists at The University of Texas at Austin, who have reported discovering a bird that's the natural result of a green jay and a blue jay's mating, say it may be among the first examples of a hybr...

A HYBRID GREEN BLUE JAY WHAT OMG

A composite image showing, from left to right, a red-shouldered hawk, red-tailed hawk, broad-winged hawk, and turkey vulture flying side by side.

It’s been real raptor-y lately! 🪶🌿 A composite of a few of my recent shots.

Wow the yellow lighting on the BTBW really makes it pop, expected it to be a different species from the image preview

Rufous Hummingbird atop a rock next to a snow bank

Closeup of same hummingbird

I think of hummingbirds as tropical, or at least warmer weather birds...so this Rufous hummer at the top of Steens Mountain.9500 feet above sea level and next to a snowbank was a bit jarring. #birding

With iNaturalist, GBIF, and an increasing amount of scientific literature online, it is now possible to identify many bugs from all over the world without having to get physical specimens in front of an expert. Last 5 years especially.