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Loves @EndeavourTV series, a prequel to the @MorseTV series. Allaboutbirds birdwatcher.
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31.10.2025 19:12 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
🌸 Amarillo de Orquídeas y Verdes Cotorras Argentinas
Una foto distraída en el intervalo de claro de una mañana lluviosa
#Flores #flowers
#Torremolinos #Calma
"I am a vividly coloured bird, often found perched prominently across sub-Saharan Africa. My most striking features are the brilliant turquoise on my wings and belly, and the contrasting lilac, pink, and purple feathers that give me my common name. I am known for my spectacular, rolling courtship flight. What bird am I?" 2.5 Flash (Edited) 📷: Photo by Global_Traveler via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/users/global_traveler-15539782/
Name this bird! 🤔 See Alt-text for clue 🔍 #NameThisBird #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds 🌍🦜
29.10.2025 09:05 — 👍 119 🔁 18 💬 5 📌 1
Rolinha-picui/Picui Ground-Dove
Columbina picui
#animal #animais #animals #pigeons #photography #pigeon #photograph #photo #photos #birding #birdwatching #santamaria #santamariars #riograndedosul #bird #birds #Ave #aves #asavesqueeuencontro #patricianicoloso
An image of a kingfisher taken at a local lake recently.
#kingfisher #bird #wildlife #🪶
"A snowy egret stands in shallow water, its slender white body glowing against the darker ripples beneath. Its long neck curves gently forward, leading to a sharp, pointed beak poised for precision. The egret’s legs are black and spindly, ending in bright yellow feet that seem to tiptoe across the water’s surface. Each step sends soft ripples outward, distorting—but not erasing—its perfect reflection below. The water is a mirror, tinted with subtle hues from the blurred reflections of nearby trees or buildings. These background shapes add depth without distracting from the egret’s quiet elegance. The bird appears focused, mid-stride, as if caught in a moment of sovereign stillness—alert, graceful, and entirely present. The overall mood is serene, almost meditative. The egret moves like a ceremonial witness, its reflection a silent echo of its form and purpose." - Microsoft Copilot
High Stepper
A snowy egret (Egretta thula) moves gracefully through a tidal pool at low tide in Gulfport, Mississippi—its slender form ...
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#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #heron #egret #SnowyEgret
🌍🌏 Common Blackbird, female (Turdus merula) The female Common or Eurasian Blackbird has an overall sooty-brown plumage, contrasting with the male's glossy black. Her breast is often mottled or streaked with darker brown. She has a brown bill and brown legs and feet. Widespread across Europe, North Africa, and Asia, they are often found in gardens, parks, woodlands, and hedgerows. Typically seen hopping on the ground while foraging for insects, worms, and berries. They are generally solitary but pair up during the breeding season. Several subspecies are recognised. 2.5 Flash (Edited) Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Fun fact: The female is solely responsible for constructing the nest. She weaves a solid, cup-shaped structure out of grass stems and small twigs, then packs it with mud and lines it with finer grasses. 📷: Photo by susannp4 via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/wildlife-bird-nature-songbird-3213931/ NOTG
🌍🌏 Common Blackbird, female (Turdus merula) #EurasianBirds #EuropeanBirds #AsianBirds #AfricanBirds | #CommonBlackbird #EurasianBlackbird #Blackbird | #Blackbirds #TrueThrushes #Thrushes #ThrushFamily #PerchingBirds 📷: Photo by susannp4🦉 #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜
26.10.2025 11:08 — 👍 81 🔁 11 💬 4 📌 0
Once again AI can’t decide on an identity for a lovely rose from the collection of over 300 roses in the garden at the Yakima Area Arboretum…best guess is “Queen Elizabeth”…
#rose #bloomscrolling #flowerreport
#roseWednesday #flowerphotography
#WestCoastPhotography #closeup
#photography #macro
Gloria the Goldfinch #ukbirds #birds #nature
24.10.2025 11:38 — 👍 95 🔁 9 💬 1 📌 0
"I am a seabird known for my unique feeding technique. I fly low over calm waters, dragging my elongated lower mandible through the surface to "skim" for small fish. My beak has a distinct shape, and I am mostly black and white with a bright red and black bill. What bird am I?" 2.5 Flash (Edited) 📷: Photo by Beto_MdP via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/users/beto_mdp-17561499/
Name this bird! 🤔 (See alt-text for clue) 🌎 #NameThisBird #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜
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21.10.2025 21:46 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
🌏 Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus) The Cockatiel is a slender, crested Australian parrot, typically grey with a yellow face, white wing patches, and distinctive round orange cheek patches. Males have brighter yellow faces. They are widespread across mainland Australia's open, arid to semi-arid regions, usually near water. They are highly social, nomadic birds, often seen in pairs or flocks, moving to areas with available food and water. Their expressive crest signals their mood. No subspecies are recognised. 2.5 Flash (Edited) Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Fun fact: The Cockatiel is the smallest member of the Cockatoo family, a fact that was only confirmed through molecular studies after they were initially thought to be a type of parakeet. 📷: Photo by Unknown via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/nature-wildlife-bird-animal-small-3061742/ OLHH
🌏 Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus) #AustralianBirds | #Cockatiel #Weero #Weiro #Quarrion #NymphicusHollandicus | #Cockatiels #CockatooFamily #OldWorldParrots #Parrots 📷: Photo via Pixabay🦉 #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜
21.10.2025 13:15 — 👍 108 🔁 15 💬 4 📌 1
Great Blue Heron in flight over a newly plowed Yakima Valley wheat field…they do hunt mice, voles & other small rodents particularly when they overwinter here…
#birds #heron #greatblueheron #audobon
#BirdsofBlueSky #BirdsoftheWorld
#WestCoastPhotography #photography
#easternWashington #ornithology
Night night sweet dreamies
Strength doesn't come from what you can do.
It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn't.
Closeup of a robin-sized brown bird with bright orange eye and a curved beak ©️DTL 2025
Local curve-billed thrasher (Tucson, AZ) 🪶
20.10.2025 18:32 — 👍 158 🔁 16 💬 4 📌 0
Barred owl. #best_birds_of_world #pacificnorthwest #birdwatching #ornithology #birdsoftheworld #barred owl #audubon #colorphotography
20.10.2025 11:45 — 👍 31 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
Bom dia, seus beija-flor-de-garganta-azul (Chlorestes notata)
📍 Serra do Cipó, MG – Brasil
🏞️ Cachoeira Véu da Noiva
📅 10/2025 #birdsoftheworld
"I am a small, energetic bird endemic to New Zealand. My most distinctive feature is my long, broad tail, which I constantly fan out like an elaborate hand-held fan, helping me to twist and turn with incredible speed while chasing insects. I am known for flying very close to people, often accompanying walkers in forests and gardens." 2.5 Flash (Edited) 📷: Photo by LorryM via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/users/lorrym-3465282/
Name this bird! 🤔 (See alt-text for clue) 🌏 #NameThisBird #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜
20.10.2025 10:10 — 👍 120 🔁 12 💬 12 📌 0
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20.10.2025 16:20 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A vibrant yellow bird perched on a slender branch, its gaze directed upward, creating a moment of natural beauty and curiosity. The bird are as the primary subject, centered within the frame, and balanced by a subtly blurred background. The bird is perched on a slightly curved branch, adding a natural line that guides the eye through the composition. The timing captures the bird mid-action, as if looking up, creating a sense of dynamic interest.
Good morning, Bluesky.
Have a great Sunday, everyone.
Todirostrum cinereum
🇧🇷 Ferreirinho-relógio
🇬🇧 Common Tody-Flycatcher
#birds #birdsoftheworld #nature #birdphotography #naturelovers #wildlife #beauty #NaturalBeauty #urbanwildlife #birdnerd #Birding #Wildlife #Photography #NaturePhotography
🌍 Wattled Starling (Creatophora cinerea) The Wattled Starling is a medium-sized bird, mainly grey with a white rump and black flight feathers. Breeding males sport a distinctive featherless yellow and black head with dangling black wattles on the crown and throat. It is a nomadic species distributed widely across eastern and southern Africa, preferring open, arid habitats and grasslands. Highly gregarious, they are found in large, erratic flocks that move in response to abundant insect food sources, such as locust swarms, and they breed colonially. No subspecies are recognised. 2.5 Flash (Edited) Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Fun fact: During the breeding season the male bird becomes almost completely bald on its head and develops dramatic, fleshy, black wattles on its forehead and throat. These features recede and the feathers grow back once the season is over! 📷: Photo by dragh via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/starling-bird-animal-feathers-8925834/ WXPA
New addition! 🌍 Wattled Starling (Creatophora cinerea) #AfricanBirds | #WattledStarling #CreatophoraCinerea | #Starlings #StarlingFamily #PerchingBirds 📷: Photo by dragh🦉 #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜
19.10.2025 10:38 — 👍 95 🔁 14 💬 1 📌 0
Sabiá-poca/Creamy-bellied Thrush
Turdus amaurochalinus
#animal #animais #animals #fotografias #photography #photograph #photo #photos #birding #birdwatching #santamaria #santamariars #riograndedosul #bird #birds #Ave #aves #asavesqueeuencontro #patricianicoloso
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Australian King Parrot (Alisterus scapularis): This beautiful 43cm (17in) parrot species is endemic to eastern Australia. Ranging from Queensland to Victoria. They feed on the ground or in trees on fruit and seeds. Awesome photo taken by Joy Bourke in Sydney, Australia #kingparrot #sydney #australia
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🌏 Fire-tufted Barbet (Psilopogon pyrolophus) The Fire-tufted Barbet is a moderately large, predominantly green bird, noted for the fiery orange tuft of feathers above the male's bill and a yellow and black "necklace" on its throat. Distributed in the montane forests of Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra, it typically forages in the high canopy, feeding on figs, other fruits, and arthropods. Its distinctive call is an unusual cicada-like buzzing. No subspecies are recognised. 2.5 Flash (Edited) Fun fact: Like many barbets, its diet is mostly frugivorous (fruit-eating), and it has a particular fondness for figs. This makes it an important agent for seed dispersal in its forest habitat. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) 📷: Photo by BeanKurt via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/fire-tufted-barbet-bird-branch-6245618/ IUPI
🌏 Fire-tufted Barbet (Psilopogon pyrolophus) #AsianBirds | #FireTuftedBarbet #PsilopogonaPyrolophus | #Barbets #OldWorldBarbets #AsianBarbetFamily #WoodpeckersAndRelatives 📷: Photo by BeanKurt🦉 #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜
16.10.2025 20:40 — 👍 102 🔁 10 💬 1 📌 0
Good morning & welcome to Whiskers Wednesday
Do it scared, say it even if your voice shakes, just don't give up.
Courage isn’t loud; it’s the act of not giving up.
Rarely spotted in San Francisco, a Great Crested Flycatcher stayed at Fort Mason, GGNRA, for the first week of October. Photographed on October 3, 2025. #birds #birding #ilovebirding #bird #naturephotography #aves #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nature #ilovebirding
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