Is that the sound of Navy recruiters knocking on your door? 🤣

Unearned hangovers are so unjust. I’m sorry that happened to you. 🤣

It’s been about 25 years ago now that I saw one feeding in a ditch west of Clewiston. Didn’t have a camera at the time!

Fabulous image!

Thank you Declan!

Thank you Alan! It was one of those mash the shutter button and pray moments. 😂

Stunning image Declan. Man, gorse has been introduced to some really far-flung regions! I know it’s a big problem in Hawaii.

Well, ya nailed that one!

Fantastic shot! Congrats. That’s one of only a handful of NA breeding species I haven’t photographed yet.

Just gorgeous! Thanks for sharing.

Great image of that heron and well done hitting the ficus on this oystercatchers!

A hummingbird with a pink head, stretches its wings and tail while perched amid yellow flowers

@alan678.bsky.social has declared Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Petals&Perches any bird with flowers in the frame. I captured this Anna’s Hummingbird in mid-stretch surrounded by the flowers of a bladderpod. Note the species’ uniquely shaped out her tail feathers. #birds #digiscoping

That’s a lovely image Alan. Well done.

Thanks Rob

And, not or. Nice shot of a mixed flock!

Thank you! It turns out that 4mp is enough when you can get this close to your subject!

A close-up of a heron with a black and white striped face holding a fish in its Bill. It’s eye is orange and black.

@robcrank68.bsky.social has said Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ComeEatWithMe, birds who have food in their beaks. This Yellow-crowned Night Heron had just caught a sunfish when I came upon it at the wonderful Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary in South Florida. #birds

Thanks Rob! I wish I could get another chance like this with the equipment I have now! This was 20 years ago with my 4mp coolpix.

Me too! So elegant.

Thank you Alan sir!

Excellent Alan, that Dunnock is done with you!

A black and white, long legged bird wades in a pond. Its neck is orange. Water is flowing off the end of its recurved bill.

A long legged bird feeds on the shoreline. It has a long black and pink bill that it’s stabbing into the mud. Its plumage is mottled black and brown with a rusty wash to the belly.

A long legged bird strides through short grass. It has a long, decurved black and pink bill. Its plumage is mottled black and brown with a rusty wash to the flanks.

Two rufous and white sandpipers with black belly patches feed in muck

@alan678.bsky.social says the #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ABCD, any bird beginning any part of their name with these letters. Extra points for a set using all. So here’s an all shorebird set. American Avocet, Bar-tailed Godwit, Long-billed Curlew, and Dunlin. #birds

A pair of ducks are sitting on a rock in a fast flowing stream.

Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social has said today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #DucksOutOfWater, any duck that is out of the water but NOT FLYING. I digiscoped this pair of Harlequin Ducks, hauled out on a rock in MacDonald Creek in Glacier National Park. #birds #digiscoping

Apparently better than humans can recognize crows….because that’s a picture of a Common Raven 🤦🏻‍♂️

An olive, brown, and black bird in flight against a gray sky.

Happy #FlyDay everyone! #BirdsInFlight are my favorite photographic challenge. This Western Kingbird had just taken flight.

Great flight shots Rob! The Jackdaw is my fav.

Thank you!

Thank you Rob! I wish he still came around.

A mottled brown,rufous,and white hawk is looking over its shoulder toward the camera. Sunlight is glinting in its eye.

Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social has said today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #HeadShots ~ this Red-tailed Hawk used to be a regular visitor to my bird bath. You could walk right up to it when was having a soak. I got this shot with my iPhone5s #birds #digiscoping

Thank you!