Many thanks for re-posting. It was the most extraordinary day of whale (and bird 😄) watching I’ve ever had off Provincetown, Cape Cod.

Hummingbird sitting on a branch showing shiny green, turquoise and blue plumage with a vivid purple patch behind its eye.

Going with the alt today and this jewel-like lesser violetear. Costa Rica 2025. 🇨🇷
#Green #BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶

💔 Such a good boy…so,so sorry…

Amazing image❣️

Wonderful image❣️

Wonderful bird and wonderful image!

A small brown water bird with bright red eyes carries a tiny fish in its beak.

This small-eared grebe has caught a tiny flat fish for breakfast. Monterey Harbor, California.
#ComeEatWithMe #BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶

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Beautiful images!

Wonderful image!

Wonderful image!

Thanks!

A small bird with bright blue head and chest and russet collar peeks under its wing as if looking for something.

“Where the heck did I put my keys…?” Western bluebird.
#ABCD #CaptionThis #BirdOfTheDay #Birds

Deep reddish duck with light stripes in wings and tail standing in shallow water. Neck bent to groom breast plumage.

Too far away to be a good photo but my first sighting of a cinnamon teal. Beautiful bird! Elkhorn Slough Reserve, California.
#DucksOutOfWater #BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶

Thanks! He was very cooperative allowing a close-up view.

Face of a bird with a short black beak, black face and throat, white brow, and white bib stripe. Neck is mix of blue and black feathers and breast is slate blue.

Another from recent trip to Point Reyes—close-up of a male California Quail.
#HeadShots #BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶

Wow, amazing image!

Spectacular!

Small brown bird with black cap, white eyebrow, and yellow beak.

A white-crowned sparrow perched on a native lupine plant. Point Reyes, California.
#LeafAndLight #BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶

Beautiful!

Lovely!

Two slender birds paddling on calm water. They have black caps, orange beaks, white necks and breasts, and brown backs.

A pair of Clark’s grebes on a calm morning in Monterey Harbor California. #reflections #twosday #BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶

Thanks so much! 🙏

A large owl with feather tufts that look like ears, and bright yellow eyes, perches on a branch and blends with the surroundings.

A lucky spot—great horned owl—in Point Reyes CA. Large as they are, they blend perfectly with their surroundings.
#JKLMNOP #BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶

Great image! But that poor hard-working cardinal…

So adorable!

…above the bird feeders…browsing the all-you-can-eat buffet perhaps? 😳

I’ve found it so painful but also enlarging. Feelings of sadness, compassion, and joy seem deeper as if there is more space inside one’s spirit. It is easier to share in others’ grief and offer comfort, because you’ve been there and you know…