Male bluebird perches facing right with sun on his breast.

A blue jay seems to appear out of the darkness as he looks out to the left from under a deck while perched on a branch.

A male red-winged blackbird perches on a branch facing right with its beak open to call while lifting its wings to display its red and orange epaulets in a territorial display.

Closeup of a male house finch with its body facing right but with its head turned to the left.

For today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme of #BestOfTheMonth I’m going with three favorites I’ve already posted plus a new one of a male bluebird surveying his territory in the late afternoon. It’s all very subjective. #birds #backyardbirds #nature #birdphotography #ECK 🪶

Turkey vulture with brown feathers and a pink head swims over a lake, its wings grazing the water's surface.

American white pelican flies towards the camera, its wings flapping downward.

Juvenile bald eagle perched in profile in bare tree, small branches surrounding it.

Blue jay flies, its wings at its sides, with an acorn in its beak.

My contributions to today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #BestOfTheMonth.

Turkey vulture, American white pelican, juvenile bald eagle, and a blue jay.

#birds
#photography
#birdsofbluesky

I had a fun month.❤️

Kaka (forest parrot) sitting in a shaded spot

#BirdOfTheDay theme is #BestOfTheMonth. I have a lot of favourites from my trip to New Zealand in March. I'm going with this kaka on Kapiti Island. #newzealandbirds #parrots

A cockatiel with a yellow head with an orange spot on the face and a gray body with a little white on the feathers.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay is #BestOfTheMonth, your best bird capture/s of March. Hosted by @robcrank68.bsky.social
@alan678.bsky.social

A cockatiel I had the pleasure taking a photo of at the Zoo in Knoxville, Tennessee on March 11, 2026.

#photography - #birds
#cockatiel - #BirdPhotography

#birdoftheday #bestofthemonth

Great Egret, at the top of a cypress tree. Largest of the egrets, all white with long black legs and a long, very sharp, yellow beak. Distinctive green eye mask. Long feathers on hand for that special time of year here in central Florida. The breeding plumage is gently blown away and behind of the bird, facing into the wind. Setting sun lighting the bird and branches with that special glow.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme from
@robcrank68.bsky.social is #BestOfTheMonth

Was lucky enough to catch a wonderful hero shot of a Great Egret earlier this month. Mating season plumage blowing out behind the bird, great setting sun lighting. Hope that you like it!

#Photography #Birds #Nature #ECK

Photo of a Male Mandarin Duck. A most amazing and almost ridiculously colourful and ornate bird with its bright orange cheek and wing feathers, its beautiful head which is coloured from its beak over the top of its crown starting with rich green then blue then dark ochre then blue again with pale around the eyes leading back to a white stripe amongst green. The body is similarly coloured with areas of purple, black, white, buff, blue and green all sharply demarcated, topped off with orange legs and a red beak. This one is standing, slightly turned away in a shallow part of the dark river bed

My #BestOfTheMonth have to be the photos of the Mandarin Drake who most obligingly displayed to see off a rival just as we were walking along the riverbank
Canon R5 500mm f/7.1 1:400s ISO3200

#BirdOfTheDay #Birds #UKBirding #EastCoastKin #ArtYear #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Sheffield #UK

Two wood storks fly overhead, side by side, with their wings slightly overlapping. Background is clear blue sky around them.

A pair of wood storks flying overhead in formation for #TwosDay.

I've already posted my #BestOfTheMonth for a previous #BirdOfTheDay, but this one is pretty good too I think. 😊

#ColorADay #BlueTue #Phptography #Birds #Woodstorks

Here's a few for Rob's #BirdoftheDay theme of #BestOfTheMonth, taken recently on a trip over the mountains to Central Oregon. #Nature #Photography #Birds #PNWBirding #Oregon

As the
@robcrank68.bsky.social & @alan678.bsky.social
curated hashtag #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BestOfTheMonth, it also fits #BirdsSeenIn2026.
A marsh harrier finally came near enough ☄️.
I name this rook Ringo lah.
Norfolk UK
#ukbirds #birdingnorfolk #EastCoastKin #ukwildlife #birds #Wildlife

Photo of a pair of Great Crested Grebes (Podiceps cristatus) mating on their nest. These fish-eating water-birds have longish, pointed beaks, longish necks, long bodies (with feet right at the back, ideal for swimming, but not for walking on land), and next to no tails. The face, the front of the neck, and the underside of the body are all whitish, while the back of the neck, the back and the wings are brown-grey in colour. Each bird of this pair has a crest of black feathers on top of the head, and a ruff of feathers (orange at the base, turning to black) around the top of the neck. The female is lying down on the nest (a pile of vegetation on a tiny island in a lake) while the male is sat upright on her rear end, with his legs stretched out in front of him for balance. Out of focus in the background are various branches of waterside trees. The water is a golden brown colour, as it reflects the waterside trees (leafless at this time of year) which are lit up by the late afternoon sun which is low in the sky.

The theme for #BirdOfTheDay today is #BestOfTheMonth. This image from yesterday is not technically my best pic of March 2026, but given the behaviour captured and how far away these Great Crested Grebes were, I’m very pleased with it. The golden evening light helps too. #Birds #UKWildlife #EKC 🌿

Your #BestOfTheMonth is very good indeed. Nice capture!

Per Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social today's #BirdOfTheDay is #BestOfTheMonth, your best bird capture/s of March. I didn't take a lot of photos in March, but I have #EasternBluebird #Short-earedOwl #Osprey #Red-shoulderedHawk. #birds #birdphotography #wildlife #EastCoastKin #pennsylvania #BirdsOf2026

Great egret in breeding plumage, wings part unfurled, negotiating bushes to find nest building materials in Kiwanis Lake's man made island at the weekend.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme from @robcrank68.bsky.social is #BestOfTheMonth; for me its going to be one of my great egrets at the local lake. We'll be spoiled for the next month or so, and then the Mallards and Canada Geese will be the only residents again

#Photography #Birds #Nature #ECK

Bald Eagle for #birdoftheday #bestofthemonth

It was hard to pick because I think I took a lot of good photos this month but no matter how many times I see an Eagle it’s always exciting

#birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #canon80d #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography 🪶

Green winged teal male stands on snow with mallard males- burrell lake park- lower burrell pa- 2026

#BirdoftheDay #BestoftheMonth In my opinion must go to my tiniest of gentleman "Lil Finley" #greenwingedteal So tiny&proud!This was his 2nd fall/winter w/us&our #mallardduck friends. He left early. Last yr he stayed until mid April.He's gone already! #MallardMonday #birdphotography #ABABirds #ducks

Today's #BirdOfTheDay (thanks to @robcrank68.bsky.social) is #BestOfTheMonth... coal tit, female chaffinch and great tit... and squirrel!

All taken in Whinlatter Forest, when waiting for the Red Squirrels to come out and play!

Close-up of an osprey taking a rest while atop a huge fish, while standing on a low wooden post.

Same osprey taking off while holding on to that large fish, and flying over a meadow.

Same osprey atop a tall snag while maneuvering said large fish. Her/his wings are spread wide as s/he balances in the wind.

My favorite bird in March was this beautiful Osprey who was working hard to wrangle a huge fish. Here are a few shots I haven't shared from that episode at Bodega Head.💚 #BestOfTheMonth #BirdOfTheDay #Birds 📷

A white raptor with a gray head and yellow eyes, glides by the camera, against a green background

Today's #BirdOfTheDay is #BestOfTheMonth, your best bird capture/s of March. My camera took a fall a couple weeks ago and has been in the shop. But I did luck into this male Northern Harrier early in the month. #birds #birdsinflight #ECK

From @robcrank68.bsky.social
"Today's #BirdOfTheDay is #BestOfTheMonth, your best bird capture/s of March.
No need for Alt Theme today."
A Greylag Goose at Insh Marshes. The neck feathers fascinate me; they always look clumped and wet. Oh, and I love the view through the nostrils.

Cooper's Hawk perched on a small limb staring directly into your soul.

Two red cardinals wrestle in the air with their wings all spread out and what not.

Crow perched to the side of a peanut cage trying to maintain balance as it pulls a peanut out of the cage. Photo captures the wings fully extended back showing a lot of feather layers in a bit of a speed blur.

Blue Jay midflight with a peanut in its beak in evening light showing well defined separation between the wing feathers.

Thanks @robcrank68.bsky.social for the theme today. Today's #BirdOfTheDay is #BestOfTheMonth, your best bird capture/s of March. #nikon #eck #wildlife #bird #addbirder #maryland 📷🪶

A single mourning dove from behind with its head visible in profile. It has a mix of colours from orange buff to tans and blacks. It is sitting in and surrounded by snow.

Lately I've been taking mostly bird videos and photos of trees, deer and squirrels...Choosing a unique best bird for March is too hard but before the day ends - The humble Mourning Dove often looks dull from a distance, but shows its true colours against the snow.
#BirdOfTheDay #BestOfTheMonth

#birdoftheday #bestofthemonth This Barred Forest Falcon visited my avocado tree in our patio around 1PM. It sat on a branch 15 feet away from me. I usually see them in the top branches of the tallest trees. As soon as it landed, two flycatchers flew off at maximum speed, which drew my attention.

Female standing on the ground looking towards the camera.

Male standing on the ground looking towards the camera.

#Birds 🪶🐦
📍Dalarna, Sweden

Eurasian Blackbirds

#nature #photography #birdphotography #wildlife #outdoorphotography #naturephotography #birdwatching #BirdOfTheDay #BestOfTheMonth

Photo of a black-capped chickadee perched in a tree filled with white blossoms. The sky is clear blue in the background. The chickadee’s cute fluffy belly glows yellow in sunlight reflected from below.

spring chickadee 🌸 #bestofthemonth #birdoftheday #birds #photography #wildlifephotography #birdsky #borb #springtime #flowers #cute #nature

A barred owl, facing the rising sun, sitting in a tree

My #bestofthemonth for #birdoftheday is this handsome barred owl I came across a couple of weeks ago. #naturephotography #birds

Not managed to get out and about with my camera much this month, these are my faves for #BirdOfTheDay #BestOfTheMonth #Birds #BirdingWales #Nature #Wildlife #EastCoastKin #Birding #birdsofbluesky #BirdPhotography #naturetherapy #ECK

March 2024 this time (as I've started a trend)
#BestOfTheMonth #BirdOfTheDay

Siskin
Goldfinch
Singing Robin
Jackdaw

Today's #BirdOfTheDay from @robcrank68.bsky.social is #BestOfTheMonth, your best bird capture/s of March.

This is it for me for this March, from the backyard. House finch and red-bellied woodpecker.

#birds #sonyalpha #photography

#BestOfTheMonth #BirdOfTheDay

Best of March (but, with apologies, I'm cheating, as these are from March 2025).

Singing Robin
Nuthatch
Tufted Duck
Goldcrest