Great Horned Owlet had plenty of smiles for me.
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an American kestrel silhouetted against the sky - body is dark, wings and tail are visible
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Feathers showcasing the beauty and intricacies of feathers.
American kestrel soaring overhead - caught it in just the right light! #EastCoastKin
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Pacific Loon. This is only the 2nd one I've seen.
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Gadwall pair swimming a narrow passage of water
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This #RedBreastedNuthatch was ready to party! Just look at those dance moves!
Dec 2025 in Illinois #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography
Allen's Hummingbird with yellow flowers
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#birdnerd post incoming...
There was a Ruby-crowned Kinglet *singing* (not calling) on my back deck, and at first I had no idea what it was bc somehow in the literal 1000s of RCKs I've seen in my life, I had never heard one sing
I guess usually they had headed north by the time the singing started
A Sunday two-fer of this #NorthernFlicker and #RedWingedBlackbird.
Dec 2025 in Illinois #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography
Bad urban planning. The nest is too small and my butt's hanging out.
#birdsofprey #predatorbirds #raptors #bird #birds #photography #audubon #nature #naturephotography #birdnerd #wildlife #natgeowild #bbcwildlife #bbcearth #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #planetbirds #bestbirdshots #lynzieflynn
A switch was flipped in late February and all my #RedWingedBlackbird friends returned!
Feb 2026 in Illinois #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography
I simply love the golden yellow of the yellow-shafted #NorthernFlicker! Really flashes in almost every circumstance.
Dec 2025 in Illinois #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography
Great Horned Owelet almost fell out of the nest.
#owls #birdsofprey #predatorbirds #raptors
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A small brown bird that nearly blends in with the tree bark
A small, brown bird with a white belly and a sharp beak creeping up a tree
Brown creeper #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #minnesota 🪶
Going into the weekend with wings outstretched and ready to tackle the small mammals underfoot! Okay, that might be this #RedTailedHawk as I decidedly lack wings.
Feb 2026 in Illinois (Burnidge FP) #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography
Tree Swallow taking a much needed flight break.
#treeswallow #swallows #bird #birds #photography #audubon #nature #naturephotography #birdnerd #wildlife #natgeowild #bbcwildlife #bbcearth #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #blueskyartshow #planetbirds #bestbirdshots #lynzieflynn #birdsoftheworld
Canon R7 with Canon RF 200-800
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#wildlife
#nature
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#birdphotography
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#outdoors
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#birdsofbluesky
#sasukethefoxphotography
Canon R7 with Canon RF 200-800
#eagle
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#nature
#photography
#birdphotography
#naturelovers
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#wildlifephotography
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#sasukethefoxphotography
Canon R7 with Canon RF 200-800
#eagle
#birds
#wildlife
#nature
#photography
#birdphotography
#naturelovers
#outdoors
#birdnerd
#naturephotography
#wildlifephotography
#birdphotographyworld
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#birdsofbluesky
#sasukethefoxphotography
large group of brown pelicans flying in formation
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LargeBirdsInFlight, birds LARGER than Ducks in flight
squadron of brown pelicans in formation. #EastCoastKin
#birds #birding #birdnerd #birdwatching #pelican #PhotographersOfBlueSKy #birdsky
Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk
#bird #birds #wildbirds #juvenile #hawk #hawks #raptor #raptors #redtailedhawk #redtailedhawks #borealis #lightmorph #birdsofprey #wv #westvirginia #wildlife #avian #animals #nature #birdwatching #natureenthusiast #birdnerd #photography #naturephotography #birdphotography
A stocky built raptor with white chest feathers and a brown belly band sitting atop a road sign
Red tailed hawk #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #Minnesota
The beautiful male Vermilion Flycatcher busy feeding the female on the nest
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Feed me, feed me
Female Vermilion Flycatcher sitting on the nest
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pied-billed grebe - brown bird with dark/light highlights - with a fish in its mouth
pied-billed grebe - brown bird with dark/light highlights - with a fish in its mouth
pied-billed grebe - brown bird with dark/light highlights - swallowing a fish
pied-billed grebe - brown bird with dark/light highlights - with a fish in its mouth
The #BirdofTheDay theme is #snacks , any bird eating. The alt is #attitude , birds showing attitude.
this murder tweety - err, pied-billed grebe - showed some 'tude when it swallowed a fish bigger than its head.
#birds #birdsky #birdnerd #PhotographersOfBlueSky #birdnerd #grebe
A couple #CommonKingfisher is no joke! These birds darted to and fro fast enough to make one's head spin!
Nov 2025 in Japan #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography
Swinhoe's White-Eye in the Cherry Blossoms
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A #GreatHornedOwl is much, much larger than I'd expect. This one would rotate around some trees in my neighborhood in December, stopping to survey the lands it claims as its own.
Dec 2025 in Illinois #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography
Hurry up and bring breakfast, I'm starving
Vermilion Flycatchers
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