Magpie-lark perched firm in the middle of pouring rain
I encounter this magpie-lark while visiting Beerwah ( Australia)it was pouring yet was not bothered .
So that’s my #birdoftheday submission as #weather was definitely part of the scene
#bird #Australia #queensland #ECK #BirdsSeenin2026 #birdoftheworld #birdpins #oiseaux #aves #birdphotography
Red-billed chough flying in a perfect blue sky
Eurasian kestrel flying on a sunny day
While visiting Ronda( Spain) got 2 lifers , red-billed chough and Eurasian kestrel.
#blueskymonday #blueskybirds #lifer #spain #ronda #andalousia #ronda #birds #oiseaux #aves #birdsSeenIn2026 #birdoftheday #itsabird #birdoftheworld #birdpins #birding #photography #birdohitography #ECK
Two sanderlings on a rick on the beach at sunset
Good morning #humpday
For #waderswednesday, I got a couple of sanderling last night before sunset .
#birdoftheday #birdphotography #ECK #naturephotography #itsabird #birdoftheworld #birdpins #BirdsSeenIn2026 #spain #andalousia #oiseaux #aves #ornithologie #canon #photographie
There's only 1 "James Vander-Beak" (the only mallard w/good HAIR) but he is w/friends &he is wearing green! He's doing his famous "walk". This man has style 👌! #MallardMonday #birdphotography #nature #ducks #StPatricksDay #birds #ABCBirds #birdofday #birdoftheworld #lightsoutformigratorybirds
Migration over Panama - hundreds of Broad-winged Hawk and tens of Swainson’s drifting over El Valle de Anton.
#Birdoftheworld #birdwatching #migration #BirdingPanama
2 black-winged stilt , drinking in shallow water .
I was lucky last week to go to Guadalhorce Nature Reserve in Malaga .
I capture theses 2 black-winged stilt that fit very well for #birdoftheday theme #splash
#birdsSeenIn2026
#spain #malaga #birdoftheworld #birdphotography #blueskymonday
Gannet headshot looking right at me while flying
My submission for #birdoftheday
#headshot
Gannet flying toward me ar Murawai beach ( New Zealand)
#newzealand #auckland #gannet #birdoftheworld
Male Notthern Parula singing with beak wide open
Male northern Parula perched
I think this Northern parula check both themes #songbird #perchedbird for #birdoftheday .
This was from June last year in Dallas .
I was waiting for a pileated woodpecker to come feed its youngster when this parula showed up .
#birdoftheworld #birds #oiseaux #ornithologie #texas #parula
A flesh footed shearwater flying the very close to ocean surface
Good morning #blueskymonday
A flesh footed shearwater while at Bay of Plenty in Tauranga ( New Zealand) last month .
#birdoftheworld #birdpins #BirdsSeenIn2026 #tauranga #newzealand #birdoftheday #oiseaux #aves #ornithologie #photography #birdphotography #photographie #cruising
Bush thick knee close up of its face
Bush thick knee in beach resting
Seen in Australia :
Bush thick knee seen on Cylinder beach ( Stradbroke island)
#waderwednesday #birdoftheday #birdsSeenin2026 #australia #stradbrokeisland #queensland #birdphotogtaphy #naturephotography #photographie #canon #birdoftheworld
Kaka bird perched on a tree branch in forested area
Another lifer , for me while in New Zealand , the Kaka bird .
#perfectlighting #birdoftheday #blueskymonday #blueskybird #birdoftheworld #lifer #kaka #birdsSeenIn2026 #newzealand #wellington #birdphotography #canon #naturephotography #photographie
Australian pipit in early morning in wire fence with a bug in its beak
Australian pipit with breakfast .
One if the first bird I caught while visiting Australia last month , that’s what happen when you are jet lagged, up so early 😜
#birdoftheday #pipit #australia #nobranch #birdsSeenIn2026 #birdphotography #queensland #oiseaux #oceania #birdoftheworld #birdpins
Swainson’s Hawk screaming defensively at me as I sat in my truck…migration expands from Alaska to South America…diet includes small mammals, rodents and large insects…found nesting near Harrah, WA…
#birds #raptors #BirdoftheDay #hawks
#powerpose #BirdoftheWorld #PNW #photography #birdphotography
American osprey perched on branch with fish half eaten in its talons
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Here is my #birdoftheday which I think check both theme , #powerpose #feedingfrenzy
American osprey afternoon snack .
#birdphotography #blueskytuesday #photographie #birdoftheworld #birdpins #birdworld #osprey #pecheur #balbuzard #canon #oiseaux #ornithologie #ornithology
Shy albatross side view flying with wings all spread out .
Shy albatross, side view , while turning in flight
Shy albatross flying , side view, with underside of wings showing
After spending about a month in Australia and new Zealand , I was so lucky to get this shy albatross, another lifer for me .
While cruising the Fjordland National park.
#birdoftheday #birdseenin2026 #birdoftheworld #birdphotography #birdofNewzealand #newzealand #blueskybird #saturdaysbird
White face storm petrel running in water un bay of plenty ( Tauranga , New Zealand)
Yesterday took a tour in Tauranga ( New Zealand)bay of Plenty to see dolphins, yet encounter this cute white face storm petrel literally dancing or running on water
#birdofthday #birdoftheworld #birdpins #birdseenin2026 #seenin2026 #birdsofnewzealand #birdofbluesky #birding #photography
Male Canvasback, North America’s largest diving duck…that red eye’s the clue…female has brown eyes…McNary National Wildlife Refuge, Burbank, WA….
#Ducks #birds #BirdoftheDay #ornithology #WestCoastPhotography #photography #PNW #wildlifephotography #audubon #BirdoftheWorld #birdphotography
An American Crow gave me a really nice pose on a gray winter day at the Toppenish National Wildlife Refuge…
#birds #crows #ornithology #audubon
#birdphotography #BirdoftheWorld
#naturephotography #birdwatching
#WestCoastPhotography #depthoffield
Male pileated woodpecker scaling the side of tree with hole in it
For #nationalbirdday , I thought this make pileated woodpecker was a good candidate
#birdoftheday #canonphotography ##birdphotography #Natureohotography #photography #photographie #seenin2025 #blueskybird #birdoftheworld #birdpins #birds #woodpeckers
My #outstretched #birdoftheday is a Double-crested Cormorant drying its wings after a successful fishing dive into the Columbia River at Richland, WA…
#birdphotography #BirdofBlueSky
#BirdoftheWorld #birds #ornithology
#WestCoastPhotography #PNW
Bald eagle perched on a sycamore branch in early morning hours .
Coyote
Bald eagle perche on tree branch in early morning hrs @ White rock lake ( Dallas) , in the wooded area below, a coyote , just minding its own business
#blueskymonday #baldeagle #eagle #birds #birdoftheworld #birdoftheday #naturephotography #birpins #photographie #coyote
An orange crown warbler in the woods in a puddle reflecting
An orange crown warbler in a puddle , ruffling his feather for takeoff
I was walking in the wooded area in one of the local park ( Dallas) , when I found a puddle , that eventually draw someone interest , the orange crown warbler .
#blueskymonday #warbler #oiseaux #aves #birdphotography #natureohotography #birdoftheworld #birdofthedqy #birdpins #ornitlology
Female ornate sunbird perched on tree branch , on beautiful sunny , Bluesky day 😃
While in Ubud ( Indonesia) walking the Campuhan ridge trail , encountered this female ornate sunbird .
#sunbirdsunday #birdoftheday #sundaybird #blueskysunday #birdoftheworld #birdpins #sunbird #naturephotograohy #photographie #aves #oiseaux #canon
Wood duck female profile on left staring at wood duck male in right , on lake with both reflecting in water
Wood duck couple reflecting
#birdoftheday #reflections #birdoftheworld #birdpins #woodducks #ducks #canard #naturephotography #photographie
Gartered Violaceous Trogon - and this obliging male performed admirably at Arenal, Costa Rica in November 2025.
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#trogon #birdoftheworld #costarica #birdwatching
Female red breasted mergansers on pond
Back profile of female red breasted mergansers.
Lifer for me discovered last week in Texas , female red breasted merganser . #mergansermonday
#blueskymonday #birdoftheday #birdoftheworld #birdpins #oiseaux #aves #naturephotograohy #harlehuppe
#lifer
#canon #photographie
European goldfinch in a tree with red little balls
European goldfinch doing his morning routine , last month , during my visit in the French Alps.
#goldfinch #oiseaux #birdoftheday #birdoftheworld #birdpins #photographie #photography #naturephotography #bluesky #blueskythursday #thursday #jeudi #juvenes
Male belted kingfisher sitting in wood bridge rail with head turn to left
Male belted kingfisher sitting on bridge rail with beak open and pink tongue showing , panting I think , hot day
Im lucky to have this backyard dweller , a bit loud at time , but we enjoy each other company , I think …..
#beltedkingfisher #blueskywednesday #mercredi #mittwoch #miercoles #blueskybird #birdoftheworld #birdpins #oiseaux #naturephotography #photographie #canon
