Ring-necked Ducks, named for a ring of chestnut colored neck feathers that are rarely visible…freshwater diving ducks.. McNary National Wildlife Refuge…
#birds #ducks #waterfowl #ornithology #WestCoastPhotography #birding
#BirdsoftheWorld #BirdoftheDay
#BirdsintheirElement #birdphotography
Great Blue Herons in tree tops east of our home on a very gray day…height 4 feet with 6 foot wingspan, 4-6lbs…”stand and wait” hunters…
#ThreeonThursday #birds #herons
#BirdsoftheWorld #birdphotography #WestCoastPhotography #PNW #backyardbirding #Washingtonstate
#silhouette #birdsintheirelement
These male Red-winged Blackbirds must really be hungry…showing their colors aggressively but kept eating and ignored each other…my lawn has greened up…
#birds #Two #TwosDay #ornithology
#BirdsoftheWorld #BirdoftheDay
#Birdsintheirelement #birdphotography
#Washingtonstate #photography
Nashville Warble…nests in Canada and area of some northern states including the Wenas Lake area of the Yakima Valley…migrates to Mexico…
#SmallBirdSaturday #birds #ornithology
#BirdsoftheWorld #birdphotography
#warblers #birdsintheirelement #birdlife
#WestCoastPhotography #photography
Austere Australian Crested pigeons, Essendon Baseball Club, Melbourne, VIC.
#birdoftheday #birds #borb #birdsofbluesky #photography #photographersunited #photographersofbluesky #australianbirds #doves #nativebirds #eastcoastkin #redwed #birdsintheirelement #birdphotography #australia #melbourne
“Abuse of Power Comes as No Surprise.” Artist Jenny Holzer’s “Truisms” series.
#powerpose #tidesouttuesday #rockintuesday #birdsintheirelement #birds #birdoftheday #cormorants #photography #mexico #photographersofbluesky #photographersunited #photooftheday #eastcoastkin #westcoastkin #jennyholzer
Great Blue Heron hunting the water lily pond at Sportsman State Park, Yakima, Wa…it’s been a favorite hangout for several years…
#BirdoftheDay #BirdsintheirElement #PNW
#herons #bluebirds #birds #ornithology
#BirdsoftheWorld #photography #WestCoastPhotography #audubon
An bedraggled osprey surveys its kingdom over the Pacific coast in La Jolla, CA
Today’s #BirdoftheDay is #BirdsinTheirElement. I found this juvenile Seahawk (osprey) looking like he had just gone four+ quarters with a New England team, but he’s still the ruler of the Pacific. #NikonPhotographers #photographersUnited #Birds
#EastCoastKin #BlueSkyPhotography #PhotographersofBluesky
#BirdOfTheDay theme of #BirdsInTheirElement #Seabird #LaughingGull #BlackSkimmer
A stranger in our midst…
Close up shot from behind of two Canada Geese chasing each other in the water. The emphasis of the photo is the splashing water and droplets in the air.
I should have posted these Canada Geese for yesterday's #BirdsInTheirElement theme for #BirdOfTheDay, or the previous day's #WaterDroplets theme, but perhaps I can sneak them into #MallardMonday
Profiles and a nice show off of the black and white spotted tail of the zebra finch
#BirdOfTheDay #BirdsinTheirElement
#eastcoastkin
Not really in their element unless finches on a wire fits?
#ZebraFinch
#BirdsInTheirElement including learnt behaviours in built environments taking advantage of what humans provide #Jackdaw on a picnic table @chesterzoo.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay
Black-browed Albatross, Southern Ocean near South Georgia
Waved Albatross, Galápagos with new laid egg. Critically endangered.
Laysan Albatross and Nestling NE Kauai
Snowy of the Wandering Albatross complex vs Southern Royal Albatross. Has stain after beak which Southern Royal does not but otherwise fits Southern Royal
Very Late typical but I cannot pass up the chance to do...
Albatrosses,a fave
See the Alt for notes. The waved Albatross pair with egg is critically endangered.
#BirdsOfTheDay #Birds #wildlife #albatrosses #BirdsInTheirElement #Seabirds #birdphotography #naturephotography
Three birds perched on twigs of bare tree during slight pause in rain
Just under the wire for today's #BirdOfTheDay, here are some #BirdsInTheirElement on a very rainy and cold day today. A hermit thrush, downy woodpecker and tufted titmouse awaiting a turn at the feeders.
#birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography
Another one for a late #BirdoftheDay
A Great Blue Heron in its element! #BirdsInTheirElement
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#botd #birds #birding #olympia #pnw #nature #naturalist #wildlife #animals #photography #ornithology #washington #rookery #heron #blueheron #greatblueheron
For one more #BirdOfTheDay post today, this Dark-eyed junco is very much #BirdsInTheirElement in a garden just hanging out being a perfect model
#birding #photography #gardenbirds 🪶
I was going through some older images in my archive and was already looking at this image of an American Kestrel here in the southeast Arizona desert. I think it fits the #BirdOfTheDay theme of #BirdsInTheirElement
Three long-tailed birds with crested heads perched on bamboo shoots.
#BirdOfTheDay
#BirdsInTheirElement
3 black-throated magpie jays
I usually don't post videos here since the compression reduces quality, but I thought the high-speed chase of these sandpipers was worth sharing. Check out the speed in those tiny legs! :-)
#Stunday #BirdOfTheDay #BirdsInTheirElement #Seabirds
#GoldenHour #birds #EastcoastKin
#PhotographersUnited
2 penguins, feet in shallow water, on a sunny sandy beach with large boulders scattered around and waves crashing in the background. South Africa 2025
African Penguin for the #BirdOfTheDay theme of #BirdsInTheirElement.
Have a great Sunday or start of the week, wherever you are.
#photography #EastCoastKin #Stunday
Sanderlings, moving as the wave comes in, in a tight fromation, matching the advancing wave.
A group of Sanderling just landing after moving along the beach a little to get away from people.
Scurrying along the beach as the wave recedes, a little blur as they move left to right of frame.
Geting down to their level, a group of Sanderling on the brow of a mud bank, waves coming in behind them. Reflections in the wet sand.
A few more of the Sanderling from yesterday at Pescadero State Beach #BirdsintheirElement #BirdoftheDay #Birds 🪶. So much fun to watch. #OM3 #OMSystem
This wood duck tried to swim away before I could get a shot but I was too fast for him 🪶 . #Birdsintheirelement #birdoftheday #birding #birdphotography #wildlife #nikon #photography #ducks
Close-up of a tan, brown, black and white sparrow, with flower bud bits in his beak. He is perched on a willow branch with many branches, buds, and flowers around him.
White-crowned Sparrow eating Arroyo Willow flower buds last week, for #BirdsInTheirElement, #BirdOfTheDay. 💚
Willow information here...
calscape.org/Salix-lasiol...
#NativePlants #CaliforniaNativePlants #Willows #NaturePhotos 📷🌱
A hummingbird sits on a small nest on little branches among leaves. The bird has a buff throat, a black stripe with a white stripe above it behind the eye, and green on top.
🪶 Not the best picture, but this purple-throated mountain gem hummingbird fits the #BirdOfTheDay theme of #BirdsInTheirElement. Sitting on its nest with pretty good cover in the Turrialba area of #CostaRica. #birds #photography
While one of us was focused on the sunset, the other was busy strutting around... I guess we were both in our element.
#Stunday #BirdOfTheDay #BirdsInTheirElement
#GoldenHour #birds #EastcoastKin
#PhotographersUnited
