A colourful Scarlet Macaw perched in a tree.
May I present for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #FavouriteOfTheMonth the gregarious & stunning Scarlet Macaw.
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#birds #birding #photography #nature #PhotoHour #TheArtHour #CostaRica #PuraVida
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #FavouriteOfTheMonth
It's slim pickings for #FavouriteOfTheMonth after a long spell of foul weather, but this Moorhen in Perthshire brightened my day as much as the brief sunny spell.
#BirdOfTheDay
Today's #BirdOfTheDay is #FavouriteOfTheMonth, your favourite/s bird capture/s from January,
Alt theme is #Blue, any bird with Blue on its plumage.
Not many birds here in winter, so 4 crows will have to do!
Bird sitting on a cherry branch. Tan chest, head, crest, with black mask around eyes, outlined in white. Across tip of tail feathers is a horizontal bar of bright yellow.
Cedar waxwing.
#BirdOfTheDay #FavouriteOfTheMonth
#birds #nature #photography
A rocky pinnacle set against a blurred background. The right hand side is gently illuminated by the rising sun, the left shadowed and covered with mint and chocolate chip lichen. The Mountain Bluebird is perched atop the rock and facing the sun.
The #birdoftheday theme is #favouriteofthemonth. Normally during Bighorn Sheep photo season all I get are Rock and Canyon Wren hanging out on the cliffs with me. One gorgeous morning I was joined by Mountain Bluebird that allowed me to share a sunrise with them.
I had to wait until after our hike in the Monteverde Cloud Forest today to post my #FavouriteOfTheMonth for the #BirdOfTheDay theme.
We were hoping to spot a Resplendent Quetzal and we were treated to five! The last one was the most visible so my favorite shot this month is an easy choice.
The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #FavouriteOfTheMonth. Alternative is #Blue set by @robcrank68.bsky.social
I had a great month for pictures of critters with wings so I had to choose 4.
I had a hard time choosing a bird for the #BirdOfTheDay theme #FavouriteOfTheMonth. I finally decided on this Glossy Ibis, showing all his gorgeous breeding colors in the winter sunshine. #birds #nature #photography
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #FavouriteOfTheMonth. Today was (finally) a lovely day to find a favorite, and here it is, a solitary adult male red-winged blackbird showing off his stuff to a bevy of available females.
A horizontal photo of a black cormorant sitting on a leafless tree branch in the bottom right corner of the Image, with another tree in the opposite left corner. The cormorant is watching a flock of ten cranes flying high up in the distance in the top left corner of the photo. The dominant sky is clear and slightly rose coloured. In the middle at the bottom there is my copyright saying 'C. P. / All rights reserved. Do not reupload. Do not use with/for any kind of AI.'
A black-headed gull stands on a bridge railing, preening. Behind it, perspectively hidden except for the tails, are more gulls lined up. The only clear focus of the Image is on the preening gull. In the middle at the bottom there is my copyright saying 'C. P. / All rights reserved. Do not reupload. Do not use with/for any kind of AI.'
Horizontal photo of a black cormorant above a calm water surface that looks almost as if painted. The bird is in the center, taking off from the water with a spread tail and quickly flapping its wings that appeaer horizontal in that angle as well. The bird's body is in sharp focus, the wings are blurred with the motion. The animal is taking a direction away from the camera. In the middle at the bottom there is my copyright saying 'C. P. / All rights reserved. Do not reupload. Do not use with/for any kind of AI.'
Today's #BirdOfTheDay by @robcrank68.bsky.social is #FavouriteOfTheMonth.
Here's my top3:
1: A cormorant watching a flock of Eurasian cranes returning to their sleeping spot at dusk
2: black-headed gulls + my fav bokeh
3: A quick cormorant take-off
#photography #AnimalPhotography #birds #wildlife
For Rob's #BirdOfTheDay, I chose both my #FavouriteOfTheMonth from our walk last Saturday in Surrey, BC (my favorite bird is the Black-Capped Chickadee), and from the same walk, a Steller's Jay for the Alt theme of #Blue.
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A nuthatch is a small, compact bird, roughly the size of a Great Tit or sparrow (about 14cm long), often described as looking like a miniature, plump woodpecker with a very short tail. They are highly distinctive because they are the only UK bird that regularly climbs down tree trunks headfirst. Here is a detailed description of their appearance and behaviour: Appearance Colours: They have a striking combination of colours: a clean, blue-grey back and wings, a white face and chin, and a warm, chestnut-orange or buff-coloured belly. Markings: They have a very prominent, thick black stripe that runs across their eyes, making it look like they are wearing a small mask. Beak and Body: They have a long, straight, black, and very sharp, dagger-like bill, which they use to hammer nuts and seeds into tree bark. They appear almost neckless and very stout. Behaviour Movement: Nuthatches are incredibly agile and are often seen "hitching" or working their way along tree trunks and branches. Unlike treecreepers or woodpeckers, they easily walk down a tree headfirst. Feeding: They are energetic and noisy feeders, often jamming seeds or nuts into crevices in the bark to crack them open (hence the name "nuthatch" or "nuthacker"). Sounds: They make a very loud, sharp, and nasal "yank-yank" call, which is often the first sign of their presence in a wood or garden. They are common in woodlands and often visit garden bird feeders, especially if nuts are provided.
The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #FavouriteOfTheMonth. Alternative is #Blue set by @robcrank68.bsky.social ~ Been a very quiet month for me but I have a pair of Nuthatches that have just started visiting the garden 😍 🪶🦉 #birdingWales #ukbirding #birdphotography #bluesky #birdsofbluesky #EastCoastKin
A roseate spoonbill hunting for snacks
My #FavouriteOfTheMonth for January #BirdOfTheDay #bird #wildlife #nature #photography #RoseateSpoonbill #FloridaKeys
Regimen fascisticum delenda est!
Pelican wings splayed mid-landing {copyright M. Frost}
#BirdOfTheDay #FavouriteoftheMonth #FavoriteoftheMonth for #January
— #pelican stuck the landing — can we?
A Black-capped Chickadee perched on a branch. It's facing angled towards the left of the frame, with its head in profile. The wind is blowing its head feathers into a little peak. Blue sky and blurry bare branches in the background.
Per Rob: today's #BirdOfTheDay is #FavouriteOfTheMonth, your favourite/s bird capture/s from January, the Alt theme is #Blue, any bird with Blue on it's plumage.
#birds
This is my favorite - a cute Chickadee doing its best titmouse impression.
Today's rather late #BirdOfTheDay theme is #FavouriteOfTheMonth. I have not been out birding this month so the alternate theme is #Blue
#HimalayanShortwing
#BarnSwallow
#AsianFairyBlueFlycatcher
#BlueWhistlingThrush
#Bird #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography
#BirdOfTheDay #FavouriteOfTheMonth
Tricky 😁, so many 🎶🦉classic’s from January 😉.. but the #Birds at #SuffolkOwls were very proud of this 😎..☀️🎶R.E.M.🎶 ✨📷
🎶💃🏻🦉’Shiny Happy People’🪶🕺🏻
#Owls #Raptors #Nature #Photography #ECK
I've got lots of great blue heron shots, but really enjoyed seeing this one silhouetted against the reflection of a sunrise. #BirdOfTheDay #FavouriteOfTheMonth #photography #birds
An electric, fire engine red songbird perches on the end of a twig slanted upwards, lower right to upper left. He is absolutely stunning. He has a black mask, black beak, black tail, and black wings. He is sitting with his body facing forward and his head in profile, facing to the right.
Today's #BirdOfTheDay by @robcrank68.bsky.social is #FavouriteOfTheMonth which he said he would do at the end of every month, which I love. Anyway, this is mine. A Vermilion Flycatcher at San Joaquin Marsh in Irvine. A lifer.
Pink Galah severely distressed due to Melbourne heat and bushfires.
#fire #heat #galah #cockie #birds #birdsofbluesky #pinkparrot #photographersofbluesky #photography #westcoastkin #eastcoastkin #birdoftheday #australia #melbourne #rosies #eyecontact #favouriteofthemonth #rosebreastedcockatoo
A Canada goose in rippling water, with a snowy riverbank in the foreground and a patch of ice behind it, creating a serene winter scene.
A Canada goose in rippling water, sticking its head under the surface with a snowy riverbank in the foreground and a patch of ice behind it, creating a serene winter scene.
A Canada goose in rippling water, Sri king its entire head and neck under the surface with its tail up in the air. A snowy riverbank is in the foreground and a patch of ice is beside it, creating a serene winter scene.
The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #FavouriteOfTheMonth
This Canada goose was quite entertaining to watch. I also loved the pretty ripples emanated by its movements.
#riverfinds #goose #photography
Chaffinch Perched in a bush
Bird of the day - (Favourite Of The Month) Chaffinch Perched in a bush... #BirdOfTheDay #Birds #FavouriteOfTheMonth #Chaffinch #Wildlife #Ireland #Nature #EastCoastKin #Photography #BirdingIreland #Birding #NaturePhotography #Birdwatching #BirdPhotography #PhotographyIsArt
For today's #birdoftheday my #FavouriteOfTheMonth is the snowy owl visiting LBI NJ, a 2.5 mile on the beach made you work a little for it. Gorgeous bird with great looks.
Today's #BirdOfTheDay is #FavouriteOfTheMonth, your favourite/s bird capture/s from January, the Alt theme is #Blue, any bird with Blue on it's plumage.
My favourite from January 22, 2026, a Bald Eagle and a Northern Flicker Woodpecker. #birds #photography #PhotographersUnited #EastCoastKin
Today's #BirdOfTheDay is #FavouriteOfTheMonth and this is one from a snowy New Years Day. You go to all that trouble of getting neatly groomed to welcome in 2026 and the wind decides otherwise!
#ukbirding #birds #robin
A varied thrush sitting on the ground
My #FavouriteoftheMonth is this varied thrush. Not because it's the best photo I took but because it was my first lifer of 2026 😍 🪶 #BirdoftheDay
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Great blue Heron
Great blue Heron
Great blue Heron
Great blue Heron
My favorite bird of the month. Great blue Heron. Photogenic doesn't even come close. Peace! ✌️ #birds #birding #birdoftheday #FavouriteOfTheMonth #peace
