A great blue heron stands in the dark green slime between big limestone rocks and the waters of the spillway, staring at the water intently, legs bent and neck in the shape of and "S."

The alt theme for #BirdoftheDay is #riverbank any bird capture on the banks of a waterway.

Here, a great blue heron waits to strike near the spillway of Saylorville Dam in central Iowa.
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A wet starling with fluffed-out feathers looks at the camera in apparent dismay. Slush is visible against the concrete surface in the background, and there is a small puddle in the foreground.

The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #weather. Here's a starling from last spring, who is obviously not happy with what Iowa is serving up.
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White seabird (a ring-billed gull) with black wingtips splashes across the river surface with its legs extended and its wings raised vertically.

Today's Alternate #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Gulls. This ring-billed gull has just splashed in the Des Moines River south of Saylorville Lake and is trying to regain the air.
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Canada goose running across green grass with wings bent to catch air and head extended, running for takeoff.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LargeBirdsInFlight, and while this Canada Goose is not *quite* airborne, they are on their way.
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Three ring-billed gulls are sitting on the water. The one on the far right has its wings folded and looking up with its beak open. the other two are floating on the surface with their wings raised, while a fourth gull swoops in from the upper left with its wings and beak open.

Ring-billed gulls forming a mob on the Des Moines River near Des Moines, IA. The one swooping in on the upper left appears to have seen professional wrestling.
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A ring-billed gull taking off from the water with both wings raised and bent at the center joint-- the classic "gull wing" pose. Feathers are gray and black, while the bird is mostly white.

A ring-billed gull takes off from the Des Moines River south of Saylorville Dam near Des Moines, IA.
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A white ring billed gull with black wingtips rising above brown water with a splash below. Wings are extended and back.

This gull "tapped" the water and immediately took off again. Des Moines River, downstream from Saylorville Lake.
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Red bird with a large head tuft roosting on a branch and looking at the camera.

Although they are year-round residents in Iowa, northern cardinals have been more visible in my neighborhood lately.
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The moon over #Bridgetown, #NovaScotia a few minutes ago. (iPhone pic of a #FujiFilm #FinePixS1)