long-necked long-billed stripey brown bird skulking in green grass
The Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #stripes — any bird with stripes in their plumage.
American Bittern, Kansas 2020
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Bitterns #FlyoverCountry
raptor with banded tail, striped and speckled underside, rufous leggings, and dark head with dark eye, perched on a wooden post and holding a smaller black bird in its beak
Today's Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Eating — any bird with food in its beak.
Merlin, Kansas 2025
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Loons #FlyoverCountry
dark-headed white-bodied bid with long stout bill and wings outstretched, floating on a pond
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #WingsOpenNotFlying — any bird with its wings open but not in flight.
Common Loon. aka Great Northern Diver, Kansas 2025
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Loons #FlyoverCountry
Portrait of a fawn-brown bird with broad black collar, gray neck, red head patch, dark mustache mark, and speckled upper chest
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Speckled — any bird with speckled markings.
Northern Flicker, Kansas 2024
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Woodpeckers #FlyoverCountry
small flock of mostly white birds with black heads, gray backs, and reddish bills, flying from left to right
Today's Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Gulls — any Gull will do.
Franklin's Gull, Kansas 2021
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Gulls #FlyoverCountry
Green-backed white-bellied bird with long narrow bill open, perched on a bare branch
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #OpenBeak — any bird with its beak open.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Kansas 2021
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Hummingbirds #FlyoverCountry
Mostly yellow bird with brown back, black-and-white striped wings, and short conical bill, perched in snow along a deck rail
Today’s Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #YearRound — birds you see all year round.
American Goldfinch, Kansas 2025
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Finches #Winter #FlyoverCountry
My regular Monday contribution at Balloon Juice.
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#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #FlyoverCountry
Gray and pink-backed bird with rosy chest and head, perched on a bare branch
Today's Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Finches — any of the Finch species.
Purple Finch, Kansas 2026
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #FlyoverCountry #FeederBirds
Soaring black -bodied bird with silvery flight feathers and red head, scratching its head with one foot while in flight
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Preeners&Scratchers — any bird preening/scratching itself.
Turkey Vulture, Kansas 2018
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #FlyoverCountry #Vultures
brown bird with dark eye-stripe and mustache, holding a mouthful of grasshoppers, perched on a light green bush
The Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #BugCatchers — any bird that eats bugs.
Horned Lark, Montana 2022. These grasshoppers (Orthoptera) are technically not bugs (Hemiptera), but I think that's OK.
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #FlyoverCountry #Insectivore #Montana
long-necked, long-billed brown and white bird with long yellow legs, perched on a weathered fence post
The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #Migratory — birds that migrate to or from your country.
Upland Sandpiper, Kansas 2016. Migrates to and from Argentina every year, breeds in KS and other Plains states Apr-Aug.
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #FlyoverCountry #Migration
Gray-backed gull with white outer primaries and white tail, in flight with a string of white gull poo behind it
Today's Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Gulls.
Bonaparte's Gull, Kansas 2020
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Gulls #FlyoverCountry
My regular Monday contribution at Balloon Juice
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#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Ducks #FlyoverCountry
small bird with orangey-buff head and breast, purple-gray ear patch, and white belly, perched astraddle two sunflower stalks
Today's Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Sparrow — any Sparrow capture.
LeConte's Sparrow, Kansas 2017
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Sparrows #FlyoverCountry
Mostly white bird with wings upraised, landing with a large splash in shallow water, while being observed by a similarly-plumaged sitting bird
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Splash — any bird capture with a splash of water, wave breaking or droplets of water on the bird.
Bonaparte's Gull, Kansas 2018
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Gulls #FlyoverCountry
Pale red bird with bright red beak and dark black mask, perched under a clear plexiglass dome at a seed feeder, while snow is blowing around it
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Feeders — birds on feeders.
Northern Cardinal, Kansas 2019
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Snow #Grosbeaks #FlyoverCountry
Rear view of a small brown-streaked bird perched on a weathered fencepost
Today’s Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Abstract — Any capture showing feather patterns, reflections, or unusual framing.
Grasshopper Sparrow, Nebraska 2022
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Sparrows #Prairies #FlyoverCountry
Small gray bird with large rounded head and large eyes, perched in shallow water in a bird bath
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #GreyDay — any bird with grey in their plumage, any bird photographed in rain or with a grey background.
Eastern Screech-Owl (juvenile), Kansas 2006
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Owls #FlyoverCountry
Portrait of a duck with very long black bill, iridescent greenish head, yellow eye, and white upper chest, floating on a pond
Today's Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #HeadShots — any bird's head shot.
Northern Shoveler (male), Kansas 2021
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Ducks #FlyoverCountry
Dark hawk with round head, small bill, and yellow feet, perched atop a small shrub
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #TwigsAreUs — birds perched on twigs.
Rough-legged Hawk, Kansas 2026
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Raptors #Buteo #FlyoverCountry
long-winged short-tailed bird with white underside and iridescent blue head, perched at the top of a gray twig
Today's Alt #BirdOfTheDaytheme today is #PerfectlyPerched — any bird perched.
Tree Swallow, Kansas 2020
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Swallows #FlyoverCountry
Gray bird with yellow eye and long upraised tail, perched on a gray fencepost near a green cedar tree
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SongBirds — any songbird.
Northern Mockingbird, Kansas 2020
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Mimids #FlyoverCountry
Streaky black-and-white bird hanging from the underside of a tree branch and peering downward
Today's Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Black&White — birds with black & white feathers.
Black-and-white Warbler, Kansas 2024
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Warblers #FlyoverCountry
Bright blue bird with outstretched darker wings, perched on a fire-blackened stump
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #WingsOpenNotFlying — birds with wings open on the Floor/Water but not flying,
Indigo Bunting, Kansas 2023
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Buntings #FlyoverCountry
Bird with blackish-gray back and head, streaky white throat, and rufous underside, perched on a branch and looking directly into the camera
Today's alternate #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Robins — any Robin will do.
American Robin, Kansas 2023
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Thrushes #FlyoverCountry
flying hawk with rufous, white and black wings, dark eye and yellow bill, seen from the side
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SideProfiles — any bird side on to the camera.
Ferruginous Hawk, Kansas 2022
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Raptors #FlyoverCountry
Blue-backed white-bellied bird, with a jaunty crest and long blue tail, perched on a branch in a winter scene
The Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #LightAndShade — bird captures with lighting contrast.
Blue Jay, Kansas 2025
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Warblers #Corvids #FlyoverCountry
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #StandingInWater - any bird standing in water.
Wilson's Phalarope (female), Kansas 2022
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #NatureCommunity #Photography #BirdPhotography #BirdWatching #Shorebirds #FlyoverCountry
Mostly yellow bird with gray head and bold white eye-ring, perched amidst white berries and red foliage
Today's Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #ColorfulCaptures — colorful bird or background.
Nashville Warbler in dogwood patch in the fall of 2022
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Warblers #FallColor #FlyoverCountry
