Great blue heron with beak open and tongue extended at the top of a dead tree, blue sky background. This heron was using an open beak to cool itself on an extremely hot summer day.
A male peacock with open beak, giving a (very!) loud call. The bird's head and plume are deep blue, with a light green back, gray and black wings, and iridescent green tail feathers.
Our state bird, the mockingbird, letting everyone in the neighborhood know that the concert is about to begin. The bird's beak is open, and it is perched on a dead bare tree limb.
A male house sparrow with open beak, glaring at the camera while perched on a maple tree branch. The bird has a dark gray head with a deep brown color pattern from the eye to the shoulder, a black chest, and brown wings with white stripes.
I'm told the Bird of the Day theme is "open beak", so here goes:
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