A Gray Crowned Crane spreads its beautiful wings as it struts across a grassy field on an overcast afternoon.

A Snowy Egret, perched on a palm frond, raises its left wing as though it's flagging flight instructions for an incoming bird. The feathers on the top of its head are standing straight up, giving the egret a look of alarm. Perhaps just having a bad hair (feather) day?

A male Ostrich spreads its wings as part of a mating display for the nearby female Ostrich. They are standing in an open field on a sunny day.

A Palm Tanager stretches, spreading its wings as it stand on a branch. The backlighting shines through the wing's primary feathers, creating a striking image.

#BirdOfTheDay alternate is #OpenWings

I chose non-flight photos because that's... obvious. Only one of these photos is from the U.S.

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🌎 Palm Tanager (Thraupis palmarum) The Palm Tanager is a medium-sized passerine (perching) bird with primarily dull olive-green to grey plumage, blackish flight feathers, and a green-edged black tail. A distinctive yellow wingbar is visible in flight. It is a resident breeder found from Nicaragua south through South America to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil, and on Trinidad and Tobago. They inhabit semi-open areas, including cultivated lands, gardens, and woodland edges, often near palm trees. Palm Tanagers are social, often seen in pairs or small groups. They are somewhat restless but unwary, feeding on a varied diet of small fruits, nectar, flower petals, and insects. Their song is described as fast and squeaky. 2.5 Flash (Edited) Four subspecies are recognised. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) 📷: Photo by Keishpixl via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/palm-tanager-tanager-bird-animal-9097278/ KTMI

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A male Lemon-throated Barbet and a Palm Tanager at the Inkamazonia garden feeders on Manu Rd.

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Palm Tanager posing on a natural tree branch with a lovely blurred background.

Still going through my Costa Rican images from 2019. Every now and then I come across an image that I don't have to edit - like this perfect Palm Tanager in a lovely pose, with lovely even lighting in perfect focus! #birds #costarica #palmtanager #ornithology #naturephotography

📷: Photo by McamposCR via Pixabay Palm tanager (Thraupis palmarum) The Palm tanager is a medium-small passerine bird with a distinctive appearance. Males [pictured] are blue-grey to dull olive-green. Females are more olive, with a yellowish wash to the underparts. Both sexes have a thick, grey bill. Palm tanagers are typically found in pairs or small groups, foraging for insects and fruit in the canopy of palm trees. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Distribution: Southern Central America to southern Brazil. Class: Aves (Birds) Order: Passeriformes (Perching birds) Family: Thraupidae (Tanagers) Genus: Thraupis Species: T. palmarum CC: EWHH

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