Square-tailed Drongo-cuckoo, a medium sized black bird with a long black tail with a very shallow fork, darker below, glossy above, with white barring on undertail and a narrow, decurved black bill. Perched on a bare branch in trees. Drongo-cuckoos are members of the cuckoo family that strongly mimic black species of Drongo (which are in the corvid family). Key differences are the cuckoo-like thin, decurved bill and the white-tipped undertail coverts. Drongo-cuckoos are brood parasites of babbler species and it's unclear exactly how mimicking drongos benefits them.

Square-tailed Drongo-cuckoo, a medium sized black bird, with a long black tail with a very shallow fork, perched on a branch in trees.

#BirdOfTheDay theme is #BlackHeads, any bird with Black on its head, like this Square-tailed Drongo-cuckoo I found in Benchakitti Park #Bangkok a week ago. See alt text for more on Drongo-cuckoos. #cuckoos #mimicry #migrantbirds
#Thailand #birds #birding #EastCoastKin #urbanBirding #birdsSeenIn2026

Picture of the 2 American Woodcocks @bryantparknyc yesterday early in the morning. It’s so incredible that these adorable borbs return every year to this busy little park that’s always crowded and noisy. #americanwoodcock #woodcocks #birds #birdwatching #urbanbirding #wildlife

Watch how one American Woodcock bully the other one but you can’t get mad at him because they are both so adorable! 😍🥰 @bryantparknyc this morning. #americanwoodcock #woodcocks #birds #birdwatching #urbanbirding #wildlife

I found a pair of American Woodcocks together in @bryantparknyc this morning. They are so cute, drawing lots of attention. #americanwoodcock #woodcocks #birds #birdwatching #urbanbirding #wildlife

Eurasian Hoopoe, a medium sized peachy-orange bird with a long, thin, down-curved bill, and long, black-tipped orange crown feathers, raised in a broad fan. The bold black and white back and wings not visible in this photo. Bird is standing in short grass, facing towards the camera turning to its left.

#feathers is today's #birdoftheday theme so I've chosen this Eurasian Hoopoe displaying it's crest in a #Bangkok park last week. #Thailand #birds #birding #EastCoastKin #urbanBirding #birdsSeenIn2026
Cheers @alan678.bsky.social

White-nest Swiftlet (Germaine's subspecies); this small swift species is a drab, dark brown aerial bird with paler chin and rump/tail base. In flight against clear blue sky, chased by a species of bee.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SmallBirdsInFlight. I was trying to get good shots of White-nest (Germain's) Swiftlets at #krabi #Thailand in late March, when this one was relentlessly chased by a bee.
#birds #birding #EastCoastKin #urbanBirding #birdsSeenIn2026

Had to post another King Eider photo. These birds are so cool. They will feed in fresh water, but spend majority of time on the ocean and can dive over 50m to reach the ocean floor.
#birds, #urbanbirding, #rarelifers , #nature , #springmigration , #getoutside , #joy

My #SmallBirdSaturday offering is a Golden Crowned Kinglet I saw yesterday. I struggle to get good captures of these small birds because they never stay still!

#birds, #urbanbirding , #nature, #getoutside , #joy, #springmigration

Yellow-bellied Sap Sucker.

#birds, #urbanbirding, #getoutside, #nature , #joy

Ring-necked Duck

#birds , #urbanbirding, #getoutside, #nature , #joy

It was a lovely Good Friday of birding. Lots of Wood Ducks out today.

#birds, #urbanbirding , #getoutside , #nature, #joy, #spring

Common Merganser

#birds, #urbanbirding, #getoutside, #nature, #joy , #spring

Northern Shovelers

#birds, #urbanbirding , #getoutside, #spring, #nature , #joy

No matter how common, I will always stop and photograph any Song Sparrow who willingly poses for me. 🤣🥰

#birds , #spring , #urbanbirding , #getoutside

This King Eider was a special treat! Far from its arctic home, it has enjoyed the last two winters in the city. A rare lifer! Very grateful for the sighting.🥰
#birds, #urbanbirding , #nature, #joy, #raresighting

House Crow, a mid-large sized corvid bird with grey and black plumage and a black hood. Perched in front of blurred sparkling water with bill wide open.

House Crow, a mid-large sized corvid bird with grey and black plumage and a black hood. Perched in front of blurred sparkling water with bill wide open.

In hot #weather #birds pant, often rapidly vibrating their throat - called gular fluttering. These are House #Crows in a #KualaLumpur park recently for today's #birdoftheday theme. #Malaysia #birding #EastCoastKin #urbanBirding #birdsSeenIn2026
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Zappy's Flycatcher, a mainly deep blue bird with darker wings and lores, and a white belly and undertail. Differs from the very similar Blue-and-white Flycatcher, which has an almost black throat and breast. Perched on a thick branch in trees.

Zappy's Flycatcher, a mainly deep blue bird with darker wings and lores, and a white belly and undertail. Differs from the very similar Blue-and-white Flycatcher, which has an almost black throat and breast, more evenly demarcated from the white. Perched on a thick branch high in trees, seen mainly from below.

Black Bittern, a small dark heron with a striking cream throat patch and thick streaking in deep maroon and cream on the neck and breast. Photographed in dry reeds in very low light.

A Reticulated Python, a very large snake, curled up in water among vegetation, largely obscured, but with the grey, yellow and black wavy pattern clearly visible.

A two #lifer day for me in #Bangkok today. A smashing male Zappy's Flycatcher this morning, then 2 Black Bittern almost in the dark this evening. Bonus of 2 Reticulated #Python later. All in Benchakitti Park.
#birds #birding #urbanBirding #birdsSeenIn2026 #Thailand #snakes #reptiles #wildlife

Yellow-breasted Warbler, a tiny bird, bright yellow below, greenish brown above, with two this yellow wingbars, a deep brick red head, black stripe either side of the crown, and a prominent white eye ring, perched on a fern. Taken on 6 March 2026 on Trail 4, Parit Falls, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia.

Barred Eagle-owl, a huge brown owl with paler, finely barred underparts, huge black eyes, horizontal ear tufts and a big yellow bill. Perched in a tree. Taken on 9 March 2026 in Permaisuri Lake Garden (Taman Tasik Permaisuri), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Black-thighed Falconet, a small bird of prey, equal smallest falcon in the world. Glossy black upperparts, rich rufous belly, black "thighs", white chest, throat & face markings, black through the eyes and lower cheek. Perched on the end of a bare branch in front of a blurred background of greenery. Taken on 10 March 2026 in Perdana Botanical Gardens, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Male Orange-breasted Trogon, fairly large bird of tropical forests. Very colourful orange and yellow underparts, greenish-yellow head and long broad black and white tail. Back is rich cinnamon colour and the wings finely vermiculated black and white. Perched on thin branches among thick foliage. Taken on 27 March 2026 in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay is #BestOfTheMonth. Hard to choose just 4: Yellow-breasted Warbler, Barred Eagle-owl & Black-thighed Falconet from #Malaysia, Orange-breasted Trogon from #Thailand
#birds #birding #EastCoastKin #urbanBirding #birdsSeenIn2026
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At last a few Redpoll have found the wetland at #AshlawnCuttingLNR. Seen a while ago further down the reserve but now in the patch we left especially for them. Loving the Willowherb... #Urbanbirding #conservation

Rooks on the feeders. Bullies. #urbanbirding #birding

This self inflating Cinnamon Bittern certainly has #RuffledFeathers
Nice theme for #birdoftheday @alan678.bsky.social
Taken recently in Benchakitti Park #Bangkok #Thailand
#birds #birding #EastCoastKin #urbanBirding #birdsSeenIn2026

Great Horned Owl.

#birds, #birding , #urbanbirding , #getoutside, #nature , #joy, #owls 🦉

A Red Breasted Sapsucker tears off the green moss to reach the tree bark... as viewed out our living room window!

#birds #Woodpeckers #backyardbirding #sapsucker #Portland #westhills #pnw #ornithology #wildlife #urbanbirding #nature #birdphotography #birding #pdx #wildlifephotography #bird #ECK

Fox Sparrow.

#birds, #backyardbirds, #springmigration , #urbanbirding

Zebra Dove, a very small dove, pale brown with warmer orange-brown breast and crown, dense wavy black and pale stripes on the next and breast sides, dark stripes on the wings and a blueish grey face. Perched on overhead wires.

For #stripes you think Zebra, which isn't a bird, or is it? Zebra Dove at Ratchaburi railway station for today's alt #birdoftheday theme by @alan678.bsky.social
#birds #birding #EastCoastKin #urbanBirding #birdsSeenIn2026

Phoenicurus ochruros gibraltariensis

The male Black Redstart showed well in Pontefract on Saturday. Big thanks to Hep & Abi for allowing me and @unsociable-lapwing.bsky.social access to their garden.

I never thought I'd hear one singing in the UK!

#BirdingUK #YorkshireBirding #UKWildlife #UrbanBirding 🪶

Black-crowned Night-heron, a dumpy heron white underneath, grey on wings and black on crown and back with deep red eye and long pointed bill. Stood on grass by water, bill open and tongue hanging out to side

Brown-throated Sunbird, very small bird, yellow underneath, dark above with dark iridescent head and long, sharp, decurved bill. Perched on a branch under trees.

Blue-tailed Bee-eater, brightly coloured bird with long blue tail and long central streamers, blue-green wings, deep chestnut back and crown and pale blue back & throat. Perched on bare branches against a blurred background of trees, bill open, short tongue visible.

Rufous-browed Flycatcher, very small bird with deep rufus brown plumage, brighter rufous above and in front of the beady black eye and a bright white throat patch. Perched on a bare branch, partially obscured by out of focus foliage, bill wide open, singing.

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme by @robcrank68.bsky.social is #OpenBeak. All from #Malaysia recently: Black-crowned Night-heron, Brown-throated Sunbird & Blue-throated Bee-eater from #KualaLumpur parks & Rufous-browed Flycatcher from #CameronHighlands
#birds #birding #ECK #urbanBirding #birdsSeenIn2026

Little Egret, medium large, all white wading bird with long dagger-like black bill and long black legs with orange-yellow feet. In flight against a blurred background of greenery, carrying a long, thin stick in its bill.

#birdoftheday alt theme is #YearRound and I see Little Egret just about daily whether in Europe or SE Asia. This one carrying nesting material in a #KualaLumpur park #birds #birdsSeenIn2026 #Malaysia #urbanBirding

Painted Stork, very large wading bird, with bold black and white plumage, long red legs, much reddish facial skin and long, heavy, pointed orange-red bill. Standing on a grassy bank by a lake with splashing water in the background, lifting one wing and preening under it with its bill.

Painted Stork, very large wading bird, with bold black and white plumage, long red legs, much reddish facial skin and long, heavy, pointed orange-red bill. Standing on a grassy bank by a lake with splashing water in the background, lifting both wings and turning its head to preen its neck.

The #birdoftheday theme today is #Preeners&Scratchers, like this Painted Stork in a #KualaLumpur park #Malaysia last week.
#birds #birding #EastCoastKin #urbanBirding #birdsSeenIn2026
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Blue-tailed Bee-eater, brightly coloured bird with long tail and long, sharp, decurved bill. This immature bird lacks the long central tail extensions of the adult. Perched on thin branches, facing the camera and turning its head to one side.

This Blue-tailed Bee-eater in #KualaLumpur Botanical Gardens meets both #birdoftheday themes of #migratory & #bugCatchers (thanks @alan678.bsky.social)

Winter visitors to S Thailand and #Malaysia. Big numbers move north this time of year.
#birds #birding #ECK #urbanBirding #birdsSeenIn2026