A close-up, color photo of a male, Wired-tailed Manakin bird, perched on a branch in Brazil in Feb. 2025. The bird is small & round with prominent eyes and vibrant colors of yellow, red & a black wired tail. The 3 colors of plumage don't blend. 📸 Antonio Carlos Girotto

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A male, Wired-tailed Manakin in Brazil.

#candycorn with eyes, a beak & tail!

Feb. 2025

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#Wildlife #Nature
#Photography
#BirdWatching
#BirdPhotography
#BirdsOfBrazil

A close-up, color photo of a Red Naped Trogon perched on a branch in Malaysia. It's behavior & voice are unusual, it's plumage looks color blocked in hues of rusty orange, black tipped wings, a red chest & blue on it's head around it's eyes. This is a male. 📸 Ng Choy Loi

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This Red Naped Trogon is non-migratory, nearly threated, sedentary & is known to produce a series of unusual "gulpy squeeks."

#Birds #Birdsky
#Trogons #Nature
#Wildlife
#BirdWatching
#BirdPhotography
#BirdsOfMalaysia
#Photography
#ColorADay
#RedWed

A color photo of a pair of (pied) Great Hornbills, perched side by side, on the branch of a tree. Their plumage is primarily black & yellow. Their bills are long and have a U-shaped casque they use for sexual display & fighting. They're large, eat fruit & are nearly threatened. They're mostly found in dense forests in India & Asia. 📷 Eril Anwar / Feb. 2026

Great (pied) Hornbills. The casque on top of their bills are used for sexual display or fighting. Large & nearly threatened, they eat berries.

#WeirdBirdWednesday #Birds #Birdsky #Hornbills #Nature #Wildlife #Photography
#BirdPhotography
#TropicalBirds
#BirdsOfAsia

A color photo of a Wood stork in Florida Wetlands during Feb. 2026. The bird is odd looking in that it has nice white body plumage & long legs but no feathers on it's head, neck & no crest. It's beak is long the background is solid blue sky. It's perched atop a tree branch with minimal nesting for it's size. 📷 Kelly Heenan

A Wood stork in Florida. 02.13.26

Almost looks like 3 different birds, combined. 😎

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#Birds #Birdsky
#Wildlife #Storks
#Photography #ECK

A color photo of an Australian Pelican with it's bill/beak wide open but no food is in it's mouth, so it must be making calling sounds. The photo shows the left side of the bird, standing on a rock next to an ocean. 📷 @Jess_and_Johnathan

#BirdOfTheDay
#EastCoastKin
( #ShoutItOut )

This Australian Pelican seems to have something to say but at least doesn't shout with food in it's bill! 😜

#Birds #Birdsky
#Pelicans
#Wildlife #Nature
#BirdPhotography
#BirdWatching
#Photography
#PhotographyIsArt
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A color photo of a Yellow-footed Green Pigeon. The bird has a lavender head, yellow on it's chest & wings & it's feet look orange. It's perched on a red wire. No green plumage is visible. The gender of the bird is unknown, it was photographed in India in Oct. 2025. 📷 Ashok Mashru

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A "Yellow-footed Green Pigeon" (with a lavender head, orange feet, perched on a red wire). Where's the green?😵‍💫 💛💜🧡❤️

#Birds #Birdsky
#Wildlife #Pigeons
#BirdPhotography
#Nature #India
#Photography

A color photo of a Juvenile Stygian Owl with prominent yellow eyes, staring directly into the lens of the camera. It's feathers looks "curly," due to it's age. It's eye & plumage colors change drastically as adults. The capture was taken in El Salvador in 12/2025. 📷 Dubi Shapiro

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It's a young Stygian Owl. 😳 They're strictly nocturnal & juveniles look nothing like adults - whose eyes are usually reddish. For breeding, they often use abandoned nests rather than making own & feed on bats!

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#Owls #Wildlife
#Birdphotography
#Photography

A color photo of a Greater Sage Grouse, standing on the ground in Bend, Oregon, in the Spring of 2025. It's unusual in that it has air sacks that make a popping noise when released. They're dependent on sagebrush, their population is declining & they're a species of conservation concern. 📷 Rebecca Taylor

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This Greater Sage #Grouse was photographed in Bend, #Oregon last Spring. If you listen closely, a distinct "popping or booming" sound can be heard when they puff out their air sacs. 😵‍💫😎

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#Wildlife #PNW
#WestCoastKin #BirdPhotography
#Photography

A color photo captured in China in Oct. 2025, of a Wreathed Hornbill perched on a thick branch. The bird is male and a benefit to forest biodiversity via seed distribution. It has multiple colors of blue, red, yellow & white w/a distinct pattern on top of it's bill. 📷 jxjinjin (IG)

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This is a male Wreathed Hornbill. A distinctive "wreathed" pattern is visible on the structure atop their bills. They're vital seed dispersers & help maintain forest biodiversity.

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#WreathedHornbills
#Wildlife #Nature
#Photography
#BirdPhotography

📷 Keith Freeburn

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The image is of a Harpy Eagle in Brazil captured by Keith Freeburn in July 2025.

It's a raptor, closely related to hawks with facial disc feathers that help with sound though they have keen vision.

#Birds #Wildlife
#Eagles #Nature
#BirdPhotography
#Photography

A color, close-up photo of a black Umbrella Bird's head with it's crest plumage falling down over it's face so you can't see it's eyes. It's beak slightly sticks out but this bird looks odd or "weird" by comparison. The capture was taken in Brazil: 📷 David Fettes who was awarded a Nikon Comedy Wildlife Award for this photo.

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It's an Umbrella Bird, having a good hair day! The males have an inflatable wattle that hangs from their chests.

#Birds #Wildlife
#Brazil #Nature
#Photography
#BirdPhotography
#ArtOfPhotography

A color, close-up photo of a Southern Cassowary Bird. They're large & flightless, native to Australia. Photo credit: Getty Images.

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This is a Southern Cassoway captured by Getty. They're large, flightless, native birds to the tropical rainforests of northern Australia, New Guinea & surrounding islands.

#Birds #Wildlife
#Nature
#Photography

A large group of white Ibis walking aggressively across a lawn toward the photographer.

A rather aggressive congregation of Ibis (Ibises?) under the mistaken impression that I came bearing food.

#PhotographersOfBluesky #EastCoastKin #BirdOfTheDay #Groups #WeirdBirdWednesday #WednesdayWalks

A color, macrophoto of a rare King Eider, a species of duck, swimming in artic water. The bird is facing the left and it's plumage is color-blocked in shades of teal, slate blue, beige, black & white. It has a red beak which is open & a large, unusual yellow protrusion on it's head, above it's beak.

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This is a male, King Spectacled Eider, a (rare) species of ducks, swimming in artic water.
#Birds #Ducks
#Wildlife #Nature
#Photography
#Macrophotography
📷 Marek Jackowski
In #Norway

A macrophoto of a Cattle Egret which a small bird for this species. It's young, not fully feathered & it's feet are large & green - due to being young & it's diet. 📷 Heldrion Leite

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#EastCoastKin
(Gulls or #Funny)
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#CattleEgret
#Wildlife #Birds
#Birdwatching
They're small for this species, this one's a juvenile. Feet color turn dark when adult. LARGE, green feet is often caused by diet & grasslands. 😂💚
#Photography
#Macrophotography

A photo of a young bird standing on a person's finger without any feathers. The bird had extreme anxiety & plucked them out. After rehab; a change in environment, diet & giving it a companion, all feathers grew back. The bird is now a happy & healthy, gray & yellow, adult, Cockatiel.

#WeirdBirdWednesday Long story short: This youngster had exteme anxiety & pulled out all of it's feathers. After (rehab); changing it's environment, diet & pairing it w/a companion, all feathers regrew. The bird is now a happy, healthy, adult. It's a gray & yellow Cockatiel. 😊 #Birds
#BirdRescue

A wooden bird looks at its reflection in a mirror.

The rare Bathroom Counter Sandpiper for #BirdOfTheDay #reflection
(Sorry, not sorry.)

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#WoodCarvingWednesday

A macro, color photo of a Tawny Frogmouth Bird with a young chick standing on the branch of a tree. The expression the bird has is unique & unusual due the shape of it's beak resembling that of a frog.

#BlueskyArtShow
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#Birdwatching
#Animals #TawnyFrogmouth
This is a Frogmouth with it's chick. They're live mostly in Indonesia, Malaysia & Thailand.
📷 Kamal Muda

A photo of a Canadian Goose with a cigarette in it's beak.

#BlueskyArtShow
#WeirdBirdWednesday #Birds
#CanadianGoose
Got a light? 😂

A macrophoto of a common waxbill bird standing on a branch with red feathers around it's eyes, making it look as if it's wearing a red glasses.

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#WeirdBirdWednesday ✨️
#CommonWaxbill
Rose colored glasses? 😂
#Birds #Nature
#Wildlife
#Macrophotography
#Photography
📷 Ruan Minnaar

A pelicans sculpture made entirely of trash recovered from a tidal waterway. The installment is part of an effort to bring awareness to the impact of litter on waterways and the wildlife they support.

Pelican, with a message.
Shem Creek, Mount Pleasant, SC

#photography #EastCoastKin #Conservation #environment
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This artwork is an abstract piece characterized by a vibrant and intricate design, primarily utilizing shades of blue and teal, with accents of black, bronze, gold, and green. It features a mosaic-like composition of interconnected, organic shapes and patterns in Zentangle or doodle art style. Each segment within the composition is filled with distinct patterns, such as dots, waves, scales, intricate line work resembling spiderwebs, leafy motifs, and striped areas. The overall structure is composed of flowing, curvilinear lines that divide the canvas into irregular, interlocking sections. A notable feature on the left side is a stylized eye adding a focal point and a touch of surrealism to the abstract design.

Just a doodle...

#AbstractAug #Faces
#WackyWednesdayArt
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#DoodleArt #Zentangle #Art #ArtTherapy #Bird #Doodling #BeCreative #Create #HaveFun #PhotographersofBluesky #EastCoastKin #AltText

For Weird Bird Wednesday, Windows on Wednesday, Walls on Wednesday and Urban Gaze, a colour photograph wide view of a lone pigeon strutting on the cobblestone courtyard in front of Osgoode Hall, a Neo-classical and Palladian building constructed between 1829 and 1832 in downtown Toronto.

A lone pigeon strutting in front of Osgoode Hall in downtown Toronto 🇨🇦

#WeirdBirdWednesday #pigeon #GeorgianArchitecture #WindowsOnWednesday #WallsOnWednesday #UrbanGaze #OsgoodeHall #Toronto #photography #EastCoastKin

A full head mask in the shape of a fantastical bird with a large hooked beak, two yellow glass eyes, and randomly placed long brown feathers.

Bird mask.
From the Spoleto Festival USA costume archives.

#photography #EastCoastKin
#WeirdBirdWednesday #WackyWednesdayArt
#alphabetchallenge #WeekZforZoology

A rust-colored metal sculpture of a penguin with a red bow tie sits in a grassy area in front of a fountain waterfall.

Penguin?

#photography #EastCoastKin #WaterfallWednesday
#WeirdBirdWednesday #WackyWednesdayArt
#alphabetchallenge #WeekZforZoology #humansofbluesky

For Weird Bird Wednesday, a colour close-up photograph of a gray and white pigeon with pink and green markings and red feet, standing on a bridge overlooking a partially vine covered canal wall and river, perfectly posed, looking directly at the viewer.

A perfectly positioned pigeon beside a canal in Tokyo, Japan.

#WeirdBirdWednesday #Pigeon #birds #Tokyo #Photography #phonetography #EastCoastKin

For Window Wednesday, Weird Bird Wednesday and Walls on Wednesday, a colour photograph close-up taken in the Kensington Market district of Toronto, of a red brick wall with a small, arched, attic window with distressed white shutters and ledge, on which a colourful, plump pigeon sits, on the left corner.

Seen in Toronto; a red brick wall, a distressed shuttered, wood window and a pretty, plump pigeon.

#WindowWednesday #WeirdBirdWednesday #WallsOnWednesday #Pigeon #Toronto #Photography #EastCoastKin

For Weird Bird Wednesday, a colour photograph close-up of three pigeons standing on a cement wall, on Bloor Street West, Toronto. The one the right is rust and white, the centre bird has a brightly coloured blue and purple head and grey body with mottled wings, and the third has a purple and blue head. There are words on the wall ..ly between u this will follow…

The pigeons of Bloor Street West, Toronto 🇨🇦

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For Weird Bird Wednesday, a colour photograph close-up of a Hairy Woodpecker clinging to a metal feeder, enjoying a breakfast of suet and seeds. A side view shows his long beak, large claws, black and white body, red flash on his head and white spots along the black wing feathers. A background of green leaves completes the picture.

This distinctive Hairy Woodpecker is a regular visitor at the feeder.

#WeirdBirdWednesday #Woodpecker #HairyWoodpecker #bird #Photography #EastCoastKin

A hawk sitting on a stone wall.

Mystery guest, side eye.

Throwing this out there for the birding community. This guy just showed up on my courtyard wall. Big, but still felt like a juvenile to me. He let me get very close (no zoom here). Some sort of hawk I assume?

#photography #EastCoastKin #birds #nature #WeirdBirdWednesday