Side view of a male mallard duck standing on a wall in front of long, yellow grass.
A handsome mallard drake on Rishworth Moor. #MallardMonday #ThePhotoHour #birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky @yorkswildlife.bsky.social
Mount Rainier at sunset
Watching the crows flying while listening to robins singing at Lake Washington
#rainier #tahoma #mtrainier #sunset #birding #birds
A flicker clings to a dead conifer, lit from behind by the afternoon sun.
Flicker at Camassia nature preserve. #birds #birding #birdwatching #pdx #pnw #portland #birdphotography #woodpecker
🟡 Rare: Neotropic Cormorant (Nannopterum brasilianum)
Count: 1
📍 Chino Creek Wetlands, San Bernardino County, CA
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L802762
🗓️ 2026-04-05 14:33
#birding #ebird #rarebird
A couple of shots from #MageeMarsh today, a Sandhill Crane taking off. They're such remarkable creatures. Also they're 4 feet tall and only weight 11lbs which doesn't seem real to me. What are birds even?
#birding #birdsky #birdsarentreal
Two duck-like birds on a green lawn. The birds are grey with brown heads and wings and a brown ring around their necks. The birds have webbed feet.
I’m trying to figure out what type of birds these are. I saw them today in Los Angeles (San Fernando Valley) but they don’t look like any ducks I’m used to seeing.
Anyone have any help? My bird book was no help. #bird #birding #birdID #help
Goth swan 🦢
#birds #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #swan #blackswan #picoftheday #birding #picoftheday #photography #nikon #photographer #oursky #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #beauty
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#photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography
#redbreastedmerganser #merganser
Red-Breasted Merganser pair
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#photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography
#redbreastedmerganser #merganser
Red-Breasted Merganser pair
an American kestrel silhouetted against the sky - body is dark, wings and tail are visible
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Feathers showcasing the beauty and intricacies of feathers.
American kestrel soaring overhead - caught it in just the right light! #EastCoastKin
#birds #birding #birdnerd #birdsky #kestrel #birdsofprey #PhotographersOfBlueSky
Turkey vulture soaring
Turkey vulture soaring
Northern harrier soaring
Northern harrier soaring
Hey all! Had a long day in the forest today, didn’t see many smaller birds but I saw a turkey vulture and northern harrier! #Birding #Photography
House sparrow on stump with orange fungus.
A house sparrow (Passer domesticus) on a stump with some interesting orange fungus - like popcorn cheetos. With a loophole for fruit, I think this colour is nature's way of saying 'Do not eat'. Riddiford Gardens, Lower Hutt.
#housesparrow #birding #NewZeland #BirdsSeenIn2026
We spent over 30 miniutes in our car "hide" trying to #photograph the first Yellow Throat of the season... took several hundred bad images. Will post a more successful image tomorrow, just for fun, here are some "almost" images.
#birds #birdphotography #birding #photography #wildlifephotography
A Bald Eagle perched among tangled, leafless branches, looking through the gaps to track movement below while late winter still keeps the tree open.
#WildlifePhotography #manitoba #BirdPhotography #BaldEagle #RaptorWatch #PerchedPredator #NatureObservation #Birds #Birding #EastCoastKin
🟡 Rare: Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)
Count: 3
📍 Angeles NF--Little Santa Anita Cyn., Los Angeles County, CA
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L890896
🗓️ 2026-04-05 09:32
#birding #ebird #rarebird
Getting a drink.
#birds #birding #birdphotography #birdwatching #nature #naturephotography #nikon #photography #heron #greatblueheron #bluesky #urbanwildlife #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography
My submission for #birdoftheday, #feathers.
#birds #birding #birdphotography #birdwatching #nature #naturephotography #nikon #photography #heron #greatblueheron #bluesky #urbanwildlife #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography
They are not my favorite birds, but chicks are cute and they adults are very loyal to the babies.
#Birding #naturephotography #Photography
🟡 Rare: Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens)
Count: 1
📍 Hidden Valley Wildlife Area, Riverside County, CA
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L284577
🗓️ 2026-04-05 08:00
#birding #ebird #rarebird
🟡 Rare: Snow x Ross's Goose (hybrid) (Anser caerulescens x rossii)
Count: 1
📍 Santa Fe Dam Rec. Area, Los Angeles County, CA
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L459816
🗓️ 2026-04-05 14:54
#birding #ebird #rarebird
Screenshot of several birds in the Merlin app including a Vermillion flycatcher, Gilla Woodpecker and Red-winged blackbird along with a handful of more common birds like Northern mockingbird
Today's 10-minute Merlin 🐦
#tenminmerlin #10minmerlin #tenminutemerlin #Tucson #TucsonBirds #birds #birding
Rock Pigeon braking mid-air beneath a bridge, navigating tight gaps between metal supports and piping.
#WildlifePhotography #manitoba #BirdPhotography #RockPigeon #UrbanWildlife #UnderTheBridge #BirdInFlight #Adaptation #Birds #Birding #EastCoastKin
*Kestrel #Birding
Common loon facing to the the right
Common loon viewed through fog with wings flapping and white chest in view
Common loon in the sun facing right on blue water
Common loon in a canal facing left with a large fish (winter flounder I think).
More pics to come tomorrow however here is a sampling of common loons we viewed in various bodies of water and lighting conditions out on the East End/Montauk this weekend. I adore loons and they were in abundance. #birding #birds #usbirds #montauk
AN AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER forages on the high Arctic tundra outside of Utqiagvik (Barrow), Alaska.
#birds #BirdPhotography #birding #wildifephotography
digital pencil portrait sketch of a turkey in black and white; he has a bright inquisitive eye. the work is signed "sp."
saw a turkey today waiting at our front door for the rain to stop
#birds #birding
A male pileated woodpecker perched on the side of a tree.
Seeing a Pileated Woodpecker is a special treat!
#birds #birdphotography #photography #nature #wildlife #birding #TRAHR
