My regular Monday contribution at Balloon Juice.
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#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #FlyoverCountry
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pair of birds with rufous backs, blue crowns, rufous and black-barred tails, and dark stripes on the head, perched on a utility wire
The alt #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #Urban — birds in an urban environment.
American Kestrel, Kansas 2026
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #FlyoverCountry #Raptors
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White gull with black primary tips, dark bill and eye, and a dark smudge behind the eye, flying over water
The alt #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #Gulls, any Gull will do.
Bonaparte's Gull, Kansas 2026
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #FlyoverCountry
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Two birds perched on the ground, one brown and white with a dark mustache stripe, the other speckled brown
The alt #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #Juveniles, any young bird capture.
Horned Lark, parent and juvenile, Kansas 2025
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Larks #TallgrassPrairie #FlyoverCountry
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Side view of a bird with white underside, black wings, and crimson head, perched vertically on a tree trunk
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Woodland — birds you might find in Woodlands.
Red-headed Woodpecker, Kansas 2015
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Woodpeckers #FlyoverCountry
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small streaky brown bird with upraised tail, perched astraddle two grass stems and scolding the photographer
The alt #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #Grass, any bird standing on Grass.
Sedge Wren, Kansas 2022
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Wrens #TallgrassPrairie #FlyoverCountry
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two fluffy young white birds with black eyes, perched atop a spruce tree
The alt #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #naturalperch — any bird perched on something provided by Mother Nature.
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher fledglings in a spruce tree, Kansas 2022
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Flycatchers #FlyoverCountry
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Mottled gray, brown and white bird with a white throat, perched on a weathered gray fencepost
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #manmadeperch — any bird perched on a manmade object.
Common Nighthawk on a weathered fencepost, Kansas 2022
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Nightjars #FlyoverCountry
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Portrait of a bird with grey back and crest, black forehead and bill, and white throat
The alt #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #Grey — birds with Grey Feathers on them.
Tufted Titmouse, Kansas 2017
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Parids #FlyoverCountry
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Bright orange bird with black head, wings and tail, perched in a leafy green bush
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BlackHeads — any bird with Black on its head. the Alt Theme is #Grey, birds with Grey Feathers on them.
Baltimore Oriole, Kansas 2025
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Orioles #FlyoverCountry
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My regular Monday contribution at Balloon Juice.
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#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #FlyoverCountry
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dark-bodied bird with featherless red head, brown eye, and red-and-white beak
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Black&Red — birds with both Black & Red colors on them. T
Turkey Vulture, Kansas 2024
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Vultures #FlyoverCountry
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Dark-backed bird with lighter streaky chest, dark eye, and large feet, flying toward the photographer
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SmallBirdsInFlight — any bird Duck Size or smaller in flight.
Merlin, Kansas 2025
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Falcons #FlyoverCountry
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The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #weather — a favorite shot in any weather we can see…..rain, wind, snow etc.
Wilson's Snipe, Kansas 2020
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Snow #Shorebirds #FlyoverCountry
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Today's Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Gulls — any Gull will do.
Franklin's Gulls, Kansas 2021
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #FlyoverCountry #Migration
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LargeBirdsInFlight — birds LARGER than Ducks in flight.
American White Pelicans, Kansas 2025
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #FlyoverCountry #Pelicans
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Small bird with white underside, gray back and crown, and dark eyebrow, starting into the camera
The Alt #BirdofTheDay theme is #attitude — birds showing attitude.
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Kansas 2023
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #FlyoverCountry
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All red bird perched on a bare branch with a leggy insect in its beak
The #BirdofTheDay theme is #snacks — any bird eating.
Summer Tanager (with cranefly), Kansas 2020
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Tanagers #FlyoverCountry
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Small bird with mottled brownish back, white underside and throat, and dark legs, peering upward toward the sky
Today's #BirdOfTheDay is #BestOfTheMonth — your best bird capture/s of March.
Baird's Sandpiper, Kansas, March 2026
Why do they call them "peeps"?
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Peeps #FlyoverCountry
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Small bird with blue-gray back, black-and-white striped head, and rufous underside, taking a peanut from a seed feeder
Today’s Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #GardenFeeder — any bird on or adjacent to a feeder.
Red-breasted Nuthatch, Kansas 2019
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Nuthatches #FlyoverCountry
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Round bird with short sharp beak, brown back, and brown-streaked white underside, perched on a bare branch
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ruffledfeathers — any bird with feathers out of place.
Pine Siskin, Kansas 2021
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Finches #FlyoverCountry
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long-necked long-billed stripey brown bird skulking in green grass
The Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #stripes — any bird with stripes in their plumage.
American Bittern, Kansas 2020
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Bitterns #FlyoverCountry
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raptor with banded tail, striped and speckled underside, rufous leggings, and dark head with dark eye, perched on a wooden post and holding a smaller black bird in its beak
Today's Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Eating — any bird with food in its beak.
Merlin, Kansas 2025
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Loons #FlyoverCountry
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dark-headed white-bodied bid with long stout bill and wings outstretched, floating on a pond
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #WingsOpenNotFlying — any bird with its wings open but not in flight.
Common Loon. aka Great Northern Diver, Kansas 2025
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Loons #FlyoverCountry
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Portrait of a fawn-brown bird with broad black collar, gray neck, red head patch, dark mustache mark, and speckled upper chest
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Speckled — any bird with speckled markings.
Northern Flicker, Kansas 2024
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Woodpeckers #FlyoverCountry
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small flock of mostly white birds with black heads, gray backs, and reddish bills, flying from left to right
Today's Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Gulls — any Gull will do.
Franklin's Gull, Kansas 2021
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Gulls #FlyoverCountry
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Green-backed white-bellied bird with long narrow bill open, perched on a bare branch
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #OpenBeak — any bird with its beak open.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Kansas 2021
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Hummingbirds #FlyoverCountry
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Mostly yellow bird with brown back, black-and-white striped wings, and short conical bill, perched in snow along a deck rail
Today’s Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #YearRound — birds you see all year round.
American Goldfinch, Kansas 2025
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Finches #Winter #FlyoverCountry
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My regular Monday contribution at Balloon Juice.
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#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #FlyoverCountry
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Gray and pink-backed bird with rosy chest and head, perched on a bare branch
Today's Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Finches — any of the Finch species.
Purple Finch, Kansas 2026
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #FlyoverCountry #FeederBirds
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