A bird is perched on a branch of a tree and looking slightly in the downward direction. it's body is black with white spots on the underparts as well as on the back. The eyes are red. In the photo, the bird faces to the right, with its tail extending toward the left side of the frame.The trunk of the tree, behind the bird, goes from the bottom of the photo to the top and is slightly narrower than the length of the bird.
A bird with a black head, greyish beak, and a darker-black body appears to be landing on a perch of a bird feeder filled with seeds. The body of the bird has whitish spots on it. The wings are flapping and are blurry. The bird's tail is towards the bottom of the photo frame and the head is near the top. The bird feeder is green in color with greenery behind it.
A bird is perched on the top railing of a deck. The neck and head are black in color with white spots on the top of the head. The underpart is shiny black with bright white spots. The back of the bird has black feathers with brownish-white round tips. The background shows blurry leaves of trees. The bird's tail is towards the right side of the photo frame and the head is pointed to the left.
For today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme, Alan (@alan678.bsky.social) selected #mottled birds. Alt is #blurry birds blurred in motion.
Easy to choose since most of my photos tend to be blurry!
I chose a female Indian koel and a couple of starlings.
#birds #koels #starlings #backyardbirding
