Steller's Jay upside down on a tree branch as he observes the situation on the ground. Taken this morning, 23 Dec 2025. North Oregon coast. Nikon D7200
Upside Down...
The world is
...the #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #QuietObservers single birds observing their surroundings. I just happened to notice.
Steller's Jay is in a high branch, assessing landing zones for food.
#birds
#nature
A a bright blue and green peacock looks at the camera. Photo by Robert Emond.
#BirdOfTheDay | #QuietObservers
Peacocks not normally quiet, but these were.
Taken on Kaua’i 2/20/13.
#Photography 📸
#WestCoastKin #EastcoastKin
#BlueskyPhotography
#PhotographersUnited
#PhotographersOfBluesky
#BirdPhotography #Birds #Bird
A white-bellied sea eagle drying its wings
A bush stone curlew with wings spread but not flying, fending off not one but two magpie larks on the attack.
An Australasian darter drying its wings
A little pied cormorant drying its wings
@alan678.bsky.social's #BirdOfTheDay Alt theme today is #OpenWings any bird not flying but with open wings or wing.
Three also qualify for #QuietObservers
White-bellied sea eagle, Bush stone curlew, Australasian darter, Little pied cormorant
#photography #birds #nature #gift #EastCoastKin
A mockingbird perched on a branch quietly observes. Its body is facing the camera, and its head is turned to its left. The mockingbird is surrounded by thin leafless branches against a cloudy blue sky.
#BirdOfTheDay #QuietObservers #birds #mockingbird #naturephotography #photography 📷 🪶
Tequila, a Yellow-naped amazon, quietly observes with her orange eyes. She is green with a yellow nape and is perched facing yellow flowers with green leaves and stems. Her back is to the camera and she is looking right.
#BirdOfTheDay #QuietObservers #birds #parrot #naturephotography #photography 📷 🪶
I waited months for this adorable ruby throated hummingbird to finally sit on my little perch I hung above my gardens. Such a treat.
#BirdOfTheDay #QuietObservers #Birds #BirdPhotography
A red winged blackbird was hanging out in a marsh.
#BirdOfTheDay #QuietObservers #Birds #BirdPhotography
A lone barn swallow is quietly observing the surroundings in rural #Manitoba.
#BirdOfTheDay #QuietObservers #Birds #BirdPhotography
Red-Shouldered Hawk, back to photographer, perched at stump top of a tall tree. Looking back over right shoulder at photographer.
Egret, standing very still on the back of a pelican statue.
Egret, perched, standing still in top of a tree. Sharp beak pointed to photographer's right.
Belted Kingfisher, back to photographer, standing on a street sign. Kingfisher is looking hard to left.
Four for main theme, #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #QuietObservers, the Alt theme is #OpenWings 🪶
#birds #birding #wildlife #photography #scape #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited #nature #outdoors #thelittlethings #photohour #EastCoastKin
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Great Blue Heron crossing path, walking, with wings spread open
Cormorant on branch, facing photographer, it's left wing held wide as if waving hello!
Anhinga in shallow water, standing with back to photographer, wings spread wide
Wood Stork standing up high in a tree, wings spread wide
Four for the ALT theme
#BirdOfTheDay theme today is #QuietObservers, the Alt theme is #OpenWings 🪶
#birds #birding #wildlife #photography #scape #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited #nature #outdoors #thelittlethings #photohour #EastCoastKin
#orlandowetlands
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Side view of a red shouldered hawk standing on an old oak limb as he looks for a snack
Knowledge speaks but wisdom listens🔥💜🌿🪶🐾 #BirdOfTheDay #QuietObservers #EastCoastKin #birds #nature #witchsky #nativesky #indigisky #PassTheSafeAct #RescueDoneRight #AdoptDontShop #LeaveNoTrace #FuckIce #resist #MMIW #photography #SaveTheBees #ProtectOurEarth #ThereIsNoPlanetB
A blue kingfisher sits with its back to the camera on a thin limb of a tree, with its head tilted to the left. The blurry background contrasts the colours of the blue bird with oranges and yellows of autumn leaves. Below the bird's feet there is my copyright mark saying 'C. P. / All rights reserved. Do not reupload. Do not use with/for any kind of AI.'
And for the #BirdOfTheDay main theme today, #QuietObservers, have a common / Eurasian #kingfisher being very focused on the lookout for a meal!
Just gotta love those pretty little photo models. 🥰
#photography #NaturePhotography #AnimalPhotography #BirdPhoto #birding #wildlife
A white snowy egret standing on a dead branch and looking directly at the camera, with clear light blue sky in the background.
A snowy egret judging me
#photography #birds #egret #nature #BirdOfTheDay #QuietObservers 📷🦉🪶
American Crow, or a Fish Crow, I am never 100% confident. #BirdOfTheDay #QuietObservers #birds #photography
A bird of prey with a dark back, wings & tail, stares right, intently. Perched on a somewhat vertical branch, with blurred green leaves and bits of blue sky in the background. The bird has a yellow eye, brown streaks in the facial area and, white feathers below the breast.
Today's #BirdOfTheDay is #QuietObservers A Sharp Shinned Hawk is intently scanning the marsh, looking for it's next meal. #Birds #Hawk
Bald Eagle
Crane Prairie Lake, Central Oregon
#BirdOfTheDay, #quietObservers, #bird, #birding, #eagle, #raptor, #Oregon, #PhotographersOfBlueSky, #PhotographersUnited, #EastCoastKin, #fuji, #fujifilm
There are some #QuietObservers on the roof tops.
Abdim's Storks in #Oman.
Scientific Name: Ciconia abdimii
Conservation Status: Least Concern
#BirdOfTheDay #birdphotography #WillTravel4Birds
A pair of Crested Owls sit on a branch, watching our every move. It amazes me what is hidden in plain sight as we hike under the lush canopy. This shot a fairly close range, 400 mm, no crop.
Welcome to Hooters!
Crested Owls encountered hiking in the lush Amazon jungle adjacent to Heron Lake. #BirdOfTheDay #QuietObservers
Añangu, Ecuador
🧭0°29'20.5"S 76°22'31.4"W
#photography #originalcontent #nature #wildlife #amazon #amazonia #owls #RioNapo #Yasuní #travel #offthebeatenpath #ecuador
A Yellowbilled stork, thinking goodness knows what in the wetlands skirting the Chobe River, Botswana.
#QuietObservers #BirdOfTheDay
A red-shouldered hawk contemplating its next meal. #QuietObservers #BirdOfTheDay
My #birdoftheday post for #quietobservers is what I think is this Rufous-naped Ground-Tyrant I photographed at about 4850m in the andes in Chile near the Atacama Desert. #rufournapedgroundtyrant #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #birdsoftheandes #chileanbirds #naturephotography #atacamadesert
red tailed hawk - brown bird with white chest and accents - sitting in a tree (black and white image)
wide angle shot of a great blue heron standing on a tree branch (black and white)
wide angle shot of a kingfisher standing on a tree branch (image is in black and white)
the #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #QuietObservers single birds observing their surroundings.
red tail hawk ✅
great blue heron ✅
belted kingfisher ✅
all photographed at Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve. #EastCoastKin
#birds #birding #birdnerd #birdwatching #hawk #heron #kingfisher #photography
A juvenile blue jay perched on bamboo stares downward.
Today’s #BirdoftheDay theme is #quietobservers.
I am fascinated that #BlueJays have no blue pigment in their feathers. They only appear blue due to the way their feathers refract light. #BirdsofBlueSky
Close in beach photo (grey). In the foreground two seagulls face off with wings raised and beaks drawn. In the background, three brown gulls stand patiently behind the very large, dead Hoodwinker Sunfish that has washed ashore. Perhaps the brown gulls are thinking “Guys, it’s a REALLY big fish!”
The Crow On Watch For Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme #QuietObservers 🪶
#Photography #BirdPhotography #Crow #TreeLife #WildlifePhotography #Birds #ClassicMono #ArtYear
A jay is sitting on a branch between green leaves.
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #QuietObservers with an alternate theme of #OpenWings
This jay was the first one I captured with my new camera.
#birds 🪶 #BirdPhotography #photography
Here is an Osprey for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme: #QuietObservers single birds observing their surroundings.
#birds #birding #osprey
Der Falke späht vom Ast die Umgebung aus
Ein Bussard observiert auf dem Feld
Die Schafstelze mit Fang sichert den Nestflug ab
Der Neuntöter auf einem Ast in einem lichten Wäldchen
I love these little guys.
#bird #birds #art #beltedkingfisher #painting #illustration
#QuietObservers #BirdOfTheDay
A couple #QuietObservers for #BirdOfTheDay. An Eastern Bluebird and a Mockingbird (who was being pretty quiet). #birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #nikon #EastCoastKin
