Delightful description on how people from #antiquity and the #renaissance understood birdsong, by Edward Wilson-Lee.

#birds #songbirds #acoustics

Birds caught stealing from their neighbors High in the forests of Hawai‘i, songbirds are stealing twigs and moss from one another’s nests. UC Riverside researchers found this quiet canopy crime is surprisingly common and could threaten species already struggling to survive.

15-Apr-2026
#Birds caught stealing from their neighbors
Branch bandits pose a hidden threat to native species

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1124285

#science #ecology #behaviour #hawaii #songbirds

My black and white diagram of a gull in flight, illustrating the various anatomic section planes and motion descriptions used in my book "Manual of Ornithology."

Anatomic orientation planes and motions. Pen & ink. From my book Manual of Ornithology, a.co/d/0ifKiilH
🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #ornithology #PenAndInk #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #scicomm #birds #songbirds #birdart

A blackcap, climbing in a tree to reach insects, pictured in an upside-down pose. The bird is brown with grey underside, grey head and a black crown. It is surrounded by leaves.

Upside-down blackcap #LeafandLight #birdoftheday

Blackcap / Mönchsgrasmücke
(Biblis, Germany)

#birds #blackcap #songbirds #vögel ##singvögel

Before checking the most likely awful newsfeeds this morn, I'm strolling my gardens and listening to some joyful bird 🎶.

Oh, and of course my ☕.
#songbirds #gardening

Starling #starling #europeanstarling #bird #birding #animals #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #wildbird #outdoors #forest #photography #naturephotography #lowangle #texas #invasivespecies #songbirds #photographersonbluesky

Photo of a singing bird in side view, framed by flowers. Dark background. White text on top of the photo: Extreme climate events can change how birds sing Birds sing differently after extreme climate events--and may no longer recognize members of their own species.

In my latest blog post for Beaks & Bones, I cover research that showed how extreme climate events can affect the #evolution of #songbirds through a fascinating chain of events. 🪶🧪

Read the full story here:
beaksandbones.substack.com/p/drought-in...

#scicomm #ornithology #climatechange #research

Photo of a small fluffy bushtit perched on a branch surrounded by tiny green leaf sprouts. The bushtit is illuminated by sunlight directly hitting their face, making their eye sparkle. The background is vivid blue sky.

sparkly-eyed bushtit among #new spring leaves🌱 #blueskyartshow #birds #photography #springtime #sunlight #wildlifephotography #songbirds #nature #birdportrait #birdsky #cute

A color photo of a small, female, Golden Crowned Kinglet, perched on a twig of a tree on 03.22.26, in Seattle, WA State. 📸 Iko Knyphausen

A Golden Crowned Kinglet in WA State near Seattle on March 22, 2026.
3-4", weighing as little as Hummingbirds (3 oz.). This is a female.

#SmallBirdSaturday
#Kinglets #Birds
#Songbirds
#Birdsky #PNW
#ArtInNature
#BirdWatching
#BirdPhotography
#Photography

Starling #starling #europeanstarling #bird #birding #animals #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #wildbird #outdoors #forest #photography #naturephotography #lowangle #texas #invasivespecies #songbirds #photographersonbluesky

Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher #scissortail #flycatcher #scissortailflycatcher #bird #birding #animals #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #wildbird #outdoors #forest #photography #naturephotography #texas #songbirds #photographersonbluesky

Starling #starling #europeanstarling #bird #birding #animals #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #wildbird #outdoors #forest #photography #naturephotography #lowangle #texas #invasivespecies #songbirds #photographersonbluesky

Black-naped Monarch (นกจับแมลงจุกดำ) ♂ 𝘏𝘺𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘺𝘮𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘻𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘢

Taiga Flycatcher (นกจับแมลงคอแดง), AKA Red-throated Flycatcher ♂ 𝘍𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘢 𝘢𝘭𝘣𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢

Pin-striped Tit Babbler (นกกินแมลงอกเหลือง) 𝘔𝘪𝘹𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘴

Puff-throated Babbler (นกจาบดินอกลาย) 𝘗𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘶𝘮 𝘳𝘶𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘴

Black-naped Monarch, Taiga Flycatcher, Pin-striped Tit Babbler & Puff-throated Babbler are among the most frequently seen #songbirds visiting bird baths in wooded areas in #Thailand in the dry season.

#BirdsSeenIn2026 #birdphotography #birds #birding #birdwatching #naturebeauty #birdbath #cutebirds

A mixed flock of #warblers including Common Yellowthroat, Bay-breasted, Northern Paula, and Prothonotary. #BirdoftheDay #birdphotography #wildlife #songbirds #nature #migratory #naturephotography #EastCoastKin #birds

A small black grey and white bird is perched on a tree branch

Eastern Phoebe
#photography, #potd2026, #photoaday, #pad2026-096, #onawalk, #easternphoebe, #birds, #songbirds

A canyon towhee, amid thin branches, faces the camera lens.

An Abert's towhee in side profile is perched on a thin branch against a green background.

Desert beige: A canyon towhee and an Abert's towhee. Arizona USA. #Birds #BirdSky #Photography #Wildlife #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Lifer #Songbirds #Nature

A female Western Bluebird perched on a weathered wooden branch, displaying blue-gray plumage with a warm rusty-brown breast, set against a soft green bokeh background

Western Bluebird (f.), Bay Area
3-2026

#BirdOfTheDay #Feathers #WesternBluebird #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #Nature #Bluebird #Songbirds #SonyAlpha

Starling #starling #europeanstarling #bird #birding #animals #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #wildbird #outdoors #forest #photography #naturephotography #lowangle #texas #invasivespecies #songbirds #photographersonbluesky

My illustration of a pair of perched grosbeaks on a blossoming apple branch.

It's spring! Rose-breasted Grosbeaks (Pheucticus ludovicianus). 🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #birds #songbirds #birdart

My illustration of the head of a male Rose-breasted Grosbeak.

Rose-breasted Grosbeaks (Pheucticus ludovicianus, male, detail). 🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #birds #songbirds #birdart

Tiny songbird with wings spread out to the side. Photo is from underneath. Bird is an olive color with grey wings and some faded yellow on body. Sky above and around bird is a clear and deep blue. Flower blossoms surround the Kinglet.

Today's #birdoftheday theme is #smallbirdsinflight. Here is a Golden-Crowned Kinglet. They are one of the smallest #songbirds in North America. #birding #birds #nature #wildlifephotography #photography #EastCoastKin 🪶

Starling #starling #europeanstarling #bird #birding #animals #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #wildbird #outdoors #forest #photography #naturephotography #lowangle #texas #invasivespecies #songbirds #photographersonbluesky

A male Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena) with nonbreeding plumage perched on a branch.

The #BirdOfTheDay theme for Saturday is #blue, any bird with blue in its coloring.

We're hoping the Lazuli Buntings (Passerina amoena) will stop by again this spring. Last year, they were here for a couple of weeks.

#birds #wildlife #buntings #songbirds

In a #springtime mood today with this vintage Royal Crown porcelain pedestal mug featuring #songbirds from Royal Crown porcelain's 1970s #lovebird series.
Check it out in my Etsy shop: www.etsy.com/listing/4473...

Just me and my bestie talking about birds #illegalwildlifetrade #songbirds #indonesia

Once more the woods were teeming with Golden Crowned Kinglets, but just try to get them to sit still and pose! #birds #birdwatching #nature #forest #songbirds #birbs #borbs @wiscobirder.bsky.social

A small little round yellow and black bird that sits in a branch of a tree. Shot with the Canon R10 and Canon RF 100-400mm f5.6-8 IS USM Lens. Great Tit.

Cute ball of fluff

#photograph #photography #birdphotograph #birdphotography #bird #wildlife #wildlifephotography #greattit #songbird #songbirds #picture

Stable #isotopes (C, N, H, O) can distinguish wild vs. captive #songbirds in #Brazil and reveal wildlife laundering - #OpenAccess zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #wildlifetrafficking #wildlifetrade @wileyecology.bsky.social Resumo também em #português

I keep coming back to small birds 🪶 The way they pause, look straight at me, and hold that moment before moving on—I feel like we’re noticing each other at the same time. #Birds #Songbirds #BackyardBirds #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography

Spectrograms of songs from a single blackbird recorded this morning around the neighborhood, the great variability in syntax and the range in pitch are quite impressive.

These common birds are quite the virtuosi!

#birds #biology #sevilla #acoustics #songbirds