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What Bird?🦜

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Discover new species, learn fun facts, and put your recognition skills to the test with our daily quiz 🦉🐧🦆🦩🦅🪿🦚 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds 🦜 🔗 @bbappnews.bsky.social

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Doug from Oz @dwb07.bsky.social · 7h ago

One that used to reside at my son's house

What Bird?🦜@whatbirds.bsky.social · 17h ago

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue and photo credit) 🌏 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds 🦉🐧🦆🦩🦅🪿🦚

Laurel Gale @laurelgale.bsky.social · 9h ago

Ring-billed gull vs crawfish #birds #nature #wildlife 🐡

The gull has won, and it is enjoying its victory by swinging the crawfish, minus several legs, in its beak.

Humberto Do Lago Müller @lagomuller.bsky.social · 8h ago

River fishing Mairiporã, SP, Brasil #photography #fotografia #nature #birds #water #heron #brazil #PhotographersOfBluesky

Linda Barnia King @lindaking78.bsky.social · 21h ago

Male Lazuli Bunting…unlike most birds that migrate who molt before or after the trip they do a mid-migration molt in southwest desert areas & winter in Mexico… #BirdoftheDay #Colorful #Birds #PNW #BirdPhotography #Buntings #Birdlife #WestCoastPhotography #SongBirds #BirdsofBlueSky #BirdsoftheWorld

Wendy Miller @burrowingowl.bsky.social · 16h ago

Good morning! 🪶

Five curious burrowing owlets popping up out of their burrow.

H. HOSSAMELDIN @hanyhossameldin.bsky.social · 15h ago

----- Wisdom Eye "Eurasian eagle-owl" ----- Within this half-closed eye seems to lie a wisdom that words could never fully express. The owl observes the world with an almost philosophical serenity, as though time itself holds no power over it. #bnw #owl #birds #Wisdom @whatbirds.bsky.social

FOCUS @focuswildphoto.bsky.social · 15h ago

Good morning everyone! @atlanticbirding.bsky.social say's todays #BirdOfTheDay is #Black&White! I've got this beautiful osprey (arguably the best raptor)! #eck #birds #birdsofbluesky #nature #naturephotography @whatbirds.bsky.social

What Bird?🦜@whatbirds.bsky.social · 17h ago

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue and photo credit) 🌏 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds 🦉🐧🦆🦩🦅🪿🦚

Patricia Stoughton @patriciastoughton.bsky.social · 19h ago

@whatbirds.bsky.social For black & white theme of the day. Here is a juvenile magpie...

Juvenile magpie sitting on a riverside wall.

Ross Bennett @bennett23ross80.bsky.social · 19h ago

Atlantic Birding’s #BirdOfTheDay theme today is: #Black&White; any bird with Black & White plumage Alt. is #Colourful; any bird with 3 or more colours. Managed to see these stunning Mandarin Ducks in February this year. #birding #birdsuk #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #ECK #birdsofbluesky

Emyr Wyn Jones @emyr-wyn.bsky.social · 22h ago

@atlanticbirding.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #Black&White; any bird with Black & White plumage. Will this Magpie do? #ECK #birds #BirdPhotography #BirdsOnBlueSky #nature #Photography @whatbirds.bsky.social @bbappnews.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social

BirdBrainer News @bbappnews.bsky.social · 19h ago

Bird of the Day: Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) #birdoftheday #botd | #redwingedblackbird #agelaiusphoeniceus | #birdsoftheworld #birds | #birdbrainerapp #birdbrainer 🔗 birdbrainer.app

A glossy black New World blackbird perched on a thin diagonal stem, showcasing a bright red shoulder patch with a yellow lower border, set against a soft, neutral-toned background.

Text on card: One of the most abundant birds in North America, breeding across the continent from Alaska and Canada to Mexico and Central America in marshes, wetlands, and fields. The male is jet black with vivid red and yellow shoulder patches, displayed prominently in territorial song.

📷: Photo by Unnamed via Pixabay:
https://pixabay.com/photos/bird-red-winged-blackbird-7057981/

What Bird?🦜@whatbirds.bsky.social · 2d ago

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue and photo credit) 🌍 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds 🦉🐧🦆🦩🦅🪿🦚

Setmeravelles Fotos @setmeravellesfotos.bsky.social · yesterday

I find herons in the strangest places. #Birds #Herons

A zoom in of a great blue heron in a willow tree

Street Biologist @streetbiologist.bsky.social · yesterday

Happy Tuesday. @robcrank68.bsky.social says, today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LittleLegs and alt theme is #Brown. Here's an American Tree Sparrow for both themes. Alberta, Canada. #birds #photography #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #ECK #Canadabirding

Frank Ward🇺🇦 BlazingPhoenixPhotos @frankward7016.bsky.social · yesterday

Its been so long since I have posted any photos, between everything that's happened this year alone, I am exhausted. So here is a Caspian Tern, photographed the happiest place on Earth. #BombayHookNWR #PhotographersUnited #eastcoastkin #birds #wildlife #nature #ECK #photography #photos

A Caspian Tern with outstretched wings flying overhead.

Chriss Pagani Art @chrisspagani.com · yesterday

First bird, 20 October 2026 Again with the Steller's Jays. Sheesh. #birds

Steller's Jays are ubiquitous around the old farm. They are too clever. Sometimes Red winged Blackbirds beat them to breakfast, but the Jays have one or more scouts waiting outside my door in the morning, and following me around.
Photographed 20 October 2026, northern Oregon coast.

sianeez.bsky.social @sianeez.bsky.social · 2d ago

A beautiful Philippine Cockatoo for Day 20 of #birdtober2026 #birds #watercolour #sketch #drawing #cockatoo #birdsoftheworld #birdart #birdtober

A watercolour painting with colour pencils for outlines and feather details in my pocket size sketchpad. The bird is mainly with but orange on the underneath of its tail and yellow below that. It has also yellow underwings. Beak is hooked and pale. Feet are dark. It is perched on a brown/pale pink branch. Brown branches and green leaves against a blue sky is in the background.

H. HOSSAMELDIN @hanyhossameldin.bsky.social · 2d ago

----- Kentish plover ----- #seabirds #birds #plover #nature #kentishplover @whatbirds.bsky.social

BirdBrainer News @bbappnews.bsky.social · 2d ago

Bird of the Day: Spangled Drongo (Dicrurus bracteatus) #birdoftheday #botd | #spangleddrongo #drongo #dicrurusbracteatus | #birdsoftheworld #birds | #birdbrainerapp #birdbrainer 🔗 birdbrainer.app

A photo of a Spangled Drongo perched on a horizontal twig against a soft, out-of-focus green and yellow background. The bird's black feathers display a shimmering metallic sheen with iridescent blue-green speckles on its throat and upper back. It has a slightly downcurved dark bill, a dark eye, and a prominent flared tail.

Text on card: Found across northern and eastern Australia, New Guinea, and nearby islands, inhabiting tropical and subtropical rainforest, woodland, and mangroves. A glossy black bird with a distinctive fish-shaped tail, it is an aggressive aerial hunter that chases off much larger birds to defend food resources.

📷: Photo by siddhartha76 via Pixabay
https://pixabay.com/photos/bird-spangled-drongo-ornithology-7081080/

PigeonJennie @jenniemunday.bsky.social · 2d ago

Little Ringed Plover for today's alternative #BirdOfTheDay theme of #Brown - any bird with brown in the background. Also for a wader it has relatively #LittleLegs - the main BOTD theme 🥰 #Birds #LittleRingerPlover #Plover #Wader #wadingBirds #Nature #Wildlife #Birding #BirdWatching #BirdPhotography

A small wading bird stands in thick, brown, gloopy mud, facing to the left. The Little Ringed Plover is brown with slender yellow legs that are covered in mud. The bird had a white face with a black 'bandit' mask, a btight yellow ring around its dark eye, and a brown cap.

@rebeccam31.bsky.social · 2d ago

For Rob’s #BirdOfTheDay theme of #LittleLegs, I offer this #RubyThroatedHummingbird that used to summer at my place in Pennsylvania. I love its tiny feet! #birds #WildlifePhotography #ECK

Emyr Wyn Jones @emyr-wyn.bsky.social · 2d ago

@robcrank68.bsky.social’s theme for #BirdOfTheDay today is #LittleLegs - any bird with small legs. This female Chaffinch seems not to have a leg to stand on! 😊 #ECK #birds #BirdPhotography #BirdsOnBlueSky #nature #Photography @whatbirds.bsky.social @bbappnews.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social

A female Chaffinch sits on a twig, back to the camera and seemingly looking coyly over its left shoulder. It is a brown bird, darker on the back and with a white shoulder patch . The belly is lighter. The background is dark green bokeh.

What Bird?🦜@whatbirds.bsky.social · 2d ago

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue and photo credit) 🌍 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds 🦉🐧🦆🦩🦅🪿🦚

A.Renee @lil-bird-hugger.bsky.social · 3d ago

#birdoftheday #reflection #MallardMonday #ABABirds #ducks #birds #birdsofbluesky #birdsoftheworld #whatbird #lightsoutformigratorybirds #Audubon #nature #wildlife #clouds #lakes Proud momma mallard w/her gorgeous tiny children ♥️!

Female mallard w/her 3 ducklings stand lakeside while clouds reflect off water- burrell lake park- June 2019 - lower burrell pa

H. HOSSAMELDIN @hanyhossameldin.bsky.social · 3d ago

Eurasian curlew ----- It is one of the most widespread of the curlews, breeding across temperate Europe and Asia. In Europe, this species is often referred to just as the "curlew" and in Scotland known as the "whaup" in Scots. @whatbirds.bsky.social #seabirds #birds #nature #sea #curlew #whaup

Lori Whibbs 🇨🇦@lori2whibbs.bsky.social · 3d ago

Yellow-rumped Warbler blending in to the goldenrod on an autumn day #birds #warblers #birdphotography

Yellow-rumped Warbler perched behind and among mostly dry, gone-to-seed goldenrod stalks and fuzzy seed heads.
The bird has a tiny beak, greyish head, broken white eye ring, a white neck, breast and undertail. Flank has thin grey-blue streaking and a patch of yellow.

What Bird?🦜@whatbirds.bsky.social · 4d ago

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue and photo credit) 🌏 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds 🦉🐧🦆🦩🦅🪿🦚

A photo of a large wading bird (68–81 cm / 27–32 in long) captured mid-flight against a soft blue sky. The bird has white plumage with black wing edges and tail, long pinkish legs extended behind it, and a distinctive grey, curved beak. It carries a leafy green branch and twig in its bill, gathering materials for nest building.

Clue: Its name comes from the distinct gap between the upper and lower mandibles, tailored perfectly for its favourite snack!

Fun Fact: Despite what the shape of its bill might suggest, it doesn't use the gap like a nutcracker! Instead, the opening acts like a specialised pair of tweezers, allowing the bird to extract the meat from snail shells without crushing the shell into fragments. Interestingly, young chicks are born without this gap—it develops only as they mature into adulthood.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Text source: Gemini (Edited)

📷: Photo by Pdhang via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

BirdBrainer News @bbappnews.bsky.social · 3d ago

Bird of the Day: Eared Dove (Zenaida auriculata) #birdoftheday #botd | #eareddove #dove #zenaidaauriculata | #birdsoftheworld #birds | #birdbrainerapp #birdbrainer 🔗 birdbrainer.app

A slender dove perched facing right on a thin diagonal wire against a soft, dark green blurred background. The dove has a pale brownish-grey head and neck, a dark spot behind its eye, and a distinct black-spotted pattern along its folded wings. Its underparts are a warm buff color, and its small beak is dark grey.

Text on card: The most abundant dove in South America, found throughout most of the continent from Colombia south to Patagonia, inhabiting open grassland, farmland, scrubland, and suburban areas. A slender, pinkish-brown dove with distinctive black ear spots on the neck that give it its name; it can form enormous flocks on agricultural land.

📷: Photo by Sirlei R Rocha via INaturalist (CC BY-NC 4.0)
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/269539345