On the one hand, maybe Black-headed Grosbeak seem so charming because they're here so briefly... On the other hand, hell no! They'd be charming 365! 💛 This juvie has extra charm tho! #birds #becurious 🪶

#birdoftheday alt theme #summervisitors It doesn't seem the parent's lecture is really getting through to the juvenile. Swans, many swans.

The #BirdOfTheDay Alt theme is #SummerVisitors Migratory birds associated with summer or your favourite bird to capture in summer. This dickcissel is a summer visitor to the prairie/wetlands restoration in the greenbelt. 📷 #CanonR7 #Tamron18-300 #photography #birdphoto #wildlife #ECK #dickcissel

A young European Bee-eater trying to stay cool yesterday near Pinoso. Not as bright as the adults but still beautiful birds. #birds #birdphotography #birding #naturephotography #Alicante

#Connect2Nature #Birds #BirdoftheDay #RedorDead I call this my "Monet shot" since the background and water reminds me of the artist's style. It has the warm reds and oranges of autumn. The Heron was an added bonus. #Nature #Photography

For #BirdOfTheDay theme #redordead Anna's Hummingbird on a Japanese Maple #Birds #Wildlife #Nature #EastCoastKin #Photography #Birding #NaturePhotography

I almost never see a Wandering Glider perched, so this was a treat for me. #naturephotography #dragonflies

For Alan H's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #RedOrDead. I'm going for "any bird with red in the capture but not on the bird" with this red-tailed hawk and handler at the Des Moines Ren Faire. 📷 #Fujifilm #FinepixS1 #photography #birdphoto #wildlife #ECK #hawks #RedTailedHawks

A little bundle of energy and another welcome migrant, this Western Flycatcher keeps an eye on things. #BirdoftheDay #RedorDead #birds #aves #SummerVisitors

Good morning. The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #RedOrDead, any bird with red in the capture but not on the bird or a photo of a bird on bare winter branches. Alt #SummerVisitors Migratory birds associated with summer or your favourite bird to capture in summer. #birds #photography #ECK

Textes from Sisyphus: UGH You are not goinge to BELIEVE what just happenid AGAYNE 🪨

Urban egret Snowy egret at Lake Merritt in Oakland. I thought the very urban background was kind of cool. #BirdOfTheDay #FabulousWaders #birds #EastCoastKin #ECK #PhotographersUnited #photography #OM-3

Natural warming filter courtesy of wildfire smoke in the air today. I took this around 1:00 in the afternoon, and it looks more like golden hour. 📷🌿🪶

The last of daylight for some Sandhill Cranes in New Mexico #BirdoftheDay #waders #aves #birds

For #BirdOfTheDay theme #fabulouswaders I took over 2 thousand shots yesterday at the wetlands so I'm having fun figuring out the maybe fifty good shots of the bunch. Here's a Little Blue Heron #Birds #Wildlife #Nature #EastCoastKin #Photography #Birding #NaturePhotography

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #FabulousWaders The Alt. theme is #Speckled I’m going with a curlew that’s searching for food on the beach 🪶 #birds #birding #wildlife #photography #naturephotography #thelittlethings #ECK #TidesoutTuesday

Helen Bennett 🌿 @helenbennett.bsky.social's #BirdOfTheDay ALT theme is #Speckled Who'd have thought a female (possibly Imm.) Australian Magpie would meet the theme? #ECK #birds #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #wildlife #nature #Photography #Nikon #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBlueSky

I’m going to give Helen a hand for 30 minutes before I go. Then again when I’m back this evening. What a great job AB and Helen are doing btw. For the #BirdOfTheDay alt theme #Speckled I have to go with my garden’s baby Song thrush. #birds #photography #ECK

#Connect2Nature #Birds #BirdoftheDay #FabulousWaders This is a great Egret. No. Seriously. It's a Great Egret. Taken at the Audubon Preserve near Naples Florida. #Nature #Photography

The #BirdOfTheDay Alt. theme is #Speckled any bird with speckled patterns on its plumage. A female mallard enjoys a moment of peace away from her ducklings. 📷 #CanonR7 #Tamron18-300 #photography #birdphoto #wildlife #ECK #mallards #ducks

For #BirdOfTheDay theme #fabulouswaders A Glossy Ibis has such deep colors when the light hits it right #Birds #Wildlife #Nature #EastCoastKin #Photography #Birding #NaturePhotography

Good morning all. For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme I've chosen #FabulousWaders Any wading bird that you love! For me it's the Avocet, a calm and graceful beauty wading along the shoreline! 🤍🪶 The Alt. theme is #Speckled any bird with speckled patterns on its plumage. 📷 #birds #photography #ECK

For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme I've chosen #FabulousWaders Any wading bird that you love! Here's a great blue heron, looking a little messy. 📷 #CanonR7 #Tamron18-300 #photography #birdphoto #wildlife #ECK #herons #GreatBlueHerons

#Connect2Nature #Birds #BirdoftheDay For today's theme of #Speckled, I present this Great Horned Owl although you might miss the speckled parts for those eyes. #Nature #Photography

Buff-tailed Coronet, Río Blanco, Colombia #birdsofcolombia #hummingbirds #birdphotography #wildbirdphotography #birdseenin2026 #biodiversity #birding #bird #coronets #conservationphotography markscheflen.com bit.ly/4g7DwKA

Meanwhile in Oregon... Raising up the next gen of Skeksis! #birds #becurious 🪶

The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Firsts some of your earliest bird captures and the Alt is #Robins This American Robin happens to be the first bird picture I took with my current camera, so I guess this is a twofer. 📷 #CanonR7 #Tamron18-300 #photography #birdphoto #wildlife #ECK #robins #AmericanRobins

#birdoftheday #firsts #mallard I can't easily access my pre-digital pics, bought my first entry level DSLR in May 2006. This pic taken in June 2006. I've become accustomed to the looks of superiority & scorn.

Welcome to Atlantic Birding, a new cohost for #BirdOfTheDay! Themes for today: #Firsts some of your earliest bird captures. Alt. is #Robins #birds #photography #ECK From May 2017 a Canada Goose gosling!

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Firsts some of your earliest bird captures. This Canada Goose is the oldest bird picture taken with my first dedicated digital camera (not a phone camera) I still have in my library. 📷 #Fujifilm #FinepixS1 #photography #birdphoto #wildlife #ECK #geese #CanadaGeese