For #BirdOfTheDay alt theme #SummerVisitors, a juvenile Common Yellowthroat I saw this past weekend. I was thrilled to spot this little guy! #birds #birding #birdphotography 🪶

A late entry for #BirdOfTheDay #FabulousWaders, a juvenile Black-necked Stilt looking fabulous. #birds #birding #birdphotography 🪶

For @atlanticbirding.bsky.social's #BirdOfTheDay alt theme #robins, a juvie American Robin taking a bath in dewy grass. #birds #birding #birdphotography 🪶

Not exactly sitting on a stool in the kitchen for a haircut, but I recognize that look! A parent Red-whiskered Bulbul delicately preens the pin feathers on the juvie's crest. Watching this melted my heart! #birds #birding #birdphotography 🪶

For #BirdOfTheDay #BestOfJuly, a juvie American Robin cooling off in the shade. So many robins spent their spring/summer in Los Angeles this year, I've never seen a juvie before this year, and now I've been lucky enough to see several! #birds #birding @robcrank68.bsky.social @alan678.bsky.social

For #BirdOfTheDay #OverTheRainbow, a fledgling Red-whiskered Bulbul testing out the flexibility of its neck. #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social

For #BirdOfTheDay #EgretsAndHerons, have a Great Blue Heron tongue. This moment backs up my theory that herons are equally graceful and goofy. @robcrank68.bsky.social @alan678.bsky.social @everyheron.bsky.social

For #BirdOfTheDay, I'm choosing this juvie Spotted Towhee I saw foraging in the shade on a warm day earlier this month at the LA Arboretum. @alan678.bsky.social

For #BirdOfTheDay #MultiColour, a male juvie Red-winged Blackbird showing off his colors from a power line on a cloudy day in Long Beach, CA. @robcrank68.bsky.social @alan678.bsky.social

For #BirdOfTheDay #EmeraldBackdrop, a juvie American Robin hunting for worms. I was taking a moment to relax on a bench at the LA Arboretum when 3 juvie robins landed nearby and decided my break time was over in the most adorable way. @alan678.bsky.social

I could not resist posting another photo of my Pin-tailed Whydah friend for #BirdOfTheDay alt theme #RedBeaks. Here he is suffering for fashion as a light breeze moves his long breeding plumage tail. @robcrank68.bsky.social @alan678.bsky.social

For #BirdOfTheDay #Grey, a (juvie?) Bushtit giving a bold over-the-shoulder pose. @robcrank68.bsky.social @alan678.bsky.social

For #BirdOfTheDay #CHE, my immature Great Blue Heron friend in the middle of a wing-assisted jump. @alan678.bsky.social @everyheron.bsky.social

For #BirdOfTheDay alt theme #ForJanet, a juvie American Robin hesitating on a rock, looking pretty sceptical of the prospect of a bath. #birds #birding @robcrank68.bsky.social @alan678.bsky.social

For #BirdOfTheDay #EyeOfTheWild, a Great Horned Owlet this spring. @alan678.bsky.social

For #BirdOfTheDay #SittingDownOnTheJob, an American Robin sunbathing. @robcrank68.bsky.social @alan678.bsky.social

For #BirdOfTheDay #ArtOfMotion, my Pin-tailed Whydah friend shaking out his feathers as part of his courtship display. This little guy has been putting on a show on this tree the past 3 weeks, and I think he finally made a lady friend! @alan678.bsky.social

My immature Great Blue Heron friend... might not be my friend? #BirdWatchingGoesBothWays #birds #birding @everyheron.bsky.social

I saw this precious fledgling Red-whiskered Bulbul emerge from its nesting area this weekend! I saw some rustling in a flowering plant and thought it might be a Lesser Goldfinch, but it was this Bulbul fledgling venturing out into the world!

For #BirdOfTheDay #SummerLovin, an American Robin I saw on Saturday, who found a way to cope with the summer heat. @alan678.bsky.social

A late entry for #BirdOfTheDay #Blue, a California Scrub Jay daring you to judge it for bathing in dewy grass. Tough looks aside, this was adorable to watch. @robcrank68.bsky.social @alan678.bsky.social

For #BirdOfTheDay #ScreenFiller, a California Towhee (juvie?) who walked up to me when I was at full zoom on another bird, so she got the Norma Desmond treatment. @alan678.bsky.social

Happy Friday! Sharing a photo I took last weekend of my Pin-tailed Whydah friend, who was scolding a hummingbird for flying near "his" tree. Hoping to see this guy again this weekend!

For #BirdOfTheDay #Corvidae, a juvie California Scrub Jay calling out to its sibling. The 2 siblings were calling out and following each other from tree to tree. @robcrank68.bsky.social @alan678.bsky.social

For #BirdOfTheDay #RSVP a juvie American Robin who successfully hunted a leaf. @alan678.bsky.social

For #BirdOfTheDay #NewLife, a juvenile Pin-tailed Whydah I saw out foraging with its mom. @robcrank68.bsky.social @alan678.bsky.social

For #BirdOfTheDay alt them #OpenBeaks, a Common Yellowthroat belting out his song from a reed. @robcrank68.bsky.social @alan678.bsky.social

A late entry for #BirdOfTheDay #AmongTheRipples, a Canada Goose family I saw this spring. I love to see goslings when they are just little yellow puffballs! @alan678.bsky.social

For #BirdOfTheDay #UpAndDown, a juvie American Robin looking up at some noisy parrots flying overhead. @alan678.bsky.social

For #BirdOfTheDay #rocky, my immature Great Blue Heron friend perched on a rock with a foot tucked in. I think this is a twofer if a closed umbrella shape qualifies for #contortionist. @alan678.bsky.social