Keel-billed Toucans at @tapirvalleycr #CostaRica #birds #nature

To muddy the issue even further, the Eastern Yellow Robin near Brisbane, Australia #birds #nature #robins #birdoftheday

What about robin-chats? Are those robins? Am I breaking all the rules of #robins for #birdoftheday? Cape Robin-Chat, South Africa #birds #nature

Do Australasian Robins count for #birdoftheday #robins? Hooded Robin, NSW #australia

@atlanticbirding.bsky.social has designated today's #birdoftheday as #firsts and I think that my spark bird is appropriate. My birding journey was started in 2007 with this photo of a Coppery-tailed Trogon at Madera Canyon, Arizona. I think my skills have improved some over the last 19 years.

An Andean Cock-of-the-Rock looking skyward for #overtherainbow #birdoftheday #Colombia #birds #nature

Least Bittern at Medio Queso #CostaRica I love these elusive little birds. #herons #birds #nature

A completely invisible Pinnated Bittern at Medio Queso Wetlands #CostaRica for #overtherainbow #birdoftheday #birds #herons #bitterns

Per Alan, today's #BirdOfTheDay alt theme is #HedgingYourBets, any bird in a hedge or bush. When you're as shockingly blue as this male blue #grosbeak, hiding out in a bush is not a realistic option. #birds #birdphotography

For my #EgretsandHerons #birdoftheday, the Agami Heron at Agami Island #costarica #birds #herons #nature

A little showy for my taste, but still an OK bird. Male Resplendent Quetzal #CostaRica #birds #nature

So angry. Fiery-throated Hummingbird at Paraiso Quetzal Lodge #CostaRica #hummingbirds #birds #nature

I guess I have a few #multicoloured #birdoftheday species to share. I think this male Red-headed Barbet qualifies for entry. #birds #colombia

I'm feeling literal today, so my #multicoloured #birdoftheday contribution is the Multicolored Tanager at La Minga Ecolodge #Colombia #tanagers #birds

A bonus #grey or #gray #birdoftheday, the Gray Hawk at @tapirvalley.bsky.social #CostaRica

The #birdoftheday is #grey (or #gray or #gris) and the Gray Wren has this one covered (except for its orange eye, which we shall forgive). #birds #nature #brazil #amazonas

And then I leave the house, the monkeys take over. At @casabentbill.bsky.social #costarica #monkeys

#BirdoftheDay #Birding #BirdPhotography #Mongolia Demoiselle Crane along the road in Mongolia. #CHE

I've been worried about Bananas for the last few weeks. He's been fighting a lot with another male tapir and has dozens of nasty cuts. Screwworm is a huge problem here now in Costa Rica, so I've been working with my friend Jorge to spray anti-larval medicine. How many people get to graffiti a tapir?

Egg-tossing behavior by an Agami Heron at Agami Island. We think it's the male that will remove eggs from the nest, and we don't know why they occasionally do this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WEY...

Agami Heron Egg Tossing

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A little Agami Heron romance last evening at Agami Island. #herons #birds #nature #costarica

You can watch the Agami Herons working on their nest at Agami Island on our live stream #birds #nature #costarica #herons www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqVc...

Agami nest live stream

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Building a nest takes a lot of sticks and patience, making sure that each little twig is in the perfect spot. One of the adults (probably the male) goes and finds sticks and then the other carefully arranges them into a tight flat nest. Soon, we'll have eggs. Agami Heron #birds #costarica #herons

I'm still trying to figure out how this Agami Heron is tucking its head in to go to sleep. It's a lot of work with all those ridiculous feathers! At Agami Island #costarica #birds #nature

The Agami Herons are back at Agami Island. They are a little later than last year because of the drier weather, but nesting season is very busy right now with herons flying everywhere around us. #CostaRica #herons #birds

I think the mama tapir is going to give birth soon. She's been spending a lot of time with me the last few days, and this afternoon she had some ficus cuttings (I didn't have bananas) and then she went and laid down on the edge of the garden. She moved into the forest after this...

A lifer for me the other morning at @tapirvalley.bsky.social, this very wet Slaty-backed Forest-Falcon. It was scanning the forest for any hapless critter that was unaware of its presence. It zipped into the forest a few seconds later, but I didn't see if it found lunch. #birds #costarica #raptors

The mama tapir came by tonight for a visit and a free banana. She's such a lovely neighbor! ❤️ At @casabentbill.bsky.social #CostaRica #tapiroftheday #tapirs #nature

Wonderful, Rhonda! Clay-colored are such beautiful birds. #LittleBrownBirdsAretheBest

Rhonda Howard@1184outdoors.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A Clay-colored Sparrow is my choice for Alan's #BirdOfTheDay #YourChoice theme. Though they are "Little Brown Birds", I like the details that distinguish these from other sparrows.

If you want to watch a sleeping Agami Heron, here's your chance. We have a live stream up and running and you can even watch them when they're not sleeping! At Agami Island #costaRica #herons www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiuy...

Agami nest live stream

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