#birding

Hoy el Calamón Común (Porphyrio porphyrio)
9 Oct 2022
Latitud: 37.153425 Longitud: -1.824302
Desembocadura del rio Aguas, Almería, España
https://spain.inaturalist.org/observations/138689591
https://ebird.org/spain/checklist/S120289657
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porphyrio_porphyrio
#BirdsPhotography
#birds
#aves
#bird
#birding
#pajarear
#nature
#naturaleza
#NaturePhotography
#wildlife
#WildlifePhotography
#photography

Ducks feeding, geese flying.

#birding #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdsofmastodon #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography

Blue bunting. #birds #birding

I do love the oily sheen of grackles. #birds #birding

Yellow Warbler at Oyster Pond Falmouth 05/23/23 #yellowwarbler #warbler #bird #birding #birdwatching #birdsofmastodon #birds #birdphotography #Nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #Photomonday #Falmouth #massachusetts #capecod #newengland

I did a very bad thing today. I was using Merlin to identify birds by the sounds they make. I was surprised to see Indigo Bunting come up in the list. I told my mom. She asked to hear the song and I played it loud cuz she’s getting old. And an Indigo Bunting came and landed for a minute on the deck railing three feet away. They then stuck around the area for hours thinking my phone was their mate-to-be. I felt so awful. I apologized a lot. #Birding #birdwatching #SoMuchGuilt

A male hooded warbler around the Head of the Gil in the Ramble in Central Park.

#hoodedwarbler #warblers #migration #nature #wildlife #birds #birding #birdwatching #ramble #centralpark #nycparks #canonphotography #luminarneo

The catbirds are back as well :-). They figure out that people will give them food very quickly.

#catbirds #greycatbird #nature #wildlife #canonphotography #luminarneo #birds #birding #birdwatching #centralpark #nycparks

I went from not knowing of the existence of the mot mot to seeing two different types of motmots and being in awe of both.
Here is the Lesson's mot mot. Click to see the full images and what makes the mot mot so special.

Costa Rica.

#Birds #Birding #BirdPhotography #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #MotMot #Travel #CostaRica

European Starlings are another invasive species introduced to North American in NYC about 130-140 years ago (supposedly so that performances of Shakespeare's plays could have more authentic surroundings). At least these are gorgeous, at least when you can see their iridescence.

#europeanstarling #starlings #nature #wildlife #canonphotography #luminarneo #pool #centralpark #nycparks #birds #birding #birdwatching

House sparrows are invasive in NYC, but they've been here for at least 130 years, and I think they aren't doing well in the UK where they're native.

This little guy has just finished bathing and preening and is trying to impress.

#housesparrow #sparrows #birds #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #pool #centralpark #nycparks #canonphotography #luminarneo

A male common yellowthroat hunting near the Pool in Central Park.

#commonyellowthroat #warblers #migration #birds #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #pool #centralpark #nycparks #canonphotography #luminarneo

A northern waterthrush at the Pool in Central Park.

#northernwaterthrush #waterthrush #warblers #migration #birds #birding #birdwatching #pool #centralpark #nycparks #canonphotography #luminarneo

A spotted sandpiper foraging in the mud near the edge of the Pool in Central Park.

#spottedsandpiper #sandpiper #shorebirds #nature #wildlife #birds #birding #birdwatching #pool #centralpark #nycparks #canonphotography #luminarneo

A female American Redstart near the Pool in Central Park.

#americanredstart #redstart #warblers #birds #birding #birdwatching #migration #nature #wildlife #canonphotography #luminarneo #centralpark #pool #nycparks

Scarlet-rumped tanager.
Arenal region, Costa Rica.

#Birds #Birding #BirdPhotography #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Tanagers #Travel #CostaRica

A veery in Central Park. These aren't especially rare or something that other birders get excited about, but I think they're among the prettiest thrush.

#veery #thrush #birds #birding #birdwatching #migration #nature #wildlife #canonphotography #luminarneo #centralpark #nycparks

A blackpole warbler mooning me as it leaves with all the other warblers. Just kidding, this one was really early and there was still more warbler action after it passed through.

#blackpolewarbler #warblers #migration #birds #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #canonphotography #luminarneo #centralpark #nycparks

A northern flicker enjoying a dust bath near the Compost Heap in Central Park.

#northernflicker #woodpecker #nature #wildlife #dustbath #birds #birding #birdwatching #canonphotography #luminarneo #centralpark #nycparks

A blue-winged warbler chowing down on an inchworm in the Ramble.

#bluewingedwarbler #warblers #Nature #wildlife #migration #birds #birding #birdwatching #centralpark #nycparks #canonphotography #luminarneo

A black-and-white warbler gorging itself on ants as they exit their colony. The hole in the tree is the colony's exit.

#blackandwhitewarbler #warblers #migration #birds #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #centralpark #nycparks #canonphotography #luminarneo

An ovenbird foraging in the underbrush.

#ovenbird #migratorybirds #migration #nature #wildlife #centralpark #Nycparks #birds #birding #birdwatching #canonphotography #luminarneo

A mourning dove taking a drink in Central Park.

#mourningdove #doves #nature #wildlife #birds #birding #birdwatching #centralpark #nycparks #canonphotography #luminarneo

A male American redstart near the Pool in Central Park..

#americanredstart #redstart #birds #birding #birdwatching #Nature #wildlife #pool #centralpark #Nycparks #canonphotography #luminarneo

A blue headed vireo in Central Park earlier in May.

#bluehadedvireo #vireos #birds #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #canonphotography #luminarneo #northwoods #centralpark #nycparks

I bought a thing that listens for birds for me

www.chuq.me/blog/review-haikubox-bird-identification-system

#birds #birding #birdwatching #cornelllab #ebird #merlin

My #Robin friend Little Mate was a very hungry bird this evening.
#bird #Birds #Birding #UKBirding #Nature #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography

I got some great photos of a Great Crowned Flycatcher at the Tennesee Wildlife Refuge. I think these may be some of my best bird photos yet.

#birds #birding #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #NaturePhotography #Photography

So, given the rise of merlin bird id, are their remote microphones? I would very much like a microphone I could mount under the eve of the house, weather resistant, which can be connected to by a computer or iphone. Purpose is monitoring bird calls (records, uploads periodically - or constantly), etc.

Anybody know anything to put me on the scent?

#birds #birding #nature #sounds

Red-headed woodpecker screeching like a banshee made me happy today #RockCreekParkDC #RockCreek #DC #DCBirding #BirdingDC #Birding

You know how ostriches are (of course incorrectly) believed to stick their head into the ground when they get scared? Well, starlings do that when they get hungry!

#birding #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdsofmastodon #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography

Chimney swifts are fast. It is really difficult to capture them in flight... Seen at Marine Park Salt Marsh in Brooklyn NY yesterday.
#birds #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #birding #Brooklyn #swift

Long-tailed Duck, 25th March 2022
Race Point Beach, Provincetown, Massachusetts
Nauset & Wôpanâak (Wampanoag) traditional territory
Canon EOS R5, Sigma 150-600mm + 1.4x teleconverter @ 840mm, 15% crop, 1/2000s, f/9, ISO 1250
#DailyBird #BirdPhotography #Bird #Birds #Birding #Birdwatching #DescribeYourImages

I just saw a starling being harried by three very large but still not quite grown-up offspring, light brown and downy. It took off in exasperation with the birdlets in pursuit. #birdeing #birding

Can anyone id this birdsong for me please? Recorded 100m from the Exe estuary by a reedbed, mid morning, sunny day. #birds #birdid #birding #birdwatching

Back to a louder dawn chorus this morning in the neighborhood. Beautiful Northern Cardinal song. Pleasantly surprised to hear a Brown Thrasher.

#birds #birding

Saw this pretty pigeon the other day! (Its plumage reminded me just a bit of turtle doves, but I don't think it's a hybrid or anything.)

#birding #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdsofmastodon #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography

Spotted a bald eagle while on a walk along the Bay Trail today! I had read that there was a nesting pair at the golf course nearby, but their nest is 100 feet up (30 meters) up a tree. Cool to one hanging out on the shore. Photo is a little fuzzy because we didn't want to get too close. #photography #BaldEagle #bird #birding #BayArea #EastBay

A male Baltimore Oriole is a stunning bird to see singing at the top of a tree.

#birds #birding #BaltimoreOriole

A feature of my old apartment was the #BaitTree - right behind my desk was a window that had a #persimmon tree so close that you could pick persimmons from inside the apartment. The lure of yummy yummy persimmons was always tempting enough to ignore the photographer who was close enough that minimum focus distance became a problem. This #hiyodori was probably much more annoyed at the #snow than I was. #BrownCheekedBulbul #birding #photography

A day of cycling along the Danube, into the wetlands & woods of the Lobau, and listening to birdsong. Several nightingales singing from bushes along the river, an icterine warbler and a golden oriole in the woods, but the highlight for me was a great reed warbler performing his amazing song from a reed head bent by his weight. Now listening to the frogs croaking in the Alte Donau

#birding #Wien #Lobau #DonauAuen #Birdsong #Spring

My photo of the week: American Redstart at the neighborhood park.

https://www.lireo.com/photo-of-the-week-american-redstart-in-the-neighborhood/#more-53624

#PhotoOfTheWeek #birds #birding

I'm seeing double!

#birding #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdsofmastodon #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography

My best photo of a kestrel (Turmfalke, literally means "Tower Falcon) yet! 🙂

This time it really paid off that I looked at everything that I thought could be either a pigeon or a kestrel!

Seen today at the Behrendsgrund nature reserve in Bielefeld (Sennestadt), Germany.

#bird #birds #birding #birdphotography #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #nature #photography

I won't deny that I've brightened up the reflection a little, and I've obviously desaturated the rest of the image (not that there was much color to begin with) – with that disclaimer out of the way:

Crows reflected in a crow's eye.

#birding #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdsofmastodon #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography

Today's Bird Note Radio episode, The Red-winged Blackbird (less than two-minute podcast).

https://www.birdnote.org/listen/shows/red-winged-blackbird

#BlackBirdersWeek2023 #birding #birds

Scarlet Tanager, 25th June 2022
Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Bedford, Massachusetts
Agawam, Massa-adchu-es-et (Massachusett) & Pawtucket traditional territory
Canon EOS R5, Sigma 150-600mm + 1.4x teleconverter @ 840mm, 50% crop, 1/800s, f/9, ISO 12800
#DailyBird #BirdPhotography #Bird #Birds #Birding #Birdwatching #DescribeYourImages

From the zoo: A male Eider duck – they're large sea-ducks with almost-triangular heads.

#birding #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdsofmastodon #photography #naturephotography

The peacocks of the #swallow family the #violetgreenswallow is the most colourful of the sky acrobats. Under the right glancing light their wings bright up with not just purple and greens but many hues of blues... They also remind me a little of Pingu's little sister, Pinga... Noot! Noot!

#wsanecterritory #birding #birds #つばめ

Shared my spotting scope with another birder today.

They were thrilled. "Thank you, the Black-bellied Plover is a life bird for me. You made my day!"

#birds #birding

This fellow showed up this morning to celebrate my birthday! The "dust" on the feeder is really pollen. #hummingbird #birds #birding #birdsofmastodon #nature #photography

Northern Flicker

#nature #birds #Wildlife #photography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #birding #biodiversity #woodpecker

A Common Blackbird proudly standing on top of a roof, surveying his domain.

#bird #birds #birding #birdphotography #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #photography

Don't bite your nails, kids! Some more baby coot content.

#bird #birds #birding #birdphotography #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #photography

I’m so woodpecker-crazy that I woke up this morning with the word “Dryobates” rolling around my head like a little tune. (The genus name of the downy woodpecker.) Even I think this is a little excessive: it’s probably caused by not having seen any woodpeckers since the downy pictured below, over a WEEK ago. So I should probably go #birding more, and continue looking for woodpeckers!

I heard a calling woodpecker in the distance while on an evening walk, so I investigated around a bit and was pleasantly surprised to see a young great spotted woodpecker high up in a hole!

It was most likely waiting for its parent(s) to come back with some tasty food.

#Birds #Birding #Birdwatching #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #Photography #Wildlife

Okay, I'm really proud of this video: An Egyptian goose blinking in slow motion.

First, it closes its half-transparent nictitating membrane and, at the same time, starts wiggling the eye (not sure why, but I captured additional blinks, and it always did that). Then, the normal eyelid closes, after which the nictitating membrane retracts underneath the closed eyelid!

#birding #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdsofmastodon #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography

Brrr. It's a cold morning, with temperatures in the low 40's Farenheit in southeast Michigan.

Based on my morning birding checklist, even the birds are taking time to get moving. Fewer birds seen and heard today than previous days this week.

#Michigan #birds #birding

... and an adult Black-crowned Night Heron, same pond as the juvie posted previously. Two winters ago (2021-2) into the spring there were a good number of juvies and a few adults overwintering at this site. Last winter there were very few and I didn't see any at all for a while until a short time ago. I'm glad to see some are back.

#birds #birdsofmastodon #birdphotography #naturephotography #nature #MastodonNatureCommunity #wildlife #birding #aves #fotografia #heron

A Eurasian Wren (Zaunkönig, "King of the Fence") was singing loudly from on top of a chimney of a small building. Rarely seen in the summer but very frequently heard!

#birds #bird #birding #birdphotography #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #photography