#birdsofmastodon

Scatter!

Huh ... I thought I posted this hours ago. I forgot to click "Publish." Oh well, better late than never. Or is it late when I set my own loose schedule? ;)

There are usually several birds in my backyard in the morning. Titmice, chickadees, cardinals, doves, etc. This broad winged hawk (Buteo platypterus) flew over the yard this morning, it made a couple passes and there wasn't another bird in sight. The second this hawk was gone, it was party time again.

"Late Pleistocene fossils of Broad-winged Hawks, up to 400,000 years old, have been unearthed in Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Virginia, and Puerto Rico." - allaboutbirds.org

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #birds #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #BroadWingedHawk

This hawk is flying from bottom left to upper right against a light blue sky. The hawk's body is an elongated oval, like a long narrow football. Its dark beak is short with a pronounced hook on the end. Eyes are dark, I can't discern the color. Its head is covered in brown feathers. The wings are spread out as if gliding, the undersides are mostly light tan but there are patterns of dark brown that decorate the wings and body. The tips of the flight feathers are dark brown. The hawks' legs and feet are folded back against its tail with is slightly spread to maybe 10 of 15 degrees. The tail is decorated with light tan and dark brown stripes, the tip is dark brown.

"Broad-winged Hawks are small, compact raptors with chunky bodies and large heads. In flight, their broad wings come to a distinct point. The tail is short and square. Adult Broad-winged Hawks have reddish-brown heads, barred underparts, and broad black and white bands on the tail. The pale undersides of the wings are bordered in dark brown. Juveniles are lighter brown with coarse streaking on the underparts, particularly on the sides of the breast; the tail is narrowly banded. In the West, rare dark-morph adults are completely dark sooty brown with a banded tail." - allaboutbirds.org

Noah Doersing 🐦🎨🌿

1 hour ago

A somewhat misfocused shot of a crow, but I like it anyway. (Clickbait: You’ve never seen rictal bristles with this level of detail!)

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

A portrait of a crow, focus on the feathers extending down its beak.

Laura Cochran

3 hours ago

#photography #fotografia #fotografie #kingbird #birds #birdphotography #birdsofmastodon #Nature #naturephotography
#LauraCochranPhotography

A Tropical Kingbird or a Couch’s Kingbird—they are indistinguishable except for their calls—(a small bird with a yellow belly

Jim Howard-Birt 🐦📸: Photos

3 hours ago

A backlit Magpie

#nature #birds #Wildlife #photography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon

Jim Howard-Birt 🐦📸: Photos

3 hours ago

An ariel shot of a Herring Gull seen at my local lake today.

#nature #birds #Wildlife #photography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon

A Herring gull banking to the right as it flies above the lake

Jim Howard-Birt 🐦📸: Photos

3 hours ago

Profile of a Great Crested Grebe chick

Went out to Furzton Lake today. First time for quite a few weeks. I wanted to see how the Grebes were getting on.

Here is one of the chicks. They are still with the parents, but diving and catching their own meals.

#nature #birds #Wildlife #photography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon

A side on photo of the head of a great crested grebe chick, Its still black and white striped, but the adult orange colours are starting to come through

Jim Howard-Birt 🐦📸: Photos

4 hours ago

Hybrid Mallard with its 4 chicks

#nature #birds #Wildlife #photography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon

4 Mallard chicks with parent on the lake this afternoon

Noel B Poirier he/him 🇺🇦🌻

4 hours ago

Momma Robin and her kids hanging out at the backyard pond’s bog and waterfall. #Birds #BirdsofMastodon #Bird #Birding #BirdVideos #BirdPhotography #BirdWatching #BackyardWildlife #TrailCam

Video of a Robin family enjoying the backyard pond’s fresh water and bathing.

Erin

4 hours ago

Just out here enjoying the sunshine.
(Red-headed Woodpecker)

#birds #BirdWatching #birding #wildlife #photography #nature #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #WildlifePhotography #animals

A thin branch curves gently across the entire lower third of the photo. Sitting in the center, atop the branch, is a boldly colored bird with a bright red head, neck, and bib, a bright white chest and belly, and a black back. The sun is shining fully on it, and its head is turned to the right of the photo. Its prominent beak with a white base transitions to dark gray and then black at the tip. It appears to be deep in thought, staring ahead, but relaxed and looking at nothing in particular. Two toes on each foot are curled around the front of the branch while the other two complete the grip from behind. Its sharply-forked tail is seen hanging below the branch. In the four corners of the photo are indistinct leaves and small berries, giving a natural vignette to the photo. The rest of the background is a mix of blurred blues and greens.

Geert Klein Breteler 

5 hours ago

Black Redstart

Can someone please open the door for me?

@sonyalpha A7RIV 100-400mm

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Bill Hsomething

5 hours ago

Bibbed Mallard

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The mallard's normal green head is interrupted with white. The white feathers continue down its chin, neck, and part of the breast, almost like it's wearing a bib.

Albatrossity

6 hours ago

Bird of the Day - Henslow's Sparrow, Kansas 2017
The hiccup-songster

#birds #BirdsOfMastodon #photography #wildlife #nature #sparrow #FlyoverCountry

Streaky brown bird with large head and large bill, perched on a grass stem with its head thrown back in full song

CapeCodAdventurePictures

6 hours ago

Piping Plover nesting with egg at Trunk River, Falmouth MA 06/09/23 #PipingPlover #bird #birds #birdsofmastodon #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #Nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Falmouth #massachusetts #capecod #newengland #photography

Psalm

7 hours ago

We decided to start walking a bit earlier this time, due to not really seeing many birds out recently (perhaps because more and more people are outside) and we saw more of them than usual :-)

Woodpecker calling activity was unusually higher; it felt like we could hear them everywhere we went.

Some other highlights not included in the attached pictures are a male European bullfinch from far away that was cleaning itself, as well as a European green woodpecker that hung onto a tree long enough for me to take several (not so good) pictures. @mjohanning's pictures ended up being decent though, check them out! Funnily enough, we were talking about said birds before actually encountering them. Is this witchcraft...?

[ Great spotted woodpecker, grey heron, Eurasian wren, common blackbird ]

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

A male great spotted woodpecker (small bird with black and white feathers and a red crest and bottom) bending forwards on a tree branch.

A grey heron (big bird with a long neck and long beak and grey, white and blue-ish feathers) perched on tree branches.

A Eurasian wren (tiny bird with brown speckled feathers) sitting on a thin branch.

A male common blackbird (small black bird) on a branch. Some fluffy (down?) feathers are sticking out.

Noah Doersing 🐦🎨🌿

7 hours ago

A great crested grebe (and not much else).

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

A great crested grebe on a lake. Its reflection is visible.

Marvin Johanning

8 hours ago

After having eluded me for months I was finally able to photograph a Green Woodpecker again! Always a delight to see them :-)

I believe this to be a male due to the red stripe below the eye.

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

A Green Woodpecker hanging on to a tree. He has a red head, green wing feathers and a white underside. His face is mostly black with a red stripe underneath his eyes (indicating he's male). His eye is blue.

Marvin Johanning

8 hours ago

Saw this duck on my walk today — is this just a regular mallard? Male during moult? Juvenile?

The really bright-yellow beak caught my attention.

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

A brown duck with a yellow beak sitting on grass.

Kai Rei

11 hours ago

Crouching Dipper, Hidden Dipper

#birds #birdphotography #birdsofmastodon #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #aberdeenshire #scotland

Noah Doersing 🐦🎨🌿

13 hours ago

Here's the mandatory at-least-once-weekly pigeon post – a really pretty one this time.

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

An almost completely white pigeon standing on the ground in front of foliage.

Küstentröte

14 hours ago

#GutenMorgen Trötenland.
Erst nerven diese Viecher einen schon am frühen Morgen mit ihrem Gegurre und dann wollen sie mir auch noch etwas in den #Kaffee ☕ klecksen. Mein Verhältnis zu diesen aufdringlichen Vögeln ist leicht angespannt.
Ich wünsche Euch einen schönen #Samstag.
#Fotografie #Photography #Tiere #Animals #Birds #BirdsOfMastodon #LaGomera

Eine Türkentaube sitzt auf der Lehne eines Stuhls. Im Hintergrund unscharf eine Straße mit parkenden Autos.

JanluitPhotos

15 hours ago

Another bird on a wire.
This time a Savannah Sparrow.

See it bigger here: https://jan-luit.pixels.com/featured/savannah-sparrow-on-a-wire-jan-luit.html

#AYearForArt #ArtMatters #Birds #BuyIntoArt #Art #PhotographyIsArt #GiveArt #WildlifePhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Natuur #FediGiftShop #mastoart #Photography #fotografie #birdsofmastodon

The hed of the bird is just above and right of the middle of the photo.
It is sitting on a wire and looking to the left.

Stitched Ink Media

15 hours ago

Wetland, Eared Grebe
Canada
Chris Handrahan (Stitched Ink Media)

#StitchedInkMedia #Nature #Environment #Wetland #Wildlife #Birds #Photography #NaturePhotography #Flipboard #Artists #PhotoOfTheDay #Canada #Arts #ArtMatters #WildlifePhotography #Aesthetics #FediArt #StitchedInkPhotos #artistsofmastodon #Fediverse #birdsofmastodon

C. R. Collins

18 hours ago

#Today, a shining date in local bird history, the doves have prevailed. Pooping on the furniture can recommence.

#BirdsOfMastodon

A dove sits on the head of the scare owl put out to ...you know, scare them. Worked for less than a month.

Catherine Babault

18 hours ago

Photo of a bald eagle taken today on the first day of a five-day photo tour with a group of excellent photographers from Finland. It is not too late to book a photo tour or workshop with me this summer. Contact me here: https://www.catherinebabault.com/contact

#WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #PNW #wildlife #nature #PhotoTour #BritishColumbia #VancouverIslandWildlife #BaldEagle #avian #BirdsOfMastodon

Close-up of a bald eagle sitting on a nest with the sea in the background. We can see the details in its plumage and part of the nest.

Bjorn Idle

19 hours ago

A Royal Spoonbill flying high overhead, heading back out to the estuary

#BirdsOfMastodon #Spoonbill #BirdPhotography #Spatulabill

A white bird with a long spoon- (or spatula-) shaped black beak flies overhead, stark against the bright blue sky

Carpingdiem

20 hours ago

I have never seen a #greatcrestedflycatcher at the feeders. But there's a first time for everything. And now we have both a male and female ruby throated #hummingbird in the yard. #birds #birding #birdsofmastodon #nature #photography

A great crested flycatcher. You can't see its lemon yellow belly well in this picture.

A male ruby throated hummingbird sipping from the feeder while airborne.

A female ruby throated hummingbird landing on the nectar feeder and resting a bit. She's probably just arrived from the south.

Shots By Daz

20 hours ago

Bald Eagle 🦅

Find more of my photography and buy prints on my website here https://www.sinderby.photography #BirdWatching #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #BirdLovers #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #Photography #PhotoOfTheDay #PicOfTheDay #TeamMastodon #Mastodon #Photo #Photographer

Laura Cochran

21 hours ago

#photography #fotografia #fotografie #TricoloredHeron #Heron #birds #birdphotography #birdsofmastodon #Nature #naturephotography
#LauraCochranPhotography

A Tricolored Heron (large mostly blue bird with white and brown accents) stands in a lagoon.

Noah Doersing 🐦🎨🌿

22 hours ago

Two shots from the zoo – on the left, a sarus crane (world's tallest flying bird) that I've edited so everything except the red patch on its neck and head is in greyscale. And on the right, a leucistic peahen that I could've edited similarly, but I really didn't need to because that's just how it is.

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

A sarus crane preening, edited so it's black and white (and red).

A leucistic (all-white) peahen among purple flowers.

Jim Howard-Birt 🐦📸: Photos

23 hours ago

Another picture of a magpie in flight

#nature #birds #Wildlife #photography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon

Deborah League

1 day ago

Delightful and irrepressible, hummingbirds never fail to enchant as they dart about my garden like flying jewels, wings whirring as they buzz past. I'm successful in tempting them to nest nearby by placing multiple feeders around my yard, but I have yet to achieve the holy grail - getting them to eat from a handheld feeder.

ART -https://www.etsy.com/listing/1319429588/hummingbird-and-hibiscus-art-print

#mastodon #mastoart #AYearForArt #art #artist #fediart #buyintoart #birds #birdsofmastodon #digitalart #fedigiftshop #fediverse #artbooster

Enchanting image of a tiny iridescent hummingbird approaching a red hibiscus. The flower's stigma heavy with frothy golden stamen beckons enticingly to the tiny creature.

Swede’s Photographs

1 day ago

Good morning, St. Louis.

Northern Cardinals (Cardinalis cardinalis) are one of the more frequent visitors to our back yard. Indeed, there is a nest outside our front door. They are beautiful birds, nevertheless, I'm still a Dodgers fan.

"A perennial favorite among people, the Northern Cardinal is the state bird of seven states." - allaboutbirds.org

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #birds #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #NorthernCardinal

This cardinal is perched in a loose thicket of small limbs. His body faces the camera and his head turns right revealing the right side. The bird's body, head, beak, and feet are a bright orangish red. His crest sticks up high on the top of his head like a shark fin. He has black eyes and a black mask that surrounds his red beak. His beak is open and there is something captured at its tip, I seed maybe.

"The Northern Cardinal is a fairly large, long-tailed songbird with a short, very thick bill and a prominent crest. Cardinals often sit with a hunched-over posture and with the tail pointed straight down. Male cardinals are brilliant red all over, with a reddish bill and black face immediately around the bill. Females are pale brown overall with warm reddish tinges in the wings, tail, and crest. They have the same black face and red-orange bill." - allaboutbirds.org

Bill Hsomething

1 day ago

Broad-tailed Hummingbirds
Lake City, Colorado

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#birdsofmastodon

These four-inch-long male broad-tailed hummingbirds have an iridescent green head and back and a mostly white undercarriage. The beak, wings, and tail are black. The throat feathers appear black when viewed from the side, but a brilliant ruby red when viewed head on. These particular birds were observed in Lake City, Colorado.

Jim Howard-Birt 🐦📸: Photos

1 day ago

'The Show-off'

Gannet aerobatics.

#nature #birds #Wildlife #photography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon

An incoming Gannet is watched on by 5 resting Gannets

JanluitPhotos

2 days ago

Young and old flying through the sky.

See it larger here: https://jan-luit.pixels.com/featured/young-and-old-jan-luit.html

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Just right and of the middle and just below the top is the young eagle.
Just below and to the left of the middle is the old eagle.
The background is the blue sky.

Catherine Babault

2 days ago

Got food?

Steller’s Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri), Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

#VancouverIslandWildlife #BirdsOfMastodon #avian #birds #WildlifePhotography #PNW

Steller Jay with its head tilted looks at the camera. It is obviously asking for food but that photographer does not feed wildlife.

Swede’s Photographs

2 days ago

Hello Toronto

Well, I'm a Dodgers fan, but I know there are lots of blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) fans out there. The only baseball teams I can think of named after birds are the Blue Jays and the Orioles ... oh there are the Cardinals. I'll post a cardinal tomorrow.

"The Blue Jay frequently mimics the calls of hawks, especially the Red-shouldered Hawk. These calls may provide information to other jays that a hawk is around or may be used to deceive other species into believing a hawk is present." - allaboutbirds.org

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #birds #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #BlueJay

This blue jay is sitting on an oak tree branch looking left. There is and oak leaf to the left and out of focus trees behind. Its body i oriented slightly away and to the left.

The jay's blue crest is up and looks a bit the sail on a boat. Feathers around the eyes and under the black beak are light gray. There is a black mark just above the beak that extends to its black eye. Another black mark runs from the back of the head down its neck to the shoulders. Its back, wings, and tail are varying shades of blue, the flight and tail feather being a richer blue than the back. Its flight feathers are marked with black and white markings as if somebody decided to paint a design on to them - quite striking. The long tail, which is folded and narrow in this photo, has seven thin black stipes across the top and regular intervals ending in a black tip. The jays underbody is varying shades of light gray and white fine soft feathers ending a the birds knees which are close to the body; from there, gray legs reach to gray feet wrapped around the branch.

"Large, crested songbird with broad, rounded tail. Blue Jays are smaller than crows, larger than robins. White or light gray underneath, various shades of blue, black, and white above." - allaboutbirds.org

Deborah League

2 days ago

Autumn Baltimore Oriole. I painted this using alcohol inks, which I don't think get nearly enough credit in the art world. The medium is very difficult to control and fumes need to be managed. For me, these issues are offset by the vibrancy, sense of illumination and freshness that can be achieved.

ART -https://www.etsy.com/listing/720147629/baltimore-oriole-bird-art-print-alcohol

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Sweet Baltimore Oriole sits on a branch pondering. Alcohol ink painting on Yupo paper done in autumn colors. Fall bird art print.

Paula Borchardt

2 days ago

My blog post today features my art of Gambel’s Quail chicks along with some fun observations from watching them in our yard!
https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/gambels-quail-chicks

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Jim Howard-Birt 🐦📸: Photos

2 days ago

Finished work late today which has scuppered my planned walk, but did manage to see this extremely Long tailed Juvenile Long-tailed tit in the woods

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A young Long-tailed tit perched on a branch in the tree

Noah Doersing 🐦🎨🌿

2 days ago

Today's black-and-white squares: A crow, another crow, crow the third, and guess what, the last one's a crow too!

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

Various black-and-white close-up portrait shots of crows, focus on the eyes. This description valid for all four shots, they're all basically very similar.

Swede’s Photographs

2 days ago

Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)

These birds came around early spring. They stayed for a couple weeks. Baltimore Orioles were also here, so it was a colorful time and the feeders.

"Indigo Buntings migrate at night, using the stars for guidance. Researchers demonstrated this process in the late 1960s by studying captive Indigo Buntings in a planetarium and then under the natural night sky. The birds possess an internal clock that enables them to continually adjust their angle of orientation to a star—even as that star moves through the night sky." - allaboutbirds.org

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #birds #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #IndigoBunting

This bird perches on a small branch among other branches in a tree. His background is out of focus green forest.

The bunting faces front and to the left. He is blue all over; his short beak is black as is his eye there is a small black mark around his beak that extends to the eyes. The underside of his tail is gray as are his feet.

"Indigo Buntings are small (roughly sparrow-sized), stocky birds with short tails and short, thick, conical bills. In flight, the birds appear plump with short, rounded tails. A breeding male Indigo Bunting is blue all over, with slightly richer blue on his head and a shiny, silver-gray bill. Females are basically brown, with faint streaking on the breast, a whitish throat, and sometimes a touch of blue on the wings, tail, or rump. Immature males are patchy blue and brown." - allaboutbirds.org

Marvin Johanning

2 days ago

I was playing a game and heard a lot of loud cawing outside that sounded a bit "off", i.e. not like the cawing of the regular crows.

Therefore, I decided to look outside and saw this rook perched on a cable right next to my window!

Its beak is probably slightly open because of the heat. If I remember correctly, this is how bird's try to dissipate heat (their form of "panting", I guess) since they cannot sweat.

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

A rook photographed from behind standing on a cable. It is looking slightly to the right and its beak is open. His black feathers are being lit by harsh sunlight.

Andy Hort

2 days ago

Dunnock

#dunnock #hedgeSparrow #birds #birdsOfMastodon

Noah Doersing 🐦🎨🌿

3 days ago

An Egyptian goose during takeoff roll (...maybe there's a ornithological term for this, but I don't know it, so aviation lingo it is!) being photobombed by a very blurry sand martin (there's hundreds on them nesting within the steep banks of this lake).

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

An Egyptian goose taking off from a surface of water, also a blurry shape that's in fact a sand martin.

Erin

3 days ago

My parents think I'm going through a rebellious teenage phase. They just don't understand my cool new style!
(young House Finch)

#birds #BirdWatching #birding #wildlife #photography #nature #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #WildlifePhotography #animals

A small, light brown bird with a heavily streaked white-and-brown chest and belly sits on a branch above some leaves looking into the camera. On either side of its head is a small tuft of baby feathers that have not yet fallen out. They give the bird a messy, horned look. The background is full of blurred green and red leaves and some light blue patches of sky.

Albatrossity

3 days ago

Blue Grosbeak in full morning light. What an incredible color!

#birds #BirdsOfMastodon #wildlife #nature #photography #BreedingBirdSurvey #FlyoverCountry

Intensely blue bird with large silvery beak, perched on a leafy branch

Laura Cochran

3 days ago

#photography #fotografia #fotografie #mockingbird #tropicalmockingbird #birds #birdphotography #birdsofmastodon #Nature #naturephotography
#LauraCochranPhotography

A Tropical Mockingbird (black, gray and white bird) perched on a thick tree branch.

Fotoot

3 days ago

Closing the day with this pretty waterbird. I think it's called a sandpiper in English.

#Photography #BirdsOfMastodon #Scolopacidae #Nature #Birds #BirdPhotography

A picture of a sandpiper on a pole, looking a bit to front and left. Very blurry background of some sky and a grassy field.

Noah Doersing 🐦🎨🌿

3 days ago

A swan on what looks like a collision course – taken as I was standing, apparently in a good spot for flying over, on a hill next to the lake it took off from. It was gaining altitude faster than it was closing the distance, so this didn't feel quite as perilous as it might appear!

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

A swan flying towards the camera, water and grass in the underexposed background.

Noah Doersing 🐦🎨🌿

3 days ago

Oh look, this nice crow brought me a peanut.

(Definitely didn't turn the video backwards or anything, nuh-uh!)

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

A crow taking a peanut from the back of a park bench, but played back backwards, making it appear as if it's depositing it there.

Swede’s Photographs

3 days ago

Sitting in the backyard watching all the birds fly by 🎵🎶

People who were around in the 1960s might get the above jingle. This is a green heron (Butorides virescens). I don't recall ever seeing one before, I know I haven't photographed one until now. It isn't the greatest photo because it was way of to the west and starting to fly away from me by the time, I acquired the bird.

"From a distance, the Green Heron is a dark, stocky bird hunched on slender yellow legs at the water’s edge, often hidden behind a tangle of leaves. Seen up close, it is a striking bird with a velvet-green back, rich chestnut body, and a dark cap often raised into a short crest. These small herons crouch patiently to surprise fish with a snatch of their daggerlike bill. They sometimes lure in fish using small items such as twigs or insects as bait." - allaboutbirds.org

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #birds #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #GreenHeron

This heron is flying away from the camera to the left. Its left side is visible, and the left wing takes up a large portion of the center of the frame. Only the tip of the right wing is visible, the rest is hidden by the bird's body. The bird has a long pointed black bead and a large yellow eye. Its head and upper chest are brown, thought the area immediately under the beak is lighter. In the brown area of the chest, there is a white mark that runs the length of where the brown feathers are. The wings and the lower part of the body are a gray green. Its relatively short legs and feet are yellow and lay back against its short, almost nonexistent, tail.

"Compared with most herons, Green Herons are short and stocky, with relatively short legs and thick necks that are often drawn up against their bodies. They have broad, rounded wings and a long, daggerlike bill. They sometimes raise their crown feathers into a short crest. From a distance Green Herons look all dark. In better light they are deep green on the back with a rich chestnut breast and neck. The wings are dark gray. Juveniles are browner, with pale streaking on the neck and spots on the wings." - allaboutbirds.org

Jim Howard-Birt 🐦📸: Photos

3 days ago

A grey heron looking down a stream that joins two small lakes.

#nature #NaturePhotography #birds #Wildlife #naturecommunity #photography #BirdsOfMastodon #birdphotography #heron

A Heron at left of frame looking down the stream to the right

Jim Howard-Birt 🐦📸: Photos

3 days ago

Hi all,

Its #WallpaperWednesday 😊

I will post the 16:9 wallpaper followed by a 'how it looks on my phone' image.

Images taken within the last 14 days.

Today I have selected 2 photos. These are stylised versions to give a more fantasy vibe.

1. Arty Puffin
2. The imperial Gannet

I hope you like them.

#JimsPhotos #NaturePhotography #birds #Wildlife #naturecommunity #photography #BirdsOfMastodon #birdphotography #JimsWeeklyWallpaper

JanluitPhotos

4 days ago

A Eastern Phoebe sitting on a wire.

See it bigger here: https://jan-luit.pixels.com/featured/eastern-phoebe-on-a-wire-jan-luit.html

#AYearForArt #ArtMatters #Birds #BuyIntoArt #PhotographyIsArt #WildlifePhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Natuur #Photography #fotografie #Art #birdsofmastodon #Wildlife #Birdwatching #FediGiftShop #mastoart

The head of the Phoebe is just left and above the middle of the photo.
The bird is looking to the right.
It has a bug in it's beak.

Swede’s Photographs

4 days ago

A view from below.

These cedar waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum) were among a bunch that would perch in this oak tree every afternoon this past winter.

"A treat to find in your binocular viewfield, the Cedar Waxwing is a silky, shiny collection of brown, gray, and lemon-yellow, accented with a subdued crest, rakish black mask, and brilliant-red wax droplets on the wing feathers. In fall these birds gather by the hundreds to eat berries, filling the air with their high, thin, whistles. In summer you’re as likely to find them flitting about over rivers in pursuit of flying insects, where they show off dazzling aeronautics for a forest bird." - allaboutbirds.org

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These three cedar waxwings are spots of yellow in a budding oak tree. The photograph is from below.

"The Cedar Waxwing is a medium-sized, sleek bird with a large head, short neck, and short, wide bill. Waxwings have a crest that often lies flat and droops over the back of the head. The wings are broad and pointed, like a starling’s. The tail is fairly short and square-tipped. Cedar Waxwings are pale brown on the head and chest fading to soft gray on the wings. The belly is pale yellow, and the tail is gray with a bright yellow tip. The face has a narrow black mask neatly outlined in white. The red waxy tips to the wing feathers are not always easy to see." - allaboutbirds.org

Maika

4 days ago

That feeling when going outside and taking photos is an important part of your daily life but also #AUDHD perfectionism & paralysis mean sometimes you seldom post any of them.

And, the more photos you take, the harder it becomes to choose any photos to share, until you also feel strangely guilty about it.

#Neurospicy Sisyphus with a camera.

#PNW #CherryBlossoms #Crow #Birds #Corvids #BirdsOfMastodon #MorningVisitors #LookUp #ADHD

Bjorn Idle

4 days ago

Not a recent shot, or a particularly good one, but I'm a firm believer that the world needs more kookaburras.

#BirdsOfMastodon #Birds #Kookaburra #OzBirds #Australia #Nature

A kookaburra (a large member of the kingfisher family) sits on top of a wooden fence, looking at something on the ground below the camera

Deb Oppermann

4 days ago

This gorgeous Red Tailed Hawk posed beautifully for the camera in Guelph Ontario Canada and the colorful fall foliage was the perfect background. The Red Tails are very large raptors and usually sit near fields with their eyes focused on the ground looking for moles and more.
See it here
https://debbie-oppermann.pixels.com/featured/red-tailed-hawk-profile-debbie-oppermann.html
#hawk #BirdsOfPrey #RedTailedHawk #nature #birds #MastoBirds #BirdsOfMastodon #wildlife #photography #PhotographersOnMastodon #BuyIntoArt

Close up of Red Tailed Hawk with colorful red and green background

Erin

4 days ago

Today seems like a good day to proclaim as Tufted Titmouse Tuesday.

#birds #BirdWatching #birding #wildlife #photography #nature #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #WildlifePhotography #animals

Jim Howard-Birt 🐦📸: Photos

4 days ago

My new Mastodon header picture.
A stylised version of a photo I took of a Northern Gannet a few weeks ago.

#nature #birds #Wildlife #photography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon

JanluitPhotos

5 days ago

The pine Siskin is a nice small bird.

See it bigger here: https://jan-luit.pixels.com/featured/pine-siskin-jan-luit.html

#AYearForArt #ArtMatters #Birds #WildlifePhotography #GiveArt #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #PhotographyIsArt #Animals #Photography #fotografie #Art #Nature #Natuur #Birdwatching #BuyIntoArt #birdsofmastodon

The head of the Siskin is just right of the middle of the photo.
The branch goes from bottom right to middle left.
The bird is looking to the left.

Swede’s Photographs

5 days ago

Pleasent Surprise

This bird flew by yesterday. I thought it was a great egret. But after reviewing the photograph, discovered that it is a cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis). I've seen lots of these around, especially in pastures as we drive through the countryside. This is the first time I've photographed one.

"The short, thick-necked Cattle Egret spends most of its time in fields rather than streams. It forages at the feet of grazing cattle, head bobbing with each step, or rides on their backs to pick at ticks. This stocky white heron has yellow plumes on its head and neck during breeding season. Originally from Africa, it found its way to North America in 1953 and quickly spread across the continent. Elsewhere in the world, it forages alongside camels, ostriches, rhinos, and tortoises—as well as farmers’ tractors." - allaboutbirds.org

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #birds #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #CattleEgret

This egret is flying from lower left to upper right in the frame, the background is blue sky.

The egret's head is set close to the body with almost no neck. Though the front of the breast looks like a neckbone similar to long necked egrets exists, I'll need to research that. The yellow bill is shorter that the great egret's bill. The bird has bulging pale yellow eyes on each side of its head. To me, the eyes look like the button eyes of a doll. The white wings are spread in an "M" shape and are a bit translucent in the light, silhouettes of the wing's bones are visible. Like the rest of the bird the underbody is white, but its had a dark yellow patch of feathers in the center of its breast. The color yellow fades towards the back of the bird. Legs and feet angle straight back and are shrouded in shadow.

"Compared with other herons, Cattle Egrets are noticeably small and compact. They have relatively short legs and a short thick neck. The straight, daggerlike bill is shorter and thicker than other herons. They have medium-length, broad, rounded wings. Adult Cattle Egrets are all white with a yellow bill and legs. In breeding plumage they have golden plumes on their head, chest, and back. Juveniles have dark legs and bill." - allaboutbirds.org

Swede’s Photographs

5 days ago

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)

These birds are around frequently, but they are a bit shyer than some of the other birds. I see them often dropping to the ground, out of the oak tree in the backyard grabbing what they want and flying back into the tree. I suppose it's what other birds do as well, the blue jays are just larger, and blue, easier to notice.

"One of the loudest and most colorful birds of eastern back yards and woodlots, the Blue Jay is unmistakable. Intelligent and adaptable, it may feed on almost anything, and it is quick to take advantage of bird feeders. Besides their raucous jay! jay! calls, Blue Jays make a variety of musical sounds, and they can do a remarkable imitation of the scream of a Red-shouldered Hawk. Not always conspicuous, they slip furtively through the trees when tending their own nest or going to rob the nest of another bird." - https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/blue-jay

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #birds #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #BlueJay

This blue jay is facing left standing on the sloped corner of the roof of a wooden bird feeder. Its left side faces the camera, and its head is turned a tad away. Its black beak curves on the top and its eye is yellow. In this photo, its crest doesn't show, rather it lays back on the head like a toupee. There is a black mark that runs across the front of the eyes just above the beak and another that crosses the back of the neck and down the sides. The top of the head, neck, back, wings, and tail are mostly blue. The folded flight feathers are decorated with black and white markings. The folded long blue tail has thin black stripes across the tail at regular intervals. Its gray right foot sits high on the roof and the left below.

"Large, crested songbird with broad, rounded tail. Blue Jays are smaller than crows, larger than robins. White or light gray underneath, various shades of blue, black, and white above." - allaboutbirds.org

Deb Oppermann

6 days ago

We were trolling in our motorboat at Crombie Bay, #FrenchRiver #Ontario, Canada when I spotted this majestic Bald Eagle perched in the Pine tree. I am always thrilled to capture these powerful fierce birds of prey.
Available here
https://debbie-oppermann.pixels.com/featured/too-close-for-comfort-debbie-oppermann.html
#eagle #BaldEagle #BirdsOfPrey #birds #MastoBirds #BirdsOfMastodon #nature #wild #wildlife #BirdPhotography #photography #BuyIntoArt #animal #NatureMastodon #Giftideas

Bald Eagle looking a little angry perched on Pine tree branch

Jim Howard-Birt 🐦📸: Photos

6 days ago

The inquisitive Tufted duck

#nature #birds #Wildlife #photography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon

Tufted duck looking directly at the camera

Swede’s Photographs

6 days ago

Red Bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)

I had thoughts and curiosities about the hole that this woodpecker is at, but then the top of the tree fell off and the hole was gone. It was in the late fall, one person told me that there was no way she way building a nest because it was too early. But both a male and a female were around the tree fairly regularly.

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #birds #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #RedBelliedWoodpecker

This is a female woodpecker clinging to the side of a large mostly dead oak tree. She is at an excavated hole it the tree that is just under a large limb that extends off to the left from the trunk. There are several instances of yellow fungus (mushrooms) growing from the tree. The woodpeckers black beak is parted and pointing toward the hole. Her right brown eys is visible. The red cap on the back of her head reached to her shoulders, her face and cheeks are mostly white. Her back and wings are the typical black and white feathers. Her front is a reddish blush color.

Jim Howard-Birt 🐦📸: Photos

6 days ago

One of my favourite ducks, the Northern Shoveler showing off its gorgeous colours in flight this afternoon

#nature #birds #Wildlife #photography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon

Jim Howard-Birt 🐦📸: Photos

6 days ago

A portrait of a recently fledged Coot

#nature #birds #Wildlife #photography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon

Jim Howard-Birt 🐦📸: Photos

6 days ago

Hey Mum!

Baby Coot..

#nature #birds #Wildlife #photography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon

A recently fledged Coot chick with its red head looks up at its mother

Swede’s Photographs

6 days ago

Surveying the realm.

Northern Mockingbirds (Mimus polyglottos) are very protective of their territory. Here is one at op a small pine tree looking over land, probably hunting.

"Look for Northern Mockingbirds sitting high on tall shrubs, poles, or utility lines. Around your yard, you can also look for them running or hopping along your mowed lawn. You may be able to first identify the presence of a Northern Mockingbird by listening for its song which usually mimics numerous other birds at once." - allaboutbirds.org

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #birds #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #NorthernMockingbird

This mockingbird sits atop the new growth of a small pine tree. The new growth looks rather like corn cobbs or wheat. The bird is facing right, and its head is cocked slightly downward. It has a medium length black beak that is curved on top and flat on the bottom. Its brown right eye is encased in shadow, but if zoomed in close enough the color is visible. The bird's feathers are mostly light brown, some might call it a gray brown; its wings and flight feathers are just a little darker. Its long grayish tail is cocked slightly upward in relation to its body. Silhouetted legs and feet hang on the to tree.

"A medium-sized songbird, a bit slenderer than a thrush and with a longer tail. Mockingbirds have small heads, a long, thin bill with a hint of a downward curve, and long legs. Their wings are short, rounded, and broad, making the tail seem particularly long in flight. Mockingbirds are overall gray-brown, paler on the breast and belly, with two white wing bars on each wing. A white patch in each wing is often visible on perched birds, and in flight these become large white flashes. The white outer tail feathers are also flashy in flight." - allaboutbirds.org

Bill Hsomething

6 days ago

White Ibis from the Side0
Perhaps tomorrow I'll find a head-on shot.

#BirdsPhotography
#birds
#birding
#nature
#NaturePhotography
#wildlife
#WildlifePhotography
#photography
#mastondonnaturecommunity
#birdsofmastodon

The white ibis is covered in white feathers except the wingtips, which are black. The downward-curved beak, legs, and feet are reddish orange. The morning sun lights it from the side I'm photographing, and the background is the clear blue sky.

Noah Doersing 🐦🎨🌿

6 days ago

The three local swan chicks.

The other day, annoyingly having left my camera at home, I saw one riding on the back of its parent, but the other two were nowhere to be seen – until the parent shook its wings and they all fell out!

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

Three cygnets on a river swimming in the wake of a parent, green foliage on the background.

Lisa S Baker

6 days ago

Kayla the Kingfisher all fancied up for this fine Sunday! 💙

available here: https://1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featured/kayla-the-kingfisher-lisa-s-baker.html

#art #artwork #painting #bird #birds #kingfisher #digitalart #catsofmastodon #cute #sunday #artgallery #TheArtDistrict #arte #feditart #artbooster #AYearforArt #fun #smile #fediverse #artist #artistonmastodon #mastoart #mastodon #creativetoots #birdlovers #birdsofmastodon

a digital painting of a kingfisher bird wearing a hat made of flowers.

Marvin Johanning

1 week ago

Song Thrush singing some lovely tunes from the top of this building.

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

A Song Thrush standing on top of a roof with red roof tiles with its beak open.

Noah Doersing 🐦🎨🌿

1 week ago

Went for a walk, saw that leucistic blackbird again. (Also, some #mosstodon!)

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

A blackbird with white spots on its face perched on a stone wall that's got some moss growing on it. Foliage in the background, blurred.

Noah Doersing 🐦🎨🌿

1 week ago

An Egyptian gosling from a few weeks back – it's much bigger now, but I'm so slow to edit my way through the shots I've been taking this spring. More soon!

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

An Egyptian gosling looking around, baby fluff illuminated from behind.

Marvin Johanning

1 week ago

Not my favourite photo, but one of my favourite birds — the Great Spotted Woodpecker!

This is a male one as can be seen by the red patch at the back of his head. Females' heads are completely black.

They have a very cute "kik" type of call.

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

A male Great Spotted Woodpecker holding on to a tree.