long-winged short-tailed bird with white underside and iridescent blue head, perched at the top of a gray twig
Today's Alt #BirdOfTheDaytheme today is #PerfectlyPerched — any bird perched.
Tree Swallow, Kansas 2020
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Swallows #FlyoverCountry
Gray bird with yellow eye and long upraised tail, perched on a gray fencepost near a green cedar tree
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SongBirds — any songbird.
Northern Mockingbird, Kansas 2020
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Mimids #FlyoverCountry
Streaky black-and-white bird hanging from the underside of a tree branch and peering downward
Today's Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Black&White — birds with black & white feathers.
Black-and-white Warbler, Kansas 2024
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Warblers #FlyoverCountry
Bright blue bird with outstretched darker wings, perched on a fire-blackened stump
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #WingsOpenNotFlying — birds with wings open on the Floor/Water but not flying,
Indigo Bunting, Kansas 2023
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Buntings #FlyoverCountry
Two long lines of long-necked long-legged birds silhouetted against an orange sunset sky
Today’s Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LongNecks — any bird with a long neck.
Sandhill Cranes, Nebraska 2016
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Cranes #Nebraska #Platte #Migration
Head shot of a bird with blue crown and nape, darker cheeks, gray chest, and a long black bill holding a brown pinon nut.
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Corvidae — any bird of the Corvid family.
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay, Nevada 2024
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Nevade #GreatBasin
My regular Monday contribution at Balloon Juice.
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Bird with blackish-gray back and head, streaky white throat, and rufous underside, perched on a branch and looking directly into the camera
Today's alternate #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Robins — any Robin will do.
American Robin, Kansas 2023
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Thrushes #FlyoverCountry
flying hawk with rufous, white and black wings, dark eye and yellow bill, seen from the side
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SideProfiles — any bird side on to the camera.
Ferruginous Hawk, Kansas 2022
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Raptors #FlyoverCountry
Another interesting fact about this bird is that the name implies there would be other species of Donacobius besides the black-capped one. But it is the only species in the genus, and in fact the only species in the family Donacobiidae!
Blue-backed white-bellied bird, with a jaunty crest and long blue tail, perched on a branch in a winter scene
The Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #LightAndShade — bird captures with lighting contrast.
Blue Jay, Kansas 2025
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Warblers #Corvids #FlyoverCountry
Slim bird with black head, white underside, long white tail and yellow eye, perched on a green leafy plant
The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #photogenic — birds you find to be photogenic.
Black-capped Donacobius, Brazil 2011
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Warblers #Amazonia #Brazil
And a crystal hanging from a gold chain from the rear-view mirror.
Mostly green bird with long bill and green-and-white speckled chest, perched on a mossy twig
Today's Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Green - any bird/photo with Green included.
Green-crowned Brilliant (female), Costa Rica 2024
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #NatureCommunity #Photography #BirdPhotography #BirdWatching #Hummingbirds #PuraVida #CostaRica
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #StandingInWater - any bird standing in water.
Wilson's Phalarope (female), Kansas 2022
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #NatureCommunity #Photography #BirdPhotography #BirdWatching #Shorebirds #FlyoverCountry
Mostly yellow bird with gray head and bold white eye-ring, perched amidst white berries and red foliage
Today's Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #ColorfulCaptures — colorful bird or background.
Nashville Warbler in dogwood patch in the fall of 2022
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Warblers #FallColor #FlyoverCountry
Long-legged bird with stripey head and long downcurved bill, striding though the water as a wave recedes
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #SteppingOut — birds captured mid step.
Whimbrel, California 2018
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Surf #Shorebirds #California
small bird with black head and wings, white belly, gray collar and buffy shoulders, perched on the ground and eating seeds
Today's alternate #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Finches — any of the Finch species.
Brambling, Kansas 2023
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Vagrant #Lost #FlyoverCountry
Did God send him a text, and cc it to his wife and Pastor Johnson? Or would that trigger the pastor's porn nanny app?
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #MixedPairs — photos with pairs of different bird species.
Red-tailed Hawk and Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Kansas 2017
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Fearless #FlyoverCountry
Dullish brown and rufous bird perched on a bare branch, holding grassy stems in its beak
Today’s Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #NestBuilders — birds with nest material.
Indigo Bunting female, Kansas 2017
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Buntings #FlyoverCountry
sturdy bird with gray chest, white throat patch, and yellow legs standing erect and calling with its beak pointed upward
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ShoutItOut — birds calling out.
Shelley's Francolin, Tanzania 2018
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Grouse #Tanzania #Serengeti
Mostly yellow bird with reddish stripes on chest, dark eye and dark bill, singing from a vertical leafy branch adorned with white flower clusters
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SideView — birds that are side on to the camera. The Alt theme is #Yellow — any bird with Yellow in its plumage. Here's a twofer.
Yellow Warbler, Montana 2005
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Warblers #Montana #Spring
I guess we know now why they want to increase the DoD budget by 50%
You may want it but the circadian rhythm/sleep researchers will tell you the many ways it is a bad thing. Not to mention the issues with schoolkids waiting in the dark and cold for their buses to show up. We tried it in 1973, No good. Permanent standard time, plz
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It's where Thiel and Musk plug in the AI interface to help him make mouth noises.
Mostly gray-brown bird with red forehead, large conical bill, and pinkish breast, perched in a conifer
Today’s alternate #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Finches
Cassin's Finch, Utah 2005
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Finches #Utah
small bird with orange eyestripe, gray cheek, buffy upper breast and white belly, perched on a vertical sunflower stem with a few dead leaves
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #PerfectLighting — a bird captured in good lighting.
LeConte's Sparrow, Kansas 2017
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Sparrows #FlyoverCountry
Three birds, two with wide begging mouths, perched on a barbed wire while another bird hovers and drops food into the gaping mouth of a begging youngster
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #FourOrMore — captures of 4 or more birds in 1 photo. The Alt theme is #Blue — any bird with Blue in its plumage. Here's a twofer.
Barn Swallows, Nebraska 2020
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Swallows #FamilyGroup #FlyoverCountry
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #PrimaryColours — any bird with a primary colour in their plumage. The alt is #Songbirds
Here's a twofer.
Painted Bunting, Kansas 2020
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Buntings #FlyoverCountry
