John

Front view of a male mallard captured in the act of rearing out of the water to flap his wings - the wings are outstretched on either side of him. He's in a patch of unfrozen water between the frozen surface of a lake behind him and the snowy shore in front. Three other drakes are swimming in the water with him. A pair of mallards is standing on the frozen surface of the lake.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #WingsOpenNotFlying, so here's a mallard spreading its wings for us.
🪶 #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photography #birdphotography

Front view of a large-billed crow perching in front of pink cherry blossoms in a park. The crow has its head turned to one side, the better to display its long curved beak.

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Corvidae. It's feeling spring-like here so I'm posting this large-billed crow that I saw posing in front of pink cherry blossoms on a trip to Japan a few years ago.
🪶 #crows #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photography #birdphotography #Japan #sakura #travel

Neither did I, until I took this photo! 🤯

Side view of a mourning dove perched on the edge of a stone bird table

Today's #BirdoftheDay theme is #sideprofiles, so here's a very pretty mourning dove showing us its best side.
🪶 #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photography #profile #sideview

Great detail in this shot! Also it looks a little like a rampaging velociraptor!

Side view of a dark-eyed junco stepping cautiously on a patch of snow. Only one foot is visible - the other has sunk into the snow.

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SteppingOut - birds captured mid step. Here's a dark-eyed junco walking somewhat tentatively on snow.
🪶 #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photography #birdphotography
#FeatheredFriday #Flyday

You deserve so much better, Bongy 💔

Side view of a downy woodpecker climbing up a tree

Today's #BirdoftheDay theme is #sideview, so here's a downy woodpecker going for a leisurely stroll up a tree.
🪶 #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photography #profile #inprofile

Thanks Alan!

Side view of a song sparrow perched amid snow

For today’s #BirdOfTheDay, here's a song sparrow, beautifully lit by reflective snow.
🪶 #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photography #birdphotography #PerfectLighting

View from side/below of a male Northern cardinal perched on a thin branch in a snow-covered tree.

The #BirdOfTheDay themes are #PrimaryColours and #Songbirds, so here's a bright red cardinal, looking particularly dapper against the snow.
🪶 #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photography #birdphotography #SmallBirdSaturday #birb #borb

Blurry side view of a white-throated sparrow coming in to land against a snowy background, its wings tucked in its legs outstretched. It's flying just above a dark-eyed junco, looking directly at us with a startled expression.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BestOfTheMonth. This definitely isn't my best shot but it's the one I like best because it makes me laugh: a white-throated sparrow leapfrogging a startled junco.
🪶 #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photography #birdphotography
#FeatheredFriday #Flyday

Great photo! Their expressions are priceless 😂

Great capture! Love that look of determination - "I'm gonna eat the whole thing!"

Side view of a fox sparrow standing on a rock in front of a snowbank

Here's a #borb for today's #BirdoftheDay - a chonky, round, rusty fox sparrow finding a rocky perch out of the snow.
🪶 #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photography

Beautiful photo!

Amazing photo!

A white-throated sparrow perched on a wire with its back to us

A white-throated sparrow perched on a wire, facing us

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BirdButts, so here's a white-throated sparrow giving us a front and rear view.
🪶 #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photography #birdphotography

Great action shot!

Great photos! The pelican looks frozen in time 🤩

Side view of a ruddy duck, its image reflected in the rippling surface of a lake.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #DivingForFood, birds that dive under water for food. Here's a ruddy duck, caught in a rare peaceful moment between dives.
🪶 #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photography #birdphotography #FeatheredFriday #Flyday

Fantastic photos, Rob - each one a stunner!

Fantastic shot!

Beautiful photo!

A pair of mallards walk on the surface of a frozen lake. In the foreground and slightly blurred, a Canada goose stands on the lake shore, delving into snow with its beak.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #WaterBirds, but after weeks of freezing temperatures there's not much flowing water around here, so here are two mallards and a Canada goose on a frozen lake 🥶
🪶 #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photography #birdphotography

That Starling club has a pretty strict entrance policy! 😂

Face-on view of a male mallard, his head turned to the right so he can fix us with one eye. He's standing in snow in front of a pond in which several other mallards are swimming.

Today's #BirdoftheDay theme is #staredown. This mallard was definitely looking at me when I took this photo, although it's more of a shy sideways glance than a stare.
🪶 #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photography #birdphotography #BlueskyMonday #MallardMonday

View from above of a female Northern cardinal standing on snow, and casting a long shadow

#BirdOfTheDay themes today are #birds&berries and #backlitbeauty. I'm going with backlit (ok, maybe more sidelit): this cardinal casts an epic shadow against the snow.
🪶 #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photography #birdphotography #FeatheredFriday #Flyday #shadow

Side view of a red-bellied woodpecker standing at the top of a stone plinth where bird seed has been sprinkled. Its head is slightly blurred as it lunges forward to grab a seed between its beak.

#BirdOfTheDay is #openbeak so here's a red-bellied woodpecker with its beak open as it pounces on a seed in the park.
🪶 #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photography #birdphotography

A juvenile Cooper's hawk perched on a long branch overhanging a stretch of frozen water. There are a few cracks in the ice where the water is reflecting the pale winter sunlight. We are looking at the hawk face-on. Its head turned to the right and its breast feathers are fluffed out.

Today's #BirdoftheDay theme is #favouriteofthemonth, which for me is this young Cooper's hawk which perched on a branch above a frozen pond.
🪶 #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photography #birdphotography