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@armadillosoft.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gySep 30, 2026, 4:30 PM

Family of sandhill cranes in Kissimmee Florida

https://www.flickr.com/photos/armadillosoft/48888550171/in/album-72157711310631881/

#OTD 9/30/2019 #birding #birdsOfMastodon #birds #aBirdAday (or more)

In the photo are 4 sandhill cranes, heads-down, feeding on grass. The bird on the right is wearing blue armbands, so I reported it to the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission. Got this reply: "Cranes are trying to eke out a living among us in urbanized areas, so we are color-banding &/or attaching a radio-transmitter to a few throughout central Florida to help us understand how they are using developed habitats. This crane is part of our study, we banded it on 7/11/19; it’s a female & she’s missing her left eye!"
@armadillosoft.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gySep 30, 2026, 4:30 PM

Osprey rated 10 by the lamppost

https://www.flickr.com/photos/armadillosoft/49019710658/in/album-72157711656446027/

#OTD 9/30/2019 #birding #birdsOfMastodon #birds #aBirdAday (or more)

I photographed this osprey at the Lake Marian Paradise. The osprey is standing facing left atop a post with its tail overhanging a lamp attached to the right side of the post. On the post itself is a tag with the number 8 on it. But the 8 is looking weathered and the tag with the number 10 on the lampshade itself is clearly the judges' final ruling. And we agree. This is a fine specimen of an osprey. The top of its head is bright white, as is the lower part of its face and the white outlines the bird's breast all the way down to its very sturdy-looking yellow feet. The bird wears a brown mask around its eyes and its down-curved beak looks powerful. The wind has ruffled the bird's breast feathers but the osprey is standing firm. Its brown wings are folded and its tail is aiming downward. Its left eye is yellowish and is looking at me as if to let me know it sees me but it knows I pose no threat.
@armadillosoft.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gySep 30, 2026, 4:30 PM

Grackle telling a snail kite to get off its lawn

https://www.flickr.com/photos/armadillosoft/48927158543/in/album-72157711414994527/

#OTD 9/30/19 #birds #birding #birdsOfMastodon #aBirdAday (or more)

In this photograph taken at the Joe Overstreet Boat Landing, a boat-tailed grackle, its mouth wide open, is letting a snail kite know exactly how miffed it is that the kite is on the piling in front of it. The kite seems to be ignoring the grackle. The water behind the two birds is a blue-grey blur.
@armadillosoft.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gySep 29, 2026, 4:29 PM

Lesser goldfinch fitting in with the dead weeds on the prairie

https://www.flickr.com/photos/armadillosoft/54043860382/in/album-72177720320902691/

#OTD 9/29/2024 #birding #birdsOfMastodon #birds #aBirdAday (or more)

In the photo, we see a stand of very dry-looking - Queen Anne's lace?, maybe - weeds, about 2 1/2 feet tall. Perched with its feet clutched around one of the stems in the middle of this congregation, we see a lesser goldfinch. Its back is to us, but its beak is facing to the left, so we can clearly see the bird's left eye and the left side of its beak. The black-and-white embellishments on the feathers of the bird's yellowish back provide camouflage - they make the bird look like the droopy leaves on the sides of the stems. The bird's yellow head helps it blend in to the blurry background of the prairie.
@dosowisko.netSep 29, 2026, 11:51 AM

met a fren
#swan #birdsofmastodon #shotonlibrem5

A swan on a lake, looking curiously into the camera.
@zvrt.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gySep 29, 2026, 7:51 AM

Hooded crow (Corvus cornix, 🇩🇪 Nebelkrähe, 🇵🇱 wrona siwa).

#birds #birdphotography #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #nature #naturephotography #vogelflausch #ptaki

A hooded crow perches front-on on the end of a dry, bare branch against a blue sky.
@armadillosoft.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gySep 29, 2026, 3:15 AM

RE: https://mastodon.social/@CatherineBabault/117351785922575659

#birdsOfMastodon

@armadillosoft.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gySep 28, 2026, 4:28 PM

Juvenile sharp-shinned hawk

https://www.flickr.com/photos/armadillosoft/37146389350/in/album-72157685699741472/

#OTD 9/28/2017 #birding #birdsOfMastodon #birds #aBirdAday (or more)

Just like us to plan a trip up to Hawk Hill during Fleet Week. Not only can't you get up to the hill, but the traffic stymies all movement and also, the noise of the planes must affect the birds. In any case, it's not often that I see a sharp-shinned hawk. This is not a great photo of one, but you can see its lovely droop wings and its long tail.
@zvrt.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gySep 28, 2026, 7:18 AM

Black redstart ♂ (Phoenicurus ochruros, 🇩🇪 Hausrotschwanz, 🇵🇱 kopciuszek).

#birds #birdphotography #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #nature #naturephotography #vogelflausch #ptaki

An adult male black redstart is perched on the top of a spruce twig against a blue sky.
@jimsphotos.ohai.social.ap.brid.gySep 27, 2026, 7:06 PM

A young wren looking my way from his perch

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

a very small woodland bird
@chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gySep 27, 2026, 7:03 PM

break time... i mean.. bird bath time. Apparently everyone needed to have a bath at the same time!

#birdsofMastodon #stellarsjay #jay #chickadee #birds 🐦
#poolpond #pandemicpond #greenhouse #backyardProject #diy

@jimsphotos.ohai.social.ap.brid.gySep 27, 2026, 6:17 PM

The prince of punk

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

Great Crested Grebe - Headshot photo
@jimsphotos.ohai.social.ap.brid.gySep 27, 2026, 5:40 PM

Saw this beautiful juvenile Great Crested Grebe fishing at Paxton Pitts this afternoon

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

a young water bird with a stunning crest on it's head
@armadillosoft.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gySep 27, 2026, 4:27 PM

Baleful great horned owl looking down on us

https://www.flickr.com/photos/armadillosoft/10063389686/in/album-72177720329304042/

#OTD 9/27/2013 #birding #birdsOfMastodon #birds #aBirdAday (or more)

In the good old days before we had to take the trees out of the back yard, the birds would sit high in their branches and look way, way down on us. Given that it was dark, this owl was far away, and I did not yet have my magical telephoto, this is not the worst photo in my library. At least the camera is as focused on the owl's yellow eyes as its eyes are focused on us. Also, its bright white bib stands out nicely. It's a great horned owl, by the way. We can clearly see the horns.
@aosmith16.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gySep 26, 2026, 8:10 PM

Ha, these 2 juvenile red crossbills came bombing down to the fountain for a drink while I was standing next to it. I had my phone in my pocket and managed a couple of OK pics. A goldfinch decided to join them, looking for a bath.

#birding #birds #BirdsOfMastodon #pnw

Two stripey birds with a yellow wash perch on the edge of the top bowl of a two-tiered fountain. The closer one has its back to the camera but the other is sideways to the camera so you can see it's cheek and bill. A smaller, plainer goldfinch stands on the plate covered by water. The fountain water is quite green, partially driven by the heavy use of the fountain by bathing goldfinches. The fountain is surrounded by flowering pots in plants and other vegetation
@jimsphotos.ohai.social.ap.brid.gySep 26, 2026, 12:34 PM

A Nuthatch catching the morning light
#nature #birds #Wildlife #photography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #UK #BirdScrolling

a tan and grey looking bird
@jimsphotos.ohai.social.ap.brid.gySep 26, 2026, 12:33 PM

Treecreeper

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

a small white and brown bird walking up a tree trunk
@jimsphotos.ohai.social.ap.brid.gySep 26, 2026, 12:32 PM

Wren

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

a small brown woodland bird
@jimsphotos.ohai.social.ap.brid.gySep 26, 2026, 12:31 PM

Eurasian Robin

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

a small red breasted woodland bird
@jimsphotos.ohai.social.ap.brid.gySep 26, 2026, 12:30 PM

Blue tit

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

a small yellow and blue woodland bird
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