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@lil-bird-hugger.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 1:36 PM

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Celebrate #birds around you! Sat Oct 10,2026! #merlinapp #ABABirds #lightsoutformigratorybirds #birdsoftheworld #birdsofbluesky #whatbird #ducks #waterfowl #birdsofprey #backyardbirds #Audubon #cornellUniversity

@rowanthebirder.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 11:54 AM

When birding, have you ever just felt like someone was watching you? Me too…

#Hairywoodpecker #bird #peekaboo #nature #birdsoftheworld

@whatbirds.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 10:59 AM

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue and photo credit) 🌏 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds 🦉🐧🦆🦩🦅🪿🦚

A striking medium-to-large male bird (100–120 cm / 39–47 in long) perched on a grey rock. It displays vibrant iridescent green scales on its back, a brilliant golden-yellow and red rump, and a white hood with fine black striped patterns fanning around its head, along with long, barred tail feathers extending dramatically behind it.

Clue: Named after the wife of a Governor-General of India, this high-altitude Asian traveler is famous for its shimmering cape and dramatic, extra-long tail.

Fun Fact: Despite the male's vibrant, eye-catching plumage, these birds are surprisingly elusive in the wild, spending most of their time hiding in dense bamboo thickets in the mountain forests of southwestern China and Myanmar.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Text source: Gemini (Edited)

📷: Photo by Henry Koh via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
https://www.flickr.com/people/98682992@N00

@orknithology.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 7:00 AM

"Fed & Berried"

♀️ Blackbird (Turdus merula) at Grimbister, #Orkney.

For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #Eating; birds with food in their beaks.

#OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #BirdsOfBluesky #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birdsoftheworld #ornithology #Blackbird 🪶

@lindaking78.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 6:30 AM

Western Meadowlark singing its flute-like spring song from the sagebrush at Toppenish National Wildlife Refuge…
#BirdoftheDay #Crooners #Songbirds #BirdPhotography #BirdWatching #Art
#NaturePhotography #Birds #Nature
#Photography #BirdsofBlueSky #PNW
#EasternWashington #RuralScenes #BirdsOftheWorld

@lil-bird-hugger.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 4:26 AM

The first 11 seconds after I open the door to get out of my car if I'm a little late. Its so much easier to help these guys if/when they're injured if they trust you. That's what I aim for. #MallardMonday #ducks #birdsofbluesky #whatbird #birds #birdsoftheworld #ABABirds #lightsoutformigratorybirds

@catsparx.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 1:12 AM

Good morning! #birds #ornithology #audubon #closeup #BirdsoftheWorld #BirdsofBlueSky #photography #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #AussieBirds #AustralianBirds

Close-up portrait of a black bird with a round red eye

@bbappnews.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 12:42 AM

Bird of the Day: Great Bowerbird (Chlamydera nuchalis) #birdoftheday #botd #greatbowerbird #chlamyderanuchalis #birdsoftheworld #birds #birdbrainerapp #birdbrainer
🔗 birdbrainer.app

A relatively large, stocky bird standing inside its bower - two parallel walls of interwoven sticks - facing the viewer, with pale grey-brown plumage, a scalloped pattern on the back and wings, pale grey-buff underparts, a stout slightly downcurved dark bill, a small dark eye, and sturdy grey legs, with blurred green foliage in the background

Text on card: The largest Australian bowerbird, found in tropical and subtropical woodland and open savanna across northern Australia from the Kimberley east to Queensland. The male builds a substantial avenue bower and adorns it with bones, stones, and pale objects, and may arrange them to create an illusion of forced perspective.

📷: Photo by Jim Bendon (CC BY-SA 2.0)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Great_bowerbird_1_(11722386055).jpg

@paulpharoah.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 8:31 PM

#BirdOfTheDay theme #perched #birds #BirdsOfTheWorld #nature
I saw this Clark's nutcracker perched on a limber pine during a hike on Sunday in the high mountains of the San Bernardino range. I was not carry a zoom lens, but the photo was enough for me to identify the species when I got home.

@lil-bird-hugger.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 8:06 PM

#waderwednesday #birdoftheday #MallardMonday These are some cute waders!!! #ducks #birds #whatbird #lightsoutformigratorybirds #birdsoftheworld #birdsofbluesky #ducklings #ABABirds #Audubon

From my duck archives- June 2021- burrell lake park- lower burrell pa- mother mallard w/her 4 ducklings wade in water

@rookman.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 6:34 PM

Black tailed Godwit.
#WaderWednesDay

#birds🪶 #UKbirding
#Naturephotography
#BirdsOfTheWorld
#NatureTherapy🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

A black-tailed godwit stands in shallow water with its long, pinkish bill dipped just below the surface to forage. The bird features mottled brown, warm buff, and grey plumage with dark-striped patterns along its back and flanks.

@orknithology.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 9:35 AM

"Noncommittal"

Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) sitting on the fence at Grimbister, #Orkney.

For today's #BirdOfTheDay alt theme of #Perched; birds standing on anything except branches.

#OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #BirdsOfBluesky #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birdsoftheworld #ornithology #Thrush 🪶

@timhopper.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 7:27 AM

The big pond at the allotments was looking very tranquil on Monday evening 😍 Can you spot the coot? #landscapephotography #birdsoftheworld #birds | #kent #england

A phone-photo of a pond in the grounds of an allotment site near the centre of a small town in the southeast of England. The blue sky is reflected in the water and the surrounding trees are lit by the early-evening sunshine 😍

@whatbirds.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 5:56 AM

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue and photo credit) 🌍 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds 🦉🐧🦆🦩🦅🪿🦚

A photo of a large seabird (1–1.4 m / 3–4.5 ft long) standing atop a wooden post with its wings partially outstretched. The bird features a white head, a long orange-tinged bill, and dark gray feathered plumage on its body against a soft, warm-toned background.

Clue: Famous for steep plunge-dives along coastal shores, this grand seabird carries a spacious pouch built for catching fish!

Fun Fact: This species is one of only two of its kind that forage by diving directly into the water from heights as high as 18 m (60 ft), using its expandable throat pouch like a net to scoop up fish and water.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Text source: Gemini (Edited)

📷: Photo by Val Burnett via Pixabay
https://pixabay.com/users/valburnett-18819929/

@bbappnews.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 1:47 AM

Bird of the Day: Smooth-billed Ani (Crotophaga ani) #birdoftheday #botd #smoothbilledani #crotophagaani #birdsoftheworld #birds #birdbrainerapp #birdbrainer
🔗 birdbrainer.app

An all-black bird with iridescent blue-tinged plumage, a distinctive large smooth curved black bill with a raised ridge, small dark eye, and a long broad tail, perched on top of a weathered wooden post.

Text on card: Found across the Caribbean, Central America, and South America from Florida and the West Indies south to northern Argentina, inhabiting open grassland, farmland, pastures, roadsides, and forest edges. A gregarious cuckoo that lives in communal groups, often following cattle to catch disturbed insects; groups share a single nest and cooperate to raise young.

📷: Photo by Armin Scholz-Behlau via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Garrapatero_an%C3%AD.jpg

@rookman.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 5:22 PM

Crested Lark.
#BirdsOfTheWorld

#birds🪶 #birdwatching
#Naturephotography
#NatureTherapy

This photo features a crested lark standing on sandy ground in a dry, arid environment. The bird has mottled brown and beige plumage that blends in with its surroundings, a sharp beak, and a distinct, pointed crest of feathers erect on top of its head.

@lindaking78.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 5:19 PM

Canada Geese on the neighborhood gravel pit pond…they’re common, so easy to overlook, but give excellent action photo ops…
#BirdoftheDay #UnsungBirds #Geese
#BirdPhotography #BirdWatching
#ActionPhotography #Birding #PNW
#WestCoastPhotography #GameBirds
#BirdsofBlueSky #BirdsoftheWorld

@lil-bird-hugger.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 3:55 PM

Feat:James Vander-Beak&his gf Frenchy(note her bill is disintegrating)she knows to ask for piles of seed she's so so smart. Girls like the acoustics of the pavilion. They do what I call "clap back roll calls"! #MallardMonday #ducks #birds #birdsofbluesky #whatbird #ABABirds #birdsoftheworld #Audubon

@lil-bird-hugger.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 3:28 PM

My #Canadiangeese friends getting animated once again! #geese #MallardMonday #waterfowl #nature #birds #birdsofbluesky #birdsoftheworld #ABABirds #Audubon #lightsoutformigratorybirds #whatbird

A young Canadian goose shows his/her personality- Oct 2026- lower burrell pa- burrell lake park

@orknithology.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 7:29 AM

"🎶 She's a Model and She's Looking Good 🎶"

1st-winter ♀️ Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) at Wideford Hill, #Orkney.

For today's #BirdOfTheDay main theme of #BirdSupermodel.

#OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #BirdsOfBluesky #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birdsoftheworld #ornithology #Stonechat 🪶