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@dwightreads.bsky.social Sep 17, 2026, 5:35 PM

Per Alan @alan678.bsky.social, today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ODG, any Owl, Duck or Goose. No alt.
#ScreechOwl #Birds #wildlife #photography #Florida #Backyard #nature #outdoors #thelittlethings #ECK 🦉

An eastern screech owl is perched on an oak branch with his back to us and his head turned to the side.
Eastern screech-owls are a smaller species of owl in Florida and are approximately the size of a robin.
This species has three distinctive color morphs, a rust-red, a slate-gray, and occasionally a brown color as an intermediate. They have a set of tufted feathers on top of their head that resemble ears or horns.
Screech-owls live primarily in tree-dominated habitats such as deciduous and coniferous forests, suburban parks and wooded yards. However, they are limited by the availability of nest cavities, as they do not build or modify their own.

Screech-owls have a broad diet consisting of insects, earthworms, crayfish, small amphibians, reptiles, and mammals. They're very skilled at capturing moths, bats, and songbirds. They primarily rely on their vision to hunt, waiting on a perch for prey to walk, crawl, or fly by. These small owls do not "hoot" , but they do call with eerie whinnies and trills.
Screech-owls nest in tree cavities, nest boxes, and sometimes even in the soffits of neglected buildings. Male eastern screech-owls defend a territory with multiple nest cavities. They are usually monogamous, but males will occasionally pair up with a second female during the breeding season.
Eggs hatch after about 26-34 days, and owlets are ready to fly in another 26-30 days. Screech-owls have been known to carry live blind-snakes to their nest, a snake species that eats insects infesting the nest while leaving the eggs and chicks alone.

@ginnystibolt.bsky.social Sep 17, 2026, 5:33 PM

For today’s #BirdOfTheDay Alt theme of is #ODG, any Owl, Duck or Goose., I offer this Nene (Branta sandvicensis), aka Hawaiian goose, which is endemic to Hawaii. It speciated from the Canada Goose (B. canadensis) due to its isolation on the islands.

Photo of a large bird sitting in a grassy field. It has a black head, bill & chin, striated brown & white neck, back & wings, & a beige breast.

@nucifraga.bsky.social Sep 17, 2026, 5:16 PM

#Birdoftheday the theme is #ODG ..owls, ducks or geese.

It'll have to be a duck for me . . . Gadwall at Gossy Park yesterday. It was nice to see they are back out of eclipse plumage already 👍

Gadwall, Gosforth Park, Northumberland 16 September 2026

@itsfromjenni.bsky.social Sep 17, 2026, 5:07 PM

The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ODG, any Owl, Duck or Goose.
Here are some #MallardDuck (Anas platyrhynchos) in a row.
#Birds #Photography #ECK

@hawaiianimages.bsky.social Sep 17, 2026, 5:00 PM

For the #BirdOfTheDay theme #ODG (any owl, duck or goose), here's a very pretty Mrs Mallard (or possibly Mrs Mallard/Koloa hybrid), absolutely ready for her close-up. #birds 📷🌿🦉

A female duck in warm sunrise light. She's predominantly brown with a bit of a white ring around the neck and a dark bill with a hint of orange at the tip. She's standing on mud and backed by dry grasses and reeds

@jen-m-a-c.bsky.social Sep 17, 2026, 4:48 PM

The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ODG, any Owl, Duck or Goose. #birds #photography

Behold, the wonderful white crested duck at Heligan poultry orchard in Cornwall, enjoying some apples.

@freebirdpnw.bsky.social Sep 17, 2026, 4:46 PM

#BirdOfTheDay theme is #ODG (any Owl, Duck or Goose). I'm not a photographer, but really enjoyed watching this mamma Barred Owl with her 5 owlets this spring #PNW