For today's #BirdoftheDay theme of #Green, here's one of the most colorful (New World) Sparrows you'll ever see; the Green-tailed Towhee! A spectacular dweller of the high desert. #Nature #Photography #Birds #PNWBirding

This Great Blue Heron seems like he's about to take his turn on the catwalk; perfect for Helen's #BirdoftheDay theme of #BirdSuperModel! #Nature #Photography #Birds #PNWBirding

For Rob's #BirdoftheDay theme of #WingsOpenNotFlying, here's a Red-breasted Merganser giving a big stretch! #Nature #Photography #Birds #PNWBirding #thepeoplescoast

For today's #BirdoftheDay theme of #Black&Red, here's a bird who's like I'm sure will feature a lot today, a male Hairy Woodpecker! #Nature #Photography #Birds #PNWBirding

A package deal this morning for AB's two #BirdoftheDay themes of #Seabirds and #Airborne; a Black-footed Albatross soaring effortlessly over the open ocean. Taken last Sunday on my very first pelagic birding trip! #Nature #Photography #Birds #PNWBirding #Seabirds

Got a twofer for Rob's #BirdoftheDay, satisfying both themes of #Pairs and the alt of #Green. In this case, a pair of Tree Swallows on a nest box in Eastern #Oregon, against a backdrop of spring green grass! #Nature #Photography #Birds #PNWBirding

Well, I think Rob's #BirdoftheDay theme of #Borbs is calling out for a Spotted Towhee, one of the borb-est of all borbs. #Nature #Photography #Birds #PNWBirding

A bonus #BirdoftheDay photo, because with the alt theme of #Corvids I couldn't resist posting a photo of one of my favorites, the spectacular Pinyon Jay. These are higher altitude bird, specializing in feeding on, you guessed it, Pinyon pines! #Nature #Photography #Birds #PNWBirding

For AB's #BirdoftheDay theme of #Raptors, a Northern Harrier hunting over a field. #Nature #Photography #Birds #PNWBirding

For Alan's #BirdoftheDay theme of #LightandShadow, here a Western Meadowlark perched on a wire, greeting the morning sun with song. #Nature #Photography #Birds #PNWBirding #Oregon

For AB's #BirdoftheDay today, here's an #Elegant Great Blue Heron, feathers blowing in the wind as he stalks along a tidal mudflat on the #OregonCoast. #Nature #Photography #Birds #PNWBirding #thepeoplescoast

For AB's #BirdoftheDay theme of #Silhouette, here's one from the beginning of the year; a pair of Sandhill Cranes against a clouded yellow sky. #Nature #Photography #Birds #PNWBirding

"Hey! You interrupted my drink!" For Alan's #BirdoftheDay theme of #AngryBirds, a Mountain Chickadee giving me the dirtiest look imaginable. #Nature #Photography #Birds #PNWBirding #Oregon

Which way is up? For Helen's #BirdoftheDay theme of #BirdsInAbstract, here's a photo of a Great Egret and its reflection taken back in 2023. #Nature #Photography #Birds #PNWBirding #WillametteValley #Oregon

It was quite a treat to see this beautiful #RedTailedHawk at the end of my paddle board session last night
Tumwater, WA 🪶

#raptor #raptors #birds #birding #nikon #hawk #buteo #ornithology #falconry #nature #wildlife #naturalist #birdphotography #lake #paddleboard #olywa #pnwbirding #birdsofprey

A pair of #RingNeckedDucks, a new species for my life list!
Tumwater, WA 🪶

#birding #birds #ducks #duck #nature #naturalist #nikon #wildlife #pnw #pnwbirding #lake #wetland #marshland #shorebird #ornithology #olywa #olympia #tumwater

For AB's #BirdoftheDay theme of #Herons&Egrets, here's a recent one of a Great Egret at the #Oregon Coast. #Nature #Photography #Birds #PNWBirding #thepeoplescoast

Going with Helen's alternate #BirdoftheDay theme of #BrightAccents, here's one from earlier this year of a Red-winged Blackbird in eastern #Oregon showing off his epaulettes. #Nature #Photography #Birds #PNWBirding