Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Corvidae, any bird of the Corvid family. This is a Clark's Nutcracker. I can only see these birds when hiking in the Rockies; not as often as I'd like!
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Birding along the Gulf a few days ago, the tide was out. I loved all the seashells dotting the flats where the birds rested and foraged. Here's a Great Blue Heron ready to wade in.
#TidesOutTuesday #ColorADay #BlueTue #birding #heron #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Texas
Those are beautiful! Do they grow voluntarily or do you plant them?
Blue skies, mountains, wildflowers... Can't wait to return!
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Roseate Spoonbill by the lake this past weekend.
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SideProfiles, any bird side on to the camera. Here's a male Northern Cardinal taking a moment before heading back out.
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Thanks, Richard. It took a few tries, with the wren popping in and out randomly and me chasing it, but there it is; a beautiful wren :)
It's just, their expressions lol. Love the gators!
Blanket flower and pollinator.
#BloomScrolling #FlowerReport #Stunday #OrangeSun
The #BirdOfTheDay alt theme is #LightAndShade, bird captures with lighting contrast. Here's an Orange-crowned Warbler sitting on the right perch for this brief.
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Gallinule to the duck: You sure they're asleep?
The alligators: Those two still standing there?
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Sometimes, #StickHappens, which in this tree it's almost a given. This time, the Cardinal managed a pretty unobstructed perch for me.
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I saw this Great Egret yesterday, and looks perfect for today's #BirdOfTheDay Alt Theme, #Green. Apart from the bird being surrounded by green, its lore is also green at this time. That coloration indicates that the bird is in its breeding season.
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An Eastern Bluebird standing on a knot on the side of a tree for #SmallBirdSaturday. This female, or perhaps immature bird, is waiting for the next opportunity to catch a bug.
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #StandingInWater, any bird standing in water, and here's a Forster's Tern grabbing a snack.
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Red-headed Woodpecker drilling a hole. Happy to catch this stunning bird in good light, since I've been wanting to see one of them for a long time. Happy Friday, indeed!
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Thanks Rob!
Thank you!
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SteppingOut, birds captured mid step. This Great Egret shows just how elegant being caught mid step can look.
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Thank you!
Long-billed Curlew, largest shorebird in North America and very beautiful too.
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How sweet!!
Beautiful sparrow!
A Nelson's Sparrow surprised me yesterday while I was birding along the shoreline. Didn't even know about this species. It stayed close to vegetation, weaving in and out, but I still got a couple of pictures.
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This kingbird gave us a hard time trying to figure out the species, because some of those species look very similar. The consensus was Couch's Kingbird. Lovely bird, regardless.
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Thanks! Yes, every lifer is different and it is great when it works out so well :)
If only all my lifer encounters were like this! A Clapper Rail, a bird usually well-hidden in vegetation, stepped out into the open and started walking around. Even better for a picture, the dense early morning fog had dissipated by then.
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Striking a pose, a Carolina Chickadee in the woods.
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Thank you. They are beautiful and look so delicate.
If this Marsh Wren is hard for you to find in the photo, know that it was a lot harder for me to find in the reeds!
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