Barred owl babies are fed by parents for 4-6 months. Even after they can fly at 5 weeks of age they remain dependant on their parents who teach them to search for food.

Display of a Bohemian waxwing. These are largely found in the northern boreal forests of North America/Eurasia, and are social birds that form large noisy groups-sometimes in the 1000's- as they scour the landscape looking for fruit. 📹 wildsafarisaga on IG

Ending the week beside the water with a pair of Dippers... 😍 Now it’s your turn…share your recent nature snaps and stories below! 👇 📷️ Luke Macpherson

Barn swallow landing. #photography #birding

A Robin singing as loud as he can! #wildlifephotography #wildlife #birds #birdphotography #omsystem #photography

The Long-wattled Umbrellabird (Cephalopterus penduliger) are the weirdest birds, from pompadour/mohawk to long fleshy neck-tie shaped wattle that converts to a feather duster on command. Native to the Pacific coasts of Ecuador & Colombia, these extraordinary accessories are mostly found in males.

Peregrine Falcon found on every continent except Antarctica Noted for being the fastest animal on Earth, reaching speeds over 200 mph in its hunting dive 📷: Scott Sessions #birds

Saffron Toucanet southeastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina IUCN Status: Near Threatened 📷: Hudson Martins #birds

#BirdOfTheDay theme today is #FirstWingbeat, so I reckon this robin fits the brief. #birds #photography

Pelicans take flight in the marsh to join a larger group of birds. For the #birdoftheday theme of #firstwingbeat #birds #pelican #protectnature #EastCoastKin

Here’s a gosling. I think I’ll call him Ryan. He’s a Canadian.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BestOfTheMonth. I'm choosing my photo of an American crow. It's the best shot I've ever gotten of these beautiful corvids. #birds #photography #birdsofbluesky

Great day for a bath 💦 IG: birds_perfection

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BestOfTheMonth. It will therefore surprise no one at all that my offering is my favourite shot from my trip to Lunga, in the Treshnish Isles, off the west coast of Scotland, and is of a puffin. #birds #photography

Epimachus fastosus: The rainforest’s living masterpiece

This flouf is one of 15 healthy California condor chicks to hatch at our conservation center this season. A new record! #Condorable #KeepCalmAndCarrion

Yellow-Bibbed Fruit Dove found on islands from New Guinea to the Solomon Islands 📷: Mathieu Bally #birds

Forget all the annoying stuff in the world for a few moments and enjoy the natural beauty of Brazil’s Seven-coloured Tanager (Tangara fastuosa) Photo: Luiz Cavalcanti Damasceno

Eastern Yellow-billed Barbet. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and western Kenya. 📸: @kenyanbirder

I love Puffins.

A male Wood Duck flying low over the lily pads.

Western Meadowlark bring the yellow #birds 🌿

Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill endemic to Sri Lanka 📷: Ravisara Jayamanna #birds

Someone has put up an umbrella over the goose nest at the pond round the corner from me to protect it from the heat and I think this is the sweetest thing ever. It’s possibly the pub next to the pond that has done it not sure. I will miss this place when we move 🪿 🐣❤️♥️🥰

One of the cutest, if not THE cutest Canada Gosling photo I’ve ever taken. I wish I could hire a fleet of these to take out my dandelions. #BirdOfTheDay #Anatidae #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #Video #ECK

A Red-headed Woodpecker at the entrance to a nest cavity. Hopefully we have little ones this year! Fledgling Red-headed Woodpeckers have gray noggins and will start molting into their red head feathers in the winter.

From my trip in January, a pink cockatoo at Kinchega National Park, New South Wales. These used to be known as Major Mitchell cockatoos. Bird names change all the time and they are gradually removing human names, of which I approve.

Coming in for a landing…#birds

I love owls.

The ALT #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #K, any bird name beginning with the letter K set by @robcrank68.bsky.social - decided on a beautiful Kingfisher ~ photo taken at Forest Farm NR ~ Cardiff ~ S. Wales 😍🪶🦉 #birdingWales #ukbirding #birdphotography #ECK #ukwildlife #naturephotography #naturetherapy

Oropherion, the Martial Eagle. Martial eagles are officially classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Populations of Africa's largest eagle are fast declining primarily due to direct human persecution and rapid habitat alteration. TT: Nathalie Denolf

A photography dream come true! On our last nest tour in Costa Rica, we had several opportunities to photograph the beautiful Royal Flycatcher. What a spectacular bird! Royal Flycatcher (female), Sony A1ii + Sony 400mm F2,8 + 1,4 Ext --- F4 --- 1/400 --- ISO 6400 📷 Javier Zurita

#Birds Rob ‪@robcrank68.bsky.social‬ says today's #BirdOfTheDay Alt Theme is #K, any bird name beginning with the letter K. Earlier this week, I was 'mooned' by the male Killdeer on sentry duty😉.

It's duckling time. #BirdOfTheDay #Anatidae #AnimalArtTuesday 📷🌿🪶🦆

I finally managed to photograph an Indigo Bunting! They are so incredibly vibrant. #Birds #nature #wildlife #PhotographersUnited

finally got a close up look at some puffins on Staffa last week 🖤

A house wren leaves its nest at a nature area in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #bird #birdphotography #EastCoastkin #ECK #birds #photography #BirdsSeenln2026

Female belted kingfisher perched on barbed wire, Tres Rios Wetlands, Arizona. It's one of the few bird species where the female is more colorful than the male, and rather than building stick nests, they dig long tunnels into riverbanks #birdonawire #birdoftheday #birds #kingfisher #tresrios

A Hairy Woodpecker that I spotted over the weekend hoping its way along a tree branch. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #Photos #Photo #ECK #Silhouette

Mondays #BirdOfTheDay is a swallow in north Hampshire, England.. not 'on a wire' but #BirdOnABranch

Fun fact: Crows 🐦‍⬛ wag their tails when they’re happy.😃

Obviously trained but still, what an intelligent crow. 🐦‍⬛👑 (Cr: @coolcrow) #birds #crow #intelligence

Naretha Blue Bonnet Western and South Australia 📷: Jan Wegener #birds

There are all sorts of pretty birds in our yard, but these absurd bowling pins with ridiculous feet are my absolute faves. #birds

Sorry for the lack of Robin posts lately. Since Little Mate died, I've needed a bit of a break. But I still have Henry, who feeds from my hand, & his mate Celandine. I also see Little Mate's widow a few times a week. Henry has a very different personality to Little Mate, but he's a lovely bird.

Good morning everyone. Only here for a short time today as the sun is shining, the golf course is calling. 😁 Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BirdOnAWire, any bird on a wire and the alt is #T, any bird that has T anywhere in their name. Good luck. 🤞🏼 #birds #photography #ECK

Cedar Waxwing sans wax

One of Vermont’s threatened species, the 🪶Grasshopper Sparrow, belting out his buzzes. #BirdOfTheDay #BirdOnAWire #VermontBirds

Green Broadbill (aka lesser green broadbill) one of the birds I really love; came from the montane forest for a long bath on an extremely hot & humid day. #greenbroadbill #broadbills #birds #birdwatching #wildlife

oh I almost forgot, the swans hatched