#birdoftheday theme is #landmeetswater. How appropriate for me. Check out these #sanderlings on the beach in #NovaScotia grabbing food between waves. #birds #bird #birdphotography #novascotiabirding #birding #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #shorebirds #sonyalpha #sonyalphawildlife #birdlife

My #birdoftheday for #reflections is this #GreaterYellowlegs having a #tastySnack in a salt marsh in #NovaScotia. #birds #bird #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #saltmarsh #longbeak #sonyalpha #birding #novascotiabirding #birdsofnovascotia #shorebirds #breakfast #snacking #feeding

#birdoftheday theme is #standinginwater. My submission today is this #AsianOpenbill I shot in the ponds around the #unesco site, #Ayutthaya in #Thailand. A bit of an ugly photo for sure! #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #bird #birds #thailandbirds #birding #birdinginthailand

For the #birdoftheday theme #colourfulcaptures I have this Crimson Sunbird looking out over the Laotian jungly mountains. #laos #bird #birds #birdphotography #sonyalpha #wildlifephotography

3 Ashy Woodswallows chilling on a powerline in Thailand #bird #birds #swallows #birdphotography #sonyalpha #thailandbirding #birding #ashywoodswallow

#birdoftheday is #nestbuilders. These Giant Coot's in Chile build giant floating nests in the water! Photo from an amazing trip in the #Andes and #Atacama Desert. #birdphotography #giantcoot #wildlifephotography #bird #birds #coot #birding #birdsinchile #birdsoftheandes

@robcrank68.bsky.social #birdoftheday #sideview is this Chinese pond-heron, taking a break from fishing,found near the visitors center at #khaoyainationalpark in Thailand. #chinesepondheron #bird #birds #heron #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #birdingonvacation #sonyalpha

A stunningly #colourful #bird, the female Red-headed Trogon in Khao Yai National Park, #Thailand. #RedheadedTrogon #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #sonyalpha #a7rv #birding #thailandbirding #birdtour #khaoyai #khaoyainationalpark

A stunning Banded Broadbill with it's #blue bill. #birdoftheday alt theme. #KhaoYaiNationalPark #Thailand. Just back form a big trip to #Laos and Thailand! flic.kr/p/2rYJx76 #flickr #bird #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #sonyalpha #a7rv #birding #southeastasiabirds

Laos landscape. #travelphotography #laostravel #laos #mountains #layers #photography

#birdoftheday alt theme is #grey so I present this Ashy Drongo I shot while I was in Ayutthaya looking at old ruins. #Ayutthaya #ashydrongo #thailandbirding #thaibirds #birdsofsoutheastasia #travel #traveling #bird #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #sonyalpha

Blue-tailed Bee Eater in a park in #bangkok, #thailand. #bluetailedbeeeater #bird #birds #birding #bangkokbirding #beeeater #birdsofsoutheastasis #birdphotography #urbannature #wildlifephotography #sonyalpha

From #BuengPhraRamPark outside of #bangkok in #Ayutthaya I shot this photo of a #coppersmithBarbet. #birds #bird #birding #birdinginthailand #birdphotography #barbet lots more photos coming soon from Thailand and Laos!

I'm in Bangkok! Got this shot of what I think is a Spotted Owl in a major park. It's probably photographed often. Popular fella. #bird #birds #owl #bangkokbirding #thailandbirding #birding #birdphotography #wildlifephotography

#birdoftheday theme is #walking, and so here is an #ostrich that cannot fly at all. Very fast runners though, but often walk too. He is about to walk. #bird #birds #natabotswana #botswana #birdsofafrica #africanbirds #birdphotography #goldenhour #sonyalpha #africansafari #wildlifephoto #naturephoto

It's #feedingtime for the #birdoftheday. Here are two of Africa's ugly. #MaribouStork and a #white-backedVulture in #botswana having a feast. #bird #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #okavangodelta #africansafari #wildlifesafari #arfricanwildlife #stork #vulture

#snowpocalypse out there this morning for #halifax #storm number 2 of the season.

I'll go with the alternate #birdoftheday theme of #birdsyoulove. Nesting #pipingPlover. Very long lens. Endangered. I once did surveys on them and setup remote surveillance systems for their nest activity in Keji. #bird #birds #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #sonyalpha #a7rv

Got out for a short paddle in the big canoe CKNS owns! #halifax #novascotia #paddling #winterpaddling #bigcanoe #canoekayaknovascotia #canoe

For today's #birdoftheday theme of #twoofakind, I present these two #ArcticTerns in a colony on Country Island off #NovaScotia Eastern Shore. #bird #birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #terncolony

For the #birdoftheday theme of #raptor I present this #peregrineFalcon in #Dartmouth #NovaScotia. #bird #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography flic.kr/p/2rPXN82 #flickr #sonyalpha

Not a bird photo, but it does kind of look like Simon has wings! Indian Falls near New Germany, #NovaScotia on the North Branch #LahaveRiver. It's winter here, and that means water levels are up, and #whitewater is on. #whitewaterkayaking #kayak #kayaking #paddling #sports #watersports #wintersports

Today's #birdoftheday theme is #longbeaks so here is the #AfricanHoopoe. A strange little bird I saw while doing a #Safari in the #OkavangoDelta in #Botswana. Trip of a lifetime for sure! #bird #birds #birdphotography #safaribirding #wildlifephotography flic.kr/p/2qAMh3S #flickr #naturephotography

My #birdoftheday post for #feathers&form is this #Cormorant on a pipe. never did get an ID on it. Maybe somebody can help? #WelvisBay, #Namibia December, 2024. #bird #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephototgraphy #sonyalpha #sigmalens Look at that feather texture!

The announced #birdoftheday theme is #shortbeaks for today. A #SemipalmatedPlover runs on a beach near Dartmouth, #NovaScotia. #bird #birds #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #naturephototgraphy #novascotiabirding #birdsofnovascotia #plover #shorebird #shorebirds

#birdoftheday for #foodfinds are all from Country Island, Nova Scotia in 2014. #blackGuillemot, #arcticTern, and #commonTern. Birds like to eat and feed chicks. #bird #birds #birdphotography #naturephototgraphy #wildlifephototgraphy #novascotiabirds Shot from a blind.

A short write-up of my first #SnowyOwl sighting on the old website.

For my #birdoftheday of theme #specklesandspots I present this Helmeted Guinea Fowl in #Namibia near #Etosha National Park. #bird #birds #birdphotography #etoshanationalpark #naturephotography #wildlfiephotography

Luckily today's #birdoftheday is #snowy because today I saw my first Snowy Owl! Though no snow in the photo. #bird #birds #birding #novascotiabirding #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #snowyowl #owl Boring photo, exciting subject! @alan678.bsky.social @robcrank68.bsky.social

For today's #birdoftheday theme, #caughtinmotion, is a #bird I actually shot today in #EasternPassage, #NovaScotia is this #PeregrineFalcon! #birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #flickr Not in flight: flic.kr/p/2rPXN82. I was looking for a Snowy Owl, but didn't see it.

For my #birdoftheday theme of #b&W from @robcrank68.bsky.social and @alan678.bsky.social, I don't present a black and white photo, but a #PiedKingfisher instead. Shot in December 2024 in the #OkavangoDelta in #Botswana. #bird #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography

#birdoftheday theme is #branchedout. Here is a #MagnoliaWarbler from my days on #CountryIsland in #NovaScotia. #bird #warbler #yellowbird #birds #birdphotography #birding #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #birdonabranch

The #birdoftheday theme is #birdbutts, then here are two butts of Roseate Terns. Country Island, Nova Scotia. The summer I lived there doing bird stuff for Environment Canada. #bird #birds #birdphotography #endangeredanimals #birdsofnovascotia #wildlifephotography #naturephotography

My Monday photo goes out to this guy at Tommy Thompson in Toronto. Big lens, freezing temps, bicycle, birding like he owns the place. You sir, should be Time's person of the Year. #birding #birder #biglens

Three Buffleheads coming in for a landing! #bird #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #novascotia #novascotiabirding #birding #birdsofnovascotia #rainbowhavenbeach

Lots of birds today in the freezing water at Rainbow Haven. Here is a Red-breasted Merganser looking a bit chaotic after a swim. #bird #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #novascotia #novascotiabirding #birding #birdsofnovascotia #rainbowhavenbeach

For the #birdoftheday theme of #outstreched from @robcrank68.bsky.social I post this #andeanflamingo from a high altitude oasis in the #Andes #Atacama desert. #birdphotography #naturephotography #bird #birds 4800m high. Lacking oxygen.

For #birdoftheday theme of #contrast, I present this Golden-Browed Chlorophonia in Costa Rica. Probably camouflaged in it's environment, but not in this photo! #birds #bird #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #naturephotography #costarica

For #birdoftheday, #sideprofiles, I choose this #greaterYellowlegs in #novaScotia from this past Spring. This fella is also relieving himself for the camera. Please enjoy the show. #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #birds #bird

Not getting much #grounded than this black heron on the edge of a river in Botswana. #birdoftheday It's how this bird hunts fish! #birds #bird #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography

Today's #birdoftheday I am posting is this giant coot which was found in a wetland at the edge of the Andes in the #Atacama Desert, Chile. #giantcoot #birdphotography #naturephotography #birds #bird #wildlifrphotography

Todays #birdoftheday theme of #longlegsandneck, I present this Black-Faced Ibis from Peurto Octay, Chile in 2023. #birdphotography #wildlifephototgraphy #naturephotography #blackfacedibis #bird #birds

My #birdoftheday post for #quietobservers is what I think is this Rufous-naped Ground-Tyrant I photographed at about 4850m in the andes in Chile near the Atacama Desert. #rufournapedgroundtyrant #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #birdsoftheandes #chileanbirds #naturephotography #atacamadesert

This Brant has been lingering around Hartlen Point in #Halifax recently. flic.kr/p/2rKwh8j An uncommon visitor for us. #brant #bird #birds #naturephotography #atlanticcanadabirding #novascotiabirding #birdingnovascotia #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #goose

Umm.... Are we still considering more F-35s? Jets that require US intelligence to function...

The wood duck. Possibly the most beautiful duck you'll ever see. Elusive here, and finally got a photo in a downtown Halifax park. Go figure. #halifax #novascotia #birds #bird #duck #woodduck #naturephotograhy #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #novascotiabirding #birdingnovascotia #publicgardens

Trumpeter #Swans trying to avoid their #cygnet but they follow so closely. #tommythompsonpark #birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #torontobirding #trumpeterswan #toronto

American Wigeon meandering around a cold Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia salt marsh like he owns the place. #americanwigeon #birds #birding #birdsofnovascotia #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #duck

Long-tailed Duck in flight at #tommythompsonpark. #birding #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #longtailedduck #torontobirding

Little trip to Toronto. Hopefully I will find birds. Snow forecast tomorrow is probably going to ruin any chance of that! #torontobirding