The #birdoftheday theme for today is Thrushes. Here are 4 members of the thrush family at the #weedypond The first 3 are all winter migrant visitors - notice the totally black Blackbird - both beak & eye-ring. Fieldfare; Redwing; Blackbird; Song Thrush. #thrushes @ianparsons.bsky.social

I don’t think I’ve gotten a #thrush yet for my #birdoftheday (not for lack of trying, believe me) but here’s the alt #wader: my favorite (so far) #heron, the #tricoloredheron. I love how weird they are. 🪶 #birding #birdphotography #nikon

Here’s a #mottled yellow-bellied sapsucker. I’ve spotted these a couple of times but the light conditions were terrible, so I was really happy to find this beauty in a shady area at #alligatorrivernationalwildliferefuge. 🪶 #birdoftheday #birds #nikon #birdphotography #woodpecker #naturephotography

I love a good #staredown! 🪶 #birdoftheday #birder #birds #birdphotography #nikon

The #birdoftheday is #swan. These tundra swans stopped in Virginia Beach last winter at a wildlife sanctuary on their way south and they were so loud, I could hear them honking from half a mile away. 🪶 #birds #swans #naturephotography #birding

#Ducksoutofwater is the #birdoftheday. No mallards were harmed during the heron landing 😂 🪶 #birding #ducks #birdphotography

This #yellow #birdoftheday is from one of those days where the birds were so excited about eating that they ignored me and I got some of my #favorite shots as a new #birder. 🪶 They’re wise to me now, and I’ve struggled to get a decent #goldfinch ever since. 😂 #photography #naturephotography #birds

This little #killdeer is my #birdoftheday. I love these but it’s a challenge to get a good shot. #Birdontheground #birdsontheground #birding #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #nikon

The #birdoftheday theme is #standingonthings. Here are a couple of double breasted cormorants doing their thing. 🪶 #birding #birdphotography #birds #doublebreastedcormorant

You’ve really got to look close at this #birdoftheday shot of birds #fighting, but here is a #mallard trying unsuccessfully to drown his rival. 🪶 It was quite a show! #nature #birds #birdphotography #nikon

The #birdoftheday theme is #lunchtime! #darkeyedjunco #crow #prothonotorywarbler #nikon #birding #birdphotography

A happy #wrensday to all who celebrate! 🪶 #carolinawren #birding #birds #nikon #photography #birdphotography

For #birdoftheday I got a #closeup of a #catbird and a #greatblueheron. 🪶 #birds #birding #nikon #birdphotography #heron

The #Birdoftheday is #underrated, which reminds me to always take a moment to appreciate the “everyday” birds. 🪶 #laughinggull #gull #birdphotography #nikon

I’m so excited that the #Birdoftheday is a #grebe. I found this #pied-billgrebe last weekend casually swallowing this gigantic fish. #birding #birdphotography #nature #nikon

My #Birdoftheday is a cute little #winterwren that was #hiding in the bushes. 🪶 #birdphotography #birds #birding #nikon

The #Birdoftheday is #egret. 🪶 I’m always grateful to run across an egret; they make great models and they stand still 😂 #greategret #birds #nikon #birdphotography #birding

The #Birdoftheday is #sunlit. 🪶 #easternbluebird #greategret #warbler #tundraswan #birdphotography

#Birdoftheday is #flying. Hope everybody manages to fit some excellent birding into their weekend! 🪶 #flyday #birding #photography #heron #greatblueheron #laughinggull #blackskimmer #flight

Deep thoughts. 🪶 #Birdoftheday #thinking #birding #birdphotography

I went and did a little #osprey watching after work the other day and these beauties were doing their thing. I’m not sure what kind of fish is in that third picture but it’s putting up a good fight. 🪶 #raptor #Birdoftheday #birdphotography #chesapeakebay #nature

#Singing! 🎵 🪶 #Birdoftheday #birds #birdphotography #photography #nature

The #Birdoftheday is #black so in honor of all the wonderful #warblers showing up in my area, here’s a #blackandwhitewarbler. 🪶 #birdphotography #birds #nature

The #Birdoftheday is #character, and I think these #greatblueheron babies fit the bill! 🪶 #birdphotography #birds #birders #herons

Here’s a #greateryellowlegs and a #yellowcrownednightheron showing off their very #skinnylegs. 🪶 #Birdoftheday #birds #birdphotography

The #Birdoftheday is #birdinabush: a #redbreastednuthatch that I found on a hike at Grayson Highlands State Park, a #lifer for me! Also #reflection, the ever majestic #greategret. 🪶 #egret #birds #birdphotography

Love those #Longnecks! 🪶 #Birdoftheday #birds #birdphotography #egrets #greategret #tundraswan

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Wings. #birds #naturephotography So here a lot of little #wings of a Blue Tit.

#Birdoftheday is #wings. 🪶 #birdphotography #birds #flight

#Birdoftheday is #beakful 🪶 Here’s a cool #anhinga that I didn’t get to see enough of this past spring, and a #yellowcrownednightheron and an #americangoldfinch having a snack. #birdphotography #birding #heron

#Babies! These are from one of my favorite birding trips; two little #easternbluebird #juveniles at the #LurayHawksbillGreenway. 🪶 #Birdoftheday #birding #birds #fledglings

The #Birdoftheday is the kestrel or members of the tit family. I’m so jealous by all the beautiful photos of kestrels but hopefully my day will come. In the meantime here’s a cute little #chickadee. 🪶 #birds #birdphotography #birding #wildlife

I’m so happy that it’s #migration season in my area. My #Birdoftheday is this cute little #pinewarbler. #birdphotography #birds 🪶

Went out birding and found a cool #spider 🕷️ #spidersunday #marbledorbweaver #nature

#Birdoftheday #Walks 🪶 I love getting shots of waders, they don’t make my neck hurt like the tiny birds high up in trees. 😂 #birdphotography #birds #birding

#Ducks are the #Birdoftheday. 🪶 The red breasted merganser cracks me up 😂 #birdphotography #birding #birds

I love everything about #geese; the attitude, the honking, the fuzzy babies, the one crazy uncle goose who will mess you up if you get too close. 🪶 #Birdoftheday #birds #birdphotography

The #Birdoftheday theme is #attitude, and attitude is one of my favorite things about birds. 🪶 #cardinals #birds #birdphotography

My #Birdoftheday is the very #white and very #weird snowy egret. Hunting skills 10/10 🪶 #birds #birding #birdphotography #snowyegret

🪶 Blue jay! #birds #birders #birdphotography #bluejay

I can’t really pin down an all time #favoritebird for my #Birdoftheday but at the moment I’m obsessed with this white eyed vireo that sat still long enough for me to get a decent shot. 🪶 #bird #birdphotography #lifer #whiteeyedvireo

Male and female American Redstarts. 🪶 Happy Fall Migration! #theyrehere #birds #birdphotography #americanredstart #birding

Here’s my submission for #Birdoftheday, any bird 🪶 with more than three colors. #birds #birdphotography #birding #nothoughtsjustbirds #woodpecker #rubycrownedkkinglet

Mallards are always entertaining. 🪶 #ducks #mallards #birdphotography #birding

Tricolored heron. 🪶 Summertime birding has been challenging for me so this was a great capture. #heron #tricoloredheron #birdphotography #birding

🪶 Brown-headed nuthatch. #birdphotography #birds #birding #nuthatch

A great egret having a snack. 🪶 #greategret #birding #birds #birdphotography

Cute little prothonotary warbler. 🪶 #birdphotography #birds #birding #warblers #prothonotarywarbler

Ruby throated hummingbird. 🪶 #birdphotography #birds #hummingbird #birding

Roseate spoonbill 🪶. #birdphotography #roseatespoonbill #birds