Today’s #birdoftheday theme, courtesy of @alan678.bsky.social, is #manmadeperch any bird perched on a manmade object. This Red-shouldered Hawk at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge near Willows, California, looks like he's there to enforce the sign.

Here's a list of Trump's quotes on the Iran war, thanks to @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social. Follow him! Every thing clear now?

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme, per @robcrank68.bsky.social, is #Black&Red, birds with both Black & Red colours on them. Here's a Red-winged Blackbird at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge in Willows, California.

From the Washington Post, an opinion piece: "How Congress could put the Constitution in every American's pocket." How about they give it to every Republican in Congress, every person in the Trump administration and 6 of the SCOTUS justices. They all need to read it and fulfill the oath they took.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Feathers showcasing the beauty and intricacies of feathers. Here's a Turkey Vulture sunning itself at the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge in California.

It was a treat to see this tiny (13-15 cm in length) Gray-capped Pygmy Woodpecker on the road to the Chong Yen campground at Mae Wong National Park in Thailand. Posted now for #smallbirdsaturday hosted by @javajanegallery.co.uk.

Serendipity. I just was looking yesterday in my album at this bushtit in flight taken in June 2021 at Coyote Hills Regional Park in Fremont, California. Perfect for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #SmallBirdsInFlight set by @robcrank68.bsky.social.

So the pilots who buzzed a man who wrote “Young ladies, young ladies, I like ’em underage/ See, some say that’s statutory/ But I say it’s mandatory” are patriots. At least the administration is consistent in supporting pedophiles..

For the #BirdofTheDay theme – #snacks, any bird eating – I'll echo @alan678.bsky.social with a Great Egret eating a critter at Coyote Hills Regional Park in Fremont, California. He had a bulge for some time as the vole? rat? worked its way down his throat.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay, set by @robcrank68.bsky.social, is #BestOfTheMonth, your best bird capture/s of March. This Red-Shouldered Hawk landed on our roof in Oakland, California and deigned to survey the yard. Magnificent bird. We hear him more than we see him.

I love opportunities to post a bushtit. Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme per @alan678.bsky.social is #ruffledfeathers any bird with feathers out of place. Here's a bushtit in our lower garden in Oakland, California. Don't mess with this guy!

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme, set by @robcrank68.bsky.social, is #AdulsWithChicks, any capture of an Adult with its young. Here's an American Coot with its very young chick at Mountain Lake Park in The Presidio, San Francisco, California.

My favorite sign from #NoKings in Oakland, California today.

Ooh. I never heard of #SmallBirdSaturday. The little guys are my favorites. Here's an Oak Titmouse on top of the trellis in our garden in Oakland, California.

The Saturday #BirdOfTheDay theme, per @alan678.bsky.social, is #blue any bird with blue in its colouring. I'll go with a Western Bluebird at Point Pinole Regional Shoreline in Richmond, California.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #WingsOpenNotFlying any bird with its wings open but not in flight set by @robcrank68.bsky.social. I'll go with this magnificent Sandhill Crane at the Llano Seco Unit Wildlife Viewing Area near Chico, California. Birding is such a privilege.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme today, per @alan678.bsky.social, is #speckled, any bird with speckled markings. Here's a hermit thrush last December on our persimmon tree in Oakland, California. This little guy loves persimmon.

A Siamese Pied Starling at Huen San Fang Hotel, Fang, Chiang Mai province, Thailand. My contribution to today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme of #OpenBeak, birds with open bills, set by @robcrank68.bsky.social.

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme, set by @alan678.bsky.social, is #tricolour, birds with three colours or more. Here's a Green Peafowl at Khao Soi Dao Wildlife Sanctuary in Chantaburi, found about 4 hours to the southeast of Bangkok, Thailand.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme, set by @robcrank68.bsky.social is #Preeners&Scratchers, any bird preening/scratching itself. Here's a Northern Pintail preening at the Llano Seco Unit Wildlife Viewing Area in California. I was amazed to see some Northern Pintails in Thailand last February.

Today's Alt #BirdOfTheDay from @alan678.bsky.social is #BugCatchers, any bird that eats bugs. Here's a Black Phoebe on our roof in Oakland, California. It's so much fun to watch their aerial acrobatics as they catch meals.

The #BirdOfTheDay theme from @alan678.bsky.social is #Migratory birds. Here's a Sandhill Crane at Cosumnes River Preserve in California. They migrate to California's Central Valley in September after breeding in Alaska, Canada, and the Pacific Northwest.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme, set by @robcrank68.bsky.social, is #LookingAtMe, birds looking at you. Here's a bushtit in our backyard in Oakland, California.

I'll go with the alt theme #silhouettes&shadows – any silhouette capture or shadow in capture – for today's #birdoftheday. Here are some Asian Openbill storks at Bueng Boraphet in Nakhon Sawan, Thailand.

Here's a Northern Pintail and reflection at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge, Williams, California for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme – #Reflections, any bird reflections set by @robcrank68.bsky.social.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Feeders, birds on feeders set by @robcrank68.bsky.social. I'll go with this Yellow-rumped Warbler on top of our neighbor's suet feeder in Oakland, California.

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #GreyDay any bird with grey in their plumage set by @alan678.bsky.social. Here's an Ashy Drongo at the Mae Sa Valley Garden Resort, Mae Rim, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #TwigsAreUs, birds perched on twigs set by @robcrank68.bsky.social. Here's a Mountain Bulbul at the Chong Yen campground, Mae Wong National Park in Tak province, Thailand. I hadn't realized how many different bulbuls there are, at least 28. This is a handsome guy.

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SongBirds any songbird - set by @alan678.bsky.social. Here's a White-crowned Sparrow singing at Mendocino Headlands State Park, Mendocino, California.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #WingsOpenNotFlying, birds with wings open on the Floor/Water but not flying set by @robcrank68.bsky.social. Here's a pair of Painted Storks at Bang Pu, Samut Prakan, Thailand.

Kristi Noem is out. anntelnaes.substack.com/p/kristi-noe...

David Ignatius at WAPO: "What worries me most is that the conflict may put more time on the clock of an Iranian regime that was about to expire. . . The one thing that could rehabilitate the hardline clerical team he represents is his martyrdom."

One of my favorite moments birding in Thailand this year was looking up at a nearby tree at the first campground in Kaeng Krachan National Park and seeing this glorious Mountain Imperial Pigeon. Today's Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Pigeons&Doves set by @robcrank68.bsky.social.

I'm late to the day with this one: The #BirdOfTheDay theme today has been #WideOpenWings birds with wings wide open set by @alan678.bsky.social. I came across this Brahminy Kite in flight at Ao Phang Nga National Park, Thailand while editing some shots from January 2024.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #RuffledFeathers, birds with feathers out of place set by @robcrank68.bsky.social. I've chosen a Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush after a bath at Kaeng Krachan National Park in Thailand.

This commentary was disturbing and far from @adamliptak.bsky.social’s SCOTUS “declaration of independence” piece in the @nytimes.com last week. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

If you believe this, I've got a bridge to sell you.

Here are a few bathing Swinhoe's White-eyes at Bang Pu, Samut Prakan, Thailand, for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #WaterDroplets, birds with water droplets on them set by @robcrank68.bsky.social (though most droplets appear to be in the air).

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #WingsOverWater any bird flying over water set by @alan678.bsky.social. Here's a Great Egret at Bang Pu in Samut Prakan, Thailand.G

Not sure if this photo of a Black-capped Chickadee at the visitor center loop at the Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge Center in Loleta, California qualifies, but it makes me smile. Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BranchBirds, any bird on a branch set by @robcrank68.bsky.social

The ALT #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #Green, any bird with green showing set by @robcrank68.bsky.social. Here's a Vernal Hanging Parrot taken at the upper campground at Kaeng Krachan National Park in Thailand.

ICYMI

Jeff Bezos wishing he could fire Ann Teinaes again. anntelnaes.substack.com/p/the-melani...

George Will today in Washington Post: "Americans should not trust ICE. Kristi Noem isn’t the only reason." Assume this loutocracy’s statements on its deportation mania are lies until proven otherwise. (Gift article, though you must have an account to access.) wapo.st/3M7Tk41

Alt theme for #BirdOfTheDay is robin. Here's an American Robin at Putah Creek Riparian Reserve, Davis, California. It fascinates me how members of the same species are present but so different on different continents.

One of the best things I’ve read in a while:

A favorite photo from 2 days at Mae Wong National Park, Tak province, Thailand. It's a Streaked Spiderhunter taken at the Chong Yen campground.

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme from @fraggenstein.bsky.social is #FoodFinds any bird with food in its mouth. Here's a Black-crested Bulbul at Mae Wong National Park in Thailand, taken Wednesday afternoon.B

One of the delights at year's end: Dave Barry's "Year in Review." davebarry.substack.com/p/the-year-i...

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme from @alan678.bsky.social is #SideProfiles any 'Birds Side Profile'. This is Mr. Kookeroo, a white ringneck dove that I found lost on the streets of Berkeley, California. He lived with us for 23 years.