Happy #4thOfJuly! The Eagle, our National Symbol since 1782, represents freedom, courage & independence. We proudly present All-In Avian Gallery photos & art by Amy Severino, Stacey Lokey, Claudia McCarthy, @mattstarrfineart.bsky.social, Karen Zelle, Penny Frondelli, Kelsi Lee & Tracey Rose. (cont.)

Happy #WorldSeabirdDay! This day is to raise awareness about seabird conservation. This group of marine birds includes albatrosses, puffins, gulls, terns, pelicans and penguins, which currently face severe threats from climate change. (cont.) #Seabirds #BirdConservation

Pelicans are so graceful. #Americanwhitepelican #birds #photography #birdsofbluesky

Luckily, we occasionally get a pair of Black-Crowned Night #Herons in the #Portland area... so we were thrilled to see Hundreds at Klamath Lake NWR in May! #birdsinflight #birdwatching #birdphotography #pdx #wildlifephotography #ECK #photography #nature #art #blueskyartshow #pnw #naturephotography

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As you head out for your various #4thOfJulyWeekend events, please give a thought to our feathered friends. 10 million #seabirds die every year from plastic ingestion & entanglement, 500 thousand from oil spills, & 50 million from chemical pollution. Dispose of your trash responsibly. (cont.)

What are the best colors to wear for bird watching? Take a tip from Mr. Deer: Consider earth-tones. Olive green, tan, brown, & gray are ideal for birding. These natural shades blend into the environment, helping you stay less noticeable to birds & enhancing your wildlife-viewing experience. (cont.)

🪻 Your algorithm wants you to stop scrolling and listen to this Sandhill Crane calling from a Lousewort-filled meadow in Idaho… 🔊🔊🔊 Thanks to Brian Brooks, ABC’s VP for Advocacy & Threats Programs, and his friend Jack Hurty for this incredible moment! 📷: Jack Hurty

#WaderWednesday #birds #ECK A peaceful marsh scene to start the day, wishing everyone a good day.

Looking to attract hummingbirds to your garden? Plant some of their favorites like Zinnias, Bee Balm, Trumpet Vine, Catmint, and Hostas. These vibrant and colorful blooms provide nectar that hummingbirds love and can help turn your garden into a hummingbird haven! (cont.)

More From Our All-In Avian Gallery featuring our diverse and extensive collection of paintings, illustrations and photographs: www.chirpup.org/all-in-avian... Shown: Angelina Davis, Beverly Goldschmidt, @firandfern.bsky.social, and Emer McCourt. (cont.) #BirdArt #BirdPhotography

Happy #SparrowSunday! Enjoy this White Throated Sparrow by Lydia Joy. It’s one of the cards in the new Chirp Up Game - Avian Edition, which you can play online here: www.chirpup.org/the-chirp-up.... (cont.) #WhiteThroatedSparrow #BirdArt

I got to hold a bird today! 😁😁😁

An American white pelican leisurely fishes at a nature area in Longmont, Colorado. #StunDay #BirdOfTheDay #bird #birds #birdphotography #ECK #nature #wildlife #BirdsSeenln2026 #wildlifephotography #pelican #pelicans

Play Online: The Chirp Up Game – Avian Edition! Simple - Challenging - Beautiful – Just Like Birding! • Fill natural habitats with native species. • Fight perils that kill billions of birds & destroy their habitats. Find out more & play online: www.chirpup.org/the-chirp-up... (cont.) #ChirpUpGame

Check out Chirp Up's All-In Avian Gallery featuring our diverse and extensive collection of paintings, illustrations and photographs is now live: www.chirpup.org/all-in-avian... Shown: @mattstarrfineart.bsky.social, Melissa Gilmore, Samuel Garner, Stacey Lokey. (cont.) #BirdArt #BirdPhotography

Did you know that listening for owls calling in the dark is a popular birding activity known as owling? For example: The Barred Owl calls, “Who cooks for you? Who cooks for you all?” The Eastern Screech Owl is known for its eerie whinnies and trills. Enjoy today’s parliament of owls from...(cont.)

My timeline got too dark so here is a flamingo parade

Deborah Sandidge Photography "A flamingo sips and splashes water around her as she cools off in the warm Florida sunshine Flamingos often rest on one leg, creating an energy saving iconic pose. Filmed in the wild with my Nikon Z 6III, 800mm lens, slow motion video Happy National Pink Flamingo Day!🦩"

Happy #NationalPinkFlamingoDay! This day is celebrated annually to honor the iconic plastic lawn ornament. In that spirit, we offer beautiful flamingos from the Chirp Up Game – Avian Edition Unity Deck by @juliekitzes.bsky.social, Angelina Davis, & @mattstarrfineart.bsky.social. #ChirpUp #Flamingos

A shoebill actually landed on their boat: a real wild experience. Original post

#NationalPollinatorWeek celebrates the vital ecological role of hummingbirds, bees, butterflies, bats & beetles. Hummingbirds are vital, high-metabolism pollinators in the Western Hemisphere, often dubbed “feathered bees”. They pollinate roughly 8,000 plant species by transferring pollen on...(cont)

Announcing the Chirp Up Game – Avian Edition! Simple - Challenging - Beautiful – Just Like Birding! • Fill natural habitats with native species. • Fight perils that kill billions of birds and destroy their habitats. Find out more and play online now: www.chirpup.org/the-chirp-up... #ChirpUpGame

Happy #NationalAmericanEagleDay! Celebrate with our Bald Eagle card by @mattstarrfineart.bsky.social – it's just one of the birds you'll find in the Chirp Up Game – Avian Edition Diversity Deck. Play the Chirp Up game free online here: www.chirpup.org/the-chirp-up... #ChirpUp #ChirpUpForTheBirds

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme chosen by @alan678.bsky.social is #raptors Here is a bald eagle ##baldeagle #eagle #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #photography #birds #largebirds #birdsofprey #🪶

A northern house wren perches on a weathered stump rising from a slough along St. Vrain Creek in Longmont, Colorado. #SmallBirdSaturday #BirdOfTheDay #Passerine #monochrome #ClassicMono #BW #Blackandwhite #bird #birds #birdphotography #ECK #photography #wren #wrens #BirdsSeenln2026

To celebrate #WorldAlbatrossDay, here is one of Australia's most common Albatross species, the Black-browed Albatross, from Gould's "Birds of Australia" (1848), illustrated by Henry Constantine Richter. Digitised for BHL by Smithsonian Libraries and Archives biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48508881 🧪

This #WorldAlbatrossDay, we spotlight the CMS-listed Antipodean albatross, a remarkable ocean wanderer facing a steep decline. Intrepid teams have completed the world’s largest drone-based albatross survey. The results are in: only ~8,000 breeding pairs remain. Learn more tinyurl.com/surveyalbatr...

Happy #WorldAlbatrossDay! 🪶

Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross (Thalassarche chlororhynchos) off the coast of Argentina. #WorldAlbatrossDay #WorldAlbatrossDay2026 #albatrosses #mollymawks

Today is #WorldAlbatrossDay !🌊 Albatrosses are ocean wanderers that travel great distances along the marine flyways. The Seabird Tracking Database is the largest source of seabird tracking data in the world and it hosts over 300 albatross datasets!🌐 Find out more👉 www.seabirdtracking.org/species/

June 19th is World Albatross Day. This is my acrylic painting of an albatross soaring across the sea. www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1544... #mattstarrfineart #albatross #seabird #birds #ChirpUp #art #painting #tshirts #tshirt #artistic #artwork #artlovers #ArtoftheDay #BuyArtOnline #ArtforSale

Happy #WorldAlbatrossDay! Enjoy this card from the Chirp Up Game – Avian Edition featuring art by @mattstarrfineart.bsky.social. Play the Chirp Up game online for free here: www.chirpup.org/the-chirp-up... #ChirpUp #ChirpUpForTheBirds

Announcing the Chirp Up Game – Avian Edition! Simple - Challenging - Beautiful – Just Like Birding! • Fill natural habitats with native species. • Fight perils that kill billions of birds and destroy their habitats. Find out more and play online now: www.chirpup.org/the-chirp-up... #ChirpUpGame

Breaking News from Chirp Up! Our All-In Avian Gallery featuring our diverse and extensive collection of paintings, illustrations and photographs is now live: www.chirpup.org/all-in-avian... Shown: @mattstarrfineart.bsky.social, Melissa Gilmore, Samuel Garner, Stacey Lokey. #BirdArt #BirdPhotography

A Roseate Spoonbill #inflight #BirdoftheDay #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #EastCoastKin #birds #bird #birdsofbluesky #birdsofnorthamerica #featheredfriends #usbirds

#BirdOfTheDay #InFlight #Birds Mute Swans Grey Heron Brown Pelican Greenfinch

herons i saw while i was in Chicago! i also saw a green heron but it flew away before i could take a pic #birds #herons

The Backward Glance A backward glance from this female red‑bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) shows her natural ... 1/3 #photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #woodpeckers #redbelliedwoodpecker

Local Osprey dining. Mine!!! 🐠🪶

"Whether North American species can adapt quickly enough to keep pace with a warming, shifting landscape remains the central question – and the answer, according to the science available in 2026, is genuinely uncertain." thegardenmagazine.com/shifting-mig... #ClimateChange #MigratoryBirds

"While your ancestors made the journey endless times, you must make it in a world that is rapidly changing... The journey has become exponentially harder." Read Joe Murphy's beautiful piece in @theinvadingsea.bsky.social www.theinvadingsea.com/2026/05/14/w... #MigratoryBirds #WorldMigratoryBirdDay

Looking for some prime #SpringMigration #BirdWatching for #WorldMigratoryBirdDay Sat, May 9? Consider Utah... @utahdwr.bsky.social lists birding events and great places to see migrating birds in Utah this spring..." wildlife.utah.gov/news/2026/05... #TravelThursday #MigratoryBirds

A Bald Eagle taking flight. #BirdOfTheDay #BestOfTheMonth #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #Photos #Photo #ECK #EastCoastKin

Got up early in hopes of catching this photo before work this morning. There's only a few days each year where it's cool enough in the morning to make this shot possible. Thankfully, today was one of those days! #wildlife #birds

Lifer! Have you ever seen a more gorgeous bird? This is a male blue grosbeak. ❤️ #birds #photography #birdsofbluesky

If you're like us, you never get tired looking at #BaldEagles in their nests. @disdainbrook.bsky.social has a great article in birdsandblooms.bsky.social about these magnificent raptors. Check it out – she links to 3 sites with Eagle cams: www.birdsandblooms.com/birding/attr... #ChirpUpForTheBirds

"Shorter winters, spring warming, and earlier first spring leaves can disrupt the annual cues that birds rely on to begin their migrations. These disruptions may impact the long-term survival of bird populations." Great info at www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt... Credit: @climatecentral.org

Join @nycbirdalliance.org and fellow New Yorkers in making the City safer for migrating birds by taking our Lights Out Pledge. Find out more and take the pledge here: nycbirdalliance.org/our-work/adv... #ChirpUpForTheBirds #LightPollution #LightsOutPledge #SaveTheBirds #MigratingBirds

#Cryptocurrency needs #datacenters and abundant energy. Will forests and wetlands in the Amazon suffer as a result? Today on @therevelator.org therevelator.org/cryptocurren...