The aptly named Scarlet-rumped Tanager, a striking bird found in the lowland forests of Central America. #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

I’ve always loved Winter Wrens — tiny birds with fearless personalities! #wrensday #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

An American Barn Owl floats silently through the golden sunlight. #birds #owl #nature #wildlife #photography

An American Barn Owl floats silently through the golden sunlight. #birds #owl #nature #wildlife #photography

@alan678.bsky.social 's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LunchTime this one is kind of traditional - but still a favorite. really love Puffins. #photography #EastCoastKin #Puffin #Birds

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #lunchtime, featuring a Cedar Waxwing in pure berry bliss. #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #rock. A Rock Wren on a rock seems fitting. #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

The owl code tearing apart New York's birders: defector.com/the-owl-code...

Happy Halloween! Hope it’s a hoot! #birds #owl #nature #halloween

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #gulls. A Herring Gull shows off its catch of the day. #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

A neat side-by-side comparison of a Clark’s Grebe and a Western Grebe for #Twosday #BirdOfTheDay. #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

With its rosy-pink belly and glossy green wings, the Lewis’s Woodpecker has to be the coolest-looking woodpecker I’ve ever seen — a great bird to mark my 500th species in the U.S. #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #thinking. A pensive moment for this Rufous-tailed Hummingbird. #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

The finches are coming... www.audubon.org/magazine/buc...

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #raptors — here’s my favorite type of hawk, the Northern Harrier. #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

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#TitmouseTuesday 🪶

Osprey vs. Pufferfish #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

Finally! A California Quail that didn’t launch itself into chaos at the mere sight of my camera. Miracles do happen! #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

Cooler weather means duck season is back! Featured here, an elegant Northern Pintail. #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

SoCal’s latest celebrity — a vagrant Golden-winged Warbler! #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

A Varied Thrush stands stoically amid the mossy forests of the Pacific Northwest. #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

Pygmy Nuthatches are the cutest! #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

An American Kestrel with a yummy snack! #BirdOfTheDay #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

A rare leucistic California Towhee stealing the spotlight at Griffith Park in Los Angeles — big thanks for the tip, @banditelli.org #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

Bathed in morning light, a Common Yellowthroat plots his next heist. #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

Roseate spoonbills will splash their wings through the water as part of their beauty routine. Here's one doing so mid-splash, facing straight ahead towards the camera. I really love this shot. #birds

Fun video! Can you spot the cameo bird? 🪶

A #BlackpollWarbler banded on the Farallones surprises birders 400 miles away in Los Angeles! Farallones vagrants are seldom resighted and some scientists think they are misorienting towards the Pacific with fatal consequences. This #bird defied the odds by making it safely back to the mainland! 🦉🌎🧪

A Dark-eyed Junco taking in the gentle snowfall. 🪶

As revitalization of the LA River continues, species like this elegant Black-necked Stilt are finding new life in this urban habitat. #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

As revitalization of the LA River continues, species like this elegant Black-necked Stilt are finding new life in this urban habitat. #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

Specializing in tree-tapping, the Williamson’s Sapsucker drills neat rows of holes in bark to sip sap and catch insects trapped in the sticky residue. #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

The Barred Owl — with quiet wisdom in its eyes, a presence that nourishes the soul. #birds #owl #nature #wildlife #photography

A Blackburnian Warbler shines like a flame in the dim conifer forest. #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

Close encounter with a Virginia Rail — one of my favorite birding experiences. What’s a birding moment you’ll never forget? #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

Eurasian Hoopoe — the punk-rock zebra of the skies. #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

It’s been real raptor-y lately! 🪶🌿 A composite of a few of my recent shots.

Double-crested Cormorant takes the win! #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

A flamboyance of Greater Flamingos feeds in the shallows of the Aegean Sea. #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

ATTENTION BIRDERS AND NON-BIRDERS ALIKE: Check out “Listers,” the story of two brothers competing in a ‘Big Year’ while learning the basics of birding along the way. Brilliant and hilarious! #birds

ATTENTION BIRDERS AND NON-BIRDERS ALIKE: Check out “Listers,” the story of two brothers competing in a ‘Big Year’ while learning the basics of birding along the way. Brilliant and hilarious! #birds

A Black-throated Sparrow balances delicately atop a cholla cactus. #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

A Red-breasted Merganser enjoying a nice stretch before starting its day. #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

An Atlantic Puffin poses at Látrabjarg, Europe’s largest seabird cliff. #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

Time to start interrogating Warbling Vireos #birds

A SPECTACLED EIDER drake gives me the eye in Alaska's high Arctic. Did you know spectacled eiders have blue eyes? #birds #ducks #nature #wildlife

A Northern Waterthrush sings his little heart out #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

my new spirit animal is the lone burrowing owl living in a hole by decommissioned railroad tracks in an industrial Long Beach parking lot 🪶

Been awhile since I got an airplane in front of the moon. Tonight I got two, and one was even good! #SturgeonMoon