Almost a mono shot, with the super gloomy conditions past week or so. #Birds #Woodpeckers #WoodpeckerWednesday

Actual state of the union... #flag #starsandstripes See alt info for details about photo.

Cold and sunny, with some snow dusting the trees in the Eastern Sierras. #landscape #snowday #sunny #naturephotography

Allen's Hummingbird flexing the wings a bit to warn a nearby rival. #elbowsout #Birds #hummingbirds

Happy #Flyday everyone! Young Tri-colored Heron flyby. A fairly infrequent visitor for my area, this one has been around since fall 2025. #Birds

A #ThrowbackThursday post: I found this partially leucistic Western Bluebird several years ago, & watched it go from fledgling to young adult over about six months. I'm not sure what happened to it; I hope it survived and found new territory away from the parents. 🤞 #Birds

When you have wings and can fly away, you can also choose to casually stroll in front of the oncoming wave. #Birds #shorebirds

Just WOW! Elephant seal on the left and Royal Penguins on the right. #Birds #BirdOfTheDay macaulaylibrary.org/asset/648954...

Two eyes for #Twosday — forward facing Reddish Egret. One of several southeast gulf coast (i.e., Gulf of MEXICO) birds that visited Southern California and decided to stay... #Birds #wadingbirds

Uh-oh, the bluebird of happiness trying to get away. #birds #WinterSurvivors #BirdOfTheDay

Racing towards the weekend! Happy Friyay, everyone! #Birds #Sanderlings #shorebirds #Friyay

Obviously this Townsend's Warbler has spotted me, but she went right back to foraging frenetically. I'm ID'ing as female because males have a black throat. #Birds #Warblers

Yellow-bellied Woodpecker for #WoodpeckerWednesday When he's an adult he'll have more saturated red on throat & crown, and a black bib. We don't often see these in my coastal California area — they breed in Canada, and only come south during winter, more commonly seen at foothill elevations. #Birds

Duo of White-faced Ibis for #Twosday #Birds

Ms. Wood Duck gives me side eye as she paddles past. This was a fave shot of her, because I managed to time it just as she turned slightly and light revealed that she's got more color than I usually see. #WoodDucks #Birds #Ducks #Reflection

Very late to the party...for the #posted theme, a scruffy young Vermilion Flycatcher on a fence. #BirdOfTheDay #Birds

Yeah, I may be shaped like a football but don't try to toss me!! (note my talons...FAFO). Every BUWO is a #SuperbOwl all year long. #birds #owls #burrowingowls

A White-throated Sparrow for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #Serenity

Northern Harrier launching into flight. I'm not sure if she had been eating something on the ground or what. The grass was tall enough that her takeoff surprised me — seemed like she popped up out of nowhere. #Birds #BirdsInFlight #Flyday

Red-whiskered Bulbul, sporting that "too much hair gel" look. 🪶

For #wrensday, a Rock Wren in a likely spot. I did sit in a spot without moving for awhile, but this little birb eventually got too close to focus, which is a nice problem to have. #Birds #BirdOfTheDay

Western Sandpiper for #BirdOfTheDay theme of #Reflections 🪶

The Western Bluebirds seem a little tentative about their relationship... but it was still January when this was taken. #Birds #Twosday

Watch out, groundhogs! Check out the hook on this Red-shouldered Hawk's bill. (also, there are lengthy talons at the end of the toes but that's outside of this frame) #Birds #GroundhogDay #BirdsOfPrey #Hawks

Wood Duck giving me side eye while he paddles through the reflection of some colorful water bikes. #BirdOfTheDay #Ducks #birds

More #epsteinfiles released today: www.justice.gov/epstein

Happy #Flyday Tree Swallows are already fighting over nesting boxes in my area and soon the Cliff Swallows will return to repair and reuse their mud nests. I'm looking forward to it... #Birds #BirdsInFlight

Fab photo for anyone who wants to see #DucksOnIce

For #BirdOfTheDay theme selected by Alan @alan678.bsky.social, a fierce looking Great Horned owlet. #EyeContact #Birds

Does Bluesky do #WaterfallWednesday ? Found this waterfall with lots of short cascades in the Sierras a several years ago, and like to revisit it whenever I can. #landscapes #waterfalls #EasternSierras

Two birds in the bath - making do with a puddle left over after recent rain. Pin-tailed Whydah in the back (native to Africa, not California) and Chipping Sparrow in the front. #Twosday #birds

I see you over there. (I managed to get past this little dude without him leaving his perch; it felt like a small victory) #birds #attitude

Always the fanciest #duck in town when he’s around. #birds #BirdOfTheDay

Happy #Flyday - I hope you're all set for a fun weekend. #birdsinflight #birds

Northern Pintail drake - I liked how the lighting showed some iridescence that I rarely notice in this species. #birds #ducks

Grasshopper Sparrow #Singing - although their song sounds more like the buzzing of a grasshopper rather than a bird song. #BirdOfTheDay #birds

Wings up Wednesday with a Western Bluebird. #birds

Forward facing White-crowned Sparrow on a duo of twigs - but a young bird that doesn't have the black and white crown yet. #birds #Twosday

Happy Monday! Until I transferred images off the memory card to process, I didn't notice the fish's forlorn face. Sigh, grebes gotta eat... #birds

Crayfish takeout for breakfast. One of our local Yellow-crowned Night Heron: this bird doesn't yet have the namesake yellow crown because he's still a juvenile. No baby ducks were hurt while I was watching.🪶

Belted Kingfisher making a quick getaway. Happy weekend, everyone! #Flyday #BirdsInFlight

More Mergansers, but these are Hooded Mergansers, and that one in the lead may be a 1st year male. The other 2 are females. (yesterday's post was a Common Merganser hen) #birds #WeirdDuckSeason

The little merganser girls are so cute! We only have a few merganser visitors each winter and I start looking forward to their return as soon as they leave... #birds #WeirdDuckSeason

Grebes in a rush. I love their courtship behaviors. #twosday #Birds #grebes #waterdance #BirdOfTheDay

Sigh, is it Monday already? No doubt it's best to stay on the #birds feed today.

Northern Harrier doing a look back as she turns in flight. Happy weekend everybody!! #Birds #BirdOfTheDay #Flyday See ALT text for details about the species.

Orange-crowned Warbler surrounded by toyon berries. (not showing his orange crown, of course) #Birds

We didn't have much in the way of visiting Monarchs overwintering, so this is a older but favorite pic from a couple of years ago when thousands visited in December. #butterfly #monarchmigration #arthropods

Happy #InternationalUnsolicitedDuckPicDay to all who celebrate. Very poor image quality here (subjects were distant) but I couldn't resist capturing these hoodies showing off. 🪶 #twosday

Once again, today is a good day to just stay on the #birds feed. #NationalBirdDay