I don't own a traditional bird bath for today's #BirdOfTheDay, but luckily birds are resourceful little guys! I have found a Western Bluebird using a dog fountain, and an American Crow in a shallow creek #birds #wildlife

For #BirdOfTheDay, may I present a Common Yellowthroat on a fence. If we're extending past perching birds and letting wading birds join in, these adorable Sanderlings run with the waves everyday on the beach #birds #wildlife

Ooh, I've just heard of #BirdOfTheDay 💛 Let's go with a Swinhoe's White-eye munching on a pomegranate seed, plus an inquisitive Thick-billed Vireo #birds #wildlife

This may be the most fearless Wood Duck I've ever encountered #birds #wildlife

Oops got too excited and forgot to #birds Reposting the picture of the adoptive dad

Okay this was a fun day. I saw some of the ever-photogenic Scaly-breasted Munia with some fledglings following them around begging for food, so I assumed they were Munia fledglings at the time. Turns out the younglings are brood parasites instead, Pin-Tailed Whydahs (1/2)

Look ma, no hands! A Yellow-breasted Chat gave me a rather severe look as it launched itself into the air #birds #wildlife 🤨

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher shows off the goods while collecting nesting material. Taken with a 400mm lens, so I did not get close! He still saw me while using his body to squish down a gnatcatcher-shaped depression though #birds #wildlife 🪺

This Pin-Tailed Whydah in his glorious breeding plumage strikes a dramatic pose. The migrant birds may be gone for us now, but at least we've still got our year-round residents to ooh over (even if this guy isn't native here) #birds #wildlife 🌻

Happy Saturday! This Northern House Wren seems a bit sleepy #birds #wildlife 🐣

Had some technical difficulties the past week, but I think I've got a work-around now. Have a celebratory Red-crowned Amazon munching on a pod in triumph #birds #wildlife 🦜

I love how long this Wilson's Warbler looks as it extends for the takeoff. Normally they're tiny round fluff balls #birds #wildlife 🐥

The cute booty of a barn swallow collecting mud #birds #wildlife 🍑

This fledgling Bewick's Wren is begging quite determinedly. Its parent is the long-suffering one in the third pic #birds #wildlife #babyseason

A Forster's Tern from my Big Day this past weekend. I was able to count 50 species (if I'm allowed to include the house sparrow 😋), a personal best! #birds #wildlife 🐦

"Did you say snacks?" -Western Bluebird mid-hop. The photo ended up looking kind of AI generated, but I promise it was a real bird 😅 #birds #wildlife

Hmm, for #worldmigratorybirdday2025 let's do a Canada Goose. It's hard to think of a more iconic migrant! #birds 🇨🇦

Fledgling House Finches look so grumpy and unserious at the same time. The little tufts of down are amazing #birds #wildlife 🐣

Busy busy Cliff Swallows building their nests for the year! It's crazy how single-mindedly they shuttle mud to their chosen surface #birds #wildlife 🪹

Caught this Anna's hummingbird with his tongue out. Cheeky little fuzzball #birds #wildlife 😋

I'd like to present a few migrant warblers who have visited us in the last month for Wednesday. Not great photos haha, but they were still exciting to see! MacGillivray's, Wilson's, Yellow, and Nashville #birds #wildlife 🐣

A tale of two titmouse... Titmice? for Tuesday. The Tufted Titmouse on the left was photographed all the way over on the east coast. It's hard to imagine a cuter bird, but I still have a soft spot for our less flashy Oak Titmouse on the right #birds #wildlife 🪶

A friendly Mandarin duck displaying his fancy outfit (and most likely looking for a snack) seen on a past trip #birds #tamelife 🐥

Still fondly remembering that one day I stumbled across a group of punk rock cardinals--I mean Phainopepla hanging out in the trees #birds #wildlife 🌳

An Empidonax flycatcher. I'm leaning towards Dusky Flycatcher, but I never heard its call, so I'm not 100% on the ID. Perhaps BirdSky has a better handle on this? Either way, this little one was very polite #birds #wildlife #migration 🐦

May I present a Flotilla for Friday #birds #ducklings #wildlife 🦆

New study finds where birds are declining most. High trend resolution data reveals complexity of bird population changes. “This is the first time we’ve had fine-scale information on population changes across such broad spatial extents and across entire ranges of species,” said Dr. Amanda Rodewald.

We're getting to my favourite time of the year: when Blue-grey Gnatcatchers are getting their comically angry uni brows #birds #wildlife 🦤

Swinhoe's White-eyes are an introduced species over on this side of the Pacific and are particularly eye-catching because of how social and vocal they are. Here's one munching on a loquat #birds #wildlife 🍊

We have ourselves a bumper crop of Cedar Waxwings this year. I'm not even sure how many I can see in the photo! #birds #wildlife 🌸

One of the things I love best about birds of prey is how expressive their large eyes are! This Great Horned Owl is no exception #birds #wildlife 🦉

In the spirit of sparrow Sunday, here is a Spotted Towhee expressing its displeasure at the overcast skies. Same, little bird, same. #birds #wildlife 😫

(Work with me, here.) Looks like a small figurine giving directions to a Bluebird. #birds #birding #birdwatching #bluebird #westernbluebird #abstract #naturalshapes #figurines #birdsky #naturalart #art

This Common (or European, depending on where you are) Starling in mid-hop looks like it is frolicking in this field of newly sprouted grasses #birds #wildlife 🌾

A Brown Pelican on a sunny Flyday. They don't dive very deep at all for how sharply they descend into the water, so it's always fascinating to watch them thump into the waves #birds #wildlife 🪽

Mama Anna's looks so cozy on her little cup nest #birds #wildlife 🪺

The Caribbean Sea's Antilles archipelago is home to a handful of Wrens, island endemics attracted to urban greenery, yet difficult to study. Alongside Birds Caribbean and the American Ornithological Society, we have assembled the limited information into recently updated accounts! buff.ly/0UKsXjA

A wader for Wednesday: this common but charming Snowy Egret shows off its bright eyes #birds #wildlife 🌻

Don't let those innocent eyes fool you, this Cooper's hawk emptied out this whole tree just by coming in for the landing #birds #wildlife 🪶

And because I'm still obsessed with plovers, this is a Semipalmated Plover we saw on the coast of Mexico and its adorable little face #birds #wildlife 🐣

A Killdeer being as Killdeer as a Killdeer may be. i.e. loud #birds #wildlife

A delicate Lincoln's Sparrow amongst the blossoms to make my day this Saturday #birds #wildlife 🌷

It's Flyday and this Osprey is leading the charge #birds #wildlife 🪽

This poor Orange-crowned Warbler looks a bit disheveled because of the new feathers growing on its head, but I was excited to see a hint of that orange crown for the first time! #birds #wildlife 👑

Spring is the time where hollowed stumps start sprouting heads. House sparrow heads in this case, but heads nonetheless #birds #wildlife 🪺

Just saying: a trio of (Western) bluebirds should equal triple the happiness #birds #wildlife 🐦🐦🐦

A Common Grackle looking for a better view... of you. He thinks you're cool #birds #wildlife 👁️

Just a sweet little Palm Warbler #birds #wildlife 🥰

A shorebird for Saturday: this Black-necked Stilt inspects its reflection at a marsh #birds #wildlife 🌿

A Common Raven flyby on a Friday. They always strike me as knowing all the secrets #birds #wildlife 🐦