ok but why does this owl at a watering hole in the Namib desert (which I saw via the watering hole's webcam) look like a little old English lady-owl on an evening walk who kicked off her shoes but left her stockings on to cool her feet in a pond on the outskirts of the village?

Can't wait to have this book in my hands! <crying hockey tears>

It's a mystery!

Fluffy rough-legged hawk today! And an American Robin that should be somewhere warmer ❤️

The real reason I do Christmas Bird Counts. Only six species on the first half of the count, cold and windy out there.

Christmas Bird Count Update: sharp-tailed grouse, magpie, raven, horned lark, and one McD's bag in the ditch.

Craven Christmas Bird Count today!!!!!

'Photographic ornithology' How can bird photographers contribute to shorebird research? New WaderTales blog based on paper by Winfried & Wolfgang Daunicht, published in Wader Study journal. wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/10/09/m... #ornithology @waderstudy.bsky.social

Ok, Brain Trust. What critter is hanging out in my mom's garden in Edmonton? It clipped all the iris leaves and then made a cozy little impression in the middle.

Writer Julia Zarankin used to be a “normal person.” Now, she finds herself cancelling all non-bird-related social engagements, descending deeper into what experts call birder derangement syndrome. Here, she explores why she’s at her best when birding: thewalrus.ca/birding/

We’ve only crossed the “billion” threshold 1X before, in Oct. 23'. Last night, we rejoined the Billion Bird Night Club in spectacular fashion. Migration soared past 1.2 billion, marking the largest single night of bird migration ever recorded by BirdCast. Learn more: birdcast.info/news/a-new-r...

Cuckoo Frederic is on the move and has crossed the Sahara! 🙌 Frederic had been hanging around in France while his fellow satellite-tagged Cuckoos had made it to Africa. He finally set off south around 17 September & he’s now conquered crossing the Sahara Desert in Africa! 🌍 #Ornithology #Birds

Fall migration season 2025 shorebird MAGIC omg 🪶

How about a busy shorebird with places to go? Shorebirds make everything a little bit better #birds 🌿

Lots of sanderlings, ruddy turnstones, and some barnacles during a coastal prowl this week #Birds #BirdPhotography #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Photography

A whimbrel enjoying the sunset #birds

I was adjusting the exposure to capture the rain falling from these impressive storm clouds when an eagle soared into the frame. #photography #birds #storm

Tippy tap tippy tap! 🪶

A Plains Spadefoot Toad avoids awkward eye contact with me the best way it knows how - digging itself backwards into the sand. Ok, bye.

Good morning from SoCal. Three sanderlings on the beach. 🪶

Wheeeeeeee! #birds #fall #migration

Just a normal amount of leg, totally normal.

The Greater Yellowlegs were out in force on Sauvie's today. #birding Portland, Oregon

Whimbrel. 🪶 #whimbrel #birds #birdphotography #birders

Pretty excited to come across some sundew in a fen. Lots in bloom around Churchill right now ❤️

These bird deterrents make great perches!

Juvenile Western Red-tail Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis calurus) perched in a pine tree. 🪶 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western... 👈 @griffithpark.bsky.social #redtail #hawks #raptors #conservation #wildlife #homagebluesky

Red Knots returning from the Arctic. I don't usually see them at this spot during fall migration, so these four birds were on a lil adventure.

lots of Wilson's Phalaropes staging in southern Saskatchewan

oh cool, did you see 181 birds? each click actually represents 50 birds, so the flock was probably ~9000 strong. it's phalarope migration!

I call this one "Retreat of the Shorebird Biologists".

I didn't know that forest fire smoke could block out the sun. These are pics from yesterday from the train, between Le Pas and Thompson, Manitoba. 1st pic is from 5:30 pm, 2nd pic is 6 pm. For perspective, sundown here is 11 pm. The lights on the 2nd photo are from the train's headlights.

Red-shouldered hawk parents running a food delivery service for their nest. #birds #raptors

Oh no! .... Anyways....

Nighttime shorebird work! Long, cold night, but great birds and great views Lots of Sanderlings, Semipalmated Sandpipers, Rex-knecked Phalaropes, and Stilt Sandpipers 🪶

Sandpiper Saturday. #SolitarySandpiper #birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #birdsofAlberta #birdsofCanada #NikonZ9

After a week of rain, we finally got out for a few days of shorebird surveys. Don't worry, this isn't an ID challenge.

Absolutely *thrilled* to come across a flock of American golden-plovers. These birds zoom through the prairies in the spring on their epic migration from the pampas of Argentina to the tundra in Canada and Alaska (~13,000 km). Imagine! They don't even look tired #birds

Today is International Migratory Bird Day, so it seems appropriate to post this Blackburnian Warbler that was at our pond a few days ago. He spent considerable time doing some personal grooming. #birds #migration #warblers #Ancaster #HamOnt

Anyone have any dictation-to-text apps they like to use to collect data? There are some great paid options, but free would be nice!

Roberta Bondar just saw how many tabs I have open 💀💀💀

Side-quest on my drive home this afternoon… Red-tailed Hawk 🪶☀️🌵

How about a few seconds of migrating Broad-winged Hawks? 🪶 #spring #migration #hawks

I offer this tiny raptor from the past. It scared me when I took this pic. 😂 #birds 🌿

A western sandpiper strides along the wet sand at surf's edge. #birds

If I had a nickel for every Stump Owls I've stopped for.....

American Avocet says good morning. #GoodMorning #birds

Just a pair of rockstars hanging out 😍😍😍