This killdeer had her #WingsWideOpen, and her beak open a bit too, for her #BirdOfTheDay pose.

For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme #ScrollBack, here is a Raven who wanted to check out my truck in Yellowstone NP.

For the #BirdOfTheDay theme, I found these White-faced Ibis, White Pelicans, and Clark's Grebes all #LinedUp at the #MalheurNWR in Burns, OR.

Here's a burrowing owl for the #BirdOfTheDay theme #Raptors.

For the #BirdOfTheDay #EFGH theme, here is a mama Clark's Grebe with her 3 chick's. #MalheurNWR #BurnsOr

For the #BirdOfTheDay theme today, I thought I'd share some #Pairs of baby birds. Here's a pair of Mallard ducklings, Canadian goslings, Great-horned owlets, and Red-tail hawk eyas. Boise, Idaho.

Turkey Vultures take a break from soaring, near the #RockSolid top of Box Canyon. #BirdOfTheDay

For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme, I share this Great Blue Heron as it #Stretched and preened. #birdphotography #nature #BoiseID

#Parenthood is a breeze for this mallard. #BirdOfTheDay

For #BirdOfTheDay #BestOfTheMonth for April 2026, I wanted to share a Great horned owl, Canadian gosling, Clark's grebe and a Ruddy duck from Idaho.

For the #BirdOfTheDay theme today, here are a couple Long-tailed Meadowlarks for #BeautyInBrown.

A #WellTimed shot of this Rhea scratching an itch for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme. #birdphotography #nature

A Clark's Grebe poses for its #PassportPhoto for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme. And it's also a #WaterBird. #birdphotography #nature #HagermanIdaho

For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme #CamoOrContrast I'm sharing these James's Flamingos blending in with the pink waters and a Black Siskin standing out against a light background and some red paint on the fence. #birdphotography #nature #Bolivia

Found this great horned owl with a steady #RestingBeakFace for today's alt theme #BirdOfTheDay

Here's a #DucksOutOfWater Crested Duck for #BirdOfTheDay theme. #Bolivia

Here is a young James's Flamingo for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme #Headshots. #birdphotography #nature #Bolivia

This Andean Flicker fits today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #BlackHeads. #birds #wildlife #Bolivia

Flamingos with #RuffledFeathers for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme. #birdphotography #nature #highandeslagoons #Bolivia

This attentive James's flamingo mama for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme #AdultsWithChicks. #birdphotography #wildlife #nature

#BirdOfTheDay theme of #Blue is a Crested duck in the Red Lagoon of Eduardo Avaroa Preserve in Bolivia.

#BirdOfTheDay theme of #PreenersAndScratchers. A Flying Steamer Duck hanging out in Torres del Paine National Park.

Here's a Spectacled Tyrant for #BirdOfTheDay alt theme of #BugCatchers. #birdphotography #wildlife #ElCalafate

This Chimango Caracara was #LookingAtMe for the #BirdOfTheDay theme. #ElCalafate #birdphotography #nature

Andean Condors for the #BirdOfTheDay theme of #MarriedCouples #TorresDelPaine #Patagonia

This black-faced Ibis for #BirdOfTheDay theme #LandMeetsWater. #birdphotography #nature #ElCalafate #NimezLagoon

#BirdOfTheDay for the theme #WingsOutNotFlying, here is a juvenile Southern Giant Petral. #southshetlandislands.

#BirdOfTheDay theme of #ShoutItOut yields an Albatross

#BirdOfTheDay for the #SideView theme, here are a Black capped night heron, Southern lapwing and South American Tern. #birdphotography #nature

#BirdOfTheDay for my #BestOfTheMonth, here are bald eagles, red-winged blackbird, male turkey and a toucan. #birdphotography #wildlife #nature

#BirdOfTheDay here's a Caracara for #PowerPose surveying its surroundings at #Jardim Botanical Garden in #Rio. #Birdphotography #nature #tripofalifetime

#BirdOfTheDay a wood duck for #WaterDroplets and a burrowing owl for the alt #OneLeg #birdphotography #wildlife #nature

#BirdOfTheDay happy this bald eagle decided to lift off for #WingsOverWater #nature #birdphotography #NelsonBC

#BirdOfTheDay An American Kestrel unapologetically posing for today's #BranchBirds theme. #birdphotography #nature #BoiseID

#BirdOfTheDay #PeacefulSolitude #nature #birdphotography Just a gull in the fog, Good Canal, WA.

#BirdOfTheDay #BirdButts Lucky to capture both the face and the butt of this #greathornedowl in one shot. I anticipated the #osprey was going to take off, but it pooped instead-lol!

##BirdOfTheDay #BirdsBeingBirds Short-eared owl and great blue heron, loving life and doing what they do. #birdphotography #birdwatching #nature #wildlife

##BirdOfTheDay here's a pintail duck for the #DivingForFood theme. #nature #birdphotography

##BirdOfTheDay alt theme of #Blue from various locations in NE Oregon.

##BirdOfTheDay #OddCouples #birdphotography #nature Red-tailed hawk and Northern Harrier at #StillwaterNWR

##BirdOfTheDay Northern Harrier and California Jay looking right at me for #Staredown #birds #birdphotography #nature

##BirdOfTheDay Today's alt theme #Red #birdphotography #nature Baby coot and mama.

#BirdOfTheDay #Serenity #birdphotography #nature #gho #BoiseID

Don't know what happened to this little fella, but he was nice enough to let me visit with him for a short while. #owls #birdphotography #nature #getwellsoon

##BirdOfTheDay #Reflection #nature #birds #birdphotography Wood duck, black-necked still and a dowitcher.

##BirdOfTheDay #OpenBeak #birds #birdphotography #nature For the theme open beak, here's a western bluebird and a great horned owlet.

##BirdOfTheDay #Ducks #naturephotography #birdwatching Green-winged teal

##BirdOfTheDay #EyeContact #birds #birdphotography #nature #goldenhour Mama killdeer protecting her nest. Phillips Lake, OR

##BirdOfTheDay #Iridescent #nature #birdphotography #MalheurNWR #BurnsOR White-faced Ibis

#BirdOfTheDay #BrownIsBeautiful #birdphotography #nature #birdonsign #softmud