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American robin, Turdus migratorius, in nice fresh plumage at Amigo Centre, outside Sturgis, Michigan
#naturalist #bird #wildlife

#Birds #birdsOfMastodon #naturephotography
A Dickcissel (who decided that was a good name for a bird?) and a Blue Grosbeak.

Robin gets in the way of photographing squirrels in the oak grove in front of the A.D. White House
#photo #photography #bird

Seagull, standing on her favorite rock, looking at the ocean. Moonstone Beach, Cambria, California, USA. October, 2025. OM System OM-1 M.Zuiko 300mm F4. #moonstonebeach #seagull #bird …

"Deadly bird flu strain confirmed in Australia for first time"
#Birds #Australia #Animals

Deadly bird flu strain confirmed in Australia for first time
A deadly strain of avian influenza, H5N1, that has killed millions of wild and domestic birds and mammals across the globe, has for the first time reached Australia’s shores. Australian authorities confirmed that two migratory seabirds, a brown skua (Stercorarius antarcticus) and a northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli), have both tested positive for H5N1, a […]

Seriously #loud #bird
#noise

A Western bluebird, Sialia mexicana, in the morning light at Woodley Park, Sepulveda Basin
#naturalist #wildlife #bird #photography

We also need bird organizations to come out against bug zappers. Because when billions of insects are electrocuted there's less food available. And you could use an illustration of begging chicks in a nest near a glowing bug zapper surrounded by moths (make the parent birds emaciated and worried). That graphic would go viral. #birds #insects #birding

"New bird species identified on remote Indonesian island"
#Indonesia #Birds #Wildlife

New bird species identified on remote Indonesian island
A songbird species previously thought to occur across two Indonesian islands has turned out to be two distinct species, according to a recent study. For more than 120 years, many scientists believed that Indonesia’s Babar Islands in eastern Banda Sea, and Tanimbar Islands, roughly 135 kilometers (84 miles) east of the Babar Islands, were both […]

#Vögel #Birds Komitee gegen den Vogelmord, comittee against bird slaughter #CABS Spring Report 2026.

California Towhee in a tree. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. May, 2026. OM System OM-1 M.Zuiko 300mm F4 MC14. #laarboretum #towhee #bird

Little Egret coming in to land in a pond.
#bird #birdphotography #photography

Some top-tier nesting work here.
(That’s an airplane tie-down chain)
#birds #aviation

Podcasts for bird fans. Not on the list is my favorite, "Birds of a Feather Talk Together." #birds #birding #podcasts [gift link] https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/30/arts/bird-watching-podcasts-sean-bean.html?unlocked_article_code=1.nFA.0kdK.AB4uR6wn52bv&smid=url-share

"Bird flu is here. Can we stop the spread?"
#Birds #BirdFlu #Animals

Bird flu is here. Can we stop the spread?
An ecologist explains how Australia can curb the spread of the H5N1 strain.

Hummingbird, sipping nectar from a Mexican sage flower. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. May, 2026. OM System OM-1 M.Zuiko 300mm F4. #laarboretum #hummingbird #bird

#BirdPhotography #photography Humming bird on aloe

Great black-backed gull in flight, at Farlington Marshes.
#photography #bird #birdphotography

"Up to half the bird species using the African-Eurasian flyway are declining"
#Africa #Birds

Up to half the bird species using the African-Eurasian flyway are declining
Each year in May, World Migratory Bird Day draws attention to the billions of birds that migrate long distances with the changing of the seasons, a living braid of ecosystems separated by thousands — even tens of thousands — of kilometers. According to Kariuki Ndang’ang’a, BirdLife International Africa’s regional director, about 2 billion birds fly […]

American Wigeon duck. Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, Huntington Beach, California, USA. February, 2026. OM System Om-1 M.Zuiko 300mm F4 MC14. #bolsachicaecologicalreserve #duck #bird

#silentsunday #birds
Bullocks Oriole. May 2026

10 out of 10
#Nature #Birds

Black phoebe, Sayornis nigricans, surveying the cricket field at Woodley Park, Sepulveda Basin
#naturalist #wildlife #bird

Hummingbird. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. May, 2026. OM System OM-1 M.Zuiko 300mm F4 MC14. #laarboretum #humminbird #bird

a better life
#bird #flying #photography #photo

Tufted titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) has realized it's being watched.
Amigo Centre, outside Sturgis, Michigan
#naturalist #wildlife #bird

Peacock displaying his feathers. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. May, 2026. OM System OM-1 M.Zuiko 300mm F4 MC14. #laarboretum #peacock #bird

Mallard duck floating on the pond. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. January, 2026. OM System OM-1 M.Zuiko 300mm F4 MC14. #laarboretum #mallard #bird

"Long Lost African Bird Captured in Striking Photos"
#Africa #Birds #Animals
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Long Lost African Bird Captured in Striking Photos

Peachick foraging in the grass with its siblings. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. May, 2026. OM System OM-1 M.Zuiko 300mm F4 MC14. #laarboretum #peafowl #bird

Question for bird folks.
Are the gray catbirds that visit my birdbath every several minutes the same pair, or do they share yards and I have a lot? #birds #catbird #dumetella #birdbath #birding

Marbled Godwit, wading in the estuary. Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, Huntington Beach, California, USA. February, 2026. OM System OM-1 M.Zuiko 300mm F4. #bolsachicaecologicalreserve #marbledgodwit

Mourning Dove. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. June, 2025. OM System OM-1 M.Zuiko 300MM F4. #laarboretum #mourningdove #bird

"Nepal’s birdwatchers help monitor wildlife and promote tourism"
#Nepal #Birds #Animals #Wildlife

Nepal's birdwatchers help monitor wildlife and promote tourism
KATHMANDU — As a child, Shankar Tiwari and his friends killed birds for fun around Chitwan National Park in central Nepal, where they grew up. Years later, a foreign guest at the hotel where Tiwari worked took him birdwatching and turned the hunter into a bird lover. The striking yellow and black plumage and red […]

A peachick standing in front of three of its siblings. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. May, 2026. OM System OM-1 M.Zuiko 300mm F4 MC14. #laarboretum #bird #birdphotography

Lesser Scaup looking over its shoulder. Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, Huntington Beach, California, USA. February, 2026. OM System OM-1 M.Zuiko 300mm F4. #bolsachicaecologicalreserve #duck #bird

"Migratory bird numbers fall in Britain despite last year’s warm spring"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Birds #Animals

Hummingbird approaching Mexican Sage flowers. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. May, 2026. OM System OM-1 M.Zuiko 300mm F4 MC14. #laarboretum #hummingbird #bird

"Nepal's young birdwatchers are becoming conservationists one sighting at a time"
#Nepal #Birds #Animals

They used to hunt birds for fun. Now, they lead Nepal's birdwatching, conservation efforts
Nepal is home to more than 900 bird species, of which 40 are globally threatened and 172 are nationally threatened.

Hummingbird. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. May, 2026. OM System OM-1 M.Zuiko 300mm F4 MC14. #laarboretum #hummingbird #bird

One of the shelling peas grew up on the wrong side of the bird netting. Sad, but a nice reminder that all the effort setting up the structure was worth it. #peas #sparrows #gardening #pisum #birds #allotment

"Dartford warbler stages a comeback 60 years after almost vanishing"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #DartfordWarbler #Birds

A Spanish ecologist, Pedro Romero-Vidal, was looking at a 1611 painting by Jan Brueghel and noticed what is likely a greater noctule bat (Nyctalus lasiopterus) snacking on a bird while in flight. So cool. #ArtHistory #bats #art #brueghel #birds #biology #chiroptera https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2536525123

Fun bird fact: "Parent birds generally eat their nestlings' feces when the nestlings are young and carry the feces from the nest as the nestlings get older." #tmi #birds #cleaning #nesting #nests https://academic.oup.com/beheco/article-abstract/2/1/69/375701

Female house sparrow trying out the new bird bath. Perch in back is from the now-defunct Purington Paving Brick Company in East Galesburg, Illinois. #birds #birdbath #bricks #sparrow #purington #illinois #paving