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Bird of the Day - Grasshopper Sparrow, Nebraska 2020
Golden Hour, Golden Bird

#birds #BirdsOfMastodon #photography #nature #wildlife #sparrows #FlyoverCountry

Small brown bird with yellow at the bend of the wing and a lighter-toned belly, perched on a fencepost and peering at the photographer

Like 9 Apr 2023 at 20:20 | Open on lor.sh

Bird of the Day - Great Blue Heron, Kansas, this morning
Pterodactyls live on

#photography #birds #birdsofmastodon #wildlife #nature #FlyoverCountry

Long-legged, long-necked gray bird with massive bill flying in front of a bright blue sky

Like 8 Apr 2023 at 16:38 | Open on lor.sh

Ruby-crowned Kinglet stretching to get a snack on a cool bright day. Near Wakefield KS yesterday.

#birds #wildlife #photography #nature #birdsofmastodon #FlyoverCountry

Small pale bird with a sharp pointed bill hanging from one branch to reach an insect on a nearby lower branch

Like 7 Apr 2023 at 22:34 | Open on lor.sh

Bird of the Day - Red-tailed Hawk, Kansas 2023
Winter hawks have gone north, summer birds are here

#wildlife #birds #raptors #nature #photography #FlyoverCountry #birdsofmastodon

Mostly white bird with reddish tail and outstretched wings, peering at the photographer from a pale blue sky perspective

Like 7 Apr 2023 at 13:05 | Open on lor.sh

Most Sandhill Cranes are well north of Kansas by this time of year. This one did not get the memo; it was hanging out with some ducks and geese at a local water treatment facility this morning.

#birds #photography #wildlife #nature #FlyoverCountry

Tall gray bird with long legs, long bill, and red forehead, standing on the bank of a pond.

Like 6 Apr 2023 at 22:54 | Open on lor.sh

Bird of the Day - Brown Snake-eagle, Tanzania 2018
More eagle than snake

#birds #wildlife #photography #nature #raptors #Africa #Tanzania

Brown bird with banded tail and piercing yellow eye, sitting atop some bare branches against a blue-gray sky

Like 6 Apr 2023 at 18:30 | Open on lor.sh

Bird of the Day - Zone-tailed Hawk, Arizona 2019
Faux Vulture

#birds #photography #wildlife #nature #raptors #SkyIslands

Mostly black bird with upraised black-and-white wings and banded tail against a high overcast sky

Like 5 Apr 2023 at 12:28 | Open on lor.sh

Our neighborhood Eastern Phoebe showed up at the birdbath today. Welcome back, buddy!

#birds #wildlife #photography #migration #FlyoverCountry

Gray-backed bird with white belly perched on a small branch in front of a green background

Like 4 Apr 2023 at 23:11 | Open on lor.sh

@Albatrossity Around this time of year, I used to keep an eye out for one of these fellas that would perch by my pool in the morning, waiting to swoop out and grab breakfast on the wing. Such sweeties!

4 Apr 2023 at 23:13 | Open on mastodon.coffee

Karen Strickholm

@Albatrossity We had a pair of king birds that came back to our neighborhood every year. I loved that.

4 Apr 2023 at 23:13 | Open on mastodon.online

Bird of the Day - Black-and-white Warbler, Kansas 2020
Hold my beer!

#birds #photography #nature #wildlife #warblers #FlyoverCountry

Streaky black and white bird with small pointed bull handing sideways from a small branch

Like 4 Apr 2023 at 11:25 | Open on lor.sh

#MarshMadness
American Bittern being very sneaky, Quivira NWR, 2020

#birds #wildlife #photography #wetlands #FlyoverCountry

Streaky long-necked and long-billed bird stretching out as it walks across a green marsh

Like 3 Apr 2023 at 23:54 | Open on lor.sh

@Albatrossity
"i am slick & i am sly, no one ever sees me coming"

4 Apr 2023 at 1:58 | Open on toot.community

Bird of the Day - Tufted Titmouse, Kansas 2023
I'm outta here!

#birds #photography #wildlife #nature #FlyoverCountry

Gray-brown bird with black bill and wispy gray crest, taking off in a downward direction from a leafless branch

Like 3 Apr 2023 at 14:04 | Open on lor.sh

Bird of the Day - American Wigeon, Kansas 2023
Baldpate on the wing

#birds #photography #wildlife #nature #ducks #FlyoverCountry

Brown duck with green eye stripe, white crown, light blue bill, and large white wing patch, in flight,

Like 2 Apr 2023 at 18:26 | Open on lor.sh

#MarshMadness
Great Egret surveying his watery domain, Kansas 2018

#birds #photography #wildlife #nature #FlyoverCountry

Tall white bird perched on a dead snag overlooking water and marsh grasses

Like 31 Mar 2023 at 22:55 | Open on lor.sh

Bird of the Day - Kākā, New Zealand 2019
Flying free

#birds #wildlife #nature #photography #parrot #Aotearoa

Parrot with a golden head and crimson underwings flying against a blue sky

Like 31 Mar 2023 at 12:43 | Open on lor.sh

Bird of the Day - Common Loon, Kansas 2023
Nothing common about this guy!

#birds #nature #wildlife #photography #loons #diver #FlyoverCountry

Large-billed bird with black head, black-and-white checkered back, and white chest swimming toward the camera

Like 30 Mar 2023 at 12:47 | Open on lor.sh

Bird of the Day - Ruddy Duck, Kansas 2023
Table for three, please.

#birds #wildlife #photography #nature #ducks #FlyoverCountry

Three ducks with white bellies, brown backs, and blue bills landing on the water with feet extended

Like 29 Mar 2023 at 13:31 | Open on lor.sh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-pKvEroMEY

#birds #wildlife #photography #ducks #FlyoverCountry #sweethearts

Two small brownish ducks with long bills, one looking at the other, swimming away from the photographer

Like 28 Mar 2023 at 21:48 | Open on lor.sh

#MarshMadness
Tree Swallow zipping around looking for breakfast

#birds #photography #nature #wildlife #FlyoverCountry

Small bird with iridescent blue back and white belly flying over blue water

Like 28 Mar 2023 at 21:00 | Open on lor.sh

@Albatrossity They fly fast—good catch!

28 Mar 2023 at 21:01 | Open on techhub.social

Bird of the Day - Northern Cardinal, Kansas 2023
I seem to have something stuck in my teeth

#birds #wildlife #photography #nature #FlyoverCountry

Bright red bird with black mask and orange beak perched on a branch, in front of a gray-brown background

Like 28 Mar 2023 at 13:35 | Open on lor.sh

Bird of the Day - American Tree Sparrow, Kansas 2023
Easter outfit

#birds #photography #wildlife #nature #sparrows #FlyoverCountry

pale gray and white bird with bright rusty cap and dark eyeline perched on a bare twig; similar bird in a similar pose, but out of focus, in the background

Like 27 Mar 2023 at 18:57 | Open on lor.sh