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Tom@birdfan· 28d

Filing old photos and I ran across this. I still cannot believe this #heron swallowed the fish whole. Yikes. #Birds #Nature #Photography

Seen at a 45º to head-on, we see a great blue heron in the shallow water of the bay. S/he has a large fish held in her beak with the fish's head directed straight down the gullet of the heron. The dorsal fin of the bass-looking fish is standing straight up making the fish look giant. It's just a moment before the heron swallows the fish whole.

Tom@birdfan· 28d

It’s another day in the neighborhood, and the theme for #BirdoftheDay is #PerfectPoise This is a juvenile pileated woodpecker from last week in 🇨🇦. #Birds #Photography #Nature

A black woodpecker clings to the side of a large tree trunk. There is some evidence of a hole in the bark, where the bird has been tapping. The normally red crest is a light pink color in this juvenile bird. It has a white face and neck with black striping. The background is a blurry green mass of foliage.

Tom@birdfan· 28d

#BirdoftheDay theme is #BirdButts ... but "tasteful". 😆 You be the judge...! 😇

A mostly brown bird stands on an angled tree branch among a lot of forest greenery. S/he looks back over her right shoulder at the viewer. She has a visible brown iris and a fluffy brown butt. I believe it is a juvenile Spotted Towhee. Have a lovely night.

Tom@birdfan· Jul 12

#amongTheRipples aka birds on water, is the #BirdoftheDay theme. From this week at #BeaverLake , #Vancouver. Have a good day! #Birds #Nature

Tom@birdfan· Jul 11

This #squirrel is about half the size--and twice as cute--as the squirrels in my back yard at home. #Travel #Wonders #Nature #Photography #StanleyPark #Canada (Douglas squirrel?)

Tom@birdfan· Jul 11

From yesterday, a juvenile black-throated gray warbler wonders where mom has flown off to. #UpandDown #BirdoftheDay theme. Happy Saturday, friends! #Vancouver #BC #Photography #Nature #Birds

Tom@birdfan· Jul 10

Happy #FeatheredFriday, Friends! #Birds #Photography #Nature #Hummingbirds

Tom@birdfan· Jul 10

#rocky scene from yesterday for #BirdOfTheDay. What makes this interesting to me is the large star fish the glaucous-winged gull is playing with. (Also, the bird is a new-lifer for me!) Hope you have a good day! 🪶📸

Tom@birdfan· Jul 9

It was #BathTime for this family of mallards yesterday in #StanleyPark. The cutest of all was the one in the back. Have a great day! #Birds #Photography #nature

A mother and two ducklings stand atop a fallen tree in a small creek. The adult and child just next to her are preening their chests with their bills. The duckling a foot to their rear is also preening but takes a moment to look into the camera. They are mostly tan with some brown striping at this stage. They have orange legs. The fallen tree trunk has some patches of grass that have started growing on it. The water below is dark green/black color.

Tom@birdfan· Jul 8

Hi, y'all! Today's #BirdoftheDay theme is #BirdsILove. This Pacific-slope flycatcher is one of my favorites with their olive-yellow coloring and that cool, teardrop-shaped, eye ring. This year I had a couple portrait models--which was a new experience. 🐦😁📸🪶

Standing on a bare branch is a small flycatcher. The body is mostly an olive-green color. The wings look brown with two light wing bars. S/he has a white eye ring which has a little point that is aimed to the rear of the head. The body is facing away at a 45º angle, the bird looks back over her right shoulder at the viewer. The background is a mix of light and dark blurred greenery.

Tom@birdfan· Jul 8

I found the father of the juvenile that I saw a couple days ago. (Northern Cardinals) #Birds #Nature #photography #Christmas 😉♥️💚

Tom@birdfan· Jul 7

Double-crested cormorant showing off balance skills. #orange #birdoftheday #birds #Nature

Standing on a reddish-orange buoy with a large, webbed black foot is a cormorant facing the viewer. S/he has her head turned to the side and we see an orange bill with a hooked tip. We see an aquamarine colored eye and a dark gray head. The chest and abdomen are light gray with some dark gray speckling. The wings appear almost black. The background is a dark blue, slightly rippled water's surface.

Tom@birdfan· Jul 6

#BirdoftheDay #Cutie #Birds #Photography #Nature I realized I had never seen a juvenile Northern Cardinal before yesterday. And definitely... this one has my admiration. Have a great day and week ahead! #ParcJean-Drapeau #Montreal

A little brown and gray bird that looks like a miniature cardinal, with its prominent crest, sits on an evergreen branch. The bird has the widened gape at the edges of the mouth of a juvie and s/he has her head slightly turned to look at the viewer with her left eye. We see the birds gray chest and dark brown wings. The background is blurry, dark green forest.

Tom@birdfan· Jul 5

Today's #BirdoftheDay theme is #Ebony&Ivory... Here is a cute little Downy woodpecker from Sunnyside Park in Toronto, 7/02/26. #Birds #Photography #Nature #B&W

Perched on a sturdy, horizontal tree branch is a small woodpecker with her back to us. She has her head turned around to look over the viewer's left shoulder. We see the black back and wings with the white dotted horizontal bars across the back. Also of note is a vertical white patch down the back which helps identify the species. The face is mostly white with a thin black eye-stripe and a small round black eye. She has a black center stripe down the crown, and a short, pointy black beak. The background contains blurry, blue, sky light and thin, light green leaves.

Tom@birdfan· Jul 4

#BirdoftheDay is #WildMotion and I'm not sure if #Blurd is what the intent was.... This is a red-bellied woodpecker that's too fast for me. Have a happy 4th!

A tree with a large cavity is seen gaping at the viewer. Bright green leaves are scattered throughout the overexposed shot. Clinging to the bark of this large tree trunk we see a blurred mass of black with white horizontal banding and a red and white triangular shape with a point at the very top. With some bird experience you might see the red-bellied woodpecker for what it is.

Tom@birdfan· Jul 3

#Scape Moonrise over the St. Lawrence River #QuebecCity #Mobile #Photography #CityScape #Travel

Peering through the vertical, iron railing posts, we see a night scene. In the foreground is dark, still, river water. The far shore is rolling hills with white lights from various buildings. Above the distant horizon we see a dark sky and an orange moon which is almost a full moon.

Tom@birdfan· Jul 3

#BirdoftheDay theme is #Quackers. Here is a green-winged teal throwing shade. JK We had a nice conversation about the weather, AND it turns out--he's a #Cubs fan, too! 😁 #Birds #photography #Nature

A multi-colored ducks floats by on the shallow bay. He has gray flanks and gray/brown wings and back. The face is a rich reddish-brown color with an iridescent green wedge starting at the front corner of the eye and swooshing back to the posterior neck. The bill is a glossy black and points to our right, The behind-side of his female companion is just seen of the front left edge of frame. Otherwise, clear-tan waters fill the frame.

Tom@birdfan· Jul 1

#RedBeakFeetEyes is the #BirdoftheDay theme. Here are two male wood ducks in #HighPark, #Toronto 6/30/26.

Two mostly brown and gray wood ducks are dabbling through the greenish surface of an aptly named Duck Pond. The heads are gray with some white accent lines and brilliant red eyes. The beaks are mostly orange with some black borders.

Tom@birdfan· Jul 1

Happy Canada 🇨🇦 Day, friends!! #NathanPhillipsSquare #Travel #Toronto #CityScape

Nighttime shot of a lighted “Toronto” sign in white and red. Behind the sign and across the square we can see the two curved buildings which are the City Hall.

Tom@birdfan· Jun 29

#birdoftheday is #bestofjune26 Happy Monday, full moon, start of the week! #birds #Nature #Photography #Owls

Two large, juvenile great horned owls are perched high up in a tree. The one on the left is facing the camera on a large horizontal branch and looking at the viewer. The one on the right is partially obscured by a large branch, but we can still see the face and eyes looking our way. They are tan and light brown overall with some black horizontal banding on the chests. The round yellow eyes are surrounded by tan/yellow feathers which gives that goggle like appearance on the faces. Lots of thin green leaves and dark brown branches fill the frame around the owls.

Tom@birdfan· Jun 28

#lifeInTheBalance #birdOfTheDay I was out this morning when a gust of wind almost knocked this snowy egret over. It was quite the balancing act. #birds #Nature #Photography

Out in the marina stands an upright, thin metal barrier. Atop this is a snowy egret with both yellow feet trying to grip the edge with wings akimbo. The legs are bowed apart in an attempt not to fall over. The background is the dark gray surface of the marina waters.

Tom@birdfan· Jun 27

I just don't have a lot of borbs, so I have to give #BlueSkies a go for the #BirdoftheDay theme. This is an ash-throated flycatcher from April at West San Gabriel River Parkway. #birds #nature #Photography

Tom@birdfan· Jun 27

This is a leucistic vermilion flycatcher from 5/23/26. I've seen her a couple times in the same area of a local park. #SmallBirdSaturday #Birds #Nature #Photography

Tom@birdfan· Jun 26

#greyDay #birdoftheday I had no idea what this bird was yesterday. After doing some photo id apps, I now can kinda see it. Can you? Answer in the ALT text. 😜😆. #birds #FeatheredFriday #nature

A water bird swims right to left along the lightly rippled surface of a local pond. The water nicely reflects some green reeds from the far bank which gives a nice contrast to the overall gray, juvenile, American coot. The bird has dark gray back and wings, and a light gray neck and head. S/he has a small deep set eye and a larger conical beak.

Tom@birdfan· Jun 26

Today's #birdoftheday theme is #LittleBrownBirds. This bushtit was seen on Wednesday and seemed extra brown to me. In any case, she stopped to pose which is fairly unusual for these tiny, speedy birds. #Birds #nature #Photography. Happy day.

Tom@birdfan· Jun 24

One more for #Birds&Bokeh #birdoftheday... this male house finch is just showing off. #Birds #Nature #Photography

Tom@birdfan· Jun 24

#birds&Bokeh #birdoftheDay This female scaly-breasted munia's beautiful browns are really complimented by the lush green background. Have a great humpday! #Birds #Nature #Photography

While gripping a vertical green reed with her black feet, this little brown bird faces the camera but looks back over her left shoulder. Her front side is buffy, she has a light brown head and dark brown wings. She has a blunt, thick, matte-black bill. The background is a nice blurry mix of light and dark greens.

Tom@birdfan· Jun 23

#Touchdown or "crash landing"... you can decide. A brown pelican out fishing. #BirdoftheDay #Birds #SoCal #Nature

A photo of a dark green sea surface with a big splash in the center of the frame. Sticking out of the water are the trailing edges of two large brown pelican wings and two feet pointed skyward.

Tom@birdfan· Jun 23

Happy #TwosDay, BlueSky! These juvenile great-horned owls were taking it easy... not too far from the watchful parent. #Birds #Photography #Nature #Owls 6-22-26, El Dorado Regional Park

Standing on a large horizontal eucalyptus tree branch are siblings. It is late morning and they look tired. They are facing the viewer and the one on our left is looking at the camera. The one on the right has gaze averted and eyelids almost closed. They are brown with black horizontal barring on the anterior side. The eyes are yellow and are surrounded by an orangish-tan goggle-like pattern on the face. The background is blue skies mixed with thin, leafy branches.

Tom@birdfan· Jun 22

#InTheirElement #BirdoftheDay This is a least tern mama with her two freshly hatched chicks (seen from behind). One is tan and one is gray with speckles--hard to see because they are small, but also because they blend into the sand. Definitely good camouflage which makes me think: "intheirelement"