This young Red-tailed Hawk scoping you out is #AtOneWithNature for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme. #raptors #birds

I’ve been waiting to post this series of grasshopper vs. Blue-headed Vireo photos. Shot on Randall’s Island, NYC for #BirdOfTheDay #YourChoice #birds

#BirdOfTheDay theme for today is #Grey or as we write in the US, #Gray. Any way you spell it, this Northern Mockingbird is a handsome example. #birds #nature

#BirdOfTheDay alt theme is #Yellow Prothonotary Warbler in Central Park #birds

This Black- throated Blue warbler is today’s #BirdOfTheDay #Blue #birds

#ScreenFiller is today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme. Red-tailed Hawk says, “yes.” #birds #naturephotography

#BirdOfTheDay for today is #Corvidae Blue Jay eating a peanut reminds me why I love this bird. #birds

#SingersAndWingers is today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme. Here’s a Yellow Warbler. Songbirds are passerines, and are defined by their ability to independently control each side of their syrinx (song box) and by the structure of their feet, which allows them to perch without falling while asleep. #birds

#BirdOfTheDay is #ButtShotts or, alternatively #OpenBeak Here is a photo of a Ruby-throated Hummingbird modeling both. #Birds #nature #birdphotography

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#BirdoftheDay alt theme is #BirdsILove For me it’s this Dickcissel, found five years ago at Croton Point Park in Westchester County, NY. I love seeing all the meadow birds. #birds #nature #naturephotography

Is there more of a #Cutie than this Scarlet macaw? #BirdOfTheDay #Birds #Naturephotography

#BirdOfTheDay is #Quackers Enjoy these ducky baby mallards as you celebrate Independence Day. #birds #naturephotography

#LittleBrownBirds is the theme for today. Here’s a pretty White-throated Sparrow perching high and showing off its yellow lores. #BirdOfTheDay #birds #naturephotography

#BirdOfTheDay for today is this chill Great Blue Heron #BirdsInTheirElement #birds #naturephotography

Greater Yellowlegs for today’s #BirdOfTheDay and #LongLegs #Birds #naturephotography

From my archives: Three young Yellow-crowned Night Heron are waiting for mom and dad to bring the food on Governors Island #BirdOfTheDay #Nesting #Birds

Always loved this picture of a Red eyed Vireo #HiddenInPlainSight for today’s #BirdOfTheDay #birds #nature

#BirdOfTheDay theme for today is #NegativeSpace or #Solitude This Great Egret coming in for a landing on NYC’s #CentralPark ‘s Turtle Pond is my offering. #birds #nature

#BirdOfTheDay theme for today is #Anatidae This pair of Wood ducks fit the bill. #birds #nature

This young Cedar Waxwing is my #BirdOfTheDay and is #StaringRightAtYou #birds #nature

#BirdOfTheDay for today is this Red-winged Blackbird #SingForYourSupper #birds #nature

Female Bobolink in the #Grassland for today’s #BirdOfTheDay #birds The destruction of grassland habitat is making these wonderful birds dangerously scarce.

Happy Mother’s Day! Our #BirdOfTheDay today is this #Raptors young Red-tailed Hawk

Here’s a Great Egret standing #RockSolid for today’s #BirdOfTheDay See the beautiful breeding plumage. #birds

#BeautyInBrown is the theme for today’s #BirdOfTheDay Witness this lovely Carolina Wren posing for us. #birds

#BirdOfTheDay is this beautiful male Mandarin Duck. It caused quite a stir in Central Park in 2018. #SplashingAround #Birds

#LeafAndLight is the theme for today’s #BirdOfTheDay This little Chipping Sparrow is master of all it surveys. Taken a few days ago in our local park. #birds

#BirdOfTheDay is any #JKLMNOP bird. How about this Osprey? Photographed in Cape May NJ a few years ago. #birds

#BirdOfTheDay for Wednesday is #BlackHeads This floofy Black-capped Chickadee fits the bill. #birds