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Birds of the world 🌍🦜 @mybirdcards.com · 1h

New addition! 🌎 Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) #CentralAmericanBirds #NorthAmericanBirds | #ResplendentQuetzal #PharomachrusMocinno | #Quetzals #TrogonFamily #Trogoniformes 📷: Photo by Drosera74🦉 #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜

🌎 Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno)

The male Resplendent Quetzal is a stunning iridescent green with a red belly and an exceptionally long, flowing green tail train. Females are duller with a shorter tail. Quetzals inhabit montane cloud forests from Southern Mexico to Western Panama. Generally shy and quiet, they become more vocal and perform elaborate displays during the breeding season. They mainly eat fruit, especially wild avocados. Two subspecies are recognised. 2.5 Flash (Edited)

Conservation status: Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)

Fun fact: The Resplendent Quetzal is the National Bird of Guatemala. Its image is on the country's flag and coat of arms, and the national currency is called the Quetzal. It is the only bird in the world with the word "Resplendent" in its common name!

📷: Photo by Drosera74 via Pixabay
https://pixabay.com/photos/quetzal-bird-nature-colorful-9850089/

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Birds of the world 🌍🦜 @mybirdcards.com · 1h

Resplendent quetzal - Wikipedia

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Jiří Švestka photography @jirisvestkaphoto.bsky.social · 3h

🐦 Three moments from Helgoland Island in the North Sea 🌊
1️⃣ Northern gannet in flight – graceful and precise like an arrow.
2️⃣ Bathed in the golden light of sunset☀️
3️⃣ And finally – a loving pair of these stunning seabirds❤️
#nature #birdlife
@birdnote.bsky.social
@mybirdcards.com
@abcbirds.bsky.social

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Hall Jameson @suhaja.bsky.social · 5h

Cedar waxwing. #best_birds_of_world #pacificnorthwest #birdwatching #ornithology #birdsoftheworld #cedarwaxwing #audubon #colorphotography

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Birds of the world 🌍🦜 @mybirdcards.com · 21h

Name this bird! 🤔 (See alt-text for clue) 🌏 #NameThisBird #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜

"I am an Australian cockatoo, instantly recognizable by my vibrant rose-pink face and chest contrasted with my grey wings and back. I am highly social and often seen foraging for seeds on the ground in large flocks across open woodlands and farmlands." What bird am I? 2.5 Flash (Edited)

📷: Photo by pen_ash via Pixabay
https://pixabay.com/users/pen_ash-5526837/

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James Falletti @jamesfalletti.bsky.social · 7h

Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)

📍Teaneck Creek Conservancy (Teaneck, NJ)
🗓️ September 30, 2025
📸 Nikon D500 | 200-500mm

#birds #photograghy #Jamesfalletti #Jamesfallettiphotography
@aba.org @billpaquin.bsky.social @mybirdcards.com @nycbirdalliance.org @abcbirds.bsky.social @nature.org

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franceflo.bsky.social @franceflo.bsky.social · 6h

Currently in Oaxaca ( Mexico ) and hummingbirds are everywhere.
Was lucky to catch the ruby throated hummingbird , broad bill , male , female and I believe immature .
#blueskyfriday #hummingbirds #colibri #oiseaux #birdsoftheworld #birdoftheday #birdspin #photography #birdphotography

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Alan H @alan678.bsky.social · 11h

Forgot to say Good morning in my first post so 👋. For #FlyDay I’m going with a Curlew flying low and fast over water on the shores of Lough Foyle. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin

A curlew flies low over a sandy shoreline, its long, curved bill pointing forward and patterned brown-and-cream wings outstretched in smooth flight. The blurred blue waves and wet sand beneath create a soft, natural backdrop that highlights the bird’s graceful form.

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DWebster🇲🇽🇺🇦🇨🇦🇵🇸🇿🇦🌎🦜 @dwebstersf.bsky.social · 1d

This may be a common bird on the east coast, but it's quite rare on the west coast. They're beautiful migrants that winter in Mexico, and all over parts of Central America. Migrants are welcome!
#birdsoftheworld #birds #aves #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #blueskybirds #birdsky #warbler

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Denise A. Johnson Photography @denisephotography.bsky.social · 1d

Much love for Ms. Northern Cardinal.
#birds #birdphotography #birdsoftheworld #northerncardinal #photography #nature

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Someone else @umi2025.bsky.social · 16h

Getting ducky-locals only with a rarity

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Tim H @timhopper.bsky.social · 14h

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marcothelinguist.bsky.social @marcothelinguist.bsky.social · 18h

Hello @magicgareth.bsky.social @jaro4man.bsky.social @timhopper.bsky.social @dmytromorykit.bsky.social @veretskiy.bsky.social
Rose is getting bigger and bigger, and naughty!
Lots of love, everyone. #doglover #friendship

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Someone else @umi2025.bsky.social · 1d

Banded and unbanded Florida Scrub Jays

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Paulo H Silva 📸🍉 @paulohs69.bsky.social · 1d

Good morning Bluesky!
For #BirdOfTheDay theme #spotted

Athene cunicularia / Burrowing Owl

#birds #birdsoftheworld #nature #birdphotography #naturelovers #wildlife #beauty #NaturalBeauty #urbanwildlife #birdnerd #Birding #Wildlife #Photography #NaturePhotography

A photograph captures a close-up view of a burrowing owl perched on a tree branch, its piercing gaze directly confronting the viewer. The owl is the clear focus, centered in the frame, with the image taken at eye level, creating an intimate connection. It's perched on a textured tree branch, with its body angled slightly towards the viewer, suggesting an alert and watchful stance. The background is softly blurred, allowing the owl to stand out. The composition is well-balanced, with the branch providing a grounding element and the owl occupying a significant portion of the frame. Branches and leaves frame the owl from the top, adding to the overall composition.

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Birds of the world 🌍🦜 @mybirdcards.com · 1d

🌏 Australian Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia castanotis) #AustralianBirds | #AustralianZebraFinch #ChestnutEaredFinch | #ZebraFinches #EstrildidFinches #Finches #PerchingBirds 📷: Photo by TaniaVdB🦉 #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜

🌏 Australian Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia castanotis)

The Australian Zebra Finch, also known as the Chestnut-eared Finch, is a small bird native to Central Australia. Males are more colourful, featuring orange cheek patches, black-striped chins, and spotted chestnut flanks; females are plain gray. They are widely distributed across the drier, central 75% of mainland Australia. These highly social, diurnal birds live in large flocks, mate for life, and breed in loose colonies, often following rainfall. Males are known for their complex songs. 2.5 Flash (Edited)

Fun fact: Unlike most birds that scoop water and then tilt their heads back to let gravity help them swallow, the Zebra Finch uses a unique technique: they can sip and swallow water directly and continuously, allowing them to hydrate quickly.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

📷: Photo by TaniaVdB via Pixabay
https://pixabay.com/photos/animal-bird-branch-zebra-finch-5649743/

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John Locke @jlocke4101.bsky.social · 1d

The usual trio of American Crows chatting it up in the tree.
#birds

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Emyr Wyn Jones @emyr-wyn.bsky.social · 1d

It’s that time of year again . . . Skein of Pink Footed Geese over my #Doncaster garden just now.

#Autumn #Migration #WildGeese
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RiddleyThomas @0ffkilter.bsky.social · 2d

Open hand
I scatter seeds
Of broken dreams
Melancholy husks
Of dashed hopes
Slowly dying
shades of grey
Withered now
I watch them
gently as
they fall
Torn yet never
to be born
Water with
my #ashen tears
I watch
them float
Upon my
sorrowful garden
Of a life never
sown
#vss365 #Photography

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jen @jenzsky.bsky.social · 1d

Casting a sideways glance…curiosity or annoyance!
(Nankeen Night-Heron)

#BirdOfTheDay #birds
#spotted #birdphotography

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Tim H @timhopper.bsky.social · 1d

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Tim H @timhopper.bsky.social · 1d

I'm fairly impressed with this phone shot of the moon I took this morning. Considering that I didn't use a tripod, and it's three years old, not bad, eh?! 🌕 #Moon #Kent #England

A cropped and "unblurred" photo of the moon taken on a mobile phone. The "Seas" are clearly visible as the darker areas, and Tycho crater is the bright spot 😎

The photo "unblurred" using the phone's editing software.

The raw photo. Not much difference, to be honest.

The moon as I first noticed it. It's the small white spot towards the centre.

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Denise A. Johnson Photography @denisephotography.bsky.social · 2d

A female summer tanager watches some birds below, wondering what all the fuss is about.
#birds #birdphotography #birdsoftheworld #naturephotography

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H. HOSSAMELDIN @hanyhossameldin.bsky.social · 2d

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#bird #oiseaux #nature #capture #naturephotography #naturelovers #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #planetbirds #waterbirds #wildlife #art #photography #photographie #foto #bluesky #PhotographersOfBluesky #heron #fish
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BC_Gemma @bcgemma.bsky.social · 1d

The Isabelline Wheatear at Ballinclamper, Co. Waterford, today. #birds #rare #BirdsSeenIn2025

Isabelline Wheatear standing on seaweed on a beach - a rare vagrant to Ireland, much paler than the commoner Northern Wheatear.

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