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John
@birdingjohn.bsky.social
Keeping calm, maintaining perspective, and posting photos of birds.
All photos are my own; quality may vary drastically.
#BirdOfTheDay today is #OnTheEdge (any bird at the edge of a body of water), so here's my heron friend looking for snacks in Brooklyn Botanic Garden's Japanese garden.
#birds #birding #nature #wildlife #outdoors #scape #photography #birdphotography #naturephotography #nyc #Brooklyn #WaderWednesday
November 26, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #HangingAround - birds at unusual angles. Here's a white-breasted nuthatch at an angle that I'm sure it would claim is quite normal.
#birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photography #naturephotography #birdphotography 🪶
November 25, 2025 at 12:42 PM
For #BirdOfTheDay, here's a yellow-rumped warbler (AKA butterbutt) I saw in mid-October. They're among the last #warblers to migrate in autumn, snacking on bugs and berries as they head south.
#birds #birding #nature #wildlife #outdoors #photography
#Birdphotography
November 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
I don't normally post twice in a day, but this fluffy swan swam right up to me and posed for a photo, so I'm submitting it for #swanday.
#swantastic #stunday #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photography #birdphotography 🪶
November 23, 2025 at 1:07 PM
For #BirdoftheDay, here's a pair of mallards with maybe not the most harmonious of relationships...
#Mr&Mrs #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photography #birdphotography 🪶
November 23, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Happy Friday to all! Start your weekend with a beautiful bright red cardinal perched in Prospect Park 🤩
🪶 #cardinal #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photography #birdphotography #FeatheredFriday #flyday #nyc #Brooklyn
November 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
For #BirdOfTheDay, here's a white-throated #sparrow, looking decidedly #round with its feathers all floofed up. These borbs arrive in large numbers to winter in NYC. Their cheery whistle is one of my fav birdsongs.
#sparrow #birb #borb #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photography #birdphotography
November 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #mottled birds, so here's a fox sparrow, who recently flew in to join us here in NYC for the winter. Its feathers are all floofed up, showcasing the reddish-brown spots and streaks on its belly.
#birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photography #birdphotography
November 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
My photo for #BirdoftheDay isn't so much a #staredown as a smolder: this handsome mallard drake has fixed us with a look, and is it my imagination or is there the hint of a smirk on that yellow bill?
🪶 #MallardMonday #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photography #birdphotography
November 17, 2025 at 2:21 PM
#BirdoftheDay is #Shadesofgrey.
I went for a ramble in Prospect Park and found my cormorant friend from last week, standing on the same log and just as unbothered to see me!
#SuperSeabirdSunday #Stunday #fall #autumn #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photography #birdphotography #nyc #Brooklyn
November 16, 2025 at 1:37 PM
#BirdoftheDay alternative theme is #ducklings, so here are some incredibly fluffy young mallards learning to dabble, supervised by their proud mother.
🪶 #duck #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photography #birdphotography
November 15, 2025 at 12:46 PM
For #BirdoftheDay, here's a #swan with its wing feathers all fluffed up. They look proud and regal like this, but they're basically bullies: this is a sign that they're about to charge at another swan.
🪶 #swans #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photography #birdphotography #FeatheredFriday #flyday
November 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM
For #BirdoftheDay, here's a Northern shoveler with bright orange feet planted firmly on a log.
🪶 #Ducksoutofwater #duck #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photography #birdphotography
November 13, 2025 at 1:13 PM
For #BirdOfTheDay, here's a great blue heron enjoying an autumnal sunset with a goose friend in Prospect Park, Brooklyn.
#paddling #WaderWednesday #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photography #birdphotography #nyc #Brooklyn #autumn #fall
November 12, 2025 at 12:42 PM
A bit late to #BirdoftheDay today, but here's an American oystercatcher, seemingly walking into shot as if it's late for the photo shoot 😆
I also put a cute video of a parent and baby oystercatcher in the comments 😍
#birdsontheground #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photography #birdphotography
November 11, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Happy #MallardMonday! Here's a drake taking a turn on the side of a pond.
#birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photography #birdphotography
November 10, 2025 at 2:27 PM
We've had beautiful weather recently. Here's a double-crested cormorant glimpsed through autumnal leaves, standing one-footed on a log and basking in the sun.
#BirdoftheDay #Standingonthings #SuperSeabirdSunday #Stunday #fall #autumn #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photography #birdphotography
November 9, 2025 at 12:57 PM
For #BirdoftheDay, here's a ring-billed gull perched on a coin-operated viewer in front of the Manhattan skyline. I mostly bird around NYC so I see a lot of #cityslickers like this gull.
#birds #birding #nature #city #urban #wildlife #photo #photography #birdphotography #nyc #blueskyartshow #evening
November 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
For #BirdoftheDay, here are some plucky East River pigeons #fighting for space on a railing. I like that the white bird looks like a dove of peace who finally snapped. 😆
#fightingbirds #pigeon #dove #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photo #photography #birdphotography #FeatheredFriday #flyday #nyc
November 7, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I don't often get #closeups of birds, but one bird that's reliably comfortable with humans being nearby is the house sparrow. Here's a couple I snapped at Prospect Park the other day.
#BirdoftheDay #closeup #bird #birding #nature #wildlife #photo #photography #birdphotography #NYC #Brooklyn
November 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
For #BirdoftheDay, here are four brant / brent geese sharing a #rock in New York harbor, where passing boats sent swells their way. The birds had different strategies for dealing with the waves (see alt text)
#twosday #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photo #photography #birdphotography #NYC
November 4, 2025 at 12:37 PM
For #MallardMonday, here's an autumnal drake swimming through fallen leaves.
#birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photo #photography #birdphotography #autumn #fall
November 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Here's an #underrated bird for #BirdoftheDay: the mourning dove. These little doves are common in NYC. They're not striking but have subtly beautiful hues in their plumage, and when you get close you can see their pale blue eyeliner 😆
#birds #birding #nature #wildlife #birdphotography #stunday
November 2, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Is it November already? Hope our birb friends stay warm in the cold days to come. Here's an American goldfinch bathing in a stream on a warmer day back in September.
#BirdoftheDay #finches #birb #borb #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photo #photography #birdphotography
November 1, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Happy Halloween, everyone! For #BirdoftheDay, here's an American robin hiding in a bush, and then briefly emerging to pose for me.
#birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photo #photography #birdphotography #flyday #FeatheredFriday #hiding #Halloween
October 31, 2025 at 1:11 PM