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hikingw-dogs.bsky.social
A late entry for the #BirdOfTheDay , todays theme is #BrownIsBeautiful celebrating subtle brown tones in birds. Here's a female House Finch, enjoying a sunflower seed, to prove the point. 🪶 #birds
January 28, 2026 at 3:48 AM
birdsandcats.bsky.social
#BirdOfTheDay
#BrownIsBeautiful
Mallards, Wild Turkey, Red-tailed Hawk
Group of adult female and fledgling mallards resting in grass by a pond Female wild turkey foraging in a grassy field. Red-tailed Hawk perched on a metal fence. Photo shows back view of body and profile of head.
January 28, 2026 at 3:39 AM
vegypower.bsky.social
#BirdOfTheDay #BrownIsBeautiful
Sunday, January 25, 2026
#birds 🐦 ❄️ #snowstorm
photo by my friend, Mary E.
#hudsonvalley #naturephotography
January 28, 2026 at 2:35 AM
cathey.bsky.social
The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #BrownisBeautiful. So here's an Eastern Towhee female taking a stroll. #Birds #EastCoastKin
A brown, orange and white bird with its head cocked and its right eye looking into the lens (an Eastern Towhee female), walks through greenery ang beside rocks in a garden.
January 28, 2026 at 1:59 AM
hardwaterhacker.bsky.social
The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #BrownIsBeautiful celebrating subtle brown tones in birds. This hen Lesser Scaup may not be as showy as her male counterpart, but she is beautiful.

#birds #nature #wildlife #Photography #PhotographersUnited
A hen Lesser Scaups sits in the water, rearing up and flapping her wings. Her body is still but her wings are in motion, casting off water. The hen has a white belly, white under her wings, a brownish gray body, with a chestnut brown head. She has golden eyes, and has white feathers at the base of her dark gray bill. The water is still. It reflects the golden light of early morning. In the distance, at the edge of the water, are out of focus snow and brown grasses.
January 28, 2026 at 1:31 AM
hawklady.bsky.social
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BrownIsBeautiful - here is a female Common Eider duck showing off her multi-shades of brown and intricate patterns. 🪶
#Ducks
A female Common Eider floats in the water and shows off her beautiful brown patterned plumage. A female Common Eider sits up in the water and stretches out her wings.
January 28, 2026 at 12:47 AM
jlyons1991.bsky.social
Mallard female preening her feathers.

#BirdOfTheDay #BrownIsBeautiful
Head and upper body of a brown duck, with head turned so the beak can reach the back feathers. Background is grey water.
January 28, 2026 at 12:29 AM
dtrenk.bsky.social
#BrownIsBeautiful #BirdOfTheDay
January 28, 2026 at 12:05 AM
belawarra.bsky.social
#BirdOfTheDay and #BrownIsBeautiful
Grey Teal Pacific Black Ducks
January 27, 2026 at 11:29 PM
1in8b.bsky.social
One more for #BrownIsBeautiful #birds #birdingtx #backyardbirds
Bewick’s Wren enjoying a new feeder position in the brambles of a winter berry bush looks to cry for happy. “thanks dude.”
A Bewick’s Wren enjoys a new feeder cup partially hidden in brambles The wren looks very happy
January 27, 2026 at 11:16 PM
photosteve.bsky.social
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BrownIsBeautiful, so these Chimango Caracaras are a perfect fit
#birds #raptors #Argentina #photography
A Chimango caracara standing on the roof of a building against a grey sky. It is a small raptor with all brown feathers, bright orange eyes, and a hooked pale bill A Chimango caracara standing on top of a tree against a blue/gray sky
January 27, 2026 at 11:15 PM
swiftlyjen.bsky.social
The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #BrownIsBeautiful celebrating subtle brown tones in birds. The alt theme is #Yellow ,birds with any yellow colouring.

A beautiful Gadwall duck and neighborhood Red-tailed hawk.
January 27, 2026 at 11:13 PM
ankemarsh.bsky.social
Today’s theme is about colours - brown and the alt of yellow. So doing both here with a single photo. A pair of yellow-billed ducks, the male with, you got it, a yellow bill! And his gorgeous partner of 50 shades of brown

#BirdOfTheDay #Birds #BrownIsBeautiful #Ducks #EastCoastKin
A photograph of a pair of ducks on a lake. The male is in front, facing to the left. He has a very yellow, think raincoat yellow yellow. His head is black and the rest of his body is also black but also with white edging to his feathers. His beautiful partner has a black beak and lovely brown shades to her feathers, which are bordered with lighter browns.
January 27, 2026 at 10:45 PM
hydrocycler.bsky.social
#BirdOfTheDay #BrownIsBeautiful #birds #brownpelican #lunch #AquaticPark #SFBay
January 27, 2026 at 10:31 PM
infinite8horizon.com
The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #BrownIsBeautiful

Miscellany 2
Plumed whistling duck, rufous fantail, australian wood ducks, female figbird
#photography #birds #nature #wildlife #gift #EastCoastKin
Closeup of the wonderful, quietly flamboyant plumage of the plumed whistling duck. Rufous fantail perched in a shrub Pair of australian wood ducks standing on a branch, facing away from each other checking for danger in both directions. A female figbird also succumbing to nominative determinism.
January 27, 2026 at 10:31 PM
saffacheech.bsky.social
A very late #BirdOfTheDay. The theme is #BrownIsBeautiful
Scaly Breasted Thrasher
Eurasian Wryneck
Hume's Treecreeper
Rufescent Prinia
January 27, 2026 at 10:25 PM
infinite8horizon.com
The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #BrownIsBeautiful

Miscellany 1
Whistling kite, part of our national crest, brown cuckoo dove, chestnut breasted mannikin

#photography #birds #nature #wildlife #gift #EastCoastKin
A whistling kite in a tree, succumbing to nominative determinism. An emu, strolling in a wildlife park. Brown cuckoo dove resting in the grass The very dapper chestnut breasted mannikin, perched in quarter profile on some burnt reeds, head turned in full profile.
January 27, 2026 at 10:25 PM
infinite8horizon.com
The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #BrownIsBeautiful

I feel the bush stone curlew deserves a gallery all to itself. There is a curlew in the first shot...
Two camouflaged, two definitely not.

#photography #birds #nature #wildlife #gift #EastCoastKin
A bush stone curlew in a flowerbed. Look for the shadow... A bush stone curlew stepping out in a suburban garden. It's only visible because we're so close; when they stand stationary they just vanish. A bush stone curlew making itself very big to fight off a harassing magpie lark (in fact there were two, and a friarbird) A bush stone curlew trying to decide which beer it wants
January 27, 2026 at 10:19 PM
infinite8horizon.com
The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #BrownIsBeautiful, the alt theme is #Yellow

Australasian fig bird (NT), Yellow-tailed black cockatoo, Mangrove golden whistler, (non-mangrove) golden whistler
#photography #birds #nature #wildlife #gift #EastCoastKin
An australasian figbird, northern variant, with a bright yellow chest and characteristic red skin around the eye. In a fig tree, bien sûr. Yellow-tailed black cockatoo perched in profile, eyeing me suspiciously. The rather elusive mangrove golden whistler, deep in the mangroves The golden whistler, perched in profile, momentarily out in plain view.
January 27, 2026 at 10:13 PM
willjames95.bsky.social
I got quite lucky in terms of #BrownIsBeautiful during my time in Estonia 🇪🇪 ....
January 27, 2026 at 10:05 PM
fraggenstein.bsky.social
The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BrownIsBeautiful celebrating subtle brown tones in birds. The alt theme is #Yellow, birds with any yellow colouring - set by @alan678.bsky.social - Plenty of beautiful subtle brown tones in the Wryneck 😍🪶 🦉 #birdingWales #ukbirding #birdphotography #naturephotography
Photo taken at Goldcliff Lagoons ~ South Wales The Wryneck is a small, fascinating bird, part of the woodpecker family, though it behaves quite differently from its cousins. Imagine a bird roughly the size of a sparrow, but with a thicker, more rounded body and a long, slender tail. Here is a description of its appearance and behaviour: Camouflage Colours: Imagine a "mottled mosaic" of colours—a blend of soft browns, greyish-buff, and warm cream. The pattern is very intricate, resembling the texture of grey-brown tree bark or dry, speckled earth. The Markings: If you could feel its feathers, you would feel fine, dark bars across its throat and mottled, arrow-shaped markings on its belly. A dark, thin stripe runs down the back of its head and along its spine, creating a clear line down the centre of its back. The Head: It has a relatively small head compared to its chunky body, with a sharp, thin, brownish beak. Size and Shape It is slightly larger than a house sparrow, roughly 16 to 18 cm long. It looks a bit like a plump, chunky warbler or a small, rounded bird with a long tail. Key Behaviours (What to look/listen for) Snake-like Movement: Its name comes from a unique behaviour: when threatened, it can twist its head and neck around in dramatic, snake-like, 180-degree movements. Ground Feeder: Unlike other woodpeckers, the Wryneck is rarely seen climbing up vertical tree trunks. Instead, you are most likely to find it on the ground in open, sandy areas or short grass, searching for ants. Hidden Nest: They do not drill their own holes but instead use old holes in trees or bird boxes. Call: In the spring, the male makes a loud, repeated, plaintive "pee-pee-pee" call to draw attention to itself. Because of their mottled brown-grey plumage, they are very easy to overlook, often blending perfectly into the bark of a tree or the forest floor.
January 27, 2026 at 9:39 PM
thatturtle.bsky.social
#photography #wrens #carolinawren #birds #brownisbeautiful
#birdoftheday
#birdphotography #EastCoastKin
Carolina Wren perched on a wooden surface amid green vegetation.
January 27, 2026 at 9:36 PM
caseysisterson.bsky.social
I LOVE short eared owls (you may have noticed I love a lot of different birds and I dislike none). A perfect #BrownIsBeautiful addition for #BirdOfTheDay

#Manitoba #EastCoastKin #Birds #Birding #Owls #BirdPhotography #NatureIsArt
January 27, 2026 at 9:10 PM