Post your Bird Portraits

[peter2516]

 

[Graham121]

Little Wattlebird cooling off after bathing in my backyard birdbath on a 42 degree C afternoon in January, Vic, Au. Shot through window.

 

[Roy Mathers]

 

[dpastern]

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Obviously planning their escape to Madagascar.

 

[Archibald]

Pileated Woodpecker.

 

[Archibald]

Chickadee.

 

[K9Kirk]

A black-crowned night heron.

12312167-studio26 by Kirk Behymer, on Flickr

 

[realairlight]

White-throated Kingfisher (#2BBE) by Real, on Flickr

 

[DorsetWildlife]

Crow

 

[Roy Mathers]

 

[peter2516]

 

[Roy Mathers]

 

[sidknee]

Fiery-billed aracari, Costa Rica

 

[Graham121]

More malarky at the backyard birdbath in 42 degrees C. Again shot through window glass. Vic, Au

 

[K9Kirk]

A great blue heron on beach next to the main fishing pier at Ft. De Soto.

720-studio26 by Kirk Behymer, on Flickr

 

[Pippan]

The Parasitic (Arctic) Jaeger (aka Skua), Stercorarius parasiticus, that's had tongues wagging among birders in Darwin lately, on Lee Point Beach this morning. An extremely rare bird for northern Australia.

 

[Skygod44]

"No sweetheart...don't look straight at the camera!"

"But I'm shy..."

 

[Skygod44]

"Peek-a-boo...me too!"

 

[realairlight]

I think I’m witnessing evolution in action. Asian Openbill Storks were once occasional migrants in Singapore, but since 2025 a small group appears to have chosen the island as a year‑round settlement. They’re now seen at many water bodies across Singapore — both freshwater and saline — where countless clams and snails provide food.

Asian Openbill Storks are mollusc specialists — they feed mainly on clams and snails.

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Above: Asian openbill stork (#C198) by Real, on Flickr

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Above: Asian openbill stork (#7CB2) by Real, on Flickr

 

[K9Kirk]

Reddish egret.

289cv-studio26 by Kirk Behymer, on Flickr