Birds of the PHX 'burbs
@phxbirds.bsky.social
Videos and stills from my walks and from backyard birdcams in desert suburbia. All images taken by me, never AI, which needs to die already.
ID corrections welcome!
ID corrections welcome!
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the grackles have discovered the shower 🚿
I love my grackles so much! this family has been coming to my baths, and teaching their kids to bathe in them, for five generations now 🖤
I love my grackles so much! this family has been coming to my baths, and teaching their kids to bathe in them, for five generations now 🖤
September 27, 2026 at 12:59 AM
the grackles have discovered the shower 🚿
I love my grackles so much! this family has been coming to my baths, and teaching their kids to bathe in them, for five generations now 🖤
I love my grackles so much! this family has been coming to my baths, and teaching their kids to bathe in them, for five generations now 🖤
hawk friend!
also why is my good camera battery always dead when a cool bird shows up 😭
also why is my good camera battery always dead when a cool bird shows up 😭
September 25, 2026 at 12:53 AM
hawk friend!
also why is my good camera battery always dead when a cool bird shows up 😭
also why is my good camera battery always dead when a cool bird shows up 😭
Uh, hi, can I help you with anything?
Friendly neighborhood mourning dove hanging out on a chair feet from my patio door, keeping an eye on the indoor proceedings 😄
Friendly neighborhood mourning dove hanging out on a chair feet from my patio door, keeping an eye on the indoor proceedings 😄
September 15, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Uh, hi, can I help you with anything?
Friendly neighborhood mourning dove hanging out on a chair feet from my patio door, keeping an eye on the indoor proceedings 😄
Friendly neighborhood mourning dove hanging out on a chair feet from my patio door, keeping an eye on the indoor proceedings 😄
FOUR!!!! parrots in my yard!
(as a goth, I'd strongly prefer a corvid army, but a lovebird army would be way more unexpected)
(as a goth, I'd strongly prefer a corvid army, but a lovebird army would be way more unexpected)
September 11, 2026 at 2:48 PM
FOUR!!!! parrots in my yard!
(as a goth, I'd strongly prefer a corvid army, but a lovebird army would be way more unexpected)
(as a goth, I'd strongly prefer a corvid army, but a lovebird army would be way more unexpected)
spotty cowbird friend is back!
also check out the new fountain - had to replace the solar water pump & went with a bigger panel/battery this time, which pushes more water higher AND will run all night & keep the mosquitoes down 🤘🏻
also check out the new fountain - had to replace the solar water pump & went with a bigger panel/battery this time, which pushes more water higher AND will run all night & keep the mosquitoes down 🤘🏻
August 24, 2026 at 6:23 PM
spotty cowbird friend is back!
also check out the new fountain - had to replace the solar water pump & went with a bigger panel/battery this time, which pushes more water higher AND will run all night & keep the mosquitoes down 🤘🏻
also check out the new fountain - had to replace the solar water pump & went with a bigger panel/battery this time, which pushes more water higher AND will run all night & keep the mosquitoes down 🤘🏻
Thought I had two or three brown-headed cowbirds visiting my yard, but turns out it's more like eight 😳🥹❤️
August 6, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Thought I had two or three brown-headed cowbirds visiting my yard, but turns out it's more like eight 😳🥹❤️
why hello there, lifer western tanager in my backyard!!
July 24, 2026 at 7:45 PM
why hello there, lifer western tanager in my backyard!!
Many things are terrible, but a pair of lovebirds are squeaking away in my mesquite tree and my hummingbird pal buzzed around my head twice before settling in for a good, long sip ❤️
July 5, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Many things are terrible, but a pair of lovebirds are squeaking away in my mesquite tree and my hummingbird pal buzzed around my head twice before settling in for a good, long sip ❤️
Brown-headed cowbirds are singing in my yard. There's not much wrong with the world while listening to them 🖤
May 20, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Brown-headed cowbirds are singing in my yard. There's not much wrong with the world while listening to them 🖤
Sunbathing starling 🖤
May 16, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Sunbathing starling 🖤
The juvenile starlings have reached the "bugging the shit out of each other" stage
May 3, 2026 at 5:57 PM
The juvenile starlings have reached the "bugging the shit out of each other" stage
I love my starlings but they're making me want to invent a flushing bird bath so I can freshen it up for the birds who know enough to not shit in the bath 😐
May 3, 2026 at 4:23 PM
I love my starlings but they're making me want to invent a flushing bird bath so I can freshen it up for the birds who know enough to not shit in the bath 😐
I am never, ever gonna be chill about lovebirds in my yard, they make me so happy 😁🥰💚🩷
May 2, 2026 at 3:24 PM
I am never, ever gonna be chill about lovebirds in my yard, they make me so happy 😁🥰💚🩷
Just got this preview image of a white winged dove ass-up in the bath & thought it must've been a whoopsie. Reality in the next skeet, and it's AMAZING
April 25, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Just got this preview image of a white winged dove ass-up in the bath & thought it must've been a whoopsie. Reality in the next skeet, and it's AMAZING
Lost a baby starling today and I'm just fucking heartbroken. I've been watching them on my baths for ages & was looking forward to watching them grow up.
Fly high, little bird 💔🖤
Fly high, little bird 💔🖤
April 13, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Lost a baby starling today and I'm just fucking heartbroken. I've been watching them on my baths for ages & was looking forward to watching them grow up.
Fly high, little bird 💔🖤
Fly high, little bird 💔🖤
It's scrungly baby season and I fucking love it 💖
this European starling parent looks like it'd enjoy a break from the screaming. like just five minutes, could you be quiet for five minutes, please?
this European starling parent looks like it'd enjoy a break from the screaming. like just five minutes, could you be quiet for five minutes, please?
April 11, 2026 at 2:37 PM
It's scrungly baby season and I fucking love it 💖
this European starling parent looks like it'd enjoy a break from the screaming. like just five minutes, could you be quiet for five minutes, please?
this European starling parent looks like it'd enjoy a break from the screaming. like just five minutes, could you be quiet for five minutes, please?
Every single "someone has been spotted" shot of starlings looks like an outtake from an album cover shoot
April 5, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Every single "someone has been spotted" shot of starlings looks like an outtake from an album cover shoot
Well, my evening was enchanting, how about yours?
Also TIL house finch dads feed their kids, too
Also TIL house finch dads feed their kids, too
April 2, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Well, my evening was enchanting, how about yours?
Also TIL house finch dads feed their kids, too
Also TIL house finch dads feed their kids, too
My lovebird friend is back!
Alas, they never turned around so I could see their pretty face, but I'm glad they've found the feeders 😊
Alas, they never turned around so I could see their pretty face, but I'm glad they've found the feeders 😊
March 29, 2026 at 5:26 PM
My lovebird friend is back!
Alas, they never turned around so I could see their pretty face, but I'm glad they've found the feeders 😊
Alas, they never turned around so I could see their pretty face, but I'm glad they've found the feeders 😊
godDAMN that is a shiny starling 🤩 🌟
March 24, 2026 at 3:37 PM
godDAMN that is a shiny starling 🤩 🌟
Spotty cowbird is back!!
A little sad they didn't sing for us; I love that sweet, gurgly trill
A little sad they didn't sing for us; I love that sweet, gurgly trill
March 22, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Spotty cowbird is back!!
A little sad they didn't sing for us; I love that sweet, gurgly trill
A little sad they didn't sing for us; I love that sweet, gurgly trill
Backyard birding with dogs is fun because they now bark when they hear a new bird call - they alerted me to the return of the starlings, and lost their entire minds the first time they heard a raven 😂
It's less fun when I'm trying to get an audio ID with three dogs barking their fool heads off 🙄
It's less fun when I'm trying to get an audio ID with three dogs barking their fool heads off 🙄
March 21, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Backyard birding with dogs is fun because they now bark when they hear a new bird call - they alerted me to the return of the starlings, and lost their entire minds the first time they heard a raven 😂
It's less fun when I'm trying to get an audio ID with three dogs barking their fool heads off 🙄
It's less fun when I'm trying to get an audio ID with three dogs barking their fool heads off 🙄
Please enjoy 27 seconds of a lovely, chill, pink and green lovebird hanging out on my bird bath
It spent nearly an hour just chilling on the rim while all manner of ruckusy birds did shenanigans around it, utterly unbothered 🩷💚 I'm still not over this bird 😄
It spent nearly an hour just chilling on the rim while all manner of ruckusy birds did shenanigans around it, utterly unbothered 🩷💚 I'm still not over this bird 😄
March 20, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Please enjoy 27 seconds of a lovely, chill, pink and green lovebird hanging out on my bird bath
It spent nearly an hour just chilling on the rim while all manner of ruckusy birds did shenanigans around it, utterly unbothered 🩷💚 I'm still not over this bird 😄
It spent nearly an hour just chilling on the rim while all manner of ruckusy birds did shenanigans around it, utterly unbothered 🩷💚 I'm still not over this bird 😄
My first lovebird!!
I am beside myself, this is just what I needed today - a beautiful new bird in my yard, and a lifer as well ❤️
I am beside myself, this is just what I needed today - a beautiful new bird in my yard, and a lifer as well ❤️
March 19, 2026 at 9:10 PM
My first lovebird!!
I am beside myself, this is just what I needed today - a beautiful new bird in my yard, and a lifer as well ❤️
I am beside myself, this is just what I needed today - a beautiful new bird in my yard, and a lifer as well ❤️