Hairy Woodpecker. Wisconsin. 2025. Photo by me.
These woodpeckers are year-long residents of Wisconsin. Their diet is primarily insects, but they'll readily come to bird feeders. They especially love suet! #birdfacts 🪶
#birds #wildlifephotography #birding #nature #animals
These woodpeckers are year-long residents of Wisconsin. Their diet is primarily insects, but they'll readily come to bird feeders. They especially love suet! #birdfacts 🪶
#birds #wildlifephotography #birding #nature #animals
October 27, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Hairy Woodpecker. Wisconsin. 2025. Photo by me.
These woodpeckers are year-long residents of Wisconsin. Their diet is primarily insects, but they'll readily come to bird feeders. They especially love suet! #birdfacts 🪶
#birds #wildlifephotography #birding #nature #animals
These woodpeckers are year-long residents of Wisconsin. Their diet is primarily insects, but they'll readily come to bird feeders. They especially love suet! #birdfacts 🪶
#birds #wildlifephotography #birding #nature #animals
Ever wonder why when migratory birds fly in a V shape, one side is longer?
It’s because there are more birds on that side.
It’s because there are more birds on that side.
a stuffed duck wearing sunglasses is driving a vehicle
Alt: Goose driving a car wearing sunglasses
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November 17, 2024 at 4:31 AM
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Brown Creeper. 2025. Wisconsin. Photo by me.
Yes, there's a bird there, I promise! Brown creepers are pretty common here in Wisconsin, but man they are hard to spot! #birdfacts 🪶
#birds #wildlifephotography #animals #nature #wildlife
Yes, there's a bird there, I promise! Brown creepers are pretty common here in Wisconsin, but man they are hard to spot! #birdfacts 🪶
#birds #wildlifephotography #animals #nature #wildlife
November 9, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Brown Creeper. 2025. Wisconsin. Photo by me.
Yes, there's a bird there, I promise! Brown creepers are pretty common here in Wisconsin, but man they are hard to spot! #birdfacts 🪶
#birds #wildlifephotography #animals #nature #wildlife
Yes, there's a bird there, I promise! Brown creepers are pretty common here in Wisconsin, but man they are hard to spot! #birdfacts 🪶
#birds #wildlifephotography #animals #nature #wildlife
Red-bellied Woodpecker. Wisconsin. 2025 - photo by me.
This is a male! The females have a broken red cap, while the males have a continuous stripe from bill to nape. #birdfacts
#birds #wildlifephotography #birding
This is a male! The females have a broken red cap, while the males have a continuous stripe from bill to nape. #birdfacts
#birds #wildlifephotography #birding
October 20, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Red-bellied Woodpecker. Wisconsin. 2025 - photo by me.
This is a male! The females have a broken red cap, while the males have a continuous stripe from bill to nape. #birdfacts
#birds #wildlifephotography #birding
This is a male! The females have a broken red cap, while the males have a continuous stripe from bill to nape. #birdfacts
#birds #wildlifephotography #birding
Birb fact of the Day: Did you know, Mourning Doves like many other birb species, bond and mate for life?
#BirbFacts #BirdFacts #Bird #Birds #birding #birdphotography #photography #Marriage #Love #Cute #Birbs
#BirbFacts #BirdFacts #Bird #Birds #birding #birdphotography #photography #Marriage #Love #Cute #Birbs
December 27, 2024 at 7:59 PM
Birb fact of the Day: Did you know, Mourning Doves like many other birb species, bond and mate for life?
#BirbFacts #BirdFacts #Bird #Birds #birding #birdphotography #photography #Marriage #Love #Cute #Birbs
#BirbFacts #BirdFacts #Bird #Birds #birding #birdphotography #photography #Marriage #Love #Cute #Birbs
The ultimate "one trip for the groceries" flex! 🛍️🐟 Atlantic Puffins use their tongues to pin fish to the spiny roofs of their mouths. This lets them keep hunting with an open beak without dropping a thing. I love this stubborn efficiency! 🐧✨
#Birds #AtlanticPuffin #BirdFacts #WildelifePhotography
#Birds #AtlanticPuffin #BirdFacts #WildelifePhotography
March 13, 2026 at 11:12 AM
The ultimate "one trip for the groceries" flex! 🛍️🐟 Atlantic Puffins use their tongues to pin fish to the spiny roofs of their mouths. This lets them keep hunting with an open beak without dropping a thing. I love this stubborn efficiency! 🐧✨
#Birds #AtlanticPuffin #BirdFacts #WildelifePhotography
#Birds #AtlanticPuffin #BirdFacts #WildelifePhotography
Fun fact: American Goldfinches are one of the only finches that molt twice a year! In the winter, they sport drab olive feathers, and molt into these blindingly bright yellow beacons for breeding season. This guy is a beautiful preview of summer! ✨
#Birds #Goldfinch #BirdFacts #BirdPhotography
#Birds #Goldfinch #BirdFacts #BirdPhotography
February 25, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Fun fact: American Goldfinches are one of the only finches that molt twice a year! In the winter, they sport drab olive feathers, and molt into these blindingly bright yellow beacons for breeding season. This guy is a beautiful preview of summer! ✨
#Birds #Goldfinch #BirdFacts #BirdPhotography
#Birds #Goldfinch #BirdFacts #BirdPhotography
Hard work isn't always elegant! With wings built for swimming, Atlantic Puffins must awkwardly run across the waves flapping 400 times a minute to get airborne. Channeling this exact unglamorous, water-flailing, take-charge energy to conquer this Tuesday! 🚀
#Puffins #TuesdayVibes #BirdFacts #Birds
#Puffins #TuesdayVibes #BirdFacts #Birds
March 10, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Hard work isn't always elegant! With wings built for swimming, Atlantic Puffins must awkwardly run across the waves flapping 400 times a minute to get airborne. Channeling this exact unglamorous, water-flailing, take-charge energy to conquer this Tuesday! 🚀
#Puffins #TuesdayVibes #BirdFacts #Birds
#Puffins #TuesdayVibes #BirdFacts #Birds
Happy national Hummingbird day! An Allen’s hummingbird weighs only 2-4 grams (0.11oz). (OC) #nationalhummingbirdday #bird #birdphotography #birding #birdfacts
September 6, 2026 at 3:47 AM
Happy national Hummingbird day! An Allen’s hummingbird weighs only 2-4 grams (0.11oz). (OC) #nationalhummingbirdday #bird #birdphotography #birding #birdfacts
White-breasted Nuthatch. Wisconsin. 2025. Photo by me.
Nuthatches may not be closely related to woodpeckers, but have a lot of similarities through convergent evolution! #birdfacts 🪶
#birds #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animals
Nuthatches may not be closely related to woodpeckers, but have a lot of similarities through convergent evolution! #birdfacts 🪶
#birds #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animals
November 8, 2025 at 2:07 AM
White-breasted Nuthatch. Wisconsin. 2025. Photo by me.
Nuthatches may not be closely related to woodpeckers, but have a lot of similarities through convergent evolution! #birdfacts 🪶
#birds #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animals
Nuthatches may not be closely related to woodpeckers, but have a lot of similarities through convergent evolution! #birdfacts 🪶
#birds #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animals
Male Spotted Towhees have been recorded to spend 70-90% of their mornings singing during mating seasons. The singing drops to about 5% once a mate is found. [OC] #bird #birding #birdphotography #birdfacts #spottedtowhee
September 25, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Male Spotted Towhees have been recorded to spend 70-90% of their mornings singing during mating seasons. The singing drops to about 5% once a mate is found. [OC] #bird #birding #birdphotography #birdfacts #spottedtowhee
birds don't have a diaphragm, the muscular interior wall that separates the chest organs from the abdominal cavity in mammals.
this is why, if you're underneath a singing/talking/calling bird and look closely, you can see its butthole moving in sync with its song.
stay tuned for more #BirdFacts
this is why, if you're underneath a singing/talking/calling bird and look closely, you can see its butthole moving in sync with its song.
stay tuned for more #BirdFacts
February 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
birds don't have a diaphragm, the muscular interior wall that separates the chest organs from the abdominal cavity in mammals.
this is why, if you're underneath a singing/talking/calling bird and look closely, you can see its butthole moving in sync with its song.
stay tuned for more #BirdFacts
this is why, if you're underneath a singing/talking/calling bird and look closely, you can see its butthole moving in sync with its song.
stay tuned for more #BirdFacts
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Hey @sery Yo can we get like, !birdpic and !birdfacts? Just sayin, be kinda neat. :P
October 29, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Hey @sery Yo can we get like, !birdpic and !birdfacts? Just sayin, be kinda neat. :P
1st time visiting @btobirds.bsky.social BirdFacts pages in a few weeks, must say "well done BTO" on your updated layout, so much clearer to my old eyes. I'll certainly be lingering longer, reading wealth of info in each individual species a/c, e.g today's click www.bto.org/learn/about-.... 👏
May 29, 2025 at 7:19 AM
1st time visiting @btobirds.bsky.social BirdFacts pages in a few weeks, must say "well done BTO" on your updated layout, so much clearer to my old eyes. I'll certainly be lingering longer, reading wealth of info in each individual species a/c, e.g today's click www.bto.org/learn/about-.... 👏
Costa's Hummingbird. Arizona.
Hummingbirds are notorious for their high metabolism. When nectar is scarce, they will supplement their diet with small insects. #birdfacts #collectingfood #birdoftheday
#birds #wildlifephtography #animals #nectar
Hummingbirds are notorious for their high metabolism. When nectar is scarce, they will supplement their diet with small insects. #birdfacts #collectingfood #birdoftheday
#birds #wildlifephtography #animals #nectar
February 17, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Costa's Hummingbird. Arizona.
Hummingbirds are notorious for their high metabolism. When nectar is scarce, they will supplement their diet with small insects. #birdfacts #collectingfood #birdoftheday
#birds #wildlifephtography #animals #nectar
Hummingbirds are notorious for their high metabolism. When nectar is scarce, they will supplement their diet with small insects. #birdfacts #collectingfood #birdoftheday
#birds #wildlifephtography #animals #nectar
Great Egret. Arizona.
Meeting both #birdoftheday themes, #poise and #white, the Great Egret was once hunted extensively for their breeding plumes. They've since recovered and are a very widespread species, occurring across six continents. #birdfacts 🪶
#birds #wildlifephotography #animals #nature
Meeting both #birdoftheday themes, #poise and #white, the Great Egret was once hunted extensively for their breeding plumes. They've since recovered and are a very widespread species, occurring across six continents. #birdfacts 🪶
#birds #wildlifephotography #animals #nature
January 25, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Great Egret. Arizona.
Meeting both #birdoftheday themes, #poise and #white, the Great Egret was once hunted extensively for their breeding plumes. They've since recovered and are a very widespread species, occurring across six continents. #birdfacts 🪶
#birds #wildlifephotography #animals #nature
Meeting both #birdoftheday themes, #poise and #white, the Great Egret was once hunted extensively for their breeding plumes. They've since recovered and are a very widespread species, occurring across six continents. #birdfacts 🪶
#birds #wildlifephotography #animals #nature
Blue Jay. 2025. Wisconsin. Photo by me.
Like many blue colored birds, Blue Jays don't actually have blue pigment, instead, their feathers have structures that only reflect blue wavelengths of light. #birdfacts 🪶
#birds #wildlifephotography #animals #nature
Like many blue colored birds, Blue Jays don't actually have blue pigment, instead, their feathers have structures that only reflect blue wavelengths of light. #birdfacts 🪶
#birds #wildlifephotography #animals #nature
November 12, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Blue Jay. 2025. Wisconsin. Photo by me.
Like many blue colored birds, Blue Jays don't actually have blue pigment, instead, their feathers have structures that only reflect blue wavelengths of light. #birdfacts 🪶
#birds #wildlifephotography #animals #nature
Like many blue colored birds, Blue Jays don't actually have blue pigment, instead, their feathers have structures that only reflect blue wavelengths of light. #birdfacts 🪶
#birds #wildlifephotography #animals #nature
Male Song Sparrows perform about six to twenty different melodies; each one a slight variation on the basic Song-Sparrow song. During the dawn twilight in spring, male Song Sparrows will sing a song every 8 seconds and may average over 2,300 songs a day.
#birds #birding #birdfacts #nature #sparrow
#birds #birding #birdfacts #nature #sparrow
December 1, 2024 at 3:48 PM
Male Song Sparrows perform about six to twenty different melodies; each one a slight variation on the basic Song-Sparrow song. During the dawn twilight in spring, male Song Sparrows will sing a song every 8 seconds and may average over 2,300 songs a day.
#birds #birding #birdfacts #nature #sparrow
#birds #birding #birdfacts #nature #sparrow
White-breasted Nuthatch. Wisconsin. 2025. Photo by me.
These birds are frequent visitors of backyard bird feeders. They prefer large seeds like peanut and sunflower. In the winter, they especially love suet! #birdfacts 🪶
#birds #wildlifephotography #birding #nature #animals #nuthatch
These birds are frequent visitors of backyard bird feeders. They prefer large seeds like peanut and sunflower. In the winter, they especially love suet! #birdfacts 🪶
#birds #wildlifephotography #birding #nature #animals #nuthatch
October 23, 2025 at 1:42 PM
White-breasted Nuthatch. Wisconsin. 2025. Photo by me.
These birds are frequent visitors of backyard bird feeders. They prefer large seeds like peanut and sunflower. In the winter, they especially love suet! #birdfacts 🪶
#birds #wildlifephotography #birding #nature #animals #nuthatch
These birds are frequent visitors of backyard bird feeders. They prefer large seeds like peanut and sunflower. In the winter, they especially love suet! #birdfacts 🪶
#birds #wildlifephotography #birding #nature #animals #nuthatch
Snow Bunting. Wisconsin. 2025. Photo by me.
The snow bunting is a high arctic species that considers Wisconsin a nice balmy place to spend its winters. This was my first look at this amazing bird! #birdfacts 🪶
#birds #wildlifephotography #nature #animals
The snow bunting is a high arctic species that considers Wisconsin a nice balmy place to spend its winters. This was my first look at this amazing bird! #birdfacts 🪶
#birds #wildlifephotography #nature #animals
October 28, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Snow Bunting. Wisconsin. 2025. Photo by me.
The snow bunting is a high arctic species that considers Wisconsin a nice balmy place to spend its winters. This was my first look at this amazing bird! #birdfacts 🪶
#birds #wildlifephotography #nature #animals
The snow bunting is a high arctic species that considers Wisconsin a nice balmy place to spend its winters. This was my first look at this amazing bird! #birdfacts 🪶
#birds #wildlifephotography #nature #animals
Steller's Jay art
Discover the fascinating behaviors of the clever Steller’s Jay.
Follow me to view a series of photos, sketches, and paintings celebrating the beauty of Corvids.
#birds #corvids #jay #birding #birdfacts #watercolor #birdartist #stellersjay #SciArt
Discover the fascinating behaviors of the clever Steller’s Jay.
Follow me to view a series of photos, sketches, and paintings celebrating the beauty of Corvids.
#birds #corvids #jay #birding #birdfacts #watercolor #birdartist #stellersjay #SciArt
June 22, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Steller's Jay art
Discover the fascinating behaviors of the clever Steller’s Jay.
Follow me to view a series of photos, sketches, and paintings celebrating the beauty of Corvids.
#birds #corvids #jay #birding #birdfacts #watercolor #birdartist #stellersjay #SciArt
Discover the fascinating behaviors of the clever Steller’s Jay.
Follow me to view a series of photos, sketches, and paintings celebrating the beauty of Corvids.
#birds #corvids #jay #birding #birdfacts #watercolor #birdartist #stellersjay #SciArt
Today is #PloverAppreciationDay! The UK holds host to six plover species, the commonest of which is the Ringed Plover, though its cryptic colours mean that it can be hard to spot!
You can learn more about each species on the BTO Bird Facts page ➡️ bto.org/birdfacts
You can learn more about each species on the BTO Bird Facts page ➡️ bto.org/birdfacts
September 16, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Today is #PloverAppreciationDay! The UK holds host to six plover species, the commonest of which is the Ringed Plover, though its cryptic colours mean that it can be hard to spot!
You can learn more about each species on the BTO Bird Facts page ➡️ bto.org/birdfacts
You can learn more about each species on the BTO Bird Facts page ➡️ bto.org/birdfacts