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#BirdOfTheDay Alt #LargeBirds
After making this Red-tailed Hawk's life a misery by flying close enough to touch it with their talons, two Crows succeed in chasing it off.
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Two large black birds launch themselves at an even larger bird with a red tail and head, and white underwings. Nobody looks happy.
October 31, 2026 at 5:22 PM
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Yellow. 🐤
A late molting Lesser Goldfinch from earlier this month.
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A small black bird with a yellow neck, chest and belly, and white stripes on its wings perches on spruce tree. It is looking at the viewer.
October 29, 2026 at 12:19 PM
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#alt #birdoftheday is #mealtime - any bird eating food.
This Red-tailed hawk enjoyed squirrel for breakfast.
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A large hawk with a white underbelly and brown feathers on its back and head pins the carcass of a squirrel to a large branch. The hawk is pulling the squirrel apart.
October 28, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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Crows and Black-billed Magies joined forces this morning to harass a Red-tailed hawk into leaving the area.
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Corvids Are Pretty Cheeky, Too
In a couple of recent posts (here and here), I've been amazed at how smart Corvids -- ravens, crows, and magpies -- can be. It turns out they can be pretty cheeky, too. As we walk the dogs in the morning, my husband has taken to listening for the cawing of crow, ravens or magpies -- if they are too raucous, he starts looking for the raptor that they are harassing.
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October 31, 2026 at 7:07 PM
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#BirdOfTheDay and the theme is #Juveniles, any juvenile bird.
The Alt theme is #Green, birds with Green backgrounds.
I only know that this Broad-tailed Hummingbird is a juvenile because if you look really closely, his gorget feathers are just beginning to turn red.
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A very small bird with wings almost as long as its tail, and a long black beak perches on a small twig, in front of green leaves. The bird has an iridescent back, and and speckles on its white chest. A few of the speckles, though, are turning magenta. It is looking at the viewer with a little side-eye.
October 23, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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Rob says today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Brown, any bird with Brown in its plumage.
Sage Thrashers were orginally called Mountain Mockingbirds for their beautiful song. They live in the sagebrush valleys between mountains.🌿
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A robin-sized bird perches on a dead branch. It is tan with brown speckles covering it. It has a long slightly curved black beak. It is looking into the distance watching for predators.
October 12, 2026 at 1:20 PM
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The Alt theme #BirdOfTheDay is #Corvids.
Caught a small flock of Canada Jays playing hide and seek on a beautiful day high in the Colorado Rockies. This was the only one who let me get a snap, and then it was gone.
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Medium sized gray bird with black eyes and beak perches in the green of a fir tree. The background is of yellow aspen leaves.
September 23, 2026 at 2:43 PM
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#BirdOfTheDay #FlowerPower #BirdsoftheFrontRange
A Wilson's Warbler stopped by our sunflower patch on its migration south to catch some bugs for the journey. Eat up, little warbler! Come back any time!
A small yellow bird with olive wings, orange forehead and beak and black head cap perches on the fuzzy stem of a sunflower. The bird is intently focused on something (probably a small flying gnat) just over the viewer's shoulder.
September 1, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #MultiColour, birds with 3 or more colours in their plumage.
The Alt theme is #DucksOutOfWater, Ducks that are out of water but not flying.
I'm going for both with a pair of Wood Ducks strutting along the bank.
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Two multi-colored male Wood Ducks walk along the bank of a reservoir. Their heads are iridescent green, bills orange, white and black, eyes red, chest brown speckled with white, belly white, and wings dark blue-green.
July 29, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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Had to go to the creek to find a shot for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #EmeraldBackdrop. But this male American Goldfinch from May was a good solution. #BirdsOfTheFrontRange #iNat
A medium-sized canary-yellow bird with a black eye band perches on a branch amid emerald green leaves.
July 28, 2026 at 2:59 PM
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#BirdofTheDay #Towhee #BirdsOfTheFrontRange
I saw this Spotted Towhee in a swampy area by the creek. He was diving for something in the swamp water. I have never seen towhees dive before, which is why it is my #BestOfTheMonth.
A medium sized bird perches on a log. The bird is black with white dappling on his wings and a very black head, which tells me that he is male. He has a russet belly and red eyes. He is staring intently at something in the swamp water. A medium sized bird dives head first into the water plants of the swamp. The bird is black with white dappling on his wings and a russet belly and red eyes. His head and chest are in the water, and his wings are pulled back. A medium sized bird stands is in the swamp water, which is covered in water plants. The bird is black with white dappling on his wings and a very black head, which tells me that he is male. He has a russet belly and red eyes. He looks a little disgruntled. A medium sized bird takes off from the swamp water, which is covered in water plants. His wings are fully outstretched, and he looks a little disgruntled. The bird is black with white dappling on his wings and a very black head, which tells me that he is male. He has a russet belly and red eyes.
May 30, 2026 at 7:38 PM
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This Hooded Merganser is certainly a #FeatheredFemme -- not as flashy as her male companions, but every bit as elegant.
February 2026
A duck with a thin bill faces upstream in a creek. She has a grey underbelly and throat, with black wings. Her head is covered with fine reddish feathers that stand straight up. Very bouffant.
May 13, 2026 at 12:53 PM
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#BirdOfTheDay #HeadShot #BirdsOfTheFrontRange #Ducks
A male mallard duck shows off the many colors that iridescence can produce.
Head shot of a male mallard duck. The head of the mallard is normally a forest green, but here, the light is catching so that the color ranges from teal green to blue to black.
April 16, 2026 at 1:14 PM
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#BirdsoftheFrontRange #Finch #BirdoftheDay #NaturalPerches
I've never seen finches eating flower petals before, but here we are.
A small grey bird sits on a twig amid a mass of pink flowers. The pinkish red on its head and chest compliment the pink of the flowers. It holds one flower petal in its beak.
April 9, 2026 at 12:47 PM
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#BirdOfTheDay The most consistent #Weather #BirdsOfTheFrontRange have had to put up with this year has been wind. Lots and lots of wind. This Chipping Sparrow tucked its tail to keep its balance as the tree it was bounced in a gust last May. It couldn't avoid having its feathers mussed, though.🌿
A small tan bird perches on a twig against a blue sky. The rufous feathers on the top of its head are standing upright in a stiff breeze.
April 3, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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#BirdOfTheDay #Snacks🌿#CommonRaven #BirdsOfTheFrontRange From May 2025

Yum.
A big black raven with a very large beak sits on top of a green trash can. The white trash bag lining the can has had holes pecked into it and been torn. A morsel is just dropping out of the raven's beak.
April 1, 2026 at 8:15 PM
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#BirdoftheDay #Robins #BirdsoftheFrontRange
Usually, American Robins are harbingers of spring in our corner of the world. But this year, they just never left. By January 2026, berries were getting a little hard to come by.
A medium sized bird with a russet chest and belly stretches its gray head as it faces the photographer. It is trying to figure out the best way to get the last berries off the branch with its yellow beak. A medium sized bird with a russet chest and belly and gray back has grabbed the last berries off the branch with its yellow beak. You can clearly see the white ring around its eye that puts it in the thrush family.
March 17, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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Two-fer today! Not only is the #BirdOfTheDay #Corvidae, it's #TongueOutTuesday!
American Crow showing its tongue. From earlier this week.
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Head shot of a jet black crow standing in front of a granite rock. The crow's beak is slightly open exposing its tongue.
March 10, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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#BirdOfTheDay #Corvidae #BirdsOfTheFrontRange
An American Crow with a beak-ful of soggy dog kibble.
A jet black crow stands in snow next to a granite rock. It's beak is stuffed with soggy cereal-like stuff. If birds have expressions, it looks pleased with itself.
March 10, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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#BlackandWhite #BirdOfTheDay #magpie
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A magpie with several male pine cones in its beak.
From June 2025.
A black and white bird with a long tail perches in a pine tree during golden hour light. It has several small male pine cones in its beak.
January 6, 2026 at 8:16 PM
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#BirdofTheDay #LongTails #plumescrolling #BirdsofTheFrontRange #Birds
Last June: A black-billed magpie with the male cones off the pine tree in its beak. I have no idea if it eats the cones whole, or pecks them apart to get at the pollen or ... what?
But with a magnificent tail like that, who cares?
A black bird with white stripe on its wings and belly perches on the tip of a pine tree in the early morning light. It's long black tail drops down behind it, while in it's beak it holds at least three small male pine cones.
December 1, 2025 at 9:24 PM