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Blooming Banquet

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December 6, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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#Bare-eyedPigeon strikes a pose for #BirdOfTheDay theme #PowerPose.
A little heavy with the eyeliner.
#Curaçao #RifMangrovePark #BirdPhotography #CaribbeanBirds
February 24, 2026 at 1:33 PM
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A #MaskedBooby flying alongside our ship, waiting for flying fish to leap out of the water and be his dinner. #BirdOfTheDay #LargeBirdsInFlight #BirdPhotography #CaribbeanBirds
April 2, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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The sweetest birdsong comes from this #Bananaquit. He joined us for breakfast and snacked on sugar grains that were on the table in beautiful #Barbados. #BirdOfTheDay theme #PrimaryColours #PrimaryColors #EastCoastKin #CaribbeanBirds
February 28, 2026 at 4:31 PM
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This shy #BarbadosBulfinch is actually not a #Bullfinch at all but a #Tangager they are exclusively found in beautiful #Barbados So happy to have seen it!
#BirdOfTheDay #PeacefulSolitude #EastCoastKin #Birds #CaribbeanBirds #BarbadosBirds
February 18, 2026 at 1:32 PM
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Another Caribbean bird, this time it’s a Laughing Gull, so named for their hilarious call 😂

Taken with the Sony RX10iv

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#SeaBirds #LaughingGull #Gull #CaribbeanBirds #Birding
April 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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More Caribbean birds! These two Indian Peafowl made for great portraits. These are lovely birds in the pheasant family.

Taken with the Sony RX10iv

#Birds #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature #IndianPeafowl #Peafowl #Plumage #CaribbeanBirds #SonyRX10iv
April 12, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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🌎 Northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) #NorthAmericanbirds #CentralAmericanbirds #Caribbeanbirds | #Mimids | #mybirdcards #birdcards #birds🦜 #BirdsOfBluesky #birds
Northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos). Adult. Conservation status: Least Concern. CC: XPMD 📷: Photo by GeorgeB2 via Pixabay 2021
March 31, 2024 at 6:31 AM
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🌎 Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) #NorthAmericanbirds #Caribbeanbirds | #mybirdcards #birdcards #birds 🦜
Wood duck or Carolina duck (Aix sponsa). Adult male. Conservation status: Least Concern. CC: GEFR. 📷: Photo by FerGalindo980 via Pixabay 2022
March 18, 2024 at 3:04 PM
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🌎 Green heron (Butorides virescens) #NorthAmericanBirds #CentralAmericanBirds #CaribbeanBirds | #GreenHeron | #Herons #HeronFamily #EgretFamily #Waders #Waterbirds 📷: Photo by Backpackerin🦜 #birdsoftheworld #birds
🌎 Green heron (Butorides virescens) The Green heron is a small heron with a greenish-black cap, chestnut neck, and a dagger-like bill. It is known for its stealthy hunting behavior near water, using tools like bait and insects to lure prey. Green herons are found in large parts of North and Central America, inhabiting small wetlands in low-lying areas. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) 📷: Photo by Backpackerin via Pixabay FFUU
January 17, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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🌎 Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) #NorthAmericanBirds #CaribbeanBirds #CentralAmericanBirds | #MourningDove #AmericanMourningDove #RainDove #Chueybird #ZenaidaMacroura | #ZenaidaDoves #DoveFamily #Doves #Pigeons 📷: Photo by MOHANN🦉 #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜
🌎 Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) The Mourning Dove is a slender, grayish-brown dove with a small head and a long, pointed tail. Black spots mark the wings. It's one of the most widespread birds in North America, found in open woodlands, farmlands, and suburban areas across much of the continent. They are primarily ground foragers, eating seeds, and are known for their fast flight, whistling wings, and mournful "coo-OOO-coo-coo" call. They often form flocks outside the breeding season. Five subspecies are recognised. 2.5 Flash (Edited) Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Fun fact: In warm climates, a single pair of Mourning Doves can raise up to six broods (sets of young) in one year, the largest number of any native North American bird. 📷: Photo by MOHANN via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/dove-bird-beak-feathers-plumage-5820485/ VVQB
September 30, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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🌎 Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) #NorthAmericanbirds #CentralAmericanbirds #SouthAmericanbirds #Caribbeanbirds | #Pelicans #Pelecanidae | #mybirdcards #birdcards #birds🦜 #BirdsOfBluesky #birds
Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis). Adult. Conservation status: Least Concern. CC: DZNU. 📷: Photo by valburnett via Pixabay 2021 The photo shows a large, dark grey-brown waterbird with a distinctive white neck and head, and a pink and blue pouched bill.
April 7, 2024 at 10:43 AM
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New addition! 🌎 Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) #NorthAmericanBirds #CaribbeanBirds | #RingBilledGull #LarusDelawarensis | #AmericanGulls #Gulls #GullFamily #Seabirds #Shorebirds 📷: Photo by JackBulmer🦉 #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜
🌎 Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) The Ring-billed Gull is a medium-sized gull with a white head and underparts, gray back, and black wingtips. A key feature is a black ring encircling its yellow bill and yellowish legs. Widely found across North America, often near large inland lakes, rivers, and coastal areas, especially during the breeding season. Ring-billed Gulls migrate south for winter. Highly opportunistic and social, often seen in large flocks, they feed by wading, surface-dipping, and scavenging. No subspecies are recognised. 2.5 Flash (Edited) Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Fun fact: Ring-billed Gulls have been observed engaging in what appears to be play, by dropping an object while airborne and then swooping down to catch it again before it hits the ground. 📷: Photo by JackBulmer via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/bird-seagull-ring-billed-gull-4384804/ CMDM
October 28, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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🌎 Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) #NorthAmericanBirds #CentralAmericanBirds #CaribbeanBirds | #RedWingedBlackbird | #NewWorldBlackbirds #Blackbirds #PerchingBirds 📷: Photo by kidmoses🦜 #birdsoftheworld #birds
🌎 Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) ♂ The Red-winged blackbird is a species of New World blackbird found across North America and parts of Central America. The males have a striking appearance with glossy black feathers and distinctive red shoulder patches, or epaulets, bordered by yellow. The females are smaller and have a streaked brown and black plumage, providing camouflage for nesting. GPT-3.5 (Edited) Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) 📷: Photo by kidmoses via Pixabay HRMT
January 11, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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🌎 Cuban trogon (Priotelus temnurus) #CaribbeanBirds #NorthAmericanBirds | #CubanTrogon #Tocororo #PriotelusTemnurus | #Trogons #TrogonFamily 📷: Photo by BarbeeAnne🦜 #birdsoftheworld #birds
🌎 Cuban trogon (Priotelus temnurus) The Cuban trogon, Cuba's national bird, is a striking, medium-sized bird (10-11 inches) with iridescent green upperparts, a blue head, white throat/chest, and a brilliant red belly. Its unique tail is long and scalloped, often appearing black and white barred. Endemic to Cuba, including some surrounding cays, it inhabits wet and dry forests at all altitudes, favouring shady areas. Typically seen alone or in pairs, Cuban trogons are rather inactive, often perching upright. They feed on insects, fruits, and flowers, often hovering. Their distinctive call is a repeated "toco-toco-tocoro-tocoro," which gives them their local name, tocororo. They nest in tree cavities, often abandoned woodpecker holes. 2.5 Flash (Edited) Two subspecies are recognised. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) 📷: Photo by BarbeeAnne via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/bird-perched-animal-feathers-6942806/ UVAW
June 18, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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🌎 Cedar waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) #NorthAmericanbirds #CentralAmericanbirds #Caribbeanbirds | #CedarWaxwing #Waxwings #GenusBombycilla #FamilyBombycillidae | #birdsoftheworld #birds #birds🦜
Cedar waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum). Adult. Distribution: North and Central America. Conservation status: Least Concern. CC: KAGM 📷: Photo by GeorgeB2 via Pixabay 2020 The photo shows a medium-sized songbird with a sleek appearance, sporting a crested head, silky plumage, and a black mask. Its most distinctive feature is its red, waxy-looking wing tips.
June 29, 2024 at 8:29 PM
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🌎 Cedar waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) #NorthAmericanBirds #CentralAmericanBirds #CaribbeanBirds | #CedarWaxwing | #Waxwings #WaxwingFamily #PerchingBirds 📷: Photo by IndigoBunting🦜 #birdsoftheworld #birds
🌎 Cedar waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) The Cedar waxwing is a small, sleek bird with a distinctive black mask across its eyes and a soft crest on its head. It has a pale yellow belly and a gray-brown back, with bright yellow tips on its tail feathers. These birds are highly social and often seen in large flocks, flitting through trees and bushes in search of fruit. They are mostly found in northern North America, with many migrating southwards, towards and into, Central America for the winter. 1.5 Flash (Edited) Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) 📷: Photo by IndigoBunting via Pixabay JIFI
December 30, 2024 at 3:38 PM
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🌎 Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) #NorthAmericanbirds #CentralAmericanbirds #SouthAmericanbirds #Caribbeanbirds #Galapaganbirds | #Herons #Ardeidae | #mybirdcards #birdcards #birds🦜 #BirdsOfBluesky #birds
Great blue heron (Ardea herodias). Juvenile. Conservation status: Least Concern. CC: JFIV 📷: Photo by simardfrancois via Pixabay 2021 The photo shows a large water bird with a dagger-like bill. It's plumage is blue-gray with a grey-black stripe running from just above the eye to the back of the head.
April 23, 2024 at 9:18 PM
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New addition! 🌎 White-cheeked pintail (Anas bahamensis) #SouthAmericanBirds #CaribbeanBirds | #WhiteCheekedPintail #BahamaPintail #SummerDuck | #Pintails #DabblingDucks #DuckFamily #Waterbirds 📷: Photo by Beto_MdP🦜 #birdsoftheworld #birds
🌎 White-cheeked pintail (Anas bahamensis) The white-cheeked pintail, also known as the Bahama pintail or summer duck, is a medium-sized dabbling duck with a long neck and a pointed tail. It has a white face below small red eyes, a brown body, and a red-based grey bill. The White-cheeked pintail is found in parts of South America and the Caribbean, where it lives in wetlands, lakes, and ponds. It eats plants, seeds, and insects. Three subspecies are recognised. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) 📷: Photo by Beto_MdP via Pixabay TARB
February 16, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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🌎 Northern flicker (Colaptes auratus) #NorthAmericanBirds #CentralAmericanBirds #CaribbeanBirds | #NorthernFlicker #CommonFlicker | #Flickers #Woodpeckers #WoodpeckerFamily 📷: Photo by Veronika_Andrews🦜 #birdsoftheworld #birds
🌎 Northern flicker (Colaptes auratus) ♂ The Northern flicker or Common flicker is a large woodpecker with a brown back, a spotted belly, and a black band across the breast. They are often seen foraging on the ground for ants and other insects. Northern flickers are found throughout North America, except for the far north and south. Ten subspecies are recognized. GG 2024 (Edited) Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) 📷: Photo by Veronika_Andrews via Pixabay ZAAU
December 18, 2024 at 8:31 AM
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🌎 White-eyed parakeet (Psittacara leucophthalmus) #SouthAmericanbirds #Caribbeanbirds #Venezuelanbirds #Guiananbirds #Brazilianbirds #Bolivianbirds #Paraguayanbirds #Argentinianbirds #Uruguayanbirds #Trinidadianbirds | #mybirdcards #birdcards #birds🦜 #BirdsOfBluesky #birds
White-eyed parakeet or White-eyed conure (Psittacara leucophthalmus). Adult. Conservation status: Least Concern. CC: EPJP 📷: Photo by 85Miranda via Pixabay 2017 The photo shows a medium-sized parrot with a bright green body, whitish rings around its eyes, and red patches on its wings and neck.
May 8, 2024 at 8:56 AM
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🌎 American kestrel (Falco sparverius) #NorthAmericanBirds #CentralAmericanBirds #SouthAmericanBirds #CaribbeanBirds | #AmericanKestrel | #Kestrels #Falcons #Raptors 📷: Photo by Beto_MdP 🦜 #birdsoftheworld #birds
🌎 American kestrel, female (Falco sparverius) The American kestrel is the smallest falcon in North America. It's known for its colourful plumage, including blue and rust-coloured feathers, and is often seen perched on wires or hovering while hunting for small prey such as insects and small rodents. American kestrels are found throughout the Americas, occupying a wide variety of habitats, including deserts, grasslands, and meadows. GPT-3.5 (Edited) Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) 📷: Photo by Beto_MdP via Pixabay ISUQ
November 23, 2024 at 8:20 AM
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🌎 Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) #NorthAmericanbirds #CentralAmericanbirds #Caribbeanbirds | #NewWorldblackbirds #Icterids | #mybirdcards #birdcards #birds🦜 #BirdsOfBluesky #birds
Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus). Adult female. Unlike their male counterparts with glossy black plumage and red shoulder patches, female red-winged blackbirds are much more subdued. They're typically a streaky brown colour, almost resembling a large sparrow, with a paler breast and sometimes a whitish eyebrow. Conservation status: Least Concern. CC: FNEF 📷: Photo by Veronika_Andrews via Pixabay 2023
April 15, 2024 at 1:21 PM
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🌎 Common yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) #NorthAmericanbirds #CentralAmericanbirds #Caribbeanbirds | #CommonYellowthroat #MarylandYellowthroat #YellowBandit #Yellowthroats #NewWorldWarblers #GenusGeothlypis #FamilyParulidae | #birdsoftheworld #birds🦜
Common yellowthroat, Maryland yellowthroat, or Yellow bandit (Geothlypis trichas). Adult male. Distribution: North and Central America, from southern Canada to Panama. Conservation status: Least Concern. CC: MAMQ 📷: Photo by Canadian-Nature-Visions via Pixabay 2022 The photo shows a small songbird with a bright yellow throat and a bold black mask that extends from its forehead down its cheeks. This mask is bordered above with grey. Its upperparts are olive green and its lower belly is white.
July 7, 2024 at 7:33 AM
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New addition! 🌎 Northern parula (Setophaga americana) #NorthAmericanbirds #CentralAmericanbirds #Caribbeanbirds | #NorthernParula #Parulas #NewWorldWarblers #Warblers | #BirdsOfTheWorld #birds🦜 #birds
📷: Northern parula (Setophaga americana) by Canadian-Nature-Visions via Pixabay 2022 The photo shows a small, active (adult male) warbler. They have blue-gray heads and backs, often with a greenish patch. Their throats and breasts are yellow, and males have a greyish-blue band across their chests. Both males and females have distinctive white eye crescents. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Distribution: Eastern North America from southern Canada to Florida. A migratory bird, it winters in southern Florida, northern Central America, the West Indies and most of the Lesser Antilles. Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae Genus: Setophaga Species: S. americana CC: BIWM
July 21, 2024 at 10:51 AM