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A lovely #Mallard couple floating down stream.

Taken Jan 2025 in Sedona. #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #canoneosr8
February 3, 2025 at 12:26 AM
A #SpottedTowhee perched atop a scraggly branch.

Taken Jan 2025 in Sedona. #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #canoneosr8
February 1, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The #WesternBluebird's coloration just pops! What a vibrant blue and rich brown!

Taken Jan 2025 in Sedona. #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #canoneosr8 #birdsinflight
February 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
December 19, 2024 at 12:44 PM
An inquisitive #WoodhousesScrubJay. Cute, quirky birbs.

Taken Jan 2025 in Sedona. #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #canoneosr8
February 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
A peaceful #BlueJay from a late Spring outing on a bitterly cold day such as this.

Taken May 2024 in Arlington, VA. #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #canoneosr8 #virginiabirds
January 20, 2025 at 7:18 PM
This #AmericanTreeSparrow was intently foraging on the ground on a bitterly cold day in early January.

Taken Jan 2025 at Burnidge Forest Preserve. #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #canoneosr8 #illinoisbirds
January 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The #AmericanWigeon, like many fowl, have quite a variety of gorgeous color! Greens, whites, blacks, browns, golds all pop!

Taken Jan 2025 in Sedona. #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #canoneosr8
February 3, 2025 at 2:41 PM
A very "did I leave the oven on?" look from this #GreatBlueHeron.

Taken Jan 2025 in Sedona. #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #canoneosr8
February 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
A #CommonRaven I observed in the act of scavenging some carrion.

Taken Jan 2025 in Sedona. #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #canoneosr8
January 28, 2025 at 5:54 PM
This adult and juvenile #Blue-facedHoneyeater are quite the pretty birbs! The adult has the blue face while the juvenile has a lovely yellow-green that becomes more blue over ~16 months.

Taken Mar 2024 in Brisbane, AU. #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #canoneosr8 #australianbirds
January 21, 2025 at 10:21 PM
A #NorthernHarrier deftly doing what it does best -- surveying the land for a meal!

Taken Jan 2025 at Pingree Grove Forest Preserve. #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #canoneosr8 #illinoisbirds
January 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
May 20, 2026 at 1:38 AM
I often run into #AmericanTreeSparrow on top of thorn bushes which is pretty metal for a bird I don't associate with being particularly prickly.

(taken Jan 2025) #addBirder #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #canoneosr8 #illinoisbirds
January 19, 2025 at 6:29 PM
A male and female #WesternBluebird making the best use of a water feature in an urban, desert environment.

Taken Jan 2025 in Sedona. #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #canoneosr8
February 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
A medley of #AmericanRobin photos.

Taken Jan 2025 at Burnidge Forest Preserve. #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #canoneosr8 #illinoisbirds
January 22, 2025 at 5:47 PM
A #WhiteCrownedSparrow! This was my first Gambel's subspecies as the WCSP in my area are the Dark-lored.

Taken Jan 2025 in Sedona. #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #canoneosr8
January 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
My first #JuniperTitmouse! Birds of the World says it is "drably colored" but I find the gray-brown to be quite soothing.

Taken Jan 2025 at Long Canyon Trail in Sedona, AZ. #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #canoneosr8 #arizonabird
January 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
One of a group of #WesternBluebird birds that were going tree to tree at the Grand Canyon. They seemed as interested in me as I was in them!

Taken Jan 2025 at Grand Canyon. #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #canoneosr8
February 8, 2025 at 3:42 PM
A #NorthernShrike that shares a foreboding nickname with other Shrikes: the #butcherbird. Glad I am not being impaled by these adorable (but vicious) song birds.

Taken Jan 2025 at Burnidge Forest Preserve. #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #canoneosr8 #illinoisbirds
January 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM
A Red-backed subspecies of the #DarkEyedJuncos! Dark-eyed Juncos have 14 recognized subspecies, so quite a bit of variety for a favorite winter bird. A goal of mine is to find some of each identifiable subspecies!

Taken Jan 2025 in Grand Canyon. #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #canoneosr8
February 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Just your friendly neighborhood #HermitThrush foraging in the brush.

Taken Jan 2025 in Sedona. #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #canoneosr8
January 31, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I feel fortunate for having seen some #BridaledTitmouse in Sedona as that appears to be the northernmost part of their range as Birds of the World notes they are among the "southernmost members of the family Paridae in North America".

Taken Jan 2025. #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #canoneosr8
January 27, 2025 at 3:50 PM