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For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #redheads, here's a red-bellied woodpecker that hasn't figured out its anatomy, photo'd 5 Sept. at Dyke Marsh in #Virginia.

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Photo of a red-bellied woodpecker clinging to the bark of a tree.
September 22, 2026 at 4:32 PM
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #raptors. For that request, here's an osprey photo'd in May 2026 over Huntley Meadows Park south of #Alexandria, #Virginia.

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Photo of an osprey (large bird) flying overhead with its wings spread, under a cloudless sky.
September 23, 2026 at 1:48 PM
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This foster tern is one of #TheDivers for today's #BirdOfTheDay, getting ready to head straight down off #CapeMay on the #JerseyShore this past June.

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Photo of a foster tern (shore bird) with wings spread looking down under a gray sky.
September 24, 2026 at 2:25 PM
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#CaptionThatBird: "HeronAir 001 requests landing instructions," for #BirdOfTheDay. Photo'd in July at Huntley Meadows park, a converted airstrip in #Virginia.

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Side-view photo of a great blue heron in flight, with blurred trees in the background.
September 20, 2026 at 4:20 PM
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This eastern bluebird #borb for #BirdOfTheDay needs to hit the gym more often. Photo'd in April along Gulf Branch in #Arlington, #Virginia.

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Photo of an eastern bluebird perched on a tree branch with other branches and leaves.
September 25, 2026 at 7:02 PM
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Here's a grackle casting a long shadow in the morning sun for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #LightAndShadow. Photo'd in June at #CapeMay on the #JerseyShore.

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Side view photo of a grackle (bird) perched on moss-covered rocks with the ocean in the background.
September 21, 2026 at 7:25 PM
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This northern cardinal is looking quite #elegant in a bramble frame for today's #BirdOfTheDay. Photo'd Oct. 2025 along Four Mile Run in #Arlington, #Virginia.

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Photo of a northern cardinal (bird) surrounded by thin bare twigs.
September 19, 2026 at 4:56 PM
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This eastern bluebird, photo'd in Jan 2025 at Huntley Meadows in #Virginia, qualifies as #tricolour for today's #BirdOfTheDay.

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Photo of an eastern bluebird perched on top of a bare stalk.
March 24, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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This American oystercatcher flock, plus one royal tern, is facing a headwind on a #breezy day in Sept 2025 at Ocean City, NJ, for today's alt-theme #BirdOfTheDay. #JerseyShore

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May 11, 2026 at 1:40 PM
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This grackle puts its #BestFootForward with a bit of attitude on the beach at #CapeMay, NJ in June 2024 for today's #BirdOfTheDay. #JerseyShore

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Profile photo of a grackle (bird) walking along wet sand.
August 9, 2026 at 2:52 PM
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Red rock mountain formation in morning light. Photo'd 14 Feb. 2026 from the Airport Loop Trail in #Sedona, #Arizona.

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Photo of a red rock mountain formation in Arizona with striations in the rocks stretching across the entire formation.
July 4, 2026 at 7:58 PM
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G is for Geese in today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #ODG, in this case the Canadian variety photo'd at #CapeMay, NJ on the #JerseyShore in Sept 2025.

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Photo of two Canadian geese floating on a pond with vegetation on the water.
September 17, 2026 at 7:44 PM
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Our #BirdOfTheDay leaders today call for photos with #LeafsAndLight, and this mockingbird visiting our #Arlington, #Virginia backyard last month complies.

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April 15, 2026 at 3:07 PM
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Here's my latest #raptor sighting, an osprey flying overhead, photo'd earlier this month in #CapeMay, NJ for today's #BirdOfTheDay #JerseyShore

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June 20, 2026 at 6:26 PM
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As I understand it, ruby-throated hummingbirds are #insectivores. Here's one photo'd Sept 2025 in our #Arlington, #Virginia backyard for today's #BirdOfTheDay.

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Profile photo of a ruby-throated hummingbird perched on a tree twig.
April 23, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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You want #swans? I'll give you swans, two of them, photo'd in Cape May, NJ in Nov. 2024.

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Two swans floating on a pond.
November 15, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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This #BlackAndWhite guy is a tufted duck I'm told, for today's #BirdOfTheDay, photo'd May 2025 at St. Stephen's Green in #Dublin, #Ireland.

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January 6, 2026 at 4:33 PM
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This Woodhouse's scrub-jay is a #BirdsInTheirElement in Boynton Canyon, #Arizona for #BirdOfTheDay, photo'd last week.

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Photo of a Woodhouse's scrub-jay perched on a thin branch over a blurred background.
February 22, 2026 at 2:29 PM
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For today's #BirdOfTheDay, here's my #BestOfJuly: a killdeer photo'd 1 July at Huntley Meadows Park in Groveton, #Virginia. It was my first killdeer sighting.

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Overhead/front photo of a killdeer (bird) walking on swampy ground.
August 2, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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For a #BirdsWithBerries photo, here's a northern cardinal in our #Arlington, #Virginia backyard for #BirdOfTheDay. I have no idea what those berries are.

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Photo of a northern cardinal (bird) on a thin branch with small green berries.
September 16, 2026 at 3:29 PM
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This eastern bluebird offers a #ButtShot (almost) for today's #BirdOfTheDay. Photo'd Apr 2026 near Gulf Branch in #Arlington, #Virginia.

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July 13, 2026 at 3:21 PM
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Rob today specifies #MultiColour subjects for #BirdOfTheDay. Here's an eastern bluebird photo'd in Jan. 2025 at Huntley Meadows in #Virginia as an example.

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July 29, 2026 at 11:52 AM
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The #BirdOfTheDay today asks for #stripes. This anhinga at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in south #Florida has 'em. Photo'd Apr. 2025.

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Anhinga bird sitting on a branch over water.
December 2, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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Since all my shoots this month are indoors, I will need to show this eastern bluebird with #blue plumage photo'd Jan. 2025 at Huntley Meadows in Groveton, #Virginia for alternate #BirdOfTheDay.

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January 30, 2026 at 10:16 PM
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This stately grey heron, photo'd May 2025 in St. Stephen's Green #Dublin, certainly displays #poise for today's #BirdOfTheDay.

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Photo of a grey heron standing on short matted grass.
January 25, 2026 at 4:08 PM