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Andy Lowe @lowekeyone.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Cooper's Hawk that was kind enough to fly right over me. #BirdOfTheDay #airborne #birds #photography

Cooper's hawk with its wings outstretched in front of a clear sky.

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Mike Henry @onlyveesaz.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Went for the Prairie Falcon, stayed for the Peregrine.

Juvie Peregrine Falcon perched on a snag with evidence of its prey on its beak

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Chirp Up @chirpup.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Why do hawks spiral upward during mid-September? They gain altitude without using much energy by taking advantage of rising columns of warm air called thermals. They spiral upward in these thermals and then glide, allowing them to travel long distances before finding another thermal...

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Chirp Up @chirpup.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Fun Fact Friday: Did you know that Cranes have been on this earth for 25-35 million years? These beautiful, majestic birds stay with the same partner and form lifelong bonds...

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Peter Nguyen @dptbirder.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This Townsend’s warbler got uncomfortably close to me today Had to use manual focus to catch this bird with 840mm at like 2 meters away through some leaves But look at that cute look 🥹 📷🌿🪶

Townsend’s warbler, a yellow black and white bird looking through leaves at birder

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Dennis Waldron @wphoto.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A Cormorant from the archives I was able to get close to before he took off. #TheDivers #BirdStare #BirdOfTheDay #ECK #birds #nature #photography #birdphotography

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Chirp Up @chirpup.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Free Online Game For Bird Lovers Chirp Up Is Simple, Challenging, and Beautiful – Just Like Birding! • Fill natural habitats with native species. • Fight perils that kill billions of birds and destroy their habitats. Play Chirp Up now: chirpupgame.com #ChirpUpGame #ChirpUpForTheBirds #OnlineGame

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Rhonda Howard @1184outdoors.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

He’s not sharing his dragonfly with anyone. American Kestrels are part of the falcon family, and one of North America’s most colorful birds of prey. #Raptors #BirdOfTheDay 🪶 #ECK

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Jocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A Great Egret looking for a good fishing spot.

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Steve McKerrall @photosteve.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This is pretty cool, Audobon picked one of my photos for their top 100 as part of their 2026 photography awards! It’s an incredible honor to be showcased alongside these phenomenal photos

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The 2026 Audubon Photography Awards: The Top 100

These jaw-dropping images and behind-the-scenes stories showcase the photographers’ artistry and the beauty of birdlife from Canada to Chile.

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Chirp Up @chirpup.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Did you know that window decals can help prevent birds from hitting your windows? Birds can mistake windows for open space because they see reflections of trees, plants, and the sky.

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Charlie Ludwig @chuck4242.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

My first educational video. This is something I’ve been wanting to do now that I’ve improved my video capturing abilities. So I present a Green Heron hunting. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #ECK #Video #Videos #Educational

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HLK @hlkfotos.com · 22/09/2026

Borb on a stick. #BirdOfTheDay #RedHeads 📷🌿🪶

A photo of a male Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna), a tiny iridescent green bird with a pale gray belly and metallic, magenta-hued chin & head feathers, dark eyes, and a long needle-thin black beak. It's perched on the end of a bare branch, rather fluffed up and rounded. The background is pale blurred greenery.

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swandiveswim.bsky.social @swandiveswim.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

#Birds Rob Crank @robcrank68.bsky.social says today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Redheads, any bird with a Red on its head/beak. A little male Downy Woodpecker on a Common Mullein stalkl

A small black & white bird, with its back to the camera, clings to a dried flower stalk. Sunlight coming from above, highlights the small red patch on the back of its head.

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Chirp Up @chirpup.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Love birds? Deal them in... Play Chirp Up online for free now at play.chirpup.org. #ChirpUpGame #ChirpUpForTheBirds #OnlineGame

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Matt Starr Fine Art @mattstarrfineart.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Here is a red-shouldered hawk (juvenile) that we have seen hunting in our backyard for the past several days. On this day, we watched the hawk perched on a tree branch and fence for over a half hour! #hawk #Hawks #bird #birds #raptors #BirdoftheDay

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TARA SMITHSON -Wildlife & Nature Photographer 📸 @tarasmithson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Spoonbills sweep their bill through shallow water in a side-to-side motion, using highly sensitive nerve endings inside the tip to feel for fish, crabs, and insects by touch. 🥄🦀 Also, I'm off grid for a couple of weeks, see you soon. 🔌 #Birds #Wildlife #Nature #BirdOfTheDay #ECK

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Steve McKerrall @photosteve.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

A Great Blue Heron hunting in a shallow lagoon #birds

A great blue heron standing in dark shallow water facing towards the camera

A great blue heron standing in dark shallow water

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Chirp Up @chirpup.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

In the Chirp Up Game, cards like this remove a Global Peril from your Habitat, like Pesticides & Herbicides or an Oil Spill. Real life is more complicated – but the best way to remove perils like the recent changes to the ESA is by doing what it says on the card: VOTE FOR THE BIRDS!

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Matt Starr Fine Art @mattstarrfineart.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I recently sold a t-shirt, magnet and pair of socks with a print of my work of art called “The tortoise and the hare race”: www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1545... . #mattstarrfineart #tortoise #hare #turtle #rabbit #tshirt #socks #magnet #t-shirts #race #art #paintings #artforsale #artist

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Mike Henry @onlyveesaz.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I went searching for something completely different this morning. Anyhow, here’s two more Harris’s Hawks.

A juvie & adult Harris’s Hawks sharing a snag, the adult is vocalizing while the juvie has one tucked talon

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Chirp Up @chirpup.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Loggerhead shrikes are carnivorous songbirds’ knowns as a “butcher bird” because they impale their prey on thorns or barbed wire. These birds lack the strong talons of raptors, so they use sharp objects to anchor and tear apart their food. “Loggerhead” is an old synonym for blockhead...

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Chirp Up @chirpup.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Are you a Pro-Bird and Pro-Eco organization? Would you like to give away free trading card games to your members? Read more...

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@Above96th @above96th.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

With our Barred Owl extending its stay in Central Park, I ventured down at dusk and was thrilled to watch it hunting along a stream. I also saw loads of rats scurrying around, so there's ample food! ❤️🦉❤️ #BarredOwl #CentralPark #birdsseenin2026

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Chirp Up @chirpup.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Fun Fact Friday! Have you ever wondered what the largest flying bird in the world is? Meet the Andean Condor! With an incredible wingspan of up to 10 feet and 10 inches... this magnificent bird is truly a sight to see! Their habitat can be found high in the Andes Mountains, as well as along...

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Chirp Up @chirpup.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

During the month of September, the most popular and actively watched bird is the beautiful Ruby-Throated Hummingbird. Millions of these tiny, magical birds are working hard to build up their fat reserves as they prepare to head south for the winter. Their incredible journey can take them hundreds...

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Lori @lorilorikeet.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

For #BirdOfTheDay #BirdBuddies, a Black-necked Stilt and an American Avocet (and their reflections) sharing space in the LA River.

Black-necked stilt and American avocet standing in the LA River

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Matt Starr Fine Art @mattstarrfineart.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Here are the places where you can get Matt Starr Fine Art, books, prints and products: Website: mstarr57.wixsite.com/mattstarrfin... #mattstarrfineart #wildlife #birds #landscapes #seascapes #animals #sunsets #barns #food #flowers #art #painting #tshirts #ArtoftheDay

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PacBirds @pacbirds.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

It was exciting to see that migrating juvenile rufous hummingbirds have arrived. It’s now officially fall in the Sacramento Valley, California. 🗓️ September 7, 2026 #birds #nature #photography #ECK

Juvenile hummingbird in flight with feeding on a spider flower (grevillea), with numerous red flowers.

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Charlie Ludwig @chuck4242.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

An early morning shot of a Great Blue Heron. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #Photos #Photo #ECK #BirdOfTheDay #Herons&Egrets

A Great Blue Heron stands on a mud island in the middle of a pond.

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Chirp Up @chirpup.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

#ShoutoutSaturday: Chirp Up Artist and Photographer Amy Severino Amy Severino is an artist, photographer, and avid birder whose work is inspired by a lifelong fascination with birds and the natural world. Rarely without a camera while birding, Amy has photographed birds throughout New England and...

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Chirp Up @chirpup.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Fun Fact Friday! When you look up in the sky and see birds - particularly Canada geese... flying in a V formation, there’s actually a good reason for it! The V formation helps them conserve energy during their long migration journeys. It also...

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Chirp Up @chirpup.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

The USDA needs to hear from you by September 21 to help stop the harmful rollback of one of our landmark conservation measures. Learn how "The Rollback of the #RoadlessRule Puts Birds at Risk" from @abcbirds.bsky.social & submit your comment here: abcbirds.org/news/roadles... #ChirpUpForTheBirds

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The Rollback of the Roadless Rule Puts Birds at Risk - American Bird Conservancy

The Roadless Rule conserves millions of forested acres for a quarter of all Endangered animals in the U.S. Submit a comment to prevent its rollback.

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Steve McKerrall @photosteve.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

A Great Horned Owl on the hunt #birds #owls

A young great horned owl perched on a tree

A young great horned owl perched on a tree, looking back over its shoulder

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@OldAndCranky @oldandcranky.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Good morning from me and this handsome lad. #birds

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Chirp Up @chirpup.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Did you know September is peak time for Fall migration? What birds are you hoping to see just passing though? Shown: Migration specials from the Chirp Up Trading Card Game – Avian Edition by Stacey Lokey and @mattstarrfineart.bsky.social. Play Chirp Up for free: www.chirpup.org/the-chirp-up...

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💜✨Purple Pupper✨💜 @rushhusky.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

When you go home and didn't remember having a fake roof bird...oh hey red hawk! It even waved hi back!

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Cordoba Luis Photographer @cordobaluis.eurosky.social · 02/09/2026

This is my new account, would love a follow here!! Highspeed capture a hummingbird in mid-flight. High shutter speed freezes the fanned iridescent blue tail and green plumage, perfectly isolated against a soft, creamy background bokeh. #luiscordobapharchive #birds #hummingbird #birdoftheday #eck

Horizontal orientation high-speed wildlife photograph titled "Swallow-tailed Hummingbird in Flight". The image features a vibrant blue and green hummingbird suspended in mid-air with its wings spread vertically and its fan-shaped blue tail fully expanded. Crisp sharpness details the metallic sheen of the plumage and individual tail feathers. The background consists of a smooth, out-of-focus soft green bokeh that isolates the bird in motion. Optimized for hummingbird in flight, high speed bird photography, iridescent plumage, swallow-tailed hummingbird, wildlife macro action, and bird bokeh background indexing

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Mike Henry @onlyveesaz.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Boom 💥 I’ve been sitting on this for a few months but I can finally share the news! My image won the Plants for Birds category in the 2026 Audubon Photography Contest

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Christina Evans @christinae.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

A Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) in breeding plumage is the #BirdoftheDay for the theme #ItsAllWhite. Easy to see why these stunning birds were hunted for their beautiful feathers years ago until they were protected in the early 20th century. #birds #Florida

A dramatically side-and back-lit Snowy Egret in breeding plumage is perched atop a rough gray snag facing forward and looking slightly downward, showing off an impressive crown of delicate white feathers over their head, and looking fierce with yellow eyes, red lores, and black beak. The background is completely black. Easy to see why they were hunted for their feathers until they were protected in the early twentieth century.

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Chirp Up @chirpup.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

House finches are an adaptable, vibrant song-bird famous for their cheerful warbling and the colorful bright rosy-red plumage of these male finches. Females prefer to mate with the reddest of males available, as the bright color signals a strong diet and good health. (cont.)

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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Marking the beginning of September with this pic from this time of year in 2025. One of faves from last year - Sandhill Crane among the late summer blooms #birds

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