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Marieke dB @mdb2024.bsky.social · 20h

The chestnut-headed oropendola (in Costa Rica) has one of the #BestBeaks - hope everyone's weekend will be wonderful coming up! #BirdOfTheDay #birds #naturephotography

Large bird walking up tree trunk with food in its large white beak that starts atop its head

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Marieke dB @mdb2024.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The Americana robin does not have many #Vivid colors but the rusty hues show up well in the autumn. #BirdOfTheDay #birds #naturephotography

Bird grabbing a berry while hovering by a hanging branchlet

Bird perched on branchlet with a few remaining berries that it was eating

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Marieke dB @mdb2024.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Haven't even processed all my photos from this month but I quite liked these, with one showing a yard visitor who has a unique look. The downy woodpeckers usually have a pure black patch atop their heads, but the one on the right showed speckles! #BirdOfTheDay #naturephotography #birds #woodpecker

Downy woodpecker grabbing a bit of home-made suet

Second downy woodpecker grabbing suet and showing a speckled head

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Marieke dB @mdb2024.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This contribution to #EFG might have been posted in the past, but another share is worthwhile. The Eastern bluebirds chose a weird place for their nest in 2023 at a local park. Fortunately, signs were placed so the dog owners did not collect their bags there. #BirdOfTheDay #naturephotography

Baby bluebirds calling to parents for food from their nest inside a dog waste bag container

A parent bluebird arriving with some sustenance from babies calling from a nest inside a dog waste bag container

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Marieke dB @mdb2024.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

This migrating ruby-throated hummingbird was #Airborne at the feeders but also checked out the ant guards to see if there were wee insects flying about there. These migrants are drinking a lot of nectar and very busy chasing bugs to fill up for the migration ahead! #BirdOfTheDay #naturephotography

Male hummer looking at bee that drowned in ant guard and watching for tiny bugs

A bit blurry but giving an idea of the speed with which the hummer moves its wings while hovering

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Marieke dB @mdb2024.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Here is a couple that showed off their amorous intentions a few years back for today's views of #Pairs - the downy woodpeckers are such lovely and lively avians! #BirdOfTheDay #birds #woodpeckers #naturephotography

Female looking up as male prepares her for later egg-laying

Male taking a good look at his chosen mate

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Marieke dB @mdb2024.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The gray-headed chachalaca has a mostly #Brown body; a resident of Costa Rica #BirdOfTheDay #naturephotography #birds

Large bird bending down over a feeder as it prepares to have a snack

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Marieke dB @mdb2024.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I'm not sure how the great-crested grebe's foot structure helps it have success as one of #TheDivers but it obviously works! #BirdOfTheDay #grebe #naturephotography #birds

A rather grainy photo of this beautiful bird with an unusual foot that looks like three elongated fall leaves.

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Marieke dB @mdb2024.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

My #Raptors posting is my only photo of a peregrine falcon, earth's fastest bird that can exceed 320 km/h (200 mph) in its dives. I swung up my camera without looking at settings when it flew overhead; not a great shot but it made me happy! #BirdOfTheDay #raptor #naturephotography #birds #falcon

Greyish bird with wings spread wide that was speeding overhead

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Marieke dB @mdb2024.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This bay-headed tanager is one of the #RedHeads and a beauty for sure! #BirdOfTheDay #birds #naturephotography

Vibrantly colored bird with red head and open beak, green back and aqua-colored breast

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Marieke dB @mdb2024.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

"These earth-bound two-legs are so damn persistent! I can't even take a rest at peace for a minute. So, ok, I'll give you one look at my profile and then PLEASE leave!" #BirdOfTheDay #CaptionThatBird #birds #naturephotography #blackshoulderedkite

Black and white bird looking at photographer with an angry look

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Marieke dB @mdb2024.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

One of these African penguins in a colony in Muizenberg near Cape Town was looking a little #Scruffy and was getting a helping hand in grooming from a mate. This was taken back in 2007. Today they are listed as critically endangered. #BirdOfTheDay #penguin #birds #naturephotography

Black and white bird grooming and getting a helping beak from a friend.

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Marieke dB @mdb2024.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This tufted titmouse is welcoming the #BirdOfTheDay participants to a new day! #Paridae #birds #naturephotography

Bright-eyed bird on a tree branch with open beak

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Marieke dB @mdb2024.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Two great horned owls (in different years) showing and "ears-up" and "ears-down" view for our #ODG theme of #BirdOfTheDay. #raptors #naturephotography #birds

Photo taken at a local park of a horned owl giving me a stare-down challenge

Great horned owl with ears down at a gameland; they mostly stay out of sight in this area

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Marieke dB @mdb2024.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

This snowy egret has #BirdyLongLegs and beautiful yellow feet and a facial accent to boot! #BirdOfTheDay #naturephotography #birds

Tall white bird with one yellow foot just emerging to take a step in the water while looking at the photographer

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Marieke dB @mdb2024.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Today's lesson for me was that the grosbeaks are part of the #Finches family, today's alt BAD theme. So here are two beautiful evening grosbeaks seen in different years. #BirdOfTheDay #naturephotography #birds

"Go thataway" said the grosbeak to the starling, who didn't seem interested in following those directions

A seed is always a welcome meal for an evening grosbeak

Gorgeous bird with subtle coloring and the last bit of seed in its beak before swallowing the whole bite

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Marieke dB @mdb2024.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

These were 2 great-crested grebes in Switzerland that were courting in preparation for becoming #Mamas&Papas - it was really enjoyable watching them! #BirdOfTheDay #naturephotography #birds

Two birds on the water, brown with white necks and breasts and crests raised - they were really into one another!

Two birds on the water, brown with white necks and breasts and crests raised - "Look at me!"

Two birds on the water, brown with white necks and breasts and crests raised - "Now you look at ME!"

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Marieke dB @mdb2024.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

"Do I look good today?" asked the stately green heron while showing #MyBestSide for today's #BirdOfTheDay #birds #naturephotography

Stately-looking heron showing off its multi-colored hues during a pause from fishing

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Marieke dB @mdb2024.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

This may not be exactly one of the #BirdsInAbstract we are seeing today, but I thought it was an interesting pose that the blue grosbeak was taking. #BirdOfTheDay #birds #naturephotography

Beautiful bird with colors of blue, orange, yellow, black and gray perching upside down, likely looking for insects

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Marieke dB @mdb2024.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

This just-fledged baby house wren was getting a #Mouthful from one of its attentive parents #BirdOfTheDay #birds #naturephotography

Two small brown birds, one with an insect in its beak inserting it into the open beak of its offspring perched just above

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Marieke dB @mdb2024.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Here is a common grackle with her kids, who do not yet have the #Iridescence that she is showing. #BirdOfTheDay #naturephotography #birds

If the mom in front is looking irritated, it's because her offspring were being VERY insistent on being fed despite the fact that they could visit feeders like her if they were very hungry

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Marieke dB @mdb2024.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Two dunlin and two killdeer were #BirdBuddies one day while flying up and down the lakeshore #BirdOfTheDay #naturephotography #birds

Four brown and white birds flying low over water; the dunlin have thinner and longer beaks

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Marieke dB @mdb2024.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

This great blue heron decided the roof of a picnic shelter at the lake was a good place to catch some rays! #Herons&Egrets #BirdOfTheDay #naturephotography #birds

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Marieke dB @mdb2024.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

It's been five years since I saw this lovely Atlantic puffin; would love to see them again. They spent a good deal of time #SittingOnWater - hope everyone is having a lovely Sunday! #BirdOfTheDay #naturephotography #birds

Bird with black back and neck and atop head with white breast and face and a black and red beak with a white stripe

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Marieke dB @mdb2024.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Just under the wire for US National Hummingbird Day! These ruby-throated hummingbirds in my yard are quite feisty. They will likely be leaving to go south soon and I'll miss them feeding on my porch a couple feet from me! #NationalHummingbirdDay #naturephotography #birds

Two small birds facing off against one another as one perches on a flower and the other hovers in front

Two small birds continuing to face off against one another as one perches on a flower and the other hovers in front

The one in flight gets ready to chase off the perched "rival"

The perched bird decides to leave for a quieter spot

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Marieke dB @mdb2024.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Like this bee hummingbird, I'm going to be #InFlight from home to bird early this morning before the predicted heavy storms reach us later today. Hope everyone has a great weekend! #BirdOfTheDay #naturephotography #birds

Small bird with shades of blue coloring in mid-flight

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Marieke dB @mdb2024.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

A Canada goose gosling have a rest. Have a nice restful weekend coming up, everyone! #BirdNaps #BirdOfTheDay #naturephotography #birds

Fuzzy-looking young bird with whitish down feathers and yellow face, napping with eyes closed

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Marieke dB @mdb2024.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

A female red-winged blackbird shows dark #Contrast with the field behind her. #BirdOfTheDay #naturephotography #birds

Brownish bird with white stripes and white stripe coming from eye perched on a cattail

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Marieke dB @mdb2024.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

So instead of all-white, here is an all-red contribution to today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #RedHeads - a red-billed firefinch photographed in Nairobi a long time ago. #birds #naturephotography

Bird with reddish-pink hues over its whole body, perched on a brown branch; rather sweet-looking to me

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Marieke dB @mdb2024.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Good day, everyone! Here is a banaquit in Costa Rica feeding at flowers. #FlowerPower #BirdOfTheDay #naturephotography #birds

Bird with greyish back and head and white stripe on brow feeding at a red flower

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Marieke dB @mdb2024.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

A ruby-throated hummingbird is one of the #BirdsUpClose I get to see daily as they come to my porch feeders. They will be traveling away for migration soon and I'll miss them and their feisty competition for sugar water! #BirdOfTheDay #hummingbird #naturephotography

Mostly green bird with a beautifully orange-red throat perched on a twig with all its feathers fluffed up

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Marieke dB @mdb2024.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

This portrait of an American crow fits the bill for both #BirdOfTheDay themes - #BirdsUpClose and #BirdNameC - they don't often eat dried mealworms, must have been really hungry! #birds #naturephotography

Black bird looking at photographer with a beak stuffed with three dried mealworms

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Marieke dB @mdb2024.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Still haven't processed all my photos (I take a lot!) but particularly liked this one of a green heron for today's #BestOfTheMonth theme for #BirdOfTheDay - have a nice weekend, everyone! #birds #naturephotography

Heron perched on fallen tree stump stretching its neck as far as it would go to see further ahead; it's raised crest gives it a very alert look!

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Marieke dB @mdb2024.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Some black-bellied plovers appear for #Coastal&River in today's #BirdOfTheDay - hope everyone is having a nice day to close out the work week! #birds #naturephotography

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Marieke dB @mdb2024.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

This ovenbird was hanging out in #Woodland - they always seem to be hiding so when one comes out into the open for a few minutes, it is a real treat! #BirdOfTheDay #birds #naturephotography

Small bird with brown stripes on white breast, beige-brown head with two brown stripes on top and a hint of orange-yellow between them

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Marieke dB @mdb2024.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

This golden-crowned kinglet was indeed on one of the #ThinPerches during its quest for insects. #BirdOfTheDay #birds #naturephotography

Small bird with yellow crown and feet hanging onto a branch as it continues looking for insects

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Marieke dB @mdb2024.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

For one of today's #ColourfulCharacters I again went back in time to 2009 to find this domestic turkey. Some may find him unattractive but I think his coloring likely attracted some female attention. Beauty is certainly in the eye of the beholder! #BirdOfTheDay #birds #naturephotography

Head portrait of turkey with shades of red, purple, white and blue

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Marieke dB @mdb2024.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Going back in files, I found this photo taken at the London Zoo in 2008 - a beautiful superb starling (native to Africa) sunning. #BirdOfTheDay #SunnyDayBirds #birds #naturephotography

Beautiful bird with black head, iridiscent blue neck, back and russet breast

Spreading feathers, perhaps to get rid of feather mites

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Marieke dB @mdb2024.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Slowly going through old photos and found this one when I was in the Andes Mountains of Chile in 1986. I was not yet a birder but loved animals and delighted in seeing these baby rheas wandering around on a mountain top. #birdphotography #naturephotography #rhea #birds

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Marieke dB @mdb2024.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

A ruby-throated hummer and green heron to celebrate World Photography Day. #birds #naturephotography #WorldPhotographyDay

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Marieke dB @mdb2024.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

This great blue heron was #FlyingHigh to bring another branch to a nest in progress. #BirdOfTheDay #naturephotography #birds

Large bird with wings and legs spread high in the sky as it brings another branch to a nest in progress

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Marieke dB @mdb2024.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Not sure if I can post a video on bluesky. This ruby-throated hummingbird had to work to keep its balance as it dried off after a little bathing. #birds #naturephotography

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