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Bird of the Day, theme 'RedBeaks'

Bird of the DayJun 21, 20262127,931

A red-billed oxpecker perched on a giraffe's neck embodied the literal, symbiotic reading of red beaks. Others stressed bill function and spectacle: a puffin clutching sand eels on the Isle of May showed prey handling, while a rainbow lorikeet in St Lucia, Brisbane showed off its brush tongue. It asked for any bird with red on its beak.

Red Beaks · 199 photos

A juvenile stonechat perches among bright green bracken on an Irish mountain, its mottled brown and buff plumage blending beautifully with the rugged landscape. The young bird is shown in profile, revealing a large dark eye, a slender pointed bill and a soft, fluffy underside. Fresh fern fronds surround the bird, while the distant hillside fades into a smooth, muted green background. The image captures a quiet moment in a wild upland habitat, highlighting the stonechat’s natural camouflage and the peaceful atmosphere of the Irish mountainside.
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Molly Moorhen was taking a quick drink when she spotted the paparazzi heading her way, so she finished up and got ready to leave because she couldn't be bothered about all the questions she knew they would be asking her. And it was all because she hasn't gone over to America to support her partner Marcos Llorente Moorhen, after their poor performance against Cape Verde in the 2026 Bird Cup. But it was pointless her going over because she knew they would be doing more training sessions, so there would be no slip ups in their next game against Uzbekistan on Tuesday. Captured at WWT Slimbridge.
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Photo by Kort Duce A northern house wren perches on a branch with food for its chicks just outside its nest along St. Vrain Creek in Longmont, Colorado. In this vertical color photograph, a house wren is perched on a dead branch that crosses the frame diagonally from the lower right to the upper left. The tree from which the branch extends is barely visible as it rises vertically along the right edge of the frame, while a much smaller branch reaches upward nearby. The wren has just landed and looks back over its left shoulder with its tail slightly raised and its wings settling from the final beat of flight. Clasped delicately in its beak are an insect and a spider, destined to become a meal for its hungry chicks. The background is softly blurred and features a large tree that fills much of the frame, with the nest cavity visible in the upper left corner. About five-eighths of the way across the image, the tree gives way to the lush greens of the riparian forest and a soft gray sky. On the far right, the main tree supporting the foreground branches comes back into view, creating a natural frame around the bird. A beautifully composed portrait of a house wren in its riparian habitat, capturing a fleeting moment of parental care along the banks of St. Vrain Creek.
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Per Rob Crank: Today's theme is , any bird with Red on its beak, the Alt theme is , any of the Species. From the archives, an unusual duck to see in Burnaby, BC
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A photo of a red-billed oxpecker (Buphagus erythrorynchus) perched on the neck of a giraffe. It is a tan and yellow bird with a bright red beak and bright yellow flesh around its red-orange iris, facing toward the left of frame and surrounded on each side by the giraffe's mane hair.
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A vibrant, metallic green and blue broad-billed hummingbird displays its black-tipped red bill.
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Black oystercatcher with bright red bill and eye standing on oyster covered rocks amid the surf of the Pacific Ocean.
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Today's theme is , any bird with Red on its beak, the Alt theme is , any of the Species. A pair of Greylag geese with a touch of red in their orange beaks.
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A red-crested pochard swims in rippled water, which is reflecting various colors around it. It has a huge brownish orange noggin and a bright red beak. it's body is mottled brown and white.
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In the bright sunshine, a duck with a red beak, black head and a tan, white and black body has just dipped its beak in the water. It is beside a large rock and ripples are emanating out from its movements.
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A duck floating on red, gold, & brown colored waters. The duck has a long bright red bill, glossy greenish black head, snow white neck, breast & sides, with black on the back.
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Perched on a sunny branch, with its body facing our right, while its head turns left toward us, and its face bisected by the shadow of a foreground, vertical twig, the bird’s feathers are tones of tan, and brown across its back, and chest, with red highlights on its wings, tail, and the crest on top of its head, and an area of black surrounds both its eyes, and the base of its dark, cone-shaped beak against a background of green foliage, and branches.
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Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus) showing off its unusual brush tongue, St Lucia, Brisbane.
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A mostly black and white bird in profile is standing on a tan cement road which is covered with a thin sheet of flowing water. He has a white face and neck with a black cap and a bright red beak. He has some brown and white on his wings and a very long, black tail--almost twice its total body length. He looks up and to his left quizzically.
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A Northern Cardinal perches in a Basswood (Linden) tree. It’s a bright mild mid May morning and he’s looking particularly fetching with every feather in place, a shiny beak, bright eye, and perky crest.
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White bird with a red beak, flaring his wings as he holds onto the side of a palm trunk. The edges of his wings and tail are black, and so is the mask around his red eye patch.
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For today's theme of by @robcrank68.bsky.social, here's one from my Australian collection. You don't normally associate zebras with red beaks - unless they're a
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An Ibis landing in a tree.
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Two oyster catchers fly near each other with their beaks open as they scream in unison. The one on the left is in focus and has its wings spread wide as it makes a banking turn, giving us a full view of its feathers from underneath. The one on the right is just out of focus and is facing down as it brings its wings upward. Both birds are entirely black except for their very bright red beaks and yellow eyes. Their eyes have a ring of bright red skin around them. The background of the photo is a bright blue sky. 📷 Canon R5 Mk II Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM Canon RF 1.4x Extender Av, f/10, 1/8000, ISO 1600, 700mm 6/14/26 Northern Oregon Coast
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Good morning all. Today's theme from @robcrank68.bsky.social is , any bird with Red on its beak; the Alt theme is . Here's Mike's whiskered tern ejecting water
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An Atlantic puffin (black and white seabird with a yellow red and orange bill) leans towards me at eye level on a grassy and muddy path. The foreground is soft focused green grass and the background soft focussed cliffs
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Gull
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Caspian tern with white and gray body, a black stripe on its head and a bright red beak in flight against a blue sky with clouds.
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This Broad-billed Hummingbird wants to participate in the theme for today's . 🪶
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Image by Laurette
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Something a little different, there might be some editing involved, but it is Mrs Kingfisher with her red (orange) under beak, but here she is in a full diving
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A light gray bird stands on a sand and gravel drive. It has a white neck and belly, charcoal on the top half of its head, and darker tail feathers. Its beak is thick and bright red with a black tip.
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Red crested pochard male duck on a pond with its own reflection
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Halsbandsittich im Baum, teils von einem Ast verdeckt, ausgerichtet zur linken Bildseite, hat den Kopf gedreht, und den Schnabel zwischen das gespreizte Rückengefieder geschoben.
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A Black Oystercatcher, close up showing head and red/orange bill, along with yellow eye and red/orange rim. Water behind. Shows well that their heads are blacker than their brown bodies.
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