Bird of the Day, theme 'Little Brown Birds'

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Today's Bird of the Day theme is 'Little Brown Birds', inviting posts of birds with mainly brown plumage; the alternate prompt is 'Food' for any bird holding or carrying food. Submissions emphasize small, subtly patterned species and parental feeding moments, featuring sparrows, wrens, pipits, thrushes, and a few larger brown-toned birds. Concrete examples include a ruddy-capped nightingale-thrush, a Meadow Pipit climbing a steep slope, and a House Wren delivering food to its nest, with standout images like a Canyon Wren showing a smooth brown gradient and a cinnamon becard. Look for close-up nest portraits, seaside skylark perches, and an unexpected Mallard duckling that stretches the theme.

Alan H

@alan678.bsky.social

Good morning, Rob has said that “ Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LittleBrownBirds (a request from @hlkfotos.com), birds with mainly brown plumage, the Alt theme is #Food, any bird with food in it’s beak or feet.” Meadow Pipit with a mountain to climb…ummm, steep slope? #birds #photography #ECK

36445d ago

Dave Meredith4

I didn't realise that we could make requests. Birds beginning with X.

Graham Jones3

Hmm, maybe there's a chairlift. Oh, hang on a minute, what are these flappy things on my sides, I wonder if I might use them to fly up yonder peak?

It'sFromJenni2

Another wonderful capture, Alan !!!

lauren e💙2

Good afternoon, Alan. As Rina said, this looks like a painting: lovely!🤎

monicapelger.bsky.social2

Good morning Alan. We call them KBV’tjes those Little Brown Birds and what a perfect example you caught right there. K = Kleine (Little) B = Bruine (Brown) V = Vogel (Bird). Take care of yourself!

Heike W (she/her)2

One more beautyful capture Alan. 😍

Gen Existential Crisis2

Lovely little buddy. 📷🤘🏼 Which is different than saying, “Lovely, little buddy.” One of these is considerably more condescending

Lecia Michelle

@leciamichelle.bsky.social

The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LittleBrownBirds. I love this one! This cutie is a ruddy-capped nightingale-thrush. #birds #photography #birdsofbluesky

Bird with rusty-brown feathers and gray chest perched on a branch with green leaves in the background.

38545d ago

HLK

@hlkfotos.com

Red-winged blackbird. #BirdOfTheDay #LittleBrownBirds 📷🌿🪶

A photo of a female red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) perched on a brown cattail stem with its back to the camera and its head turned toward the right, with streaked brown, tan, and reddish-orange plumage and a hint of red stain on the shoulder, against a soft blurred beige background.

25545d ago

Nature, Preserved

@simonecannon.bsky.social

House Sparrow perches on a chain link fence, Pismo State Beach, California #birdoftheday #littlebrownbirds #birdphotography #naturephotography

30244d ago

SeaLevelOslo

@sealeveloslo.bsky.social

A pied flycatcher looking around for its next catch in a blossoming wild cherry tree by the sea. #BirdOfTheDay #LittleBrownBirds #photography

This photograph captures a European pied flycatcher perched on a branch adorned with early spring wild cherry blossoms.

22945d ago

PacBirds

@pacbirds.bsky.social

A Lincoln’s sparrow for the #LittleBrownBirds theme of #BirdOfTheDay picked by @robcrank68.bsky.social #birds #nature #birdphotography #ECk

Small sparrow with fine patterned markings on the throat and head is perched on a slanted branch. Out of focus vegetation in the background.

22145d ago

Kort Duce

@kortduce.bsky.social

A northern house wren perches momentarily just outside its nest while carrying food for its hungry hatchlings along St. Vrain Creek in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #LittleBrownBirds #Food #bird #birds #birdphotography #ECK #BirdsSeenln2026 #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography

Photo by Kort Duce

A northern house wren perches momentarily just outside its nest while carrying food for its hungry hatchlings along St. Vrain Creek in Longmont, Colorado.

In this vertical color photograph, the wren fills much of the frame as it faces the camera, crouched forward with its tail raised and poised to launch toward its nearby nest cavity. The weathered dead branch on which it perches runs diagonally across the bottom of the frame, creating a strong compositional element. Behind the bird, the riparian forest dissolves into a soft, completely blurred background that isolates the subject and draws attention to its alert posture and prize held in its bill.

A beautiful moment of parental devotion frozen in time, capturing a house wren's tireless effort to provide for its growing family.

19945d ago

Charlie Ludwig

@chuck4242.bsky.social

A House Wren singing away. #BirdOfTheDay #LittleBrownBirds #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #Photos #Photo #ECK

A House Wren perched on a Purple Marin house singing away.

19645d ago

Den 🇮🇪

@denterrick.bsky.social

Does a Robin count as a little #LittleBrownBirds ? Hope so. I'm posting anyhow as I just caught this little beauty at the park a few minutes ago. #Hiking #Photography #10MinutesFromHome #Birds #BirdOfTheDay #EastCoastKin #Dublin #Ireland

A European Robin standing on a branch. He danced around my feet for a while actually too close to photograph. Beautiful little bird.

17045d ago

Alan H2

Certainly does when your mates with the hosts. 😂😂 Great shot Den. Perfect and yes predominantly brown.

Cerulean Butterfly2

So this is what a European robin looks like. Neat! Reminds me more of a sparrow than our American robins.

Alex Sauerbrunn

@birdsbyalex.bsky.social

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LittleBrownBirds. Love that smooth color gradient on the Canyon Wren! #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

A small brown bird with a white throat perched on a weathered piece of wood against a soft beige background. Photographed in the San Jacinto Mountains, California.

14045d ago

Dave Meredith

@davemeredith.bsky.social

Today's alternative #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Food. A male Mountain Bluebird with food for its young. #Saskatchewan #ECK #photography #birds #nature #wildlife #Kodachrome #1990s #ManualFocus #ManualExposure

13745d ago

Cri 🕊🐝🐜📝🎭⚽😷

@crawlieswithcri.bsky.social

For #BirdOfTheDay the ultimate #LittleBrownBird! Brewer's Sparrow AKA "The bird with no field marks" "What do they look like?" "Brown." #birds #becurious

13245d ago

FrontRangeWildflowers8

“Field marks: none. Definitive.” 🤗

gridflay3

This is the disguise the other birds wear when they rob banks

Get To Know Nature2

It’s a subtle soft brown. Very pretty

punditdofa.bsky.social2

lmaoo 'Brown.' is genuinely the most honest field guide entry I've ever heard 😭 somehow they're still cute though?? little guys doing their best out here

eddiephotos.bsky.social

@eddiephotos.bsky.social

#BirdOfTheDay A Common whitethroat perched amongst the brambles from our local walks.

13845d ago

The Garden Jungle

@thegardenjungle.bsky.social

It’s #LittleBrownBirds today for #BirdOfTheDay, so here I have a very cute Mallard Duckling for you #birds #thegardenjungle #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #shropshire #UKwildlife #birdphotography #canon #photography

11945d ago

It'sFromJenni

@nurjenniii.bsky.social

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LittleBrownBirds, birds with mainly brown plumage, the Alt theme is #Food, any bird with food in it's beak or feet. Here is a juveling #ChiffChaff (Phylloscopus collybita) for the theme. #Birds #Nature #Gardenvisitors #ECK

Ein ZilpZalp-Ästling sitzt auf der Gartendeko vom Nachbarn.

A chiffchaff fledgling is sitting on the neighbor's garden decoration.

10945d ago

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