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Bird of the Day, theme 'Redheads'

natureSep 22, 20261153,673

Bird of the Day is a daily community theme; today’s prompt is Redheads, any bird with red on its head or beak. Gallery entries run from close garden sightings to reserve and field shots, featuring bright portrait heads, feeding moments, and birds showing red crests or beaks. Standouts include an ʻIʻiwi or scarlet honeycreeper photographed at Hakalau Forest NWR, a wild Red Junglefowl shot in Singapore, and a whooping crane with its red cap contrasted against white plumage. Look also for woodpeckers, a red-crested pochard from WWT Martin Mere, and bathing or feeding goldfinches under the Redheads tag.

PacBirds
@pacbirds.bsky.social

‘I‘iwi or scarlet honeycreeper for the #Redheads theme of #BirdOfTheDay 📍Hakalau Forest NWR, Hawai‘i, HI #birds #nature #photography #ECK

A bright red bird with a curved pink bill and pink feet, and black tail and wings, is perched on a plant with large leaves.
3632h ago
Mark Simmonds
@markbirdingpinoso.bsky.social

My #birdoftheday #Redheads has to be this wild Red Junglefowl taken in Singapore earlier this year. The origin of all domestic chickens. Absolutely stunning birds. #birdphotography #birds

2775h ago
Jim Mason1

Tragic story is the reduction of this magnificent jungle bird to factory farmed freaks dismembered, and deep fried for KFC, Popeyes, Chick-fil-A, etc.

Barrie Cull1

I love the colours on that Junglefowl Mark 👏 and I didn’t know our domestic chickens descended from them.

Atlantic Birding
@atlanticbirding.bsky.social

🪶 Rob’s chosen #RedHeads as today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme; any bird with red on it’s head/beak Alternative is #Gull, any Gull will do A European Robin singing in the bright sunshine #birdphotography #ECK #birds #photography #birdsofbluesky #robin #ColorADay #BlueTue #naturephotography

A European Robin singing from the top of a bare tree in the bright sunshine. The bird is left of centre of the frame, facing the right of the camera so that its right side is visible. The bird has a thin, short beak, which is open in song. It has an orange/red face and breast with brown on the back of the head, back and tail. The underparts are white. It is perched on a thin branch, which comes up from the bottom of the frame and tilts towards the camera to the left. It’s head is raised as it sings and it’s visible body is lit up by bright winter sunshine. Approx. Five other thin, bare branches are visible behind the bird and to the left of the frame, mostly vertical with one travelling diagonally. The background is a clear blue sky.
1707h ago
Graham Jones2

Lovely shot AB. Just now I was quoting Keats's final lines of his poem To Autumn to our versifying friend Audrey in Oz @aud @audjde.bsky.social "The redbreast whistles from a garden-croft …"

Marjo Slingerland-Boks1

Ohhh what a beauty and lovely photo AB ✨️🧡

Aj d'Wit (Audrey)1

You can’t go wrong with these beauties. Great photo, AB. 👌🏼

Tony Ramsden1

Great capture A B 👏

Amy Gann
@amygann.bsky.social

A whooping crane with its red cap clearly visible against bright, white feathers. For the #birdoftheday theme of #redheads #birds #protectnature #endangered #crane #whoopingcrane #EastCoastKin

A whooping crane with its red cap clearly visible against bright, white feathers. It is lifting its head from the water and creating a lot of splash in the process
1675h ago
Neil Cameron1

What a gorgeous shot. And funnily enough, I always think it's good that we see the nictating membrane occasionally.

Aj d'Wit (Audrey)1

Oh Amy, this is just a beautiful photo. Well done you. 👌🏼🫶🏻

Only me
@onlyme56.bsky.social

Rob's #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #RedHeads so I'm going with my husband's lovely photo of a #GreenWoodpecker 😍. #birds

1363h ago
Aintright
@aintright.bsky.social

Graeme the Great-spotted Woodpecker #Redheads #BirdOfTheDay #birds #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #UKwildlife #birdphotography

1346h ago
Neil Cameron1

Yep, terrific image, as usual.

Barrie Cull
@barrie6.bsky.social

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme chosen by Rob is #Redheads, any bird with a Red on its head/beak. The Alt theme is #Gull, any Gull will do. I’ve gone with the main theme. Great Spotted Woodpeckers visit our garden most days and it’s lovely to see them.

A Great Spotted Woodpecker rests on the branch of a tree. It has black and white plumage with red on the bottom of its belly. This male has a red patch on the back of its head.
1316h ago
SaraG
@hardlikearmour.bsky.social

The Lewis's Woodpecker seemed to monopolize the suet at the Cabin Lake bird blinds when we visited in May. #Redheads #BirdOfTheDay #Birds

A Lewis's Woodpecker clinging to a green wire suet feeder that is attached to a wooden post. Its left foot is at the top of the feeder holding onto the post, its right foot is clasping the edge of the feeder near the bottom. Its body is parallel to the post. Its head is turned in profile looking over the bird's right shoulder. Lewis's Woodpecker has a long black beak, a red face and chin, a dark green-black hood, white fading to pink down the breast and belly, and dark green wings, back, and tail.
997h ago
The Garden Jungle
@thegardenjungle.bsky.social

So for today we have #Redheads as the chosen theme for #BirdOfTheDay, so here I have a beautiful Red Crested Pochard for you taken at WWT Martin Mere. This one was quite inquisitive and headed straight towards me #birds #thegardenjungle #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #UKwildlife #birdphotography

Red Crested Pochard
1086h ago
Mariska
@mariska68.bsky.social

Goodmorning birders 🍀 Rob's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Redhead The Alt theme is #Gul A #GreatSpottedWoodpecker

1036h ago
Keith1

Not exactly a redhead but red browed was the best I could do! Red-browed finch (Neochmia temporalis)

Neil Cameron
@neilcam57.bsky.social

Rob Crank Photography's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Redheads All in my yard over the past few months: * Crimson Rosella * Eastern Rosella * Australian King-Parrot * Gang-gang Cockatoo #ECK #birds #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #wildlife #nature #Photography #Nikon #PhotographersUnited

Crimson Rosella (Platycercus elegans), Waramanga, ACT
696h ago
Amy Gann2

What a gorgeous collection. Such beauties!

alisonwillis1.bsky.social1

Now there are some RED heads. Great shots 😍

Marjo Slingerland-Boks1

Good evening Neil, what stunning birds and beautiful photos ✨️

Bushbark1

Fabulous collection of birds. How lucky are you? 😁

Matt Pritchett 📷♿️1

Definitely jealous of your yard 😅 Great shots

Ian Denton
@iand777.bsky.social

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Redheads, any bird with a Red on its head/beak. Here we have a charming Goldfinch, enjoying a bath this morning and gradually splashing the camera lens. 🦉🌿 @robcrank68.bsky.social

773h ago
SeaLevelOslo
@sealeveloslo.bsky.social

Last light #BirdOfTheDay alt #Gull #LightAndShadow #birds #photography

A gull stands on a swim ladder in the evening sun by the sea. Some light reflects up on it from the water. The land in the background is completely shadowed.
722h ago
Dave Meredith
@davemeredith.bsky.social

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #RedHeads. A male Common Pochard photobombing a ripples photo. #Cheshire #ECK #photography #birds #nature #wildlife #Kodachrome #1990s #ManualFocus

737h ago
Laurette
@laurette1.bsky.social

Diagonal gulls at Shottermill Pond in the Surrey Hills. #BirdoftheDay #Gulls #SurreyHills #Reflections #Photography

Heavy clouds above, golden autumn trees, silver reflections and a flock of gulls.
563h ago

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