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Bird of the Day, theme 'Redheads'

Bird of the DaySep 22, 202623513,671

A male Anna's hummingbird flashed iridescent magenta head feathers and a needle-thin black beak, which was a vivid spin on Redheads. The prompt asked for any bird with a Red on its head/beak, and entries ranged from Red-bellied Woodpeckers clinging to a tree trunk to a gull on a swim ladder in the evening sun by the sea.

Redheads · 201 photos

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.
@pacbirds.bsky.social849
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.
@swandiveswim.bsky.social782
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.
@hlkfotos.com769
Perched atop a thin, leafless alder branch, an Anna's hummingbird beats its wings to show off its brilliant head feathers. Neon pink and striking yellow feathers cover its entire head, while its body is a mixture of gray and shiny, scale-like green feathers. 📷 Canon R5 Mk II Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM Av, f/7.1, 1/80, ISO 1600, 500mm 12/8/24 Northern Oregon Coast
@bird-photography.bsky.social736
My has to be this wild Red Junglefowl taken in Singapore earlier this year. The origin of all domestic chickens. Absolutely stunning birds.
@markbirdingpinoso.bsky.social318
The photo shows Red‑bellied Woodpeckers on the trunk of a tree. The birds cling to the bark, each with a bright red cap, black‑and‑white patterned wings, and pale undersides. They are positioned near an oval indent in the trunk. Green leaves and branches fill the background.
@fetchingviolet.bsky.social268
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
@amygann.bsky.social265
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.
@atlanticbirding.bsky.social256
A male downy woodpecker, black and white with red on the back of his head, clings to the bark of a tree.
@ericolsonphotography.com241
Large black and white woodpecker with a bright red, pointed crest perched on a branch.
@bettycrackerfl.bsky.social228
Graeme the Great-spotted Woodpecker
@aintright.bsky.social209
A bright yellow bird with mostly black wings and red/orange highlights around its head sits in a cluster of pine or fir needles
@kevin.wertman.org189
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.
@barrie6.bsky.social183
Red Crested Pochard
@thegardenjungle.bsky.social181
Rob's theme today is so I'm going with my husband's lovely photo of a 😍.
@onlyme56.bsky.social169
A red-bellied woodpecker hangs on to the side of a wooden railing.
@julielfrost.bsky.social162
Two large woodpeckers with red heads and black bodies pecking on a tree trunk, against blurred branches and blue sky. The one in back is a head higher than the one in front, which shows the cream patch in the middle of the back that gives them their name. They have a tiny black stripe above a tiny white stripe on their cheeks. Their eyes are yellow with a black circle around them, and their beaks are pale. Their scientific name is Campephilus leucopogon.
@sandra-aamodt.bsky.social152
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.
@hardlikearmour.bsky.social146
Goodmorning birders 🍀 Rob's theme is The Alt theme is A
@mariska68.bsky.social118
Woodpecker perched upright on a leaning tree trunk with heavily textured bark. The bird has a red head & breast, a white mustache, and is patterned black & white over the rest of its feathers.
@1184outdoors.bsky.social115
Crimson Rosella (Platycercus elegans), Waramanga, ACT
@neilcam57.bsky.social112
a domestic Tom turkey portrait. just because you may look like a 'turkey', it doesn't require you to act like one.
@johnbcaddell.bsky.social112
Today's theme is . A male Common Pochard photobombing a ripples photo.
@davemeredith.bsky.social103
A gull is standing on the bridge that crossed a canal. The tree behind it is reflected in the water.
@marjosl.eurosky.social95
A color photograph of a red-breasted sapsucker clinging to the side of a tree and peering into a hole in the tree.
@simmcewen.bsky.social94
For Rob’s theme (any bird with red on its head or beak), I had to pick these Arctic Terns from the Farne Islands!
@heljel.bsky.social87
A large duck swims on dark, rippled water facing to the right. The Shelduck is white with a chestnut coloured belly band and black plumage on its wings and tail. Its head is a very dark green that looks almost black and it has a large bright red bill.
@jenniemunday.bsky.social86
Two turkey vultures perch on a bare, twisting tree branch against a clear bright blue sky. The vulture on the left stands taller, facing left, with dark black feathers, a bare reddish-pink head, and a long pale beak; its wings hang slightly open at its sides. The second vulture sits near the center, facing forward, also black with a red head and a visible patch of reddish skin on its chest. Curved, leafless branches frame the right side of the image.
@justinejones.bsky.social83
A flock of Silver Gulls take up the centre of this image. The sand on the left is dry and a golden colour (coloured by the rising sun), the sand on the left is wet and a dirty tan colour.
@audjde.bsky.social80
Morning An Acorn Woodpecker taking it easy at the Ash Canyon Bird Sanctuary in SE Arizona.
@gleng.bsky.social78
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