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Bird of the Day, theme 'Pairs'

Bird of the DaySep 26, 202623911,285

A pair of brilliant scarlet tanagers perched amid spring leaves offered an intimate, literal reading of Pairs, which asked for photos with pairs of the same species. Others showed ritual and display, as Great Crested Grebes displaying at El Hondo did, while the alternate Green appeared in Monet-like water reflections around a lesser scaup couple.

Pairs · 188 photos

Two male scarlet tanagers perched on branches in the midst of emerging spring leaves. Both birds are brilliant red with black wings and tail and are more or less facing the camera.
@junkboxjim.bsky.social696
Today's theme is , photos with pairs of the same species in them set by @robcrank68.bsky.social - a pair of juvenile Barn Owls - photo taken at a church belfry
@fraggenstein.bsky.social526
A pair of mourning doves perches in a green fir tree with their brown and black-spotted backs facing the camera. The dove at left has its head turned to look at its partner. The dove at right shows more in profile.
@steddybirds.bsky.social490
A pair of Great Egrets hunting before dawn.
@chuck4242.bsky.social323
A pair of fledgling wrens perched on branches in the forest. The birds are either side of the centre of the shot, both facing the camera but turned slightly towards the left so that their left sides are showing. Both birds are quite round in shape with their tails standing up behind them. They have slender, yellow beaks with a large mouth gape. They are brown, darker on the back than on the underparts. They have white stripe above the eyebrow and the wings and tail have delicate barring. The one on the right is perched on the end of a small, cut branch while the one on the right is straddling two branches, one of which continues up between the birds in the foreground. Another couple of branches can be seen behind the bird in the right. The background is an out of focus green from the forest vegetation
@atlanticbirding.bsky.social282
A pair of limpkins perch, heads close together, upon an inclined tree in a swamp.
@ericolsonphotography.com269
A pair of Puffins are sleeping on a cliff, surrounded by pink sea thrift. The Puffins are showing their black and white plumage and their ted, yellow and blue coloured bills are tucked into their black wing feathers. The background is green.
@barrie6.bsky.social202
Two sandhill cranes in mid-flight with wings spread wide, they are flying towards the right hand side of the frame and the sun lights upon their backs, giving great detail and colors on those wings. Background is clear blue sky.
@kevin.wertman.org177
Four panels of images showing 2 grebes swimming next to each other and making identical movements with their heads. The one on the left is a Clark’s grebe, the eye is surrounded by white and its bill is orange. The one on the right is a western grebe, the eye is surrounded by black and it has a straw colored bill. In California and Oregon 3.5% of these birds hybridize.
@pacbirds.bsky.social177
Clinging to the bark of a vertical tree trunk is a juvenile black woodpecker. S/he has a white face with a black eye stripe and a black stripe from the corner of her mouth. We see her in profile. Her crown is standing up and is pink. The background is blurry, leafy tree branches in the distance. Appearing just behind the young one is an adult's head peering around the corner. We see the more defined black stripes on a white face, a pointy matte-black bill, and the hint of the brilliant red crest. We also see the yellow eye clearly, in contrast to the simple black eye on the young one.
@birdfan.bsky.social171
A sandhill crane stretches its neck toward another crane
@amygann.bsky.social167
is the theme today. Evening Grosbeaks
@supertamtam.bsky.social143
A lesser scaup couple floating on softly rippled water with reflections of green leaves on it to create a Monet-like appearance. The male is farther back on the left side and facing right. He has a black head and chest, white sides of the body, white with black patterns on the top of the back, and a black tail. He has gold eyes and blueish gray bill. The female is to the right and facing 2 o'clock. She has a brown head with a bit of white around the beak, and a brown and white patterned body. Her eyes are less bright than the male. The water is shades of green, with some areas a bright lime color. There are white and dark areas as well.
@handcranked.bsky.social143
My is this pair of Great Crested Grebes displaying at El Hondo earlier this year. Such elegant birds.
@markbirdingpinoso.bsky.social142
Oyster Catchers
@thegardenjungle.bsky.social124
Today's theme, set by @robcrank68.bsky.social, is , photos with pairs of the same species in them. 🪶
@splphoto.bsky.social120
A pair of Western Bluebirds on a snag. The female is near the top of the image with only her back half visible as she is entering the nest cavity. The male is on a short broken branch near the bottom of the image. The barkless snag takes up the right half of the photo. The background is blurred woodland.
@hardlikearmour.bsky.social112
I've also got an entry for the main theme of today's by @robcrank68.bsky.social Here's a pair of Curlews shortly after take-off...
@taminf.bsky.social111
a pair of atlantic puffins
@dfphotography.bsky.social107
The photo shows two Mourning Doves standing together in a shallow stone birdbath filled with water. Both birds have the soft light‑brown plumage, with darker markings on the wings and the small black spots. Their heads are smooth and rounded, each with a dark eye set inside a thin pale eye ring. They stand close to one another in the birdbath, which has carved details along its edge. The background is green grass.
@fetchingviolet.bsky.social100
A photo I took last February. In the background gulls are on a flooded area of the Lammas Land, a water meadow.
@laurette1.bsky.social94
Per Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social today’s theme is - photos with pairs of the same species. The Alt. theme is - any green in the background, not on the bird. Here
@belleab.bsky.social90
A color photograph of two black oystercatchers on a rocky beach in front of blue water of a lagoon. The one in front is standing on one leg.
@simmcewen.bsky.social89
Photo by Kort Duce Two young barn swallows interact with each other at a nature area in Longmont, Colorado. In this horizontal color photograph, two young barn swallows perch on a dead branch that enters the frame from the lower right and curves upward toward the left center. One swallow perches atop the curved end of the branch, while the other sits below it near the center of the frame. The swallow on the right repeatedly pecks at and harasses the one on the left. Eventually, the left swallow opens its beak in retaliation, confronting its tormentor at close range. Without this explanation, viewers might interpret the interaction in different ways. What is going on between these two young birds? Is it a squabble, a display of dominance, or perhaps even a budding romance? The photograph captures a moment that leaves room for interpretation. The background is a brilliant blue sky, characteristic of Colorado’s 300-plus days of sunshine each year. A beautiful and intriguing moment between two young barn swallows perched on a dead branch beside a wetland habitat so vital to their survival.
@kortduce.bsky.social89
A photo of two house finches (Haemorhous mexicanus) perched side by side on a wooden beam against the deep blue-gray backdrop of a blurred commercial building. The bird on the left, out of focus in the background, has a rosy red head and breast with brown-streaked wings. Its head is tilted down as it lookg at something below it. The finch on the right is in sharp focus and is a small bird with plain brown, heavily streaked plumage. It looks off to the side, giving a clear profile view of its conical beak and brown eye. Bright sunlight highlights both the birds' feathers from behind them.
@hlkfotos.com88
The themes today are bird with an Alt background. Not sure, but these are probably juvenile snowy egrets at my favorite birding place - Wetlands, .
@lyndyphotos.bsky.social87
Two Cormorants perched in a tree
@janesgallery.bsky.social86
On deep blue water, a pair of young sibling swans, nearly grown, rise from the water's surface and spread their wings.
@wzrdprang.bsky.social85
Two Spangled Drongos sit on a tree branch, with a green and part sky background. They are both facing left. The Spangled Drongo has glossy black plumage, with iridescent blue-green spots (spangles), a long forked tail and blood red eyes. Sexes are similar, but the female is slightly smaller. Occasional white spotting can be seen on the upper wings of both sexes. Young birds are more sooty black without the spangles and the eye is brown. The Spangled Drongo is noisy and conspicuous, usually active, and frequently aggressive to other species.
@audjde.bsky.social81
Color photo of a pair of ruby-throated hummingbirds, one about to take off from a feeder perch and the other hovering in the air above it.
@trilobyter.bsky.social67
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