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Bird of the Day, theme 'Seabirds'

Bird of the DaySep 27, 202625411,894

A tern on a wooden railing at the New Jersey coast showed the literal coastal reading. It asked for any bird found by the sea or coast; the alt was any bird in flight. Others took the alt literally, for example a short-eared owl gliding over a snow-covered prairie.

Seabirds · 195 photos

Today's theme is , any bird found by the sea or coast. That's where I photographed this tricolored heron, this ballerina, this stunning avian. It danced while f
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Photo by Kort Duce A great blue heron stands in a grassy field in Longmont, Colorado. In this vertical color photograph, a great blue heron stands in right profile, its neck extended almost vertically as it surveys its surroundings. Tall grasses surround the bird in a private field bordering a nature area. The heron is backlit by the soft morning light, while the grasses display a range of green and yellow hues, adding warmth and natural texture to the scene. A beautiful portrait of a great blue heron in the grassland habitat so vital to its survival.
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A Nothern Gannet in flight across the sky. The bird is centre of the shot, to the right slightly and flying from right to left. It has a long pointed bill which is blue-grey in colour. Its black skin can be seen around the bill and eye. It has a yellowish colouration around the head and neck and a snowy white body. The outer half of its wings, which are in a downbeat, are black. The sky is a blend of blue and white, out of focus and featureless
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Freedom rides the wind…
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A gray and white bird with black cap , orange legs and orange beak tipped with black. It perches on a wooden railing looking down at the water below, poised to dive.
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A brown pelican is standing on top of a pole with ropes attached. There’s a sign on the pole that reads, Danger Keep Off. The ocean is blue and the sky is light blue with some light pink clouds. Interesting information : The brown pelican is the smallest of the six different species of pelicans in the world. This species can reach a length of 48 inches (121.9 centimeters) with an 84-inch (213.4 centimeters) wingspan. The brown pelican is a large grayish-brown bird with a distinct pouched bill. During the breeding season, the plumage (feathers) turns bright yellow on the head and white on the neck, which both fade to dull yellow and brown during non-breeding. Juvenile birds are almost completely brown with a whitish belly. The brown pelican is a seabird, spending most of its time on or near the ocean. This species feeds on fish and has a very unique way of foraging. Unlike other pelicans species who work in flocks to corral their prey, brown pelicans dive headfirst into the water from heights as great as 50 feet (15.2 meters) to scoop up fish near the surface. Once they capture the fish, they tip their head upward or to the side to drain the water from their bill pouch. Though it looks as if the pelican submerges itself in the water during the dive, they usually remain on or near the surface of the water. The brown pelican breeds in large colonies of several hundred pairs.  These colonies can be found in trees or bushes usually on estuarine islands. In Florida, pelicans nest mostly in mangroves. Courtship involves the male swaying their head to attract a female mate.
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Per Atlantic Birding: Today’s theme is: ; any bird found at sea or the coast. Alt. is ; any bird in flight. A female Harlequin Sea Duck and a Short-billed Gull
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A photo of a black turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala) taking flight from a mussel-covered rock as surf rushes toward it, its wings spread, and water splashing beneath its yellow-orange legs and dripping from its talons. It's a small wading bird with a black-and-white barred pattern on its underwings, a dark brown mottled head and breast, and a bright white belly. Foamy surf churns in the background, with additional barnacle- and mussel-encrusted rocks framing the scene on a sunny afternoon.
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A puffin with wings outstretched, standing on rock along the edge of a cliff. The ocean can be seen in the background.
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Today’s theme is: ; any bird found at sea or the coast Alt. is ; any bird in flight. Here’s a Wood Pigeon for the alt theme.
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Five brown noddies on the wooden railing of an overwater bungalow and one in flight just after taking off with bent open wings. The birds are all chocolate brown with dark eyes with a bit of white. They look very sleek and smooth. There's a thatched roof at the top and a light-brown wooden side of the building on the right side. Behind the bungalow, you can see stunning blue water in shades of dark blue, turquoise, and light blue with white breaking waves between the dark blue and turquoise. The sky is a light grayish blue.
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Albatross on water
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Seagull shown heading directly at the camera with its wings spread diagonally across the frame. The bird's head is aligned with the ground rather than its wings. The wing tops, just barely visible, are gray and black while the head is gray and white.
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A mostly white gull, seen from below, flies against the background of a brilliant blue sky.
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Today’s theme is ; any bird found at sea or the coast and the Alt. is ; any bird in flight set by @atlanticbirding.bsky.social - combined both themes today with
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A double-crested cormorant in search of a new fishing spot, for both the and themes.
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A young Double-crested Cormorant, an awkward dark grey seabird with a bright yellow beak and grey eyes, floats in reflective green water.
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Scopoli’s Shearwater
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Today's theme by AB is ; any bird found at sea or the coast. Redshank by the seashore. Have a good day folks .bsky.social .scotland.bsky.social
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For today's theme of and the ALT theme of a takes flight from love their feet.
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A line up of New Zealand Red-Billed Gulls. With one flying just above them. Background of greenish water, and buildings.
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juvenile European Herring gull in flight, displaying typical mottled brown feathers and a dark bill.
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Mostly black bird with a small beak flying over the water.
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Photo of a flying bird and a 2-masted sailboat silhouetted by a golden sunset with sunrays emanated from behind gray clouds with golden edges. The water's surface is wavy and it reflects the golden light from the sky. 3 other sailboats are in the far distance.
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A Puffin flying with a beak full of Sandeels.
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Today’s theme is: ; any bird found at sea or the coast Alt. is ; any bird in flight. So let's tick both boxes with this Ringed plover taking off at high tide in
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An Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) amid out-of-focus clifftop vegetation.
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A black footed albatross sitting on the water with its mouth open, as if telling us to learn more about silicon valley sex cults. dont! go outside! do not accept this quest!
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Morning An American White Pelican at sunrise at the Gilbert Riparian Area in Gilbert Arizona.
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AB's today is with an alt' theme of so I've got to go with a twofer 😊. Disclaimer: these are my husband's photos! A & a in flight, aren't they gorgeous 😍
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