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Bird of the Day, theme 'Spiky Head'

Bird of the DayNov 3, 20261153,794

A sharp crest read as deliberate display in a Steller's jay perched on a bare gray branch; the theme asked for any bird with its head feathers raised, flared, or puffed up. Others leaned into juvenile remnants, shown by a young green heron standing on a rope, or courtship ruffs, shown by great-crested grebes on the Wandle delta. The alternate was Bird Splash, shown by two Silvereyes in a backyard bath engulfed by water.

Spiky Head · 95 photos

A photo of a Steller's jay (Cyanocitta stelleri), a large songbird with a deep blue torso, wings, and tail, dark eyes, black beak, and black head topped with a tall crest. It's perched on a bare gray tree branch facing the camera with its head turned toward the right and its crest fully raised. Behind it, out of focus fall foliage in vivid hues of yellow and orange fill the frame.
@hlkfotos.com222
Skylark
@thegardenjungle.bsky.social211
A Hoopoe in longish grass foraging for food. The bird is in side profile in the centre of the shot, it is facing right so that its right side is visible. Its legs, underbellly, tail and some of the wings are hidden by grass and clover. The bird has a long, thin black bill which curves downward; it is slightly open in the picture and covered with pieces of earth. It has a large, prominent crest of pinkish-orange with black tips on the end of each feather. Its crest is only partially extended with most of the tips behind the head rather than above. The rest of the head is a pinkish orange, as are the neck, shoulders and breast. Its wings are zebra striped, with the stripes near the shoulder more orangish than white. The foreground is of longish vegetation which is more clover than grass and the background is out of focus grass
@atlanticbirding.bsky.social206
Bobbin the Robin
@aintright.bsky.social192
A young green heron stands on a rope. It has remnants of its young feathers on its head
@amygann.bsky.social158
Today's theme is . A female Belted Kingfisher.
@davemeredith.bsky.social153
I'm not sure if this Great Crested Grebe was flaunting a new look or had accidentally overdone the hair gel. Either way, that 'do is a must for today's by @hele
@taminf.bsky.social99
Australian Coot (Fulica atra australis), Toowong
@neilcam57.bsky.social91
Today’s theme is - any bird with its head feathers raised, flared, or puffed up! Great Crested Grebe: Centre Parting, with Back Brush.
@whulbert-photos.bsky.social86
A pretty peahen, the males get all the attention because of their tails but just look at the colours on the neck, like the inside of a precious shell
@s4r4h-l.bsky.social77
My has to be this Eurasian Hoopoe taken earlier this year. Such dramatic looking birds when they put their crests up.
@markbirdingpinoso.bsky.social74
Waxwing on a twig - fantastic pointy plume
@sussexwildlife.bsky.social69
theme from @helenbennett.bsky.social Heron
@janesgallery.bsky.social68
A Lapwing stands on the grass turning its head to reveal its long black crest. It has iridescent plumage of mauve, green, black and brown on its wings. Its head is mostly white with a black crown and crest. Its legs are pinky red.
@barrie6.bsky.social66
Crested Terns.
@leo-in-merimbula.bsky.social62
A crested tit with crest on alert stands on a thin branch, sidling towards a food ball.
@slnieckar.bsky.social61
Today's main theme is ; any bird with it's feathers raised, flared or puffed up. Punky Blue Tit
@muttley63.bsky.social51
Anna’s hummingbird perched upright on a thin brown branch that runs diagonally from the lower left to the right side of the image. The bird faces right, with a long, straight black bill pointing toward the upper right. Its dark head and throat have a glossy, scale-like texture with subtle purple-black tones; a small round black eye catches a pinpoint of light. Iridescent olive-green feathers cover its crown, back, and sides, shifting to gray-white, finely speckled feathers across the chest and belly. Its folded wings and narrow tail hang below the branch. The background is softly blurred woodland foliage in muted green, gold, brown, and hints of orange, with out-of-focus branches crossing the frame.
@justinejones.bsky.social47
This close-up features a Eurasian hoopoe (Upupa epops) standing outdoors against a backdrop of green vegetation and a bright yellow dandelion. The bird is captured in profile with its striking crown crest fully flared, displaying a fan of cinnamon-colored feathers tipped with bold black and white spots. It has a slender, slightly decurved dark beak, a dark eye, light tan plumage covering its head and neck, and black-and-white zebra-striped patterning along its body feathers.
@rookman.bsky.social47
Today’s 🪶 theme is , with an alt of , so here’s a robin twofer!
@astromikemerri.bsky.social45
Today's theme is . I think kingfishers fit the theme well. These beauties are so skittish and fly away so quickly that I've had a hard time getting anything. Fi
@msriffle.bsky.social45
@atlanticbirding.bsky.social says today’s theme is: ; any bird in warm, golden sunshine Golden Whistler in the golden sunshine
@debdebz.bsky.social43
Crested tit 🪶
@chrissnook.bsky.social43
A Lapwing or Green Plover stands on the mud at the edge of a muddy pond. It is seen sideways on, left side toward the camera and looking to the left of the frame. It has a white head with black around the bill and a black bib and a black eye. Its crest is swept back. it has an green back with purple and yellow iridescence on the shoulder. The legs are oinky-brown.
@emyr-wyn.bsky.social43
A sulphur crested cockatoo, crest raised, on a branch, another cockatoo in the background.
@shepsmags.bsky.social42
A peacock sitting under the trees in the shade with his harem all around him.
@denterrick.bsky.social42
Close-up portrait of a juvenile red-tailed hawk against a pale gray sky, facing left with its feathers ruffled. The brown head is streaked with cream and has a raised, rough crest. A pale golden-brown eye sits above a short, dark hooked bill with a yellow-green cere. The throat and chest are white, with dark brown blotches and streaks, and the shoulder feathers at the right stand up, with pale-edged brown wing feathers beneath them.
@dougengstrom.bsky.social40
Black and white picture of Tufted titmouse on a metal pole waiting its turn at feeder
@roabrams.bsky.social39
A brown and reddish orange cardinal is standing on a shepherds hook looking back over her shoulder
@gwen4braves.bsky.social37
A sulphur-crested cockatoo displaying its sulphur crest
@infinite8horizon.com36
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