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Bird of the Day, theme 'Red Plumage'

Bird of the DayNov 11, 202625516,848

A bright vermilion flycatcher hovered like a little flying heart, offering a literal splash of red. Classic scarlet cardinals were shown in park settings, one perched amid bare branches with black seed balls. A saturated scarlet king parrot portrait suggested mature molt into red head plumage. The alternate theme Red In Nature included a European robin on a lichen-covered branch.

Red Plumage · 226 photos

Male northern cardinal with red feathers perches in a tree with black balls hanging from bare branches.
@leciamichelle.bsky.social564
A black and white woodpecker with a splash of red on the back of its head, clings to a tree trunk on a sunny day.
@swandiveswim.bsky.social554
Male vermillion flycatcher hovering in the air, with a black bandit mask and a spiky head. He looks like a flying heart.
@burrowingowl.bsky.social437
A close-up profile portrait of an adult male Australian King Parrot facing to the left. The bird features a brilliant, saturated scarlet-red head, neck, and chest, contrasted by a dark forest-green back and wing. A pale lime-green stripe highlights the upper wing feathers. Its eye has a sharp dark pupil framed by a distinct yellow iris, and its curved beak is dark grey along the upper mandible with light orange-grey tones near the base. The background is a smooth, out-of-focus mix of vibrant green foliage.
@tarasmithson.bsky.social290
A red-headed woodpecker sits, in full sunshine, at the end of a leafless, dead branch, looking slightly upward. The adult sports a fully red head, white body and black and white wings. The background is a bright, cloudless blue sky.
@julielfrost.bsky.social282
A European Robin perched in close up, perched on a lichen covered branch in the morning sun. The bird is in side profile, facing right so that its right side is showing. It is taking up the centre of the shot with its head towards the top of the shot and tail towards the bottom. It is perched on a branch which travels diagonally from the bottom, slightly right of centre, to the top left hand corner. The branch forks at the bottom and the other branch goes diagonally to the right to frame the right hand corner. Both branches are covered in white lichen, with flecks of black. The bird has a thin dark beak and an orange-red face and breast, the eye is dark. The top of the head is olive brown with a blue grey border between the red and brown, from the eye to the top of the wing. The wing and back are olive-brown and the underbelly is white. The golden morning sun is shining in low from the left and illuminating the bird apart from a band along the centre from the shadow of the branch. The bottom of the branch the bird is on and the top of the other branch are also illuminated. The background is an out of focus tangle of similar branches with large whitish-gold patches of light throughout.
@atlanticbirding.bsky.social274
For Veterans’ Day, Armistice Day, and RemembranceDay, the theme is . 🌹
@lyndyphotos.bsky.social269
Northern Cardinal
@dtrenk.bsky.social268
Redpoll
@thegardenjungle.bsky.social258
A Sandhill Crane stands in grass at attention facing the camera and slightly to his left (our right). His head is turned completely to his left, and he is gazing at something out of view. Behind him is a backdrop of green foliage.
@learls.bsky.social256
Close up photo of the top half of a very red bird with a perfect crest
@gettoknownature.bsky.social253
Bertie the Bullfinch
@aintright.bsky.social250
A cardinal takes flight. Its wings are extended upward.
@amygann.bsky.social239
Sandhill Cranes (Antigone canadensis) have red foreheads, white cheeks, gray body feathers, and long, dark, pointed bills. In flight, their long, dark legs trail behind, and their long necks keep straight.
@mstreefrog.bsky.social239
A Pileated Woodpecker outside of a large hole in the side of a dead tree trunk.
@chuck4242.bsky.social231
Today's theme is . I made many images of this beautiful tricolored heron a few weeks ago. It was fishing while I was admiring. And opening the shutter.
@msriffle.bsky.social228
A crimson Hawaiian honeycreeper with black beak, wings and tail and white vent is perched at the top of a tree with blue-green foliage and partially showing a bright red flower. Hakalau Forest, Hawaii HI
@pacbirds.bsky.social225
A male red-shafted Northern Flicker perched on a moss and lichen encrusted branch. Its spotted breast is facing the camera. Its head is facing the left frame and its bill is tilted slightly upwards. The background is white at the top, red through the middle, and green in the lower left.
@hardlikearmour.bsky.social225
Red-shafted Northern Flicker dining on blue berries of a fall-colored Virginia Creeper vine in my backyard…Yakima Valley…
@lindaking78.bsky.social216
A male northern cardinal perches on a metal pose facing right but with his head turned back to look to the left.
@steddybirds.bsky.social214
Green Woodpecker on a lawn.
@kevguttridge.bsky.social211
A color photograph of a cedar waxwing perched in a hawthorn tree looking down at red berries
@simmcewen.bsky.social197
Vermillion Flycatcher, San Diego. 🪶
@socalleslie.bsky.social188
A Eurasian Robin in profile perched on a sturdy grey branch with redbreast, grey belly and light brown wing and tail. The background is of green leaves.
@oldmanrambling.bsky.social187
Summer Tanager, winter visitor to the west coast of Florida.
@lwiezycki.bsky.social183
A Robin stands proudly facing the camera, showing its bright orange-red breast bordered by greyish-blue feathers and with a brown crown and back. Its head is turned to the right of the frame, with its bright black eye showing. Its legs and feet are dark brown, almost black.
@emyr-wyn.bsky.social182
Red-winged Blackbird
@rockinbones.bsky.social180
Morning Say hi to this Summer Tanager.
@gleng.bsky.social172
Black Redstart 🪶
@chrissnook.bsky.social165
The theme is Summer tanager
@lightdrawing.bsky.social162
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