I know that many of you have been wondering for a very long time how the bottom of a hummingbird looks like, so I am honoured to provide an answer with this photo: it is beige.

Buffleheads in flight this morning

A little female Sparrow in the back garden this evening, collecting nesting materials in the rain #chesterfield A Sparrowhawk made a big hit on a Pigeon a few gardens down and there are feathers strewn everywhere. And from death comes the chance at life. Sparrows are the prettiest of birds. #birdsofmastodon #birds

When you have a golden crown and you know it
#BirdsOfMastodon #bird #birding

"Wir sind nur auf der Durchreise, ehrlich", sagt die Weißwangengans.

"Haben Sie mein Schaf gesehen?" fragt die Schafstelze.

This sweet little #chickadee that I see regularly in my yard, has a deformed beak. After googling it, I discovered this is a condition called #akd avian keratin disorder. It was recommended that I report it to a research group at the #USGS Alaska division. (Interesting since I live in MA).

#Birds with this disorder seem to have higher mortality rates, but some do ok. This one is seemingly ok at the moment. It looks worse for wear because I snapped this #photo while it was sleeting.

Everything sucks.

Here, spend a moment with this fluff ball.

Meins Meins........

Three American White Pelicans in Lake Superior.

See it bigger here: https://jan-luit.pixels.com/featured/three-american-white-pelicans-jan-luit.html

Wryneck (Jynx torquilla, Wendehals, krętogłów).

My #Robin friends Henry and Heidi courtship feeding at the weekend, in #Bath #Somerset #UK
#Bird #Birds #Birdwatching #Birding #UKBirding #Ornithology #BirdsOfFediverse #BirdsOfMastodon #Nature #Wildlife #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #NatureCommunity

On a happier note, there are new arrivals every day at the Nature Sanctuary. Migration is in full motion. Some over-winter birds are changing behaviors to bulk up more for the flight north. New arrivals are searching for food sources. All of that means a near cacophony of songs and calls that are challenging to keep separate in my head. More Prothonotary Warblers have arrived, so we may keep a few despite the low water levels. Also seeing Brown Thrashers …

As a note you can track migration for your area using Cornell’s Migration Dashboard
https://birdcast.info/migration-tools/migration-dashboard/

Check all of their migration tools.

Silver tide pool with egret at New Smyrna Beach FL #MeerMittwoch #BirdsOfMastodon

Hoy la Paloma Bravía (Columba livia)
18 Mar 2024
Cabo Roche, Cádiz, España

https://ebird.org/spain/checklist/S165264941
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columba_livia

Happy #WIPWednesday ! Here’s one of my many illustration #WIP (and the most recent one), featuring two jackdaws! I had this idea after a walk I went on with @lindenshieldarts to go see flowers in a small forest around some vineyards. We saw a lot of jackdaws too
I wonder if or when I’ll finish this illustration haha

#GutenMorgen Fediland.
Mir sind die Meisen ausgegangen.
Aber Krähen sind ja auch ganz niedlich. Oder?
Euch einen schönen #Mittwoch.
#Fotografie #Photography #Vögel #Birds #BirdsOfMastodon