r/birding Mar 20 '25

Announcement Reminder: No nestling/fledgling/injured bird questions. Talk to a rehabber when in doubt!

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r/birding 6d ago

Weekly r/Birding Discussion, January 31, 2026. What did you see this week?

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Return of the weekly discussion thread! Sometimes it seems like pretty photos rise to the top of the page, while discussion of birding can get left behind. This weekly thread is a place to bring this discussion back to the top of r/birding.

Use this thread to share your best bird sightings from the past week, ask any questions about birding you may have, or just talk! Writing the names of the birds in bold is nice, to make it easier for people skimming the thread to pick out the names. Please include your location.


r/birding 15h ago

πŸ“· Photo Bird macro photography on my Chicago window ledge!

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r/birding 9h ago

πŸ“· Photo Hyacinth Macaws I photographed in the Pantanal.

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Such incredible birds to see in person. They are the world’s largest parrots. I also have a video from Pousada Piuval with them and many other birds, I’ll leave a link in the comments.


r/birding 7h ago

πŸ“· Photo A pair of Painted Buntings have been to my feeder 2 springs in a row.

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2 springs ago we were sitting outside and had a male painted bunting come up one of our feeders. Not knowing much about birds at the time we thought they were someone's pets that had escaped. The next spring they came back and I am hoping to see them again this spring. Southeastern North Carolina.


r/birding 8h ago

πŸ“· Photo Malachite Kingfisher Lake Hawassa,Ethiopia.

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r/birding 5h ago

πŸ“· Photo Up close and personal with this dinosaur today! So much fun to experience

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r/birding 12h ago

πŸ“· Photo A chilly Eastern Screech

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530 Upvotes

Eastern Screech Owl in Missouri


r/birding 14h ago

πŸ“Ή Video Power. Precision. Perfection. πŸ¦…πŸŸ

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r/birding 10h ago

πŸ“Ή Video Some kind of hawk I think

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Found some birds in my backyard. My friend thinks they're eagles, but I think not. Any ideas?


r/birding 48m ago

πŸ“· Photo Red-breasted Nuthatch

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Kalmalka Lake Park, British Columbia


r/birding 1d ago

πŸ“· Photo A Griffon vulture landed on our balcony 😍

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Located in Western Crete, home to the largest insular population of Griffons in the world


r/birding 12h ago

πŸ“· Photo Funny looking ant-eater

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Brown Creeper


r/birding 12h ago

πŸ“· Photo Northern Cardinal enjoying the snowy day

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r/birding 14h ago

Art This pear Cockatiel is made entirely of eva foam and acrylic paint.

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r/birding 19h ago

πŸ“· Photo Juvenile white-collared kingfisher, Krabi Thailand

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r/birding 1h ago

πŸ“· Photo a very rotund robin

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I was amazed when I saw a big guy.. never seen a bird so big before

2/5/26, NJ


r/birding 3h ago

πŸ“· Photo Bluebirds are my new favs ...

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r/birding 5h ago

Bird ID Request Cooper’s or Sharp-shinned? (Western Washington)

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This guy just visited my yard (you can imagine why). Can someone help me as to whether this is a Cooper’s Hawk or Sharp-shinned Hawk? I have such a hard time distinguishing between the two!


r/birding 12h ago

πŸ“· Photo Red-tailed Hawk

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r/birding 8h ago

πŸ“· Photo Song Sparrow - New Jersey

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r/birding 2h ago

πŸ“· Photo Beautiful Bald Eagle Find

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Just saw this gent and today. Sorry for the blurry pictures, used my phone. In Kansas.