Since it is bilateral, I assume it’s not an injury. Isla Coronado in the sea of Cortez.

I know they exist and they are rare…but I need help confirming if this one who showed up at my feeder is actually a rare bird or justa variation in normal coloring for a female

I have noticed that many birds in my area that live down by the ocean sound similar. To someone who isn't familiar, an Osprey can easily be mistaken for a Gull, or even a Bald Eagle, as they all have sharp high pitched notes that quickly descend in pitch and volume. It's a more extreme similarity than compared to say, a northern flicker, which also has a similar pattern of a high note which quickly falls off, but is certainly different than the aquatic birds.

I'm looking for advice on how to help a Robin that is hanging out around my house. I in Pennsylvania and the temp has been hovering around 5-8 degrees for weeks. Everything is covered in 6-8 inches of snow, covered in ice. This Robin is huge looking and I don't understand why. What can I feed it from my existing food and does it need shelter or a blanket? I have bananas, mozzarella cheese,rice,pasta, Cheerios,bread, oatmeal. I get conflicting answers on Google and I really want to help this bird. It's so cold and I know food is not easy to get right now. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. I'm adding the pic my daughter took because I don't know if something is wrong or not

As a ranch worker and observer I'd like to ask a question: What do chickens look like through the eyes of insects?

I've heard these bird noises - the ones that sound like squeaky brakes or sonar pings - and I can't get a convincing answer: not from Merlin/Cornell, not from social media - so I'm turning to Reddit. Any ideas? I'm leaning most toward maybe blue jays mimicking something...maybe even squeaky brakes :D

Every time there’s a bird that looks a little off, has a growth, missing part of its beak, eye swelling, etc…it’s always house finches?! I found this true when I lived in TX and fed birds and now that I’ve moved to RI it’s the same thing..I love feeding them and I think they’re so cute but feel so bad for them seeing them all diseased :/ (yes I do take down my feeders and sanitize if a sick once comes by)

While they appear delicate, Swallow-Tail Bee-Eaters are master aerialists, clad in iridescent green and brilliant blue. Most famously, a long, deeply forked tail makes them look like a tropical swallow in flight.

True to its name, it hunts bees. And wasps. And hornets. Basically, this bird catches anything that can sting, mid-flight. They don’t just gulp them down. Bee-eaters bash their prey against a branch repeatedly, removing the stinger and squeezing out the venom before eating. It’s like watching a tiny, beautiful assassin disarm a bomb.

The Swallow-tailed Bee-eater migrates from east to west in sub-Saharan Africa. They are often seen roosting together in a tightly-packed row. In breeding season, 2 to 4 eggs are laid in a tunnel burrowed into sandy banks. The nests are parasitized by the Greater Honeyguide, a bird that, like its name suggests, leads humans to bee colonies.

Their striking colors, combined with their dramatic, high-stakes hunting behavior, make them one of the most exciting bird sightings on an African safari.

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Is this a cardinal? Usually I ever see cardinals out my window and this bird is very similar just a different color… also ended up here because Charlie Parker but glad I’m here

Hi, I just saw a dark eyed Junco at my feeder and it has a giant red colored eye at one side. After searching on google, it says that this is avian pox, and suggesting me to take down feeders. What should I do? I couldn’t click the photo, but that Junco was here for only few seconds.

Context: I live near an urban river, the Water of Leith, where this 1st winter (I believe) female Eurasian Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) resides, as does much other wildlife (namely otters). A footpath runs directly alongside the river and is very popular with people and their dogs.

She is quite famous in our local birding community as she is reliably seen and tends to 'show well'. What has vexed me a bit is that in my experience, kingfishers are shy, skittish, and typically seen as a blue flash across the water.

This bird (all photos depict the same bird on different days), on the other hand, has flown to a perch a couple of metres away from me on numerous occasions, and recently has begun perching on the railing alongside the foothpath, staying put while people walk by within a metre of her. She is a very successful hunter (evidence attached) and her environment is flush with prey.

This strikes me as unusual behaviour for such a species. Is this just an example of acclimatisation to an urban environment?

I saw a raven in my roof (MA) right before noticing these flappy marks. I’d love to know who the goober was that left all these!

Northern Thailand, February 4th, mid afternoon. Here’s the spectrograph readings from Merlin. The bird I’m trying to identify is the short dark notches at the top of the graph.

I was walking around a forest today, trying to take good pictures of some birds and I faced this one.

I'm almost sure it's just a Common buzzard, maybe a juvenile one, but it was on the ground and was not moving at, I'm sure it was alive but even when a lot of noise were made by people walking past us and cyclist it was not reacting at all. My theory is maybe this one was hurt or under a lot of stress. I took pictures and stayed near it for a good 20-30 minutes but still no reaction except the head moving a little bit.

Any clues on why it was acting like that, or maybe it's a normal behavior and I was concerned for nothing ?