No matter what he says, he always sounds like the dumbest guy in the room. The "trying to liberate them" sound bite is chef's kiss.

Totally black bird with yellow eyes, yellow bill, and red-orange legs, perched over a pool in a light rain

The alt #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #RareEncounters — birds you have captured least in your camera roll.

Slender-billed Kite, Brazil 2011

#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Pantanal #Raptors #Brazil

mostly gray bird with grayish-brown back and bright red eye, perched on a twig

The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #Warblers — any bird that’s a Warbler.

Gray Warbler, New Zealand 2016

#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Aotearoa

Balloon Juice - On The Road - Albatrossity - Geese and such I love geese, but goose poop, not so much!  I must confess that I am really glad they stay off my lawn. We have a great week of OTR ahead of us; let’s hope the national news is kinder to us than it ha...

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#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #FlyoverCountry

What? They speak Russian in Venezuela? Who knew?

No, although they are quite similar in appearance. Inca Doves (Columbina inca) are found in the US, Mexico and Central America, range is expanding northward. Scaled Doves (C. squammata) are a strictly South American species.

Two small gray birds with scaly backs, preening while perched on a weathered log

Today's Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Pigeons&Doves — any Pigeon or Dove will do.

Scaled Dove, Brazil 2013

#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Pantanal #Brazil

dark-bodied bird with featherless red head, brown eye, and red-and-white beak

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Black&Red — birds with both Black & Red colors on them. T

Turkey Vulture, Kansas 2024

#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Vultures #FlyoverCountry

mostly yellow bird with black throat, dark eyeline and crown, and black-tipped yellow tail

Today’s Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BirdInABush — any bird perched in a bush.

Bullock's Oriole, Montana 2022

#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Oriole #Icterid #Montana

closeup of bird's chest and back, showing stripey grey feathers on neck, stripey brown feathers on back, and stripey rufous-based feathers on chest

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Feathers — showcasing the beauty & intricacies of feathers.

Grey-breasted Spurfowl, Tanzania 2018

#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Africa #Tanzania

Bright yellow bird with dark wings, dark cap, and conical yellow-orange beak, perched on a purple flower

Today's Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Finches — any Finch will do.

American Goldfinch, Kansas 2017

#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Goldfinch #Flyover Country

Dark-backed bird with lighter streaky chest, dark eye, and large feet, flying toward the photographer

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SmallBirdsInFlight — any bird Duck Size or smaller in flight.

Merlin, Kansas 2025

#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Falcons #FlyoverCountry

tall long-legged bird with white body, black wings and neck, and multicolored red, yellow and black bill, standing beside a small stream.

The Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #riverbank — any bird captured on the banks of a waterway.

Saddle-billed Stork, Tanzania 2018

#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Stork #Tarangire #Tanzania #Africa

The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #weather — a favorite shot in any weather we can see…..rain, wind, snow etc.

Wilson's Snipe, Kansas 2020

#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Snow #Shorebirds #FlyoverCountry

Today's Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Gulls — any Gull will do.

Franklin's Gulls, Kansas 2021

#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #FlyoverCountry #Migration

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LargeBirdsInFlight — birds LARGER than Ducks in flight.

American White Pelicans, Kansas 2025

#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #FlyoverCountry #Pelicans

Highly predatory, if you are a small insect!

Small bird with white underside, gray back and crown, and dark eyebrow, starting into the camera

The Alt #BirdofTheDay theme is #attitude — birds showing attitude.

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Kansas 2023

#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #FlyoverCountry

All red bird perched on a bare branch with a leggy insect in its beak

The #BirdofTheDay theme is #snacks — any bird eating.

Summer Tanager (with cranefly), Kansas 2020

#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Tanagers #FlyoverCountry

Small bird with mottled brownish back, white underside and throat, and dark legs, peering upward toward the sky

Today's #BirdOfTheDay is #BestOfTheMonth — your best bird capture/s of March.

Baird's Sandpiper, Kansas, March 2026

Why do they call them "peeps"?

#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Peeps #FlyoverCountry

Balloon Juice - On The Road - Albatrossity - Duck finale Duck, duck, goose. Followed by the St. Patrick’s Day parade and then 3 national parks! Albatrossity There may be sighs of relief among the jackals, since I have finally run out of ducks. But no worrie...

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Small bird with blue-gray back, black-and-white striped head, and rufous underside, taking a peanut from a seed feeder

Today’s Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #GardenFeeder — any bird on or adjacent to a feeder.

Red-breasted Nuthatch, Kansas 2019

#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Nuthatches #FlyoverCountry

Round bird with short sharp beak, brown back, and brown-streaked white underside, perched on a bare branch

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ruffledfeathers — any bird with feathers out of place.

Pine Siskin, Kansas 2021

#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Finches #FlyoverCountry

Mostly black bird with red undertail, lemon-yellow face and chest, and massive yellow-and-mahogany bill, perched in a tree with large green leaves

Today's Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Yellow — any bird with Yellow in its plumage.

Yellow-fronted Toucan, Costa Rica 2024

#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Toucans #PuraVida #CostaRica

Tall long-legged gray and rufous bird with fluffy crown walking in a grassy area, and followed by a smaller brownish-white chick

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #AdultsWithChicks — any capture of an Adult with its young.

Grey Crowned Crane, Tanzania 2018

#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Cranes #Africa #Ngorongoro

long-necked long-billed stripey brown bird skulking in green grass

The Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #stripes — any bird with stripes in their plumage.

American Bittern, Kansas 2020

#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Bitterns #FlyoverCountry

Bird with light blue wings and tail, blue-gray head, and dark eye, perched on a green stem near a red-orange garden wall

The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #blue — any bird with blue in its colouring.

Blue-Grey Tanager, Costa Rica 2024

#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Tanagers #PuraVida #CostaRica

The House did that to them with the prior shutdown. They were not in session for several weeks in the middle of the shutdown, simply because Pastor Johnson did not want to swear in the final vote on the Trumpstein files discharge petition.

Turnabout is fair play, but we all suffer from these fools.

raptor with banded tail, striped and speckled underside, rufous leggings, and dark head with dark eye, perched on a wooden post and holding a smaller black bird in its beak

Today's Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Eating — any bird with food in its beak.

Merlin, Kansas 2025

#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Loons #FlyoverCountry

dark-headed white-bodied bid with long stout bill and wings outstretched, floating on a pond

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #WingsOpenNotFlying — any bird with its wings open but not in flight.

Common Loon. aka Great Northern Diver, Kansas 2025

#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Loons #FlyoverCountry