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Falling behind on editing my pics at the moment, but I just worked in this Killdeer pic from a couple of days ago. Came out pretty good, especially for a flight pic. It only had one leg, but it didn't stop him from getting around and doing his thing. :) https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/429796291

Meadowlarks sound like spring!

Well, I don't know how it was done, but @pictaker did an incredible job editing out that stick! Thanks a lot, and I am very impressed! I don't generally like to ask for ratings, especially being that y'all already have probably(on the previous one), but they would be appreciated. https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/429726501

and no he never got it down

Why not Prothonotary Warbler?

This is a Blue-winged Teal x Cinnamon Teal hybrid. Cool bird!

I will miss them when they leave for the summer… https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/429718881

This is an under-appreciated ID challenge. Female/immature "CA Bicolored" Red-winged Blackbirds can be a very difficult, if not impossible, to separate from female/immature Tricolored Blackbirds. Features such as wing formula are often the only way to clearly differentiate between the two. In fact, A. Jaramillo and P. Burke, who wrote the book on New World Blackbirds, state that the two are often indistinguishable, especially this time of year. In my experience, Bicolored RWBL are often less streaked than TRBL. That being said, there is individual variation in the species, and ID should be based on a suite of characteristics on individual birds seen or photographed in isolation. I would call 1-3 CA Bicoloreds based on bill shape, overall plumage, and the graduated rectrices. Birds 4-5 are candidates for TRBL, but I'm not sure I would make a call. Responsibly, all birds may be best left as TRBL/RWBL.

Fantastic! I love these big obvious birds. https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/429494191 "I am the night."

Ipswich variation

Black-tailed Gnatcatcher

This is a pied-billed grebe. 🙂

Here's a Belding's

Awful advice! Nobody look at that! lol

It's a hybrid because it shows a combination of characteristics/features from each species. The bird has the overall coloration and patterning of an adult male CITE, but the facial patterning is that of an adult male BWTE. It has the bright red irides of a CITE. Speciation is a complex topic, but in the most simple terms, birds that share a recent common evolutionary ancestor are more likely to hybridize than those that don't. Certain species are much more prone to hybridize, and in some cases, things get very confusing...see Herring Gull complex.

Horned Grebe. It would go in eBird. It is entirely up to you if you count it on Life List. I have more than a few birds on my Life List that armchair finds. For the most part I know which ones those are. Probably why I do a horrible job keeping my photo library as clean as it should be.

Both look like Lesser Black-backed

Palm Warbler.

Grackle for me. The bill is too big.

Brown Pelican against sunset

Cuban Blackhawk

I did kinda cheat, I was pretty sure what @Peromyscus's starting code was, and that made it easy. BRDL 65 🐦🐦🐦🐦

Hi folks. I saw this bird in northern Arizona yesterday (it's the bird in the foreground). It looks a bit like a Blue-winged Teal, but the white mark in front of its eye is really small. Is that just because it's early spring, or is this a different kind of teal? Thanks!

Bay-breasted Warbler

gurgle-some CHEESE!!!

More turnstone photos coming…but I’ll give them a break with my best photo of a whimbrel yet! Just wish he/she would look more at me, but I’m happy with the behavior captured. https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/429580991

This is not a full quality picture. But here is one of my drone shots of one of our farms. https://www.skypixel.com/photos/evening-light-over-the-farm

Bobolink

Blue Grosbeak

I'm thinking Common Grackle (more of a soft opinion than a declarative statement for sure here). Did you hear the bird at all during your encounter? The sounds should really help to clinch the ID either way in the spring colors of the two birds...

I see all Brown-headed Cowbirds.

Agreed with Horned Grebe (Did some looking on eBird, there's been one reported there recently)

A Red-breasted Merganser doing a "Salute-Curtsy" display.

@GracesWarbler A relative of your cattail sitter, probably singing the same song.

I know I’m really not supposed to post two, but I doubt anyone else will post a belding’s Savannah sparrow…

This photo was so close, to being so good! https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/429571041

African Gray Hornbill, Kruger National Park, South Africa

Only eight to choose from.

Was a good trip this morning but not a lot of awesome pics. Enjoy this Muscovy Duck. https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/429993431

Easy today! BRDL 65 🐦🐦🥚🐦 🐦🐦🐦🐦

Hmm, I wonder how high into the air state lines go? 😂

My main (only?) problem with PureRAW is the lack of customizable settings. However, DXO's photo editor, PhotoLab, has the same denoiser built in which can be adjusted, you just have to buy the entire package.

I'm building a set of stairs. BRDL 64 🥚🥚🥚🐦 🥚🥚🥚🐦 🥚🥚🐦🐦 🥚🐦🐦🐦 🐦🐦🐦🐦