Newbie here. Saw this from my front porch and was like, “what on earth is that?” A pleasant surprise.

(Edit: photo my own)

Here's a few shots from a trip I took this past June to Churchill, Manitoba. Can you name the birds?

I didnt think they live out here, but I guess there might be a few living in the Unicorn preserve just outside of town.

(My original photo) Here's a ruby-crowned kinglet, a tiny bird capable of perching on the thinnest of twigs. It's taking a rare break here between pinging around the bushes like it just downed a six-pack of Monster energy drinks. Seen in Prospect Park, Brooklyn NY USA.

I turned the balcony lights on this morning to find a dead rat in my empty planter. My husband chucked it off the balcony and we were just discussing whether it could be someone's leftover dinner or a gift from a corvid when this guy perched.

That answers that.

He was confused, like, "Where did my dinner go?"

The Steller's Jays were pissed. But he wouldn't leave for the longest time. We were feet away from him at the window and my husband even went out to try to scare him off. Didn't budge. Finally he gave up on waiting for his dinner to magically appear again, flew into the trees, but then came back again!

Eventually he did leave, and the Jays rejoiced.

Is it normal for an owl to be this carefree?

Went for a walk at the park and I was pleasantly surprised to find this night heron among the usual domestic ducks and geese that call the pond home!

I Rarely ever see owls in southern Nevada, especially before evening. How fun!!! I was watching her for about 2 hours. Can’t get enough of these beautiful creatures.

I had never seen a hummingbird contort itself like this before! This Sparkling Violetear looked like it was breakdancing on a little branch at Ensifera ensifera. Eventually, it finished its acrobatics and flew off to continue defending its territory, as it so often does.

🇬🇧 Sparkling Violetear
🔬 Colibri coruscans
🇪🇸 Oreja-Violeta de Vientre Azul
🗺️ Ensifera ensifera, Yanahuara, Cusco, Peru
🗓️ August 2026

10/25/26: got super lucky seeing this lifer land in this pink floss tree right before my eyes! it’s even eating a bee in the first pic. gnarly little guy. ive been jazzed about this all week!

I find October to lack species diversity, so I spend a lot more time focused on hiking than looking for specific species. These photos were taken all across Maine over the past few weeks!

Species in order:

1. Barred owl
2. Golden crowned kinglet
3. Black bellied plover
4. Hermit thrush
5. Carolina wren
6. Cedar
7. waxwing
8. Ruby throated hummingbird
9. Boreal chickadee
10. Savannah sparrow
11. Solitary sandpiper
12. Merlin
13. Black capped chickadee
14. Tufted titmouse
15. Swamp sparrow
16. Northern flicker
17. Surf scoter
18. Greater yellowlegs
19. Great blue heron

Laughing Gull * my content

Crazy enough this is in Downtown Vancouver, BC!

Pardon my digiscoping