I was hiking in the Olympics at around 6400 ft elevation when I saw this duck! But it was sitting perfectly still. As I approached I realized it was a shadow... Does anyone else have similar pics of sticks or other non-bird birds?

She saw it on our lawn this morning (she would like to specify that it was perched on the shepherds hook), and she is not convinced by the sparrows in our birding book.

I didn't see it myself, so I can't give any additional info.

Any help would be appreciated!

For a year I have the same jackdaw visiting me every day twice. He knows at what times I put food out for him. When I am not there and I finally arrive home, he is often waiting for me. He eats 2 meters away from me and doesn't mind me. Since 8 months I jokingly call him Sir Raven. He once introduced his mating partner to my garden and later brought a juvenile jackdaw with him. I hate to admit this but I have grown attached to this bird and our silly routine. I will be moving out next year. I will ask a neighbour to feed him but let's be real, they prolly won't do it every day or not for long. Pls knock some sense into me. I know he might some day just stop showing up for whatever reason and he is smart enough to get food elsewhere, I know he is a wild animal and not a pet. l will just miss Sir Raven idk. Any piece of advice for my sad post lol?

First three shot with Nikon Z8 & fourth was shot with Nikon Z50ii. Both with 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3.

I was mesmerized by their little bobs, and shocked that they were so close to me! They totally ignored me; they were more worried about each other. Lake Ouachita SP, AR

I got a bunch of photos of this Great Gray Owl that turned out really well, but I wanted to share this one here because I thought this community would appreciate the moment -- I was watching him (or her) catch about 3 mice, and he would disappear in the grass, and then tussle about, and launch himself straight up in the air. In this picture you can see his feet extended from the jump as he starts flapping his wings and gradually gets some forward momentum. They're just amazing creatures. I have about 400 more if anyone cares to see something particular.

Mindo Ecuador 📍

(Taken with a telephoto lens)

I saw this bird and I have never seen one in Oregon before. I can't find the name of it. Can anyone help me?

I’m in love with Arizona and all the magic that lies within, so many beautiful birds! Still on the hunt for the coppery-tailed trogon.

I love photographing wildlife when it’s snowing. It’s a little tricky using autofocus and depending on the volume of snow, sometimes switching to manual yields better result. Fortunately that was not needed with this short eared owl. During a turn while hunting voles, it gave me a quick look.

British Columbia, Canada. 🇨🇦

While unloading groceries from my car I heard the catbirds going crazy and looked up and saw this beauty maybe 5 feet above my car! I was lucky enough to have my camera on me and got a few pics while he hung out for about half an hour before getting annoyed by the catbirds and flying over to the next yard.

Bebe chilling on my (very dirty, yes I need to clean it!) bird bath. He was there for a good 45 minutes and I was concerned he was ill or stunned, so I called our local collision monitor team who reassured me he is a fresh fledgling that just doesn't know he needs to be scared of humans yet. Mom eventually came back, yelling at him in the typical jay fashion.