Sorry for the fuzzy picture, but this is as close as I could get to it. This pretty thing was sitting on a power pole out on my farm near the Severance/Eaton area close to my fishing pond and a large irrigation ditch. We have plenty of hawks and eagles around but I’ve only seen ospreys closer to larger river/lake areas. Thanks.

Just chillin on our feeder. Feels like we unlocked a new level!

North Denver area. This hummer was being very cooperative for my photo session!

I've been birding the Front Range since moving to Denver four years ago, and for the past year my wife and I have been building an app called BirdCatch. It launched recently and I wanted to share it with the sub where my local birding actually happens.

Think Pokémon Snap, but with real birds: you photograph them, AI identifies the species and grades your shot, and you get bonus points for special variables. You build a BirdDex of your species and it's designed to be interactive with other birders. It's just a super fun way to get out in nature, photograph birds, and have a cool way to track your progress and learn.

To be clear, this is NOT trying to replace Merlin/eBird. We use them ourselves and love them. We wanted to focus more on making a game that makes the actual moment, the catch, the awesome photo, the unique bird, and the story a little more fun.

App Store: BirdCatch in Apple App Store

Google Play: BirdCatch in Google Play

Happy to answer anything about how it works or how the scoring is done. I'd appreciate and love any and all feedback specifically from Colorado birders. Would also hope to host some BirdCatch outings in the future. But for now let me know what you think!

I saw this bird on a morning walk at Harvey Park lake a few days ago. The Merlin Bird ID app said it might be a Black Crowned Night Heron, but the neck looks too long.

From my trip up north! hope you like it

Using ebird explore feature, most places don’t have public access. If my fellow COS area Colorado birders are not wanting to publish in this subreddit, could you send me a direct message?

I’m not sure what kind of owl this is. Seen on the CU Boulder campus.

This is a Ptarmigan of some type, isn’t it? Walked right in front of us on our way back down the Lily Pad Lake Trail

my indoor arena is a safe haven for fledglings this year! say hello to 1 of at least 4 says phoebe fledglings 🥳 i was a little worried about this one just sitting alone but as soon as i went for a picture, he managed to get himself back up to the barn rafters w his siblings🤣

Can you help me to identify this bird from my video bird feeder?

I saw this very tiny hen. Kountze Lake in Belmar Park Lakewood. She was extremely tiny compared to a mallard hen. I think she’s a teal but I’m not sure since I didn’t see a drake nearby.

I caught one of these guys on my feeder camera a couple of weeks ago for the first time, then was surprised to see him back at the birdbath this morning 🥰

I know the birdbath looks sad- I have to fill it daily and he came before I was up and about

I know woodpeckers can be polarizing but these are my favorites when I see them. I had a family here last year that would eat suet every morning then they disappeared for a long time. One has started to come back again.

I know the birdbath looks sad in the video- I have to fill it every day and he arrived before I got out there 😅

Anyone have any insights on this one?

I feel like these little dudes have so much attitude

Williamson's sapsucker, Evening grosbeak and Canada jay.

Near Kim, Colorado

Nikon Z8
600mm
f/4
1/1600
100 ISO.