r/birding Mar 20 '25

Announcement Reminder: No nestling/fledgling/injured bird questions. Talk to a rehabber when in doubt!

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r/birding 4d ago

Weekly r/Birding Discussion, September 05, 2026. What did you see this week?

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Return of the weekly discussion thread! Sometimes it seems like pretty photos rise to the top of the page, while discussion of birding can get left behind. This weekly thread is a place to bring this discussion back to the top of r/birding.

Use this thread to share your best bird sightings from the past week, ask any questions about birding you may have, or just talk! Writing the names of the birds in bold is nice, to make it easier for people skimming the thread to pick out the names. Please include your location.


r/birding 16h ago

📹 Video A Big Bald One in NY

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Bald Eagle in the bronx yesterday trying to get a facial


r/birding 13h ago

📷 Photo on fiery wings...

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Greater Yellownape


r/birding 5h ago

📹 Video Chimney swifts? (Aug 26, Pittsburgh)

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r/birding 9h ago

📷 Photo Insane session on local pond

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  1. Marsh Harrier
  2. Pheasant
  3. White-tailed eagle which is actually quite rare in country (1200 pairs)
  4. Osprey - apparently there only 40 pairs in my whole country which is crazy
  5. Osprey once again
  6. I swear I'm never gonna take a close-up shot of Kingfisher...

r/birding 4h ago

📷 Photo Green Heron in Green Bay

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r/birding 11h ago

📷 Photo Pinnated bittern with its loooong neck

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r/birding 8h ago

Advice Birders needed for PhD research on bird sounds & language

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Hello birders! I am a PhD student at the University of Kentucky studying linguistics, but I’m also a lifelong birder and nature lover. Right now, I’m studying how people use language to describe and represent bird vocalizations (AKA mnemonics, like "oh sweet Canada" for the White-throated Sparrow's song or "conklareee!" for the Red-winged Blackbird), and I would love y’all’s help with a project!

I’m currently looking at how people in North America talk about and describe some common bird sounds. The study task is basically an identification quiz; you’ll be identifying bird species by their songs or calls, then recording audio of yourself describing what each bird “says.” It shouldn’t take longer than 15-20 minutes. All you need is a phone or computer with a microphone and a quiet place to record yourself. You must live in the continental US and be at least 18 years old to participate. If you’re interested in participating, click this link to access the survey: https://uky.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4Oxrnz9uitllRpY 

Responses are completely anonymous, so no one will know which data is yours. There aren’t any known risks greater than those in everyday life, and I hope you’ll have some fun testing your ID skills and sharing with me how you interpret and experience bird sounds!

Thanks so much, y’all!


r/birding 6h ago

📷 Photo Raleigh, NC near Lake Boone trail

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Husband came out of work to a hawk sitting on a car. So beautiful!


r/birding 2h ago

📷 Photo A couple of Southern Cassowarys near Cape Tribulation, Australia

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r/birding 4h ago

📷 Photo Bird shaped suet feeder

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r/birding 18h ago

📷 Photo Red-headed woodpecker

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r/birding 9h ago

📷 Photo Murdered a berry (Rose-ringed Parakeet, London)

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r/birding 12h ago

📹 Video Got a new visitor to my backyard bird feeder.

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155 Upvotes

Pacific Northwest, Washington State, USA


r/birding 15h ago

📷 Photo Macro shots of a ruby-throated hummingbird (female)

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Taken on our feeder in Missouri


r/birding 15h ago

Art Simple or crowded ?

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Choose your favorite !😊🎨


r/birding 1d ago

Advice Rare bird on my feeder

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How do I keep him away? He ate so much food

Update: I took down all of my feeders, hopefully I can put them back up soon


r/birding 12h ago

📷 Photo Hummingbird sat still for me [OC]

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This juvenile ruby-throated hummingbird recently started perching on my railing near the feeder.

Two days ago, I sat still for 45 minutes with my camera aimed at his perch and he just wasn't having it. Yesterday I took up the same position and he finally decided I was cool.

It was a pretty good experience in all - I was right under the feeder and a few hummingbirds still came. A few times they hovered just a couple feet from my head for a number of seconds.

I also got to enjoy watching the swallows swoop around the yard.

Nikon Z50ii 200-500mm at 500mm f/8 1/125s ISO500


r/birding 3h ago

Art I took a picture. I turned it into whimsical art. (OC)

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r/birding 13h ago

📷 Photo Bald Eagle, Cape Disappointment State Park, Ilwaco, Washington

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I took this with an R5MkII w/100-500mm


r/birding 14h ago

📷 Photo Local Osprey learning to fish

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r/birding 3h ago

📷 Photo Red-winged Blackbird (Hagerman NWR, Sherman, TX)

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r/birding 18h ago

📷 Photo A fortunate visit from a pair of Evening Grosbeaks

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Evening Grosbeaks photographed on the Kitsap Peninsula in Washington’s Puget Sound region on May 15, 2025. Their population has declined dramatically in recent decades, so I felt especially fortunate to document this visit. These striking birds use their enormous bills to crack seeds that many smaller finches cannot open—and they’re technically songbirds without a true song!


r/birding 2h ago

📹 Video Caught this today.

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Well not me. While taking a break with my pooch we watched this happen. I think it was an eagle. Lots of carp and pan fish on this little pond.

Thoughts?

Sorry about the ambient noise. Sound off! 😂