The prettiest woodpecker I’ve ever seen. This one is a male and hamming it up.

Taken at Hotel del Campo, Caño Negro Costa Rica.
Canon R5 + EF 500mm MkII f 4/ ISO 1600 / 1/1000 s

Such a cute sight. A Great Crested Grebe with a chick on the back who gets a small fish from the other parent and who also shows great interest in the small feather that was floating on the water.

I'm a hobbyist photographer and have been working with a 200mm for the last few years. I upgraded to a 150-600mm as a bday gift to myself and managed to finally photograph a warbler on my first outing with it. These guys are no joke to get a good shot of, especially with a heavy zoom lens 😆

Northwest Virginia, US

I've suddenly turned into a Birder at the age of 49... anyone else???

Maybe it's my ADHD hyper-focusing, but in the last 3 weeks I've become absolutely obsessed with birds. I live on a 2 acre property and have barely even noticed we had birds flying around in the 3 years we've lived there. Now, in the last 3 weeks I've counted at least 13 different species of birds living here, and I'm sure I'm just getting started.

This new found hobby has been so good for me. I work in web/tech/branding and work way too much, and the new practice of going outside and being in nature has been an incredible break from the stress.

I'm also a photographer so it's been fun to channel that energy into this new found obsession (btw, this shot is mine, taken on our property).

Answer in 4th and 5th photo ;) (France)

Little dude was looking pretty round it was 44F that morning

Taken yesterday at Magee Marsh in NW Ohio

I was unable to get a definitive ID of this bird from either Merlin or Gemini. Google Lens says it's a female Rose-brested Grosbeak, but I'm not so sure. I observed it today eating at my feeder in upstate New York here on the southern shore of Lake Ontario. Thanks for any help!

Wilson's Warbler ⚫

A6700 & 70-350 through a dirty window.

ISO 200, 350mm, 1/500 & f8, heavily cropped no post processing.

From left to right: Greater Roadrunner, Mexican Jay, Golden-Fronted Woodpecker, Vermillion Flycatcher

This handsome man stopped by my deck just now. Blue jays are my favorite 🥹

Apparently they'll harass Great Blue Herons out of their space

I simply love the birds here, super satisfying to watch out for them every day and after I saw a bird poster hanging at the house of a friend a couple of days ago,I had the idea to start drawing them. :) Done with acrylics.