Steve is moulting and currently putting everything he has into this one gigantic crest feather
Costa’s Hummingbird (Calypte costae), male, family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes, Arizona, USA
photograph by Glenn Seplak
Andean Cock of the Rock (Rupicola peruvianus), male, family Cotingidae, order Passeriformes, Ecuador,
photograph by Cayce Jehaimi
Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus), family Strigidae, order Strigiformes, Denmark
photograph by Johnny Salomonsson
birds that look like fruit <3
Gouache painting of long-tailed tits for the upcoming book about my local nature reserve.
Long-tailed tits make stretchy nests from a base of moss and spider silk. On the outside they’re covered in lichen for camouflage and inside are lined with feathers for cosiness!
Perhaps some "boring" birds that are severely underrated?
I think most people are probably most people overlook wrens and sparrows...
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana), juvenile, family Passerellidae, order Passeriformes, Charleston, SC, USA
photograph by David Ryan
Black-throated Sparrow (Amphispiza bilineata), family Passerellidae, order Passeriformes, southern AZ, USA
photograph by Martin Molina
Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus), male, family Passerellidae, order Passeriformes, San Benito County, CA, USA
photograph by John Fox | Flickr
Bewick’s wren (Thryomanes bewickii), family Trogolodytidae, order Passeriformes, found in the central and western United States and central Mexico
Photographs by Alan Murphy Photography
Carolina Wrens (Thryothorus ludovicianus), family Trogolodytidae, order Passeriformes, Louisiana, USA
photograph by Bonnie Barry
Canyon Wren (Catherpes mexicanus) singing, family Troglodytidae, order Passeriformes, California, USA
photograph by Basar
A hummingbird thought a man’s orange hat was a flower [x]