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Marieke dB
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Nature and wildlife photographer, blogger, newspaper columnist, social services volunteer, member of Postcrossing
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It took me a while to find a photo of a bird #Singing this Carolina wren fits the bill for today's #BirdOfTheDay

#carolinawren #birds #nature #naturephotography #birdphotography
Small brown bird perched on stump with open beak singing
January 21, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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One more contribution to #FeedingTime for #BirdOfTheDay - a dark-eyed junco enjoying a meal in late December a couple years ago.

#dark-eyedjunco #birds #nature #birdphotography #naturephotography #sweetgumseedpods
Bird with gray torso and white underneath perched on sweet gum branch Perched bird leaning over branch to snag seeds from sweet gum pod
January 21, 2026 at 1:14 AM
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#FeedingTime was at a garden maintained by our town's public library last year for today's #BirdOfTheDay, a beautiful American goldfinch.

#americangoldfinch #birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography
Yellow bird perched on stem of flower eating seeds
January 20, 2026 at 12:42 PM
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A very occasional visitor to our area in winter, a red-breasted nuthatch in #Winterlight for #BirdOfTheDay.

#birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #red-breastednuthatch
Bird with gray back, russet breast, white face and black stripe through eye perched on side of tree with seed in its beak
January 19, 2026 at 6:20 PM
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My second #BirdOfTheDay posting for #TwoOfAKind features birds who live and nest in my yard: Carolina chickadees and Carolina wrens.

#birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #Carolinachickadee #Carolinawren
Two gray birds with black cap and white throat, one feeding the other Two brown birds perched on flower; the parent is feeding its young perched above it with open beak
January 18, 2026 at 8:07 PM
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My first #BirdOfTheDay posting today is of a pair of beloved yard visitors - #TwoOfAKind American crows.

#birds #birdphotography #Americancrow #nature #naturephotography
Two large black birds perched in tree having a conversation
January 18, 2026 at 8:03 PM
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay is a red-headed woodpecker in a #PerfectPerch on a snag in a pond. Appreciate Rob and Alan giving us daily suggestions for this!

#red-headedwoodpecker #perchedbird #woodpecker #birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography
Bird perched at entrance to nest hole in snag; red head, black back, white spotted tail feathers and white breast
January 17, 2026 at 10:39 PM
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"The monks are walking over that way, there," said the evening grosbeak to the European starling. (A photo from a few years back; no grosbeaks near my home this year - at least not yet.)

#birds #eveninggrosbeak #Europeanstarling #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #thinkingofmonkswalking
January 17, 2026 at 3:51 AM
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My second #BirdOfTheDay posting for the #Raptor theme - the most unusual pose I have captured of the Cooper's hawk that is visiting daily (to the dismay of the other yard birds).

#Cooper's-hawk #birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography
Raptor looking at photographer as it lets its spread-out feathers dry Raptor letting its spread-out feathers dry
January 15, 2026 at 6:22 PM
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My first #BirdOfTheDay posting for today's theme of #Raptor - an unusual capture of a red-shouldered hawk that visits my yard often.

#birds #red-shoulderedhawk #unusual-pose #nature #naturephotography #birdphotography
Hawk launching itself from an electricity wire as it stares at me while I photograph the take-off
January 15, 2026 at 6:19 PM
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The white ibis used its long beak successfully while foraging. On its own, this ibis looks large but seen next to the great blue heron (whose head is still mostly in the photo), you see it's a small wader.

#BirdOfTheDay #LongBeaks #birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #whiteibis
Bird with brown body and lighter face, neck and legs with long open beak, poised to insert the beak into shallow water to get a meal
January 15, 2026 at 1:11 AM
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So glad I can still go out to spend time in nature and be uplifted by beautiful wildlife. This is one of 4 otters that came to check me out as they fished in a local pond.

#riverotter #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #mammals
Otter sticking its head up to take a look at me while fishing in a pond Otter looking me in the eye while taking a short break from fishing in a pond Otter that looks like it is posing for a portrait
January 14, 2026 at 1:32 AM
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A golden-crowned kinglet who was wanting #Solitude is my #BirdOfTheDay today.

#goldencrownedkinglet #birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography
Small bird with dark eyeline perched on branch looking down
January 13, 2026 at 2:56 PM
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A ring-billed gull is one of the #BirdsInFlight with a couple Bonaparte's gulls for today's #BirdOfTheDay.

#bonaparte'sgull #ring-billedgull #birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography
Birds flying at drying lakeshore in a vertical row
January 13, 2026 at 3:39 AM
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This great blue heron was showing how #BirdsInFlight look for today's #BirdOfTheDay.

#birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #greatblueheron
Large bird with wings spread wide and legs dangling just before alighting on pond
January 13, 2026 at 3:36 AM
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This may seem a strange contribution to today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #natural. However, this ruby-crowned kinglet has chosen my yard as part of its winter habitat and I think it's partly because he is fond of my home-made suet. 😀

#birds #rubycrownedkinglet #nature #naturephotography
Small gray bird with yellow highlights on wings getting ready to extract suet from a feeder by sticking out his tongue
January 12, 2026 at 2:39 AM
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Went back in my archives for a contribution to today's #BirdOfTheDay. The theme is #MoodyFaces and this mother rufous-naped wren (in Costa Rica) was being watchful with her two new offspring.

#birds #wren #nature #naturephotography #birdphotography
Three perched birds - a mother bird in between her two offspring.
January 10, 2026 at 12:31 PM
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This great blue heron is showing off some #Feathers&Form for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme.
Large gray bird with white head edged with gray and showing both smooth and "fluffy" feathers as it searches for crayfish
January 9, 2026 at 9:36 PM
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A white-throated sparrow fits the bill for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #ShortBeaks.

#birds #nature #birdphotography #naturephotography #whitethroatedsparrow
Bird with white throat, black and white striped head and a touch of yellow above the eye, perched on a branch
January 8, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay is #ShortBeaks. This female purple finch shows hers in profile.

#birds #purplefinch #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography
Brown and white bird seen in side view
January 8, 2026 at 12:57 PM
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A second #BirdoftheDay for #FoodFinds - a black-and-white warbler that just caught an insect.

#blackandwhitewarbler #birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography
Black-and-white striped bird peeping over tree branch with a large insect in its beak
January 8, 2026 at 12:35 AM
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A blue-headed vireo chowing down for the #BirdoftheDay theme of #FoodFinds

#blueheadedvireo #birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography
Bird with gray head and white spectacles around head facing photographer with a bug in its beak
January 8, 2026 at 12:33 AM
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This male leucistic pileated woodpecker is starting to get a group of fans at a city park. Some have now named him Luca or Lucas. So he is #blackandwhite with a dash of red for today's #birdoftheday theme.

#pileatedwoodpecker #birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography
Large male woodpecker with red crown and red stripe on face and white feathers on his back where they normally would be black; he is leucistic.
January 7, 2026 at 2:41 AM
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Happy National Bird Day; golden-crowned kinglet

#birds #birdphotography #NationalBirdDay #goldencrownedkinglet #nature #naturephotography
Small bird with bright eye and black stripe surrounding yellow patch on top of head, perched on fencing
January 6, 2026 at 3:23 AM
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Northern flicker surveying a path next to a creek

#birdoftheday #specklesandspots #northernflicker #woodpecker #birds #nature #naturephotography
Bird with speckled body, yellow on tail feathers and black patch on face perched on trunk of tree
January 6, 2026 at 2:19 AM