Vic Brown
@viccbrown.bsky.social
Entomologist/Ecologist/Birder/Cook/Grandad
A cheeky wave from a White-breasted Woodswallow for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme #PerfectPerch
Queensland 2023.
Queensland 2023.
January 17, 2026 at 9:40 AM
A cheeky wave from a White-breasted Woodswallow for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme #PerfectPerch
Queensland 2023.
Queensland 2023.
The alternative theme for #BirdOfTheDay is #Pigeons
Here's a Crested Pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes), Brisbane, Queensland 2023.
Here's a Crested Pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes), Brisbane, Queensland 2023.
January 16, 2026 at 1:34 PM
The alternative theme for #BirdOfTheDay is #Pigeons
Here's a Crested Pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes), Brisbane, Queensland 2023.
Here's a Crested Pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes), Brisbane, Queensland 2023.
Today's theme for #BirdOfTheDay is #Short beaks.
My contribution is the Crimson Finch (Neochmia phaeton). Queensland 2023.
My contribution is the Crimson Finch (Neochmia phaeton). Queensland 2023.
January 16, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Today's theme for #BirdOfTheDay is #Short beaks.
My contribution is the Crimson Finch (Neochmia phaeton). Queensland 2023.
My contribution is the Crimson Finch (Neochmia phaeton). Queensland 2023.
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Raptor
Nankeen Kestrel (Falco cenchroides), Queensland, October 2023.
Roadside Hawk (Rupornis magnirostris), Costa Rica February 2025.
Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus), Luxembourg October 2024.
Nankeen Kestrel (Falco cenchroides), Queensland, October 2023.
Roadside Hawk (Rupornis magnirostris), Costa Rica February 2025.
Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus), Luxembourg October 2024.
January 15, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Raptor
Nankeen Kestrel (Falco cenchroides), Queensland, October 2023.
Roadside Hawk (Rupornis magnirostris), Costa Rica February 2025.
Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus), Luxembourg October 2024.
Nankeen Kestrel (Falco cenchroides), Queensland, October 2023.
Roadside Hawk (Rupornis magnirostris), Costa Rica February 2025.
Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus), Luxembourg October 2024.
Today's #BirOfTheDay theme is #LongBeaks
Far Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis).
Cairns Esplanade, Queensland, October 2023.
Far Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis).
Cairns Esplanade, Queensland, October 2023.
January 14, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Today's #BirOfTheDay theme is #LongBeaks
Far Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis).
Cairns Esplanade, Queensland, October 2023.
Far Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis).
Cairns Esplanade, Queensland, October 2023.
This Striated Heron (Butorides striata) had the whole bay to himself.
#BirdOfTheDay #Solitude
Bohol, Philippines, February 2020.
#BirdOfTheDay #Solitude
Bohol, Philippines, February 2020.
January 13, 2026 at 1:44 PM
This Striated Heron (Butorides striata) had the whole bay to himself.
#BirdOfTheDay #Solitude
Bohol, Philippines, February 2020.
#BirdOfTheDay #Solitude
Bohol, Philippines, February 2020.
Two photos of the same male Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus).
#BirdOfTheDay the theme is #BirdsInFlight
The Needles, Isle of Wight, England 2023.
#BirdOfTheDay the theme is #BirdsInFlight
The Needles, Isle of Wight, England 2023.
January 12, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Two photos of the same male Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus).
#BirdOfTheDay the theme is #BirdsInFlight
The Needles, Isle of Wight, England 2023.
#BirdOfTheDay the theme is #BirdsInFlight
The Needles, Isle of Wight, England 2023.
Today's theme for #BirdOfTheDay is rather broad. #Natural for any bird in its natural habitat.
Here's a Beach Stone-curlew (Esacus magnirostris) on the beach. One of the World's largest shorebirds and uncommon throughout its range.
Cairns Esplanade, Queensland 2023.
Here's a Beach Stone-curlew (Esacus magnirostris) on the beach. One of the World's largest shorebirds and uncommon throughout its range.
Cairns Esplanade, Queensland 2023.
January 11, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Today's theme for #BirdOfTheDay is rather broad. #Natural for any bird in its natural habitat.
Here's a Beach Stone-curlew (Esacus magnirostris) on the beach. One of the World's largest shorebirds and uncommon throughout its range.
Cairns Esplanade, Queensland 2023.
Here's a Beach Stone-curlew (Esacus magnirostris) on the beach. One of the World's largest shorebirds and uncommon throughout its range.
Cairns Esplanade, Queensland 2023.
#MoodyFaces is the theme for #BirdOfTheDay
Here's three contenders :
Blue-faced Honeyeater (Queensland 2023)
Grey Butcherbird (Queensland 2023)
Eurasian Oystercatcher (Orkney 2025)
Here's three contenders :
Blue-faced Honeyeater (Queensland 2023)
Grey Butcherbird (Queensland 2023)
Eurasian Oystercatcher (Orkney 2025)
January 10, 2026 at 10:54 AM
#MoodyFaces is the theme for #BirdOfTheDay
Here's three contenders :
Blue-faced Honeyeater (Queensland 2023)
Grey Butcherbird (Queensland 2023)
Eurasian Oystercatcher (Orkney 2025)
Here's three contenders :
Blue-faced Honeyeater (Queensland 2023)
Grey Butcherbird (Queensland 2023)
Eurasian Oystercatcher (Orkney 2025)
A female Scintillant Hummingbird (Selasphorus scintilla) is my choice for #BirdOfTheDay
Today's theme is #Feathers&Form, celebrating the texture, pattern and structure of feathers.
Gerardo de Dota, Costa Rica February 2025.
Today's theme is #Feathers&Form, celebrating the texture, pattern and structure of feathers.
Gerardo de Dota, Costa Rica February 2025.
January 9, 2026 at 11:58 AM
A female Scintillant Hummingbird (Selasphorus scintilla) is my choice for #BirdOfTheDay
Today's theme is #Feathers&Form, celebrating the texture, pattern and structure of feathers.
Gerardo de Dota, Costa Rica February 2025.
Today's theme is #Feathers&Form, celebrating the texture, pattern and structure of feathers.
Gerardo de Dota, Costa Rica February 2025.
#ShortBeaks is today's theme for #BirdOfTheDay
I hope that this pair of Galahs (Eolophus roseicapilla) fits the bill!
Brisbane 2023.
I hope that this pair of Galahs (Eolophus roseicapilla) fits the bill!
Brisbane 2023.
January 8, 2026 at 11:06 AM
#ShortBeaks is today's theme for #BirdOfTheDay
I hope that this pair of Galahs (Eolophus roseicapilla) fits the bill!
Brisbane 2023.
I hope that this pair of Galahs (Eolophus roseicapilla) fits the bill!
Brisbane 2023.
A Redwing (Turdus iliacus) enjoying the berries on my next-door neighbour's Cotoneaster is my #BirdOfTheDay
Today's theme is #FoodFinds
These little thrushes find and rapidly strip this tree of berries every winter.
Today's theme is #FoodFinds
These little thrushes find and rapidly strip this tree of berries every winter.
January 7, 2026 at 7:58 AM
A Redwing (Turdus iliacus) enjoying the berries on my next-door neighbour's Cotoneaster is my #BirdOfTheDay
Today's theme is #FoodFinds
These little thrushes find and rapidly strip this tree of berries every winter.
Today's theme is #FoodFinds
These little thrushes find and rapidly strip this tree of berries every winter.
#BlackAndWhite birds is today's #BirdOfTheDay theme.
Royal Spoonbill and Little Pied Cormorant.
Queensland October 2023.
Royal Spoonbill and Little Pied Cormorant.
Queensland October 2023.
January 6, 2026 at 9:26 AM
#BlackAndWhite birds is today's #BirdOfTheDay theme.
Royal Spoonbill and Little Pied Cormorant.
Queensland October 2023.
Royal Spoonbill and Little Pied Cormorant.
Queensland October 2023.
Today's main #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Speckles&Spots and the alternative theme is #Most (birds you have the most photos of).
The Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) fits both. Lovely looking birds and a frequent visitor to my S. Cambridgeshire garden.
The Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) fits both. Lovely looking birds and a frequent visitor to my S. Cambridgeshire garden.
January 5, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Today's main #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Speckles&Spots and the alternative theme is #Most (birds you have the most photos of).
The Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) fits both. Lovely looking birds and a frequent visitor to my S. Cambridgeshire garden.
The Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) fits both. Lovely looking birds and a frequent visitor to my S. Cambridgeshire garden.
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There are people who say there's no such thing as the best seabird in the world. These are people who haven't seen Light-mantled Albatross. North of Elephant Island yesterday.
#Birds #Albatross #SuperSeabirdSunday
#Birds #Albatross #SuperSeabirdSunday
January 3, 2026 at 11:43 AM
There are people who say there's no such thing as the best seabird in the world. These are people who haven't seen Light-mantled Albatross. North of Elephant Island yesterday.
#Birds #Albatross #SuperSeabirdSunday
#Birds #Albatross #SuperSeabirdSunday
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #CaughtInMotion
Here's a female Scintillant Hummingbird (Selasphorus scintilla).
Costa Rica February 2025.
Here's a female Scintillant Hummingbird (Selasphorus scintilla).
Costa Rica February 2025.
January 3, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #CaughtInMotion
Here's a female Scintillant Hummingbird (Selasphorus scintilla).
Costa Rica February 2025.
Here's a female Scintillant Hummingbird (Selasphorus scintilla).
Costa Rica February 2025.
A pair of Silver Gulls (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) paddling in silvery sea for today's #BirdOfTheDay
Just about fits both of today's themes #GoodLight & #Gulls
Lady Musgrave Island, a stunning coral cay and national park on the Southern Great Barrier Reef. A fantastic bird site. October 2023.
Just about fits both of today's themes #GoodLight & #Gulls
Lady Musgrave Island, a stunning coral cay and national park on the Southern Great Barrier Reef. A fantastic bird site. October 2023.
January 2, 2026 at 11:35 AM
A pair of Silver Gulls (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) paddling in silvery sea for today's #BirdOfTheDay
Just about fits both of today's themes #GoodLight & #Gulls
Lady Musgrave Island, a stunning coral cay and national park on the Southern Great Barrier Reef. A fantastic bird site. October 2023.
Just about fits both of today's themes #GoodLight & #Gulls
Lady Musgrave Island, a stunning coral cay and national park on the Southern Great Barrier Reef. A fantastic bird site. October 2023.
Today's alternative theme for #BirdOfTheDay is #Sparrows
Here's a Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) photographed in Cebu City, Philippines 2020.
Whilst a declining countryside bird in Europe, they are common urban birds in SE Asia, filling the niche that House Sparrows occupy in Europe.
Here's a Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) photographed in Cebu City, Philippines 2020.
Whilst a declining countryside bird in Europe, they are common urban birds in SE Asia, filling the niche that House Sparrows occupy in Europe.
January 1, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Today's alternative theme for #BirdOfTheDay is #Sparrows
Here's a Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) photographed in Cebu City, Philippines 2020.
Whilst a declining countryside bird in Europe, they are common urban birds in SE Asia, filling the niche that House Sparrows occupy in Europe.
Here's a Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) photographed in Cebu City, Philippines 2020.
Whilst a declining countryside bird in Europe, they are common urban birds in SE Asia, filling the niche that House Sparrows occupy in Europe.
Today's alternative theme for #BirdOfTheDay is #BlueGreatCoal for any tit species.
Here's a Coal Tit (Periparus ater). I found this one in a hide at the Lost Gardens of Heligan, Cornwall, UK in 2022.
It was terrified & in danger of being trod on. It soon recovered when I took it outside & flew off.
Here's a Coal Tit (Periparus ater). I found this one in a hide at the Lost Gardens of Heligan, Cornwall, UK in 2022.
It was terrified & in danger of being trod on. It soon recovered when I took it outside & flew off.
December 31, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Today's alternative theme for #BirdOfTheDay is #BlueGreatCoal for any tit species.
Here's a Coal Tit (Periparus ater). I found this one in a hide at the Lost Gardens of Heligan, Cornwall, UK in 2022.
It was terrified & in danger of being trod on. It soon recovered when I took it outside & flew off.
Here's a Coal Tit (Periparus ater). I found this one in a hide at the Lost Gardens of Heligan, Cornwall, UK in 2022.
It was terrified & in danger of being trod on. It soon recovered when I took it outside & flew off.
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Reflections
Here's some Pied Stilts (Himantopus himantopus).
Queensland 2023.
Here's some Pied Stilts (Himantopus himantopus).
Queensland 2023.
December 31, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Reflections
Here's some Pied Stilts (Himantopus himantopus).
Queensland 2023.
Here's some Pied Stilts (Himantopus himantopus).
Queensland 2023.
Four from my trip to Costa Rica in February this year for #BirdOfTheDay Today's theme is #BranchingOut , birds in branches, too many to choose from.
Roadside Hawk
Keel-billed Toucan
Flame-coloured Tanager
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Roadside Hawk
Keel-billed Toucan
Flame-coloured Tanager
Rufous-collared Sparrow
December 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Four from my trip to Costa Rica in February this year for #BirdOfTheDay Today's theme is #BranchingOut , birds in branches, too many to choose from.
Roadside Hawk
Keel-billed Toucan
Flame-coloured Tanager
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Roadside Hawk
Keel-billed Toucan
Flame-coloured Tanager
Rufous-collared Sparrow
A male European Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme, #BirdButts
Mallorca 2019
Mallorca 2019
December 29, 2025 at 11:52 AM
A male European Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme, #BirdButts
Mallorca 2019
Mallorca 2019
Resplendent Quetzal is my #BirdOfTheDay It fits both of today's themes #Serenity #Favourite bird of the year.
At dawn in the cloud forest of San Gerado de Dota, Costa Rica February 2025
At dawn in the cloud forest of San Gerado de Dota, Costa Rica February 2025
December 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Resplendent Quetzal is my #BirdOfTheDay It fits both of today's themes #Serenity #Favourite bird of the year.
At dawn in the cloud forest of San Gerado de Dota, Costa Rica February 2025
At dawn in the cloud forest of San Gerado de Dota, Costa Rica February 2025
European Herring Gull (Larus argentatus). I had a Cornish Pasty, and he wanted it!
#BirdOfTheDay #FaceOff
Fowey, Cornwall 2023.
#BirdOfTheDay #FaceOff
Fowey, Cornwall 2023.
December 24, 2025 at 9:22 PM
European Herring Gull (Larus argentatus). I had a Cornish Pasty, and he wanted it!
#BirdOfTheDay #FaceOff
Fowey, Cornwall 2023.
#BirdOfTheDay #FaceOff
Fowey, Cornwall 2023.
#BirdOfTheDay theme is #SideProfiles
Four, photographed from a beach bar in Drake's Bay, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica (Feb 2025). All taken whilst enjoying an ice cold beer and I didn't have to leave my seat.
Great Kiskadee, Summer Tanager, Red-legged Honeycreeper, and Great-tailed Grackle.
Four, photographed from a beach bar in Drake's Bay, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica (Feb 2025). All taken whilst enjoying an ice cold beer and I didn't have to leave my seat.
Great Kiskadee, Summer Tanager, Red-legged Honeycreeper, and Great-tailed Grackle.
December 23, 2025 at 9:12 AM
#BirdOfTheDay theme is #SideProfiles
Four, photographed from a beach bar in Drake's Bay, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica (Feb 2025). All taken whilst enjoying an ice cold beer and I didn't have to leave my seat.
Great Kiskadee, Summer Tanager, Red-legged Honeycreeper, and Great-tailed Grackle.
Four, photographed from a beach bar in Drake's Bay, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica (Feb 2025). All taken whilst enjoying an ice cold beer and I didn't have to leave my seat.
Great Kiskadee, Summer Tanager, Red-legged Honeycreeper, and Great-tailed Grackle.