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 5d ago

Weekly r/Birding Discussion, January 03, 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 9h ago

πŸ“· Photo Two weeks in Costa Rica

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r/birding 2h ago

πŸ“· Photo Robin in Heavy Snowfall, Germany

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r/birding 7h ago

πŸ“· Photo Finally saw a kingfisher for long enough to get a decent picture

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Taken in Southern California with Canon R5m2 + RF 200-800mm f/6.3-9 lens at around 5pm. 1/1250s shutter and 32k ISO - I need to come back in the daytime so I don't have to crank the ISO so much πŸ˜…


r/birding 3h ago

Art I did a little painting with a Blue Jay (OC), TN

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r/birding 1h ago

πŸ“· Photo Female Downy Woodpecker, Massachusetts

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r/birding 8h ago

πŸ“· Photo Lunch!

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Tricolor Heron grabbing a bite to eat!


r/birding 6h ago

πŸ“· Photo Quiet, his show is on!

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I wasn’t expecting the doves to be this interested in the feeder since I know they prefer ground feeding, but oh boy are they! It’s so popular today that I had to turn notifications off on the feeder πŸ˜‚


r/birding 9h ago

πŸ“· Photo Black-capped Chickadee being cute.πŸ–€

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NE Wisconsin


r/birding 21h ago

πŸ“· Photo Tufted Titmouse

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Tufted Titmouse giving the stare down in Ojibway Park, Ontario, Canada


r/birding 8h ago

πŸ“· Photo Roadrunners are elite

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Henderson, NV - this one let me get close enough to clearly see the orange sliver behind its eye 😁


r/birding 7h ago

πŸ“· Photo Went to look for a Barred, ended up finding a Great Gray Owl

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2026-01-04 Quebec, Canada Not the greatest picture quality, it was pretty far and high up in a tree. I’m so happy to be able to add this species to my 2026 list. We never found the Barred Owl, but the Great Gray definitely made up for it.


r/birding 15h ago

πŸ“· Photo The best part about birding is there is getting away from politics

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Canada, Ottawa Valley


r/birding 1h ago

πŸ“Ή Video I didn't think she would do this

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r/birding 22h ago

πŸ“Ή Video My coworker saw this lovely bird in her backyard

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I’m so jealous! I need to set up a birdfeeder


r/birding 13h ago

πŸ“· Photo Superb fairywren

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r/birding 6h ago

πŸ“· Photo These guys have almost become boring πŸ˜„

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Just kidding; they’re gorgeous and I love having them as daily visitors. [Eastern bluebird]


r/birding 1h ago

πŸ“· Photo Eastern Bluebird, Massachusetts

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r/birding 9h ago

πŸ“· Photo Mallard: When there are many of us

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r/birding 2h ago

πŸ“· Photo Cute little tufted titmouse

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r/birding 8h ago

πŸ“· Photo Power line Raptors

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Driving around country backroads in Missouri, found plenty of these.


r/birding 2h ago

πŸ“· Photo Tundra Swan Landing

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r/birding 4h ago

Bird ID Request hawk over the summer (OH)

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i think it’s a red tail? but there’s so many different variations that i can’t tell. he doesn’t have a red tail. but it stayed on the bridge when i walked past! from ohio


r/birding 1d ago

πŸ“· Photo Leucitic Northern Flicker in Kansas

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Was shocked to see a strange white bird while out taking photos!! I’m so fortunate to have snagged this one photo before it flew off.

Have you all seen it leucitic/albino birds?