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#UrbanBirds for #BirdOfTheDay 🪶

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Today’s themes are #ShoreBirds and #UrbanBirds, so here’s a European Herring Gull on an Urban Shore.
#BirdOfTheDay 🪶

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26 stunning shots awarded in the #2026BirdPhotographerOfTheYear competition: https://zorz.it/WdHAX

#CommunityPanda #BirdPortraits #NaturePhotography #competition #NaturePhotos #conservation #UrbanBirds #CreativePhotography #WinningImages #contest #winners #AwardedPhotographs

It's easier to find typical animal weights than I expected. So if a typical squirrel is 200–300g, and a grackle is 75–140g, then a 100g weight added to the bird feeder could bump the grackles into the squirrel range, closing the feeder access, but still letting the 20–50g chickadee feed?

Seems like an option if they become an issue.

You don't get one grackle either, you get six or eight at a time, it seems.

#urbanBirds

J'ai sorti l'appareil photo pour montrer le casting de ce spectacle. 😀
#urbanbirds

Another brief, early evening stop at The Pool in NYC's Central Park on 5/29 and a few more birds, including a few late season or resident wood-warblers (most have moved on). Worth the trip, though, as two birds were lifers.

#birds #birding #biodiversity #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #birdsofmastodon #urbanbirds

"i stood on the shore & dreamed
one day
i will put a toe in" -- dove

#Bird #Birding #Dove #Biodiversity #BirdsOfMastodon #Meermittwoch #Mood #UrbanBirds #UrbanGarden #Andes #Neotropics

What a day! 24 species including several new to the parish. Whitethroat, sand martin, pied wagtail, and wren! Plus loads of house martins, including a nest(!) a coot nest, and two broods on the river. All in the Leicester city centre! #UrbanBirds

Three babies!

#urbanbirds #nest #backyardbirding #UrbanDinosaurs #nestwatch #AmericanRobin

How Do Introduced Parrots Thrive In Cities?

"Are parrots competing with native bird species for essential resources or are they living in unexploited ecological spaces?"

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#ecology #IntroducedSpecies #biodiversity #UrbanBirds https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2026/04/16/how-do-introduced-parrots-thrive-in-cities/

How Do Introduced Parrots Thrive In Cities?

"Are parrots competing with native bird species for essential resources or are they living in unexploited ecological spaces?"

#SciComm by @grrlscientist

#ecology #IntroducedSpecies #biodiversity #UrbanBirds https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2026/04/16/how-do-introduced-parrots-thrive-in-cities/

Creating spaces where nature feels welcome is a form of care.
Small actions. Quiet objects. Real impact. 🐦🌿

https://curiousgoblin.etsy.com/listing/4445337235

#natureconnection #slowlife #ecodesign #wildlifeprotection #natureculture #greenliving #earthcare #naturefirst #birdwatching #birdlovers #birdfriendly #urbanbirds #mosstodon #buyeuropean #buyfromeu #etsy #woodworking #3dprinting

First day out of the nest box 🐣
After 24 days, the chicks stepped out to see the world for the very first time.
Feeling the fresh air and experiencing their surroundings
#SparrowConservation #NestBoxProject #FirstFlight #LittleWonders #UrbanBirds #SaveSparrows #NatureAtWork #KoodugalTrust

Bishop Lucey’s Pigeon

If there’s one thing that was a constant in the old Bishop Lucey Park in Cork it was the pigeons. They swarmed over the old city wall where humans were denied because of a fence around it. Sometimes the wall was thick with them, waiting for a child to come along and scream and laugh at them as they flew into the air in panic.

#2023 #architecturalBackdrop #birdPhotography #bishopLuceyPark #blurredBackground #canal #cityPark #communitySpaces #cork #documentaryPhotography #heritagePark #ireland #irishParks #natureInTheCity #parkLife #photo #photography #pigeon #publicSpace #streetPhotography #urbanBirds #urbanWildlife #wildlifePhotography

Good evening everyone 🌎 ⚘️🍂🪶 Herbst. Zeit. Lose. Versammlung. #AutumnVibes #Sparrows #UrbanBirds #BotschafterDerStadtnatur #Spatzen #passerdomesticus

It’s a bird city

Cork City, where birds have become incredibly adept at turning human carelessness into dining opportunities.

Urban-adapted birds like the seagulls and crows photographed here have developed significantly different behaviours compared to their rural counterparts. City-dwelling seagulls often show reduced fear responses to humans and have learned to time their foraging around peak human activity periods, such as lunch hours when dropped food is most available.

Crows, meanwhile, have demonstrated remarkable problem-solving abilities in urban environments and can even learn to associate specific locations with regular food sources. Studies have shown that urban bird populations often have different dietary compositions, stress hormone levels, and even song patterns compared to rural birds, reflecting their adaptation to city life and the constant presence of human activity.

#bird #birdBehaviour #BlarneyPhotographyClub #cityBirds #cityCentre #cityWildlife #Cork #CorkCity #CorkStreets #crow #crows #foodScavenging #humanWildlifeInteraction #Ireland #Photo #Photography #seagull #seagulls #StreetPhotography #urbanAdaptation #urbanBirds #urbanEcosystem #wildlifePhotography

City pigeons, steady and calm. Soft neck sheen and clean lines.
#Pigeon #Pigeons #CommonWoodPigeon #ColumbaPalumbus #UrbanBirds #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #CanonR5MarkII #AMIR2000NLPhotography

The boots! The boots! Early morning in the park. New blog post: https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2025/07/so-pink.html #VancouverIsland #Birds #Birding #UrbanBirds #Nature

Pop quiz: Where did I photograph this "sea" gull?

a) Along Halifax Harbour in Nova Scotia
b) Along Coal Harbour in Vancouver, BC
c) At a man-made lake in land-locked Edmonton, AB

(Answer in the alt-text)

#CanadianPhotographer #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #YEG #YEGParks #BirdsOfMastodon #UrbanBirds

American Robin – Common, Not Boring

The American Robin isn’t rare—but that’s exactly why I appreciate it.

https://islandinthenet.com/american-robin-3/

Just my husband hanging out with the maggies in Garema this morning.

#canberra #urbanbirds #birds

Yellow crowned night herons have moved back into my neighborhood. #urbanbirds #baltimoredinosaurs #birds

Back in the days of tweets there was a researcher looking to track data on parrots around Australia suffering from psittacine infection.

I can't seem to find them by Googling. Any birder folks out there remember who it was? Two of the birds visiting our balcony are showing early signs of the disease :(

#psittacine #birding #wildoz #urbanbirds

So floooooofy!

#WildOz
#UrbanBirds
#CityBirds
#Cockatoo
#Photography
#Lumix

The floof balls popped up again today. But this time super quiet, just sneaking onto the balcony and softly chirping out hello. They left just before the sun popped out.

I already had my airport bag packed with cameras right next to the arm chair, so had a few cameras to choose from this morning.

#WildOz #UrbanBirds #CityBirds #Cockatoo #Photography #Lumix

For those who are interested, these were taken on a LUMIX S9 with the 18mm F1.8 lens. Shot at F2, and I've lifted the shadow detail from the original exposure. As is my usual style.

Just lucky with the light this morning. Just one of those moments where the magic happens and all you gotta do is hit the shutter.

Here's a photo of his girlfriend too.

#Photography #Melbourne #WildOZ #UrbanBirds

Surprise guests this morning :) Holy moly these lads are loud.

I just love their squeeky calls. The screeching is a little intense, but then they slip into quiet talk and it's very charming.

#WildOz #UrbanBirds #Melbourne #SulphurCrestedCockatoo

Pizza pigeon:
#Athens #UrbanPhotography #UrbanBirds

Urban birds are teeming with antibiotic-resistant bacteria, study finds | Birds | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/13/urban-birds-are-teeming-with-antibiotic-resistant-bacteria-study-finds

#Birds
#UrbanBirds
#AntibioticResistance
#AntibioticResistantBacteria
#AntimicrobialResistantBacteria