Bird of the Day, theme 'Redheads'

natureSep 22, 202623513,671

Today's Bird of the Day is a community prompt called #Redheads, asking for any bird with red on its head or beak. Entries showcase red-capped and red-headed species in field photos and close portraits, with standout posts including a Hawaiian ʻIʻiwi photographed at Hakalau Forest NWR, a whooping crane showing its red cap against white plumage, and a wild Red Junglefowl shot in Singapore. Other common subjects include woodpeckers like Downy and Red-bellied species and classic songbirds such as the European robin. Use the hashtag #Redheads with #BirdOfTheDay to view or join the gallery.

PacBirds

@pacbirds.bsky.social

‘I‘iwi or scarlet honeycreeper for the #Redheads theme of #BirdOfTheDay 📍Hakalau Forest NWR, Hawai‘i, HI #birds #nature #photography #ECK

A bright red bird with a curved pink bill and pink feet, and black tail and wings, is perched on a plant with large leaves.

84918d ago

jazzrat2000 AKA Bonsai anonymous3

What a beautiful bird here's a sketch for you

johnnyjumpup2

Wow! Definitely a gorgeous redhead.

Aj d'Wit (Audrey)2

Oh my, what a beautiful bird. No doubt in you meeting the BOTD theme. Great photo. 👌

Ocean441

Wait , that is absolutely Gorgeous 💗

HLK

@hlkfotos.com

Borb on a stick. #BirdOfTheDay #RedHeads 📷🌿🪶

A photo of a male Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna), a tiny iridescent green bird with a pale gray belly and metallic, magenta-hued chin & head feathers, dark eyes, and a long needle-thin black beak. It's perched on the end of a bare branch, rather fluffed up and rounded. The background is pale blurred greenery.

76917d ago

Redbearded Grosbeak1

How cute, love them little buddies

ApingROC1

put him on an ice cone…🤔

willfulchipmunk.bsky.social1

Colorful! That would make a nice palette for my home decor! Actually, any bird would. You need decorating ideas? Look at some birds. 😁

Pete Geller1

Floofy borb! 🤩 No worries, lil' borb. I drink way too much sugar water too! ☕😋

dub2731

This is my first sighting of the use of "borb" on Bluesky!

swandiveswim.bsky.social

@swandiveswim.bsky.social

#Birds Rob Crank @robcrank68.bsky.social says today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Redheads, any bird with a Red on its head/beak. A little male Downy Woodpecker on a Common Mullein stalkl

A small black & white bird, with its back to the camera, clings to a dried flower stalk. Sunlight coming from above, highlights the small red patch on the back of its head.

78217d ago

kmdw.bsky.social1

A pileated and family, there were three and a downy drilling into a tree at the park. A few days later the tree and a neighbouring one was cut down by the park maintenance.

Chelton's Bird and Wildlife Photography

@bird-photography.bsky.social

Maybe more pink than red, but the gorgeous Anna's hummingbird was the first thing that came to mind for #Redheads this morning #birds #bird #photography #ornithology #birdphotos #nature #naturephotography #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birdoftheday #annashummingbird 🦉 🪶

Perched atop a thin, leafless alder branch, an Anna's hummingbird beats its wings to show off its brilliant head feathers. Neon pink and striking yellow feathers cover its entire head, while its body is a mixture of gray and shiny, scale-like green feathers.

📷 Canon R5 Mk II
Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM
Av, f/7.1, 1/80, ISO 1600, 500mm
12/8/24
Northern Oregon Coast

73617d ago

Andrea Peterson

@andreapeterson.bsky.social

A gull at Pocket Beach in Elliot Bay, Seattle, Washington #Birds #BirdOfTheDay #Gulls #Seattle #PugetSound #Photography

A close up of a white and gray gull with a yellow beak looking into the camera with its head tilted to the side. Puget Sound is behind the bird, and boats at the Elliott Bay Marina, as well as a large cruise ship, are blurred in the background under a cloudy sky.

47917d ago

anxiouspepper.bsky.social7

This seagull had enough of our nonsense

Kafka3

My heavens, what a look and expression on its face! Hilarious. It's almost like one of those "Really?!" or "Seriously?!" GIFs. 😂🤭 Great capture!

John Lyons2

So expressive, but tbh it does also remind me of the T-Rex in Jurassic Park.

fingbullshit.bsky.social1

“Are you gonna eat that” 😂

Adaptive Relief UK1

Is that gull doing a 'felt cute' face?

Mark Simmonds

@markbirdingpinoso.bsky.social

My #birdoftheday #Redheads has to be this wild Red Junglefowl taken in Singapore earlier this year. The origin of all domestic chickens. Absolutely stunning birds. #birdphotography #birds

31818d ago

Jim Mason2

Tragic story is the reduction of this magnificent jungle bird to factory farmed freaks dismembered, and deep fried for KFC, Popeyes, Chick-fil-A, etc.

Barrie Cull2

I love the colours on that Junglefowl Mark 👏 and I didn’t know our domestic chickens descended from them.

Atlantic Birding

@atlanticbirding.bsky.social

🪶 Rob’s chosen #RedHeads as today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme; any bird with red on it’s head/beak Alternative is #Gull, any Gull will do A European Robin singing in the bright sunshine #birdphotography #ECK #birds #photography #birdsofbluesky #robin #ColorADay #BlueTue #naturephotography

A European Robin singing from the top of a bare tree in the bright sunshine. The bird is left of centre of the frame, facing the right of the camera so that its right side is visible.
The bird has a thin, short beak, which is open in song. It has an orange/red face and breast with brown on the back of the head, back and tail. The underparts are white. It is perched on a thin branch, which comes up from the bottom of the frame and tilts towards the camera to the left. It’s head is raised as it sings and it’s visible body is lit up by bright winter sunshine.
Approx. Five other thin, bare branches are visible behind the bird and to the left of the frame, mostly vertical with one travelling diagonally.
The background is a clear blue sky.

25618d ago

Graham Jones3

Lovely shot AB. Just now I was quoting Keats's final lines of his poem To Autumn to our versifying friend Audrey in Oz @aud @audjde.bsky.social "The redbreast whistles from a garden-croft …"

Marjo Slingerland-Boks1

Ohhh what a beauty and lovely photo AB ✨️🧡

Diane Furlong1

Beautiful Capture and I’m just going to sneak in a hashtag #ForJanet

Aj d'Wit (Audrey)1

You can’t go wrong with these beauties. Great photo, AB. 👌🏼

Tony Ramsden1

Great capture A B 👏

Amy Gann

@amygann.bsky.social

A whooping crane with its red cap clearly visible against bright, white feathers. For the #birdoftheday theme of #redheads #birds #protectnature #endangered #crane #whoopingcrane #EastCoastKin

A whooping crane with its red cap clearly visible against bright, white feathers. It is lifting its head from the water and creating a lot of splash in the process

26518d ago

Officer Cornjob1

Stunning photo and a great capture moment!

Neil Cameron1

What a gorgeous shot. And funnily enough, I always think it's good that we see the nictating membrane occasionally.

Aj d'Wit (Audrey)1

Oh Amy, this is just a beautiful photo. Well done you. 👌🏼🫶🏻

Violet

@fetchingviolet.bsky.social

From Rob Crank Photography today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #Redheads, any bird with a Red on its head/beak. The Alt theme is #Gull, any Gull will do. Red-bellied Woodpeckers #woodpecker #birdphotography #birds

The photo shows Red‑bellied Woodpeckers on the trunk of a tree. The birds cling to the bark, each with a bright red cap, black‑and‑white patterned wings, and pale undersides. They are positioned near an oval indent in the trunk. Green leaves and branches fill the background.

26818d ago

alisonwillis1.bsky.social1

Fab shot Violet. Love the dappled light 😍

Eric Olson Photography

@ericolsonphotography.com

Downy woodpecker (male) #BirdOfTheDay #Redheads #Birds #Photography #EastCoastKin #ECK #EricOlsonPhotography

A male downy woodpecker, black and white with red on the back of his head, clings to the bark of a tree.

24117d ago

Helen Bennett 🌿1

Wonderful photo, Eric... what a beauty! 👌✨️

Janet 💙⭐️🌲📷1

Wonderful portrait! They're the cutest little creatures!

SeaLevelOslo

@sealeveloslo.bsky.social

Last light #BirdOfTheDay alt #Gull #LightAndShadow #birds #photography

A gull stands on a swim ladder in the evening sun by the sea. Some light reflects up on it from the water. The land in the background is completely shadowed.

21318d ago

Aj d'Wit (Audrey)1

Fantastic light on the Gull, and a really sharp photo. Just beautiful. Great work.👌

Betty Cracker of Florida

@bettycrackerfl.bsky.social

Here’s a lovely female Pileated Woodpecker for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme, #RedHeads, any bird with red on its beak or head.

Large black and white woodpecker with a bright red, pointed crest perched on a branch.

22818d ago

Betty Cracker of Florida14

Speaking of #RedHeads, the alarm clock crew just arrived!

Puregoldj1

I also have a pileated woodpecker!

ken-shabby1

The rest of that group: Peek-a-boo, it's my yard too. a very fussy bunch

ken-shabby1

The Script: -I think I found something - where are you right now? -ok, at the spot - you good? -looking it over, may have to yell at some folks -some more -thinking of 'eating' -'eating' -I ate -let's meet up over there -out lunch can take up to 15 minutes one of the coolest birds in around