Your Best Shot Of The Day

[Seattle]

I love pelicans! All that white isn't the easiest subject to take a picture.

Pelican 1 by Deb Lewis, on Flickr

[Charlie Spencer]

Great image!

I love pelicans! All that white isn't the easiest subject to take a picture.

I regularly run into this challenge with egrets. My tendency to overexpose doesn't help any.

[Marilynne]

Peek-a-boo!

Juvenile Great Horned Owl yesterday (March 20 2026)

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[SirVive]

I worked hard to get this shot, and I'm not a photographer so me to put effort at all is something.

That's some fence! I've put in a mile or two of barbed wire myself back in the day but it had barbs every 4'-6" and a T post every 12-15'. That thing looks almost mean enough to be the border wall.

[TexasCobra]

Black-chinned Hummingbird

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[Braxton L]

Wrentit headshot
https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/653334463

[Aidan B]

Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/653586555

[Marilynne]

March 25 2026

Love the heart pattern on the Sandhill Crane

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[Aidan B]

Turquoise-browed Motmot
https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/653603240

[aveschapinas]

One of my daily visitors; a female Rivoli's Hummingbird that's seen better days. She's a bit scruffy and missing most of her tail feathers, but still hanging in there. I love it when I can recognize individual birds!

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[Kevin]

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/653645792

[stitch58]

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[Marilynne]

March 31 2026

Wakodahatchee Wetlands
Delray Beach FL

My best shot ever of a Purple Martin

[Marilynne]

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In my back yard on Sunday

[Greyhawk]

In my back yard on Sunday

The Nanday Parakeet. A South American species which escaped from captivity and established feral populations in Florida, among other places. Accepted by the ABA in the early 2000's.

I encourage you to post it in the WBIT Forum Collaborative Life Photo List thread, as many Whatbirders will not have photos of it.

[Marilynne]

In my back yard on Sunday

The Nanday Parakeet. A South American species which escaped from captivity and established feral populations in Florida, among other places. Accepted by the ABA in the early 2000's.

I encourage you to post it in the WBIT Forum Collaborative Life Photo List thread, as many Whatbirders will not have photos of it.

Done!

[aveschapinas]

My little gal pal's tail is finally growing back in, and her oddly positioned feathers are improving as well! I couldn't get her to sit still with the tail fanned out to show you, but her tail is kind of a sickle shape now LOL!

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[aveschapinas]

Update! My Rivoli's tail is almost completely grown in, and her other feathers are lovely and well-groomed. And she seems to have a boyfriend, but she doesn't let him drink from the feeder!

[Marilynne]

Monday April 13 2026

Hungry Tricolored Heron

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[john d]

today from S llano river St park


https://flic.kr/p/2s86Qez

[Charlie Spencer]

Hungry Tricolored Heron

Ugly little buggers, ain't they?

[Marilynne]

Hungry Tricolored Heron

Ugly little buggers, ain't they?

Yes, they are.