Photo Species of the Week

[The Bird Nuts]

Oh noo, I missed the last one! I guess I was too busy and forgot. I don't have either species for this week...

[john d]

Got the Cuckoo. no towhee

Actually my best shot of a Cuckoo, I usually only see them way back in the trees.
Ft Worth Nature Center 5-25


yellow Billed Cuckoo by johnd1964, on Flickr

[aveschapinas]

I occasionally catch some Yellow-Billed Cuckoos on their way down south in November.

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[lonesome55dove]

Nope, neither one of this week's birds is in my area. But I'll enjoy seeing everyone else's photos.

[Aidan B]

My only photo of a Yellow-billed Cuckoo


Green-tailed Towhee

[Charlie Spencer]

Welcome to the end of May, Whatbirders.

Common Ground Dove

Northern Shrike

The guideline is only one photo per species per week, please. On those occasions when I name more than one species, you're welcome to post one photo of each species. Details and stories behind the photos are encouraged!

[Hooded Robin]

Taken on a bright winter day back in February, 2021.

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[Lonestranger]

Another old one from 2013

Untitled by lonestranger102, on Flickr

[john d]

not a very good photo of the dove. Iv got one photo of a shrike , but its a Loggerhead.

Common Ground Dove St Marks NWR Florida 5-26-2014

Common Ground dove St Marks by johnd1964, on Flickr

[Aidan B]

Northern Shrike


Common Ground Dove

[Marilynne]

Peaceful Waters
Feb 27 2026


[Administrator's note: This is a Loggerhead Shrike in Florida, posted by mistake]

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[KTH]

Common Ground Dove enjoying the beach in Florida panhandle

[Greyhawk]

Peaceful Waters
Feb 27 2026

Where was that taken?

Are you sure it's a Northern and not a Loggerhead?

Nice shot, anyway.

[stitch58]

No Dove & only terrible, long distance Shrike shots

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[The Bird Nuts]

[Charlie Spencer]

Peaceful Waters
Feb 27 2026

Where was that taken?

Are you sure it's a Northern and not a Loggerhead?

Yeah, that has a thicker mask than I would expect on Northern.

EDIT If that's Peaceful Waters near Palm Beach FL, Northern don't get that far south, even in February.

[Kevin]

From the Village Creek Drying Beds Arlington Tx

This one is at Benson Valley State Park TX. Precisely 463.43 miles from where the shrike photo was taken.

[Greyhawk]

EDIT If that's Peaceful Waters near Palm Beach FL, Northern don't get that far south, even in February.

Lol...I didn't realize Peaceful Waters was a place name.

Yeah, that would be unprecedented for a Northern.

[Greyhawk]

From the Village Creek Drying Beds Arlington Tx

And it looks like Kevin saw a famous rarity that visited Arlington in 2021 and 2022.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=jG_tFNdaBlo

[Marilynne]

Peaceful Waters
Feb 27 2026

Where was that taken?

Are you sure it's a Northern and not a Loggerhead?

Nice shot, anyway.

Oops, you're correct - it a Loggerhead. I saw Shrike and nothing else. Please feel free to remove my post.

It was taken in Wellington FL.

[Greyhawk]

Oops, you're correct - it a Loggerhead. I saw Shrike and nothing else. Please feel free to remove my post.

It was taken in Wellington FL.

No worries.

I put a note in the original post clarifying. I'd rather leave it up if that's okay with you.

[Charlie Spencer]

I put a note in the original post clarifying. I'd rather leave it up if that's okay with you.

Agreed. It isn't the first mis-identified photo in the history of this thread, and it won't be the last. They're learning opportunities.