r/birds • u/resilient_khinkali • 9h ago
my original photo/video Mandarin ducks in my park
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I'm obsessed with them. Going out every day in the park just to watch them. Soon they'll be gone till summer. (Own content)
r/birds • u/Adventurous-Year-463 • Mar 23 '26
science/information Is a bird attacking your window/car mirror? Here’s why
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There’s been a huge flux of posts about this recently, so here’s a pinned post with information!
Around this time of year, make birds get super territorial. They will attack any rivals they find, including their own reflection.
TO PREVENT THIS: cover up the reflective surface until the bird moves on. Cardboard works pretty well, and anti bird collision window decals should also help.
Edit: I just made a popup that gives a brief summary of this post when someone tries to post about birds hitting reflective surfaces. Hopefully that stops it, because I'm tired of having to explain it 20 times per day lol
meta I found a baby bird. What do I do? [From Cornell Lab of Ornithology]
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"Most of the baby birds people find are fledglings. These are young birds that have just left the nest, and can’t fly yet, but are still under the care of their parents, and do not need our help."
Update for 2026:
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology article this post links to: I found a baby bird. What do I do?
/u/Adventurous-Year-463's summary that they recently posted to /r/birds: https://www.reddit.com/r/birds/comments/1s1o2g3/did_you_find_a_baby_bird/
I found a baby bird, now what? (in easy flowchart form) - one of last year's posts.
Found a Baby Bird? from Bird and Moon comics - cute and good for sharing!
r/birds • u/One_Vision_ • 1h ago
photo/video/art with citation (not mine) This European Starling mimicking a radio (sound on)
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r/birds • u/Tenchi2020 • 4h ago
my original photo/video Beautiful tufted titmouse interested in its own reflection
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This little bird visits my son's window every day. I think there is a nest in the neighboring shrubbery. This is my own video that I took per rule six
my original photo/video Just a Chinese Pond Heron exploring the spaces of Thailand 😊️️️️️️
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r/birds • u/Stargazersmp • 9h ago
my original photo/video Stellar!
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My original picture, I shot on my phone at Pope Beach, Lake Tahoe. Perfect Fall day
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r/birds • u/QuailCamSoCal • 5h ago
birdwatching Gambel's quail mom says its O.K.
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Quail mom checks out the feeder and guides her chicks over for a meal. This is my footage from a camera I stick in my yard.
r/birds • u/Crown_Collector1 • 11h ago
photo/video/art with citation (not mine) Two Parrotlets showing affection by grooming each other.
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Source: u/Quiet_Attempt_2340
r/birds • u/libberkib • 4h ago
my original art "In Bloom" - a series of paintings I made focused on birds and flowers, made with gouache and ballpoint pen on wooden panels. (my photos, my artwork)
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r/birds • u/thenjlawyer • 4h ago
my original photo/video Shore birds
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Pictures taken by me at the NJ shore area. 1&2. Great egret. 3. Great blue heron 4. American white ibis 5. Glossy ibis 6. American bittern
r/birds • u/PrometheanPolymath • 10h ago
my original art Not sure why this sub popped up in my feed, but enjoy some bird art I've made (Pencil, ink, digital, raster, vector, 2D, 3D, etc.)!
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Most of these are pretty old, to be fair. I left out the fantasy birds like aaracrokas and griffons; gotta draw the line somewhere... And didn't include any of my AI ones, I wasn't sure what that policy was (didn't see it discussed in the sidebar rules, and I suspect it was a recent issue that came up here, hence why it showed up in my feed...)
r/birds • u/aactionshots • 2h ago
my original photo/video American White Pelican escaping bully friends who tried to steal its fish!!
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r/birds • u/Affectionate-Swim155 • 19h ago
my original photo/video Few snaps from the summer that I really liked!
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First time posting here! My parents have always been bird watchers (both in their seventies now)and you might say that Apple doesn't fall far from the tree, although I'm very casual and just have my trusty phone camera!
These are just a few pics from the summer I managed to snap and which I personally like!
Hooded Crow, Mallards and Canada geese family
r/birds • u/Hawk-and-piper • 55m ago
my original photo/video Ruby Throated Hummingbird, eastern U.S. OC
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Nikon d7100, 300mm f4. Original content.
r/birds • u/resilient_khinkali • 1d ago
my original photo/video Mandarin ducks (own content)
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Took this video in Warsaw
r/birds • u/TheAcrocanthosaurus • 21m ago
my original art I will be participating on an art contest with this flamingo, I’m still trying to perfect it, but what do you think? (My own work)
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r/birds • u/Lopsided-Glove-1111 • 1d ago
bird identification What is this round beast?
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Amazing hawk I spotted by the pool this morning in central Florida. Can anyone identify this orb? I’m not great with birds but this guy comes around a lot so I’d like to know what kind he is.
r/birds • u/rebordacao • 1d ago
my original art I thought some of you might enjoy these silly birds I hand-embroidered
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Hello, everyone!
I'm a textile artist and today I just wanted to share these pieces I hand-embroidered!
Pic 1 and 3 are mixed media pieces: hand-embroidery + watercolor.
Best wishes!
r/birds • u/MindoBirdWatching • 1d ago
my original photo/video long-tailed sylph (own content)
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Mindo Ecuador 📍
r/birds • u/MindoBirdWatching • 11h ago
my original photo/video Some Plate-billed Mountain Toucans (own content)
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Live from 📍Mindo, Ecuador
r/birds • u/drunkerxx • 16h ago
my original photo/video Local tawny appears deeply unimpressed by my photography.
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Tawny frogmouths aren’t actually owls! They’re more closely related to nightjars, and when they feel threatened, they close their eyes, stretch their necks and pretend to be a broken tree branch.