Your Best Shot Of The Day

[Kevin]

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

[Charlie Spencer]

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

Pardon the ignorant question but what is it?

Clueless in Carolina

[john d]

Juvenile Bald Eagle In flight Anahuac NWR 11-25



Juvenile Bald Eagle In flight Anahuac NWR 11-25 by johnd1964, on Flickr

[Lonestranger]

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

Pardon the ignorant question but what is it?

Clueless in Carolina

I was curious about the ID and almost as clueless as you, so I asked Merlin for some help. The birds are Eastern Bluebirds, or were you just referring to the American Pipit?

[Charlie Spencer]

I was curious about the ID and almost as clueless as you, so I asked Merlin for some help. The birds are Eastern Bluebirds, or were you just referring to the American Pipit?

The pipit, Funny Guy.

[Kevin]

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

Pardon the ignorant question but what is it?

Clueless in Carolina

It's bob wire fence, the Texas subspecies. There is about 1,500-2,000 foot of it in this shot.

[Kevin]

Perhaps some photos of them in there more normal setting would help the id.

[Charlie Spencer]

Perhaps some photos of them in there more normal setting would help the id.

No, I'd never seen one on the wing or from below. My handful of sightings are all of birds on the ground, and only once at less than 75 yards.

EDIT - boy, marking text as Bold really doesn't stand out much, does it? I'm going to change font size to 'Large' instead. Hopefully that does a better job of highlighting the text I'm commenting on.

[Kevin]

Perhaps some photos of them in there more normal setting would help the id.

No, I'd never seen one on the wing or from below. My handful of sightings are all of birds on the ground, and only once at less than 75 yards.

EDIT - boy, marking text as Bold really doesn't stand out much, does it? I'm going to change font size to 'Large' instead. Hopefully that does a better job of highlighting the text I'm commenting on.

Yes, they certainly spend most of their time on the ground, but there was a few in some trees and on the fence which is kind of odd looking.

[TexasCobra]

On occasion the best shot of the day is despicable. Murky light from fully overcast sky is my excuse. Nevertheless, I believe the pic documents an
American Robin presence in Central Texas during the month of February. You can argue with the proficiency of the image taker. You can't argue with the observation. https://www.flickr.com/photos/124304610 ... ted-public

[lonesome55dove]

Pileated Woodpecker, 12 FEB 2026, Klickitat County, WA, USA

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[Seattle]

I found you! I've been missing you all! Here's a Black crown night heron tree - about 34 of them or so. I hope this works - if not let me know what I did wrong.

https://flic.kr/p/2rWE47k

[Greyhawk]

I hope this works

Glad you found us!

The link works. If you want to place a Flickr photo inline, click on the little right arrow in the lower right of the photo on Flickr, choose "BBCode", copy all the text and paste it here.

Group 1 by Deb Lewis, on Flickr

[Seattle]

Thanks for the help! I was told this was a "smoke phase" wild turkey. I had never seen one this color before. But I hesitate to call it a rare bird.

White turkey by Deb Lewis, on Flickr

[aveschapinas]

Finally got the Rufous-Collared Sparrow after a number of great shots of the grass!

[KTH]

Rusty Blackbird

[KTH]

Caught this Wood Duck pair perched high in the tree. Northeast Alabama

[Zoroark]

California Condor (tag is 2Y)
https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/651438384

[Charlie Spencer]

California Condor (tag is 2Y)
https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/651438384

Eight condors! Is there a trip report for this excursion? Thanks!

[Zoroark]

California Condor (tag is 2Y)
https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/651438384

Eight condors! Is there a trip report for this excursion? Thanks!

Here it is! I haven't added all the photos yet. We identified 11 different individuals by the tags across two visits on the same day.

[Aidan B]

Best looks ever at a Palm Warbler!

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/651492719

[Charlie Spencer]

I haven't added all the photos yet.

Looks like a fun trip. Are you still birding by camera without binos?

[Zoroark]

I haven't added all the photos yet.

Looks like a fun trip. Are you still birding by camera without binos?

Indeed. It's just a bit cumbersome with a larger camera. If I used a bridge camera, it'd make more sense to use them for the identification side first.

[KTH]

Red-headed Woodpecker

[stitch58]

Juvenile Iceland Gull

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[TexasCobra]

American Robin in Spring

[john d]

Another one from last Thanksgiving.
Turkey Vultures





Turkey Vulture Anahuac NWR 11-28-25 by johnd1964, on Flickr

[Lonestranger]

Another one from last Thanksgiving.
Turkey Vultures





Turkey Vulture Anahuac NWR 11-28-25 by johnd1964, on Flickr

Am I the only one thinking that's the wrong kind of Turkey for Thanksgiving?

[TexasCobra]

This would have been a Thanksgiving celebration attended by my three younger sisters and my wife and I at Mom's ranch in Gillespie County Texas a few miles south of Fredericksburg. I wish I had a video or a pic of the scene. I was refilling my wineglass at the sideboard when I spied a wild Tom Turkey leading at least a dozen of his female admirers along the inside of the three strand bob wahr fence that encloses my mom's property from the neighbor's ranch. They were all marching in single file. It looked to me like a protest. Nevertheless, I took up an enormous carving knife and proceeded to the table where I dissected the roasted bird at its center into edible slices. It was very tasty with mashed potatoes and gravy and my wife's incomparable jalapeno cornbread and cheddar muffins.

[TexasCobra]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/124304610 ... ed-public/

Wet your beak! The Hummingbird Bar is open.