r/birds

Located in central Indiana today. This is on the side of a busy country road, he is standing in an empty field in a large pool of water.

Is this a bald eagle? Or are there any lookalikes?

Also, is this normal for this bird? I am used to seeing large birds like this always hiding in trees or perched in wooded areas. This guy was in a completely empty area with no trees nearby with lots of busy cars. Just struck me as odd, let me know what you think!

For the last 2 days, an eastern blue bird has been constantly trying to get inside the window. It flies against the glass, sits on the ledge chirping away. Any thoughts on why?

(my photo) i work at a military vehicle maintenance shop and almost hit this killdeer with the forklift I'm glad I noticed her and her nest in time

Photo taken last fall 2025. Just a beautiful tiny fella enjoying the sunrise ☀️.

Any tips or advice on my photo would be appreciated 😊.

I live in Brazil! my brother found this precious baby in front of our building trying to fly (feathers were cut). he had a ring on his leg but the code wasn’t the kind the government uses to track them nationwide. we canvassed our neighborhood for two days trying to find its owner, but nobody showed up. since we’re not bird owners and couldn’t keep it any longer, I surrendered it to the proper authorities. when we got there they told us it’s a ringneck, which is quite an expensive breed over here. he/she’s just a tiny wittle baby and it broke my heart to give him/her up, but it was the right thing to do. they told us someone had been there that same week looking for their yellow ringneck! I really hope they come back for it. the birdie really took to me, but at the same time it was pretty scared, so I got a whole lot of love bites and love scratches (and poo on my back) 😅

I live near Chicago and I just noticed that I have a new friend building a nest in my gutter. I want to leave him be but I have to make sure he’s not clogging it. But what I want to know is what kind of bird is this? What if I move it over a tiny bit so it’s not causing a blockage? I don’t even know if there are eggs.

Northern Cardinal enjoying the sunrise 🌅.

Photo taken by me, Canon R5 mkII 📸

Hoje pela manhã passeei por um dos vários parques da cidade de Sorocaba/SP. Por aqui encontramos um misto de aves da mata atlântica e cerrado, além das mais generalistas, que estão presentes em todo o país.

As aves das fotos não foram as únicas espécies, mas foram os melhores registros, seguem as espécies:

1. Periquito-rico (Brotogeris tirica);

2. Cabeça-seca (Mycteria americana);

3. Chupim (Molothrus bonariensis);

4. Corruíra (Trogodytes musculus);

5. Biguá (Nannopterum brasilianum).

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If you want to see more of my pictures i just started an instagram : ms_foto_dk

A few weeks ago I decided to turn my empty planter into a bird paradise. I live on the fifth floor and that concrete planter was just staring at me. As you can see in the picture, there’s a bowl of food, a water bath with a fountain, there’s a small bird house on the edge of the planter and I have tried to create some shelter (red box). I saw two crows visit, but they have yet to return.

What can I do to make this more attractive to them? There’s mostly crows, ravens, blackbirds, great and blue tits in my neighborhood. I would love to hear your suggestions!

I know mourning doves usually fly in pairs but I’ve never seen parents flying with their child! Was super cute

Mama is getting it ready for eggs!

My first time seeing the spectacular spectacle that is the Sandhill Crane stopover near Kearney, NE. These ARE MY PHOTOS THAT I TOOK WITH MY CAMERA USING MY INDEX FINGER.

I’ve never been a bird guy (love ‘em, just don’t know much about them) until a little dove decided to nest a planter I had put outside to drain. We had gotten to the point where the parents wouldn’t flinch when I would come out to hang on the patio.

Farewell Three 6 and Sugar Ray :(

I just found out about this bird on the ground as I was going my backyard it was on the ground not that much moving but just hopping that too slowly after few min it just give up . i took it to myself to check it it it's hurt or not. what bird this is?

I took this photo in my backyard in northern MD. I see a lot of birds at my feeders but haven’t seen this one before. Is it an Eastern Phoebe? (Sorry for the poor quality pic. I took it with my phone)

https://pin.it/7qWIpdznj

Found this baby pigeon today what should I feed him