"Courtship"
A pair of Steller's jays in the Gateway Natural Area in northern Colorado recently, engaged in allofeeding, which in this case is a courtship ritual in which a male adult feeds a female adult.
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A House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) was just detected with a confidence of 0.8121 (first time today) #birding #birdwatching #BirdNET
Gadwalls, maybe just past the courtship stage. #BirdOfTheDay #CourtshipOrConflict 📷🌿🪶🦆
Today’s waddle was in Oostvaardersplassen. Saw/heard 38 different species of birds. Surprise of the day was a lifer: spotted crake.

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Fire‑Capped Visitor

Here’s a pretty sharp close‑up of a male Red‑bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus).

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Hard at work on the nursery. 🌿 Watching this roseate spoonbill carefully arranging sticks for its nest at Smith Oaks never gets old. 🪶🏗️
📍 High Island, Texas
🗓️ Apr 3, 2026
🕒 8 AM
📸 Canon EOS R50 + RF 100-400
⚙️ 400mm | f/11 | ISO 9870
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A Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) was just detected with a confidence of 0.9201 (first time today) #birding #birdwatching #BirdNET

here's a reasonably tough #BirdIdentification test -- can u name this birb in just one note? (answer is in the AltTxt)

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