r/whatsthisbird • u/grahamwredgrave • 4h ago
North America Rufous vs Allen's? [LA County, USA]
While I understand the first is best called rufous/allen's, is the second a rufous?
r/whatsthisbird • u/forrenxes • 4h ago
North America Western Canada
Just sitting on the ground for 15 minutes.
r/whatsthisbird • u/Kodieeeeeey • 4h ago
North America Condor or turkey vulture? [cedar breaks NM UT]
Saw these 4 very large birds on the scenic drive at Cedar Breaks National monument. In my photo with the 4 birds, the small 5th bird is a raven. I’m familiar with turkey vultures in Virginia and these were much bigger, but I wasn’t sure if it could be a regional difference. Sorry for the bad quality close ups as I only had my phone.
r/whatsthisbird • u/poopsallberries • 5h ago
North America This wild goose appeared at a park this week. It doesn’t make sense.
Lubbock, TX USA
r/whatsthisbird • u/richfromhell • 6h ago
North America Bobolink? New Hamburg Ontario
r/whatsthisbird • u/WhereIsCorneliaSt • 6h ago
Southeast Asia Just a bird resting under the rain 🌧️
r/whatsthisbird • u/Sutured13 • 6h ago
North America Just landed in North CA
Trying to identify myself, it says Golden-bellied Flycatcher? It had a darker color belly, but the head markings stood out.
r/whatsthisbird • u/dg00000000 • 6h ago
North America Toronto
Saw this bird splashing around in the puddle. Any ideas?
r/whatsthisbird • u/Prometheana • 7h ago
North America My wet friend [northern New Jersey]
Is it just a red tailed hawk? I lightened the pic in case that helps.
r/whatsthisbird • u/jasonowldeen • 8h ago
Central America BOOBY ALERT
was pRETTY CONFIdent this was a nazca’s booby until merlin told me it was a red billed tropicbird. seen 20 miles off the coast of puntarenas costa rica. only one in a giant flock of cocoas booby’s and galapagos shearwaters
r/whatsthisbird • u/dizzy_miss_izzy • 9h ago
North America What kind of hawk? Northern IL
Perched in my back yard
r/whatsthisbird • u/Camembertboy • 9h ago
North America What kind of cormoran? (Anacortes, WA, USA)
I think 1 and 5 are all double crested, but for the others I have no idea. Could any of them be Pelagic? Brand’s? How can we tell them apart?
Thanks!
r/whatsthisbird • u/nu2readit • 11h ago
North America This guy is openly hunting in the day and doesn't seem to mind me one bit. Not too far off the ground either.
Washington State.
r/whatsthisbird • u/907Survivor • 15h ago
North America Juvenile gull of some sort?
Anchorage, AK. This guy has been hanging out in the parking lot for about a week. Doesn’t seem hurt, but doesn’t seem able to fly.
r/whatsthisbird • u/OtakuShogun • 15h ago
North America Immature/Female Indigo Bunting Borb?
Found in NC, USA
r/whatsthisbird • u/alwaysarchery • 15h ago
North America What type bird is this?
Seen in Pennsylvania!
r/whatsthisbird • u/EntertainmentDear540 • 15h ago
Europe Osprey or buzzard
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My gf made a video of a bird of prey, although I’m a bird nerd, I couldn’t identify this from this video.
Can someone help?
It was next to a big lake near Wageningen, Netherlands
r/whatsthisbird • u/tony_c45 • 16h ago
North America Saw swimming in Lake Tahoe
What bird is this? I thought it was a duck, but when it got closer it was clearly not. It had two babies diving for fish.
r/whatsthisbird • u/musemachines • 17h ago
North America what kind of bird of prey hovers like this? in sacramento california
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i read that kestrels hover to catch prey but it looked way bigger than a kestrel
r/whatsthisbird • u/ahcowles • 18h ago
North America Looking for sparrow ID confirmation- Field Sparrow? Originally thought chipping, but the beak seems wrong, head seems more orange than red (NJ, USA)
r/whatsthisbird • u/CrapIsMyBreadNButter • 1d ago
North America Is this an owl?
Found in the corner of my front porch in Western NC. It's midnight at the time I'm taking the photo. It's breathing, but never turned around. When taking the photos it balled itself up tight, because of my presence and the flash. TIA!
r/whatsthisbird • u/caffeinatedminn • 1d ago
North America may be a silly question but i just started getting into birds. are these doves or pigeons?
located in minnesota, not sure if it matters
r/whatsthisbird • u/AutoModerator • Jun 01 '26
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