Unorchido's hat

[Nikon D500; AF-S Nikkor 500mm F5,6E PF ED VR]

но всё же получилось что то да выбрать, и они приедут в конце июля

Barnacle goose/Branta leucopsis/vitkindad gås. Mariehamn, Åland (25 May 2026).

Love their grey vests – they look so dapper!

Today's Coopuccino and his wife, Americano

caracara eating caracara oranges

Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala). South Asia, Southeast Asia.

Magpie having a very fancy civilised walk

A quiet loon doing some evening hunting on the visitor side of the lake, far from the resident breeding pair's watchful eyes! On this lake, the dominant, breeding pair of loons stick to the shallower half of the lake where the best nesting and preferred hunting spots are, leaving the other half of the lake mostly unguarded unless there's a disturbance. This means that there is an ever-shuffling cast of visitor loons appearing in the area, usually staying a day or two each before moving on. I only saw this particular individual for one day, but it hung around, swimming up and down the shore for the entire day before likely moving on to another lake. It took the place of a cormorant that was in the same area the day before!

🎵 We believed we'd catch the rainbow 🎵

(from this livestream)

(some of the example drawings are kind of from lower effort days but every detail/marking on your bird will be drawn trust)

Early morning Cooper's Hawk (Astur cooperii), July 16th 2026