Midsummer in the south of Finland, meaning sunset at 11 pm. Even #owls have to cope with it. Tawny owl hearing his nemesis, the Goshawk. 🪶🦉🇫🇮 #BirdsSeenIn2025 #naturephotography #birdsofmastodon

Curved bill, serious skill 🌺🔍: The Whitehead’s spiderhunter (Arachnothera juliae) knows exactly where the nectar’s at — sporting a yellow rump and a beak built like a botanical toolkit💛🕷️. Photo: Daniel Yong. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #BirdsSeenIn2025 #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography

Feathers with finesse 🕊️🔍: This subadult male great argus (Argusianus argus) may not have full eye-spots yet, but he’s already working the runway with confidence and cryptic charm🌿✨, Photo: Daniel Yong. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #BirdsSeenIn2025 #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography

Red alert 🚨🌿: The male Whitehead's trogon (Harpactes whiteheadi) flaunts his fiery plumage and velvet beard in the Bornean highlands — looking like a tropical diplomat dressed for a gala🎩🔥. Photo: Daniel Yong. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #BirdsSeenIn2025 #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography

This is a #chaffinch. It is #NotADuck

#BirdsSeenIn2025 #UrbanBirding #FringillaCoelebs #Birding

Today’s #WeekendWaterbird is a #GreatWhiteEgret on an urban pond, spotted on my morning walk. In England. Who would’ve imagined it?!

#ArdeaAlba #LowCarbonBirding #UrbanBirding #BirdsSeenIn2025 #Birding

Female Montagu's Harrier in drizzling rain, South of Finland. 🪶🦅🇫🇮 #BirdsSeenIn2025 #NaturePhotography #birdsofmastodon

Oh look, it is #ThreeDuckThursday

#DuckOfTheDay #Mallard #AnasPlatyrhynchos #LowCarbonBirding #UrbanBirding #BirdsSeenIn2025 #Birding

Barn owl again on my morning walk, in the same place, today… and this time I had my pocket bins on me :-)

Flap-flying about a lot, rather than gently gliding as I’ve normally seen before, though definitely still hunting.

Ideas for possible reasons -
warm still day makes gliding harder/impractical?
young/inexperienced bird?
lots of car noise interferes with the listening done when gliding, while flapping lets it cover more ground while predominantly eyeballing for prey?
flapping is more fun?

#BarnOwl #TytoAlba #LowCarbonBirding #Birding #BirdsSeenIn2025

A Citrine Wagtail surrounded by cows on a meadow by the Baltic Sea, Finland 🪶🐦🇫🇮 #BirdsSeenIn2025 #NaturePhotography #birdsofmastodon

Jungle prince on a mission 👑🪰: Blyth’s paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone affinis) flaunting his elegant tail streamers and electric blue eye-ring—proof that courtship and predation can go hand in hand 💙🌿. Photo: Daniel Yong. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #BirdsSeenIn2025 #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography

Bug-eyed breakfast🪲😮: Pale-faced bulbul (Pycnonotus leucops) demonstrating its omnivorous tendencies with a crunchy invertebrate snack🌿📸. Photo: Daniel Yong. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #BirdsSeenIn2025 #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography

Grace in training 🐦🌀: Great argus (Argusianus argus) sub-adult male showing off those future fan moves—still growing into the world’s most elaborate feather display 💃🌿. Photo: Daniel Yong. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #BirdsSeenIn2025 #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography

Spotted Flycatcher, maybe not the most colourful of birds but grey never goes out of fashion. Ruissalo nature park, Turku, SW Finland 🪶🐦🇫🇮 #BirdsSeenIn2025 #birdphotography #naturephotography #birdsofmastodon

Check out this checkerboard⬛ ⬜️: The male checker-throated Woodpecker (Chrysophlegma mentale) shows off its distinct markings while probably contemplating the existential nature of grubs🤔🐛. Photo: Daniel Yong. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #BirdsSeenIn2025 #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography

Master of mid-air munchies🦟: Beyond that intense stare, the Pacific swallow (Hirundo tahitica) is an agile aerial insectivore, crucial for pest control🌬️🍽️. Photo: Daniel Yong. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #BirdsSeenIn2025 #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography

Elegance in every feather! 💃: This female red-naped trogon (Harpactes kasumba) proves that subtle beauty often outshines vibrant displays✨🐦. Photo: Daniel Yong. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #BirdsSeenIn2025 #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography

I may have skipped #TwoDuckTuesday yesterday, but I do have a pair of #TuftedDucks for today’s #WednesdayWaterbirds

#DuckOfTheDay #LowCarbonBirding #BirdsSeenIn2025 #AthythaFuligula

I turn my back for five minutes, and does anyone else post a #MondayMallard? They do not. For shame.

#DuckOfTheDay #Mallard #AnasPlatyrhynchos #BirdsSeenIn2025 #WWTSlimbridge

Feed me! Eurasian Nuthatches in Turku, SW coast of Finland. 🇫🇮🪶🐦‍⬛ #birdsofmastodon #BirdsSeenIn2025 #birdphotography #naturephotography