r/birding • u/lostinapotatofield • Mar 20 '25

Announcement Reminder: No nestling/fledgling/injured bird questions. Talk to a rehabber when in doubt!

187 Upvotes

Weekly r/Birding Discussion, October 24, 2026. What did you see this week?

6 Upvotes

Return of the weekly discussion thread! Sometimes it seems like pretty photos rise to the top of the page, while discussion of birding can get left behind. This weekly thread is a place to bring this discussion back to the top of r/birding.

Use this thread to share your best bird sightings from the past week, ask any questions about birding you may have, or just talk! Writing the names of the birds in bold is nice, to make it easier for people skimming the thread to pick out the names. Please include your location.

18 comments

r/birding • u/TylerPascoPhotos • 7h ago

📷 Photo Birds of Maine during the Fall

gallery

738 Upvotes

I find October to lack species diversity, so I spend a lot more time focused on hiking than looking for specific species. These photos were taken all across Maine over the past few weeks!

Species in order:

Barred owl
Golden crowned kinglet
Black bellied plover
Hermit thrush
Carolina wren
Cedar
waxwing
Ruby throated hummingbird
Boreal chickadee
Savannah sparrow
Solitary sandpiper
Merlin
Black capped chickadee
Tufted titmouse
Swamp sparrow
Northern flicker
Surf scoter
Greater yellowlegs
Great blue heron

36 comments

r/birding • u/SubstanceHelpful3006 • 6h ago

📷 Photo A wee little buddy outside my window

gallery

383 Upvotes

Crazy enough this is in Downtown Vancouver, BC!

19 comments

r/birding • u/squarmos • 10h ago

📷 Photo Close up Hawk Encounter

gallery

448 Upvotes

Had just parked to go into work and this hawk landed right on my car. I'm pretty sure it's a young cooper's hawk but please correct me if i'm wrong. Super unafraid it wouldn't leave until i shooed it off, and was also seen on the back of my car hours later by a coworker.

17 comments

r/birding • u/Rxdgaming1 • 15h ago

📷 Photo Kestrel in fall 🍁

gallery

676 Upvotes

Loving the fall colors this time of year

8 comments

r/birding • u/tran_duck • 10h ago

📷 Photo A rufous hummingbird in flight

263 Upvotes

4 comments

r/birding • u/Crazybread420 • 2h ago

📷 Photo Northern Pintail

gallery

51 Upvotes

0 comments

r/birding • u/iechega • 5h ago

📷 Photo Giant Hummingbird at Ensifera ensifera, Cusco, Perú

gallery

97 Upvotes

A giant among hummingbirds, appropriately named the Giant Hummingbird. Few places offer as many opportunities to photograph this impressive bird as Ensifera ensifera. Perched, in flight, however you like!

🇬🇧 Giant Hummingbird
🔬 Patagona gigas
🇪🇸 Colibrí Gigante
🗺️ Ensifera ensifera, Yanahuara, Cusco, Peru
🗓️ August 2026

1 comment

r/birding • u/Snap_Happy_4_Birdies • 20h ago

📷 Photo The beautiful colors of the male northern cardinal

1.4k Upvotes

Canon R5 at 1/640 sec, ISO 800, f/7.1 in South Carolina. I never realized the male had bluish feathers until I took this photo.

24 comments

r/birding • u/LeadingLast7922 • 17h ago

Bird ID Request What the heck is this bird?

gallery

599 Upvotes

In Montgomery county PA

128 comments

r/birding • u/Gypaetus_barbatus_25 • 16h ago

📷 Photo Asian Green Bee-Eater

383 Upvotes

4 comments

r/birding • u/HayKingMose • 15h ago

📷 Photo Red-bellied Woodpeckers in a scuffle

321 Upvotes

1 comment

r/birding • u/MrMookyMan • 10h ago

📷 Photo Elegant Trogon

115 Upvotes

This image was taken in Arizona in May of 2022. My grandpa is an avid bird photographer and has taken me with on many trips throughout my life, passing his knowledge on to me. I will be accompanying my grandparents on another trip to Arizona this upcoming spring and I hope we get to see this beautiful bird again.

0 comments

r/birding • u/jo4890 • 12h ago

📷 Photo Regular bluejay visitor

127 Upvotes

1 comment

r/birding • u/FlimsyChoice45 • 8h ago

📷 Photo Daughter just got out her book after 2 guided bird tours totaling 6hrs 🤣

70 Upvotes

Our the northeastern roadtrip brought us pass Bernardsville, NJ which had the most beautiful guided walks

2 comments

r/birding • u/mtbingtree • 18h ago

📷 Photo Reddish egret preening at dawn

349 Upvotes

7 comments

r/birding • u/Santos_L_Halper • 12h ago

📷 Photo Ruby Crowned Kinglet taking a leap - Queens, NY

96 Upvotes

1 comment

r/birding • u/jereezy • 5h ago

📷 Photo Pileated Woodpecker (Hagerman NWR, Sherman, TX)

27 Upvotes

4 comments

r/birding • u/Birding_Notes • 20h ago

📹 Video Brambling, South Korea

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

411 Upvotes

Brambling, South Korea

Fringilla montifringilla

되새, 2026.10.25

This is my original video, taken by me.

4 comments

r/birding • u/NoteZealousideal3566 • 17h ago

📷 Photo Ruby-crowned Kinglet enjoying fall foliage

198 Upvotes

Prospect Park- Brooklyn, NY

4 comments

r/birding • u/jereezy • 4h ago

📷 Photo Golden Crowned Kinglet (Hagerman NWR, Sherman, TX) (New Lifer!)

16 Upvotes

0 comments

r/birding • u/Tinas86Roses • 7h ago

📷 Photo Saw this hawk when I was out and about today

29 Upvotes

Ontario, Canada

2 comments

r/birding • u/AlphaDrac • 16h ago

📷 Photo Tufted titmouse

gallery

150 Upvotes

(Northern VT) one of three tufted titmice (titmouses?) that frequent my feeder

0 comments

r/birding • u/mrsmedeiros_says_hi • 11h ago

📷 Photo Today I shot my nemesis, the Belted Kingfisher

51 Upvotes

...with a camera. Been chasing this jerkoff for eight months.

5 comments

Subreddit

Posts

Wiki

A place for birders to be

r/birding

Birding. bird watching. twitching. listing. Whatever you want to call it, if you are looking at or listening to birds, this is where you should be.

Members Active

761.5k

Sidebar

birding. birdwatching. twitching. listing. whatever you want to call it, if you are looking at or listening to birds you should be frequenting /r/birding.

Subreddit rules:

Follow Ethical Birding Behavior. Follow ethical birding & bird photography behaviors as outlined by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the Audubon Society (see pinned post).
No human interaction with birds. Professional and academic researchers are the sole exception to this rule, but the post should be for the purpose of education and must include information on their research.
Birding Content Only. No “birds aren’t real” posts, and all posts must be directly related to wild birds or the hobby of birding.
No Fledgling/Injured Bird Questions. Baby birds without feathers should be returned to the nest. Young, feathered fledglings outside the nest are normal and common, and may not be able to fly well yet – they should generally be left alone. If you believe the bird is injured or needs human intervention, contact a local wildlife rehabilitator (http://ahnow.org/). If you are unable to contact a wildlife rehabilitator, please go to r/WildlifeRehab for further advice.
Original Content Only. Any photos must have been taken by the person posting them. Articles can be posted for discussion, however the poster must also comment with their perspective on the article.
Include Location. ID requests must include the location (state or province if you're in USA/Canada, otherwise name the country) in the title. Location and approximate date are encouraged for all posts.
No Self-promotion or Advertising. Artwork of wild birds is allowed. Watermarks are allowed. One link in a comment to your social media page is allowed. No links to sales sites. Make sure your contributions are about birding and engaging with this community, not promoting yourself. Links to articles should also include some discussion about the article.
Be Civil. No personal attacks or insults. No hatred, bigotry, racism, or other uncivil behavior.