Mary DeVries

Here’s a pair of #Branched Red-Winged Blackbirds from my recent trip to Michigan. #BirdOfTheDay

Sometimes you just have to scratch an itch. #OnOneFoot #BirdOfTheDay

This juvenile moorhen pretty much fits #BrownBirds now but wait until he grows up. #BirdOfTheDay

Here’s a nice Mallard for #BirdOfTheDay #LMNO

Like any self respecting teen, this #juvenile isn’t going to be caught dead acting exactly like mom. Naw, he’s gonna twist his own way. #BirdOfTheDay.

No one's going through this door unless I say so. Don't tempt me. #AdoorableThursday #doors

A Fine French Feathered Fellow hanging out at Versailles. #BirdOfTheDay #Corvids

How about this fine fat Pheasant for a #Colourful #BirdOfTheDay

A boat tailed grackle came to join us for cocktails in Miami but I only had my phone handy #Brown #BidOfTheDay. Headed out get alligator pics today.

Here’s a flying goose at RSPB Salthome #Ducks&GeeseInFlight #BirdOfTheDay

Here are some #geese for #BirdOfTheDay with some bonus swans thrown in for the heck of it.

A #Waders with a bonus wading duck for #BirdOfTheDay

Only half a door but what a view to the sea. Isle of Jura, Scotland. #AdoorableThursday #doors

A fine looking sandpiper stands in #BlueWater for #BirdIfTheDay

Heronia remains focused as she struts her stuff on the catwalk. #BirdSupermodel #BirdOfTheDay

Sometimes you find #WingsOpenNotFlying in the heart of London. #BirdOfTheDay.

Is this the #BestBeaks of all #BirdOfTheDay? Maybe not, but it is beautiful.

A door fit for an ancient monk. Iona Abbey, Scotland. #AdoorableThursday #doors

I think this gannet is my fav for #BestOfTheMonth #BirdOfTheDay.

Here's a Four-year-old Gannet for #EFG. Note the classic piano key feathers showing this dude is not old enough to drink yet. Who knew my Saturday trip to @rspb.bsky.social Bempton Cliffs was going to be so useful for #BirdOfTheDay.

Here's a gorgeous gannet for #BirdOfTheDay #Seabirds

The Odd Couple #Pairs #BirdOfTheDay

You gotta love a butterball bird. #Borbs #BirdOfTheDay

A chilling #BirdStare for the alt #BirdOfTheDay

A handsome Harris Hawk looks down on the world. #Raptors #BirdOfTheDay

For every season, tern, tern… #LightAndShadow #BirdOfTheDay

#SundayYellow

“Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy” #CaptionThatBird #BirdOfTheDay

I may be a little #Scruffy now but when I grow up… #BirdOfTheDay

“Hey George, don’t bother coming over. They haven’t refilled yet.” #BirdOfTheDay #Paridae

Nothing to see here folks. Move along, move along. #ODG #BirdOfTheDay

The kids are barely back in school! Too soon, Lidl, too soon.

#BirdOfTheDay alt #BirdyLongLegs.

It isn’t always sunny in Florida. #Silhouette #BirdOfTheDay

They’re helping

For #BirdOfTheDay theme #Mamas&Papas I present my favorite throuple in Cornwall who raise a brood together every year.

I guess that's enough yelling online for a Saturday, here's a meme. I'm going go gambol in the fields and frolic in the buttercups or some shit.

When you’re this good looking, you have to stand proud. #BirdOfTheDay #HeronsAndEgrets

Beautiful Yokshire Barn Owl #InFlight at dusk. #BirdOfTheDay

A friendly little quail. #ItsAllWhite #BirdOfTheDay

#FlowerPower was strong with this little guy. #BirdOfTheDay

#BirdsUpClose in the Everglades. #BirdOfTheDay

#Parenting When the kids won’t get off your back #BirdOfTheDay

My personal fav #BestOfTheMonth is this fluffy young swan I took on Aug 1. I like the wispy feathers and the light on the water. #BirdOfTheDay

For today’s #BirdOfTheDay let’s go with both #Coastal&River and #Rocky with these Farne Island beauties.

Pretty in pink #AdoorableThursday #doors in Oban, Scotland

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It was an exciting day when mama goose walked across the schoolyard with her #Yellow goslings. #BirdOfTheDay

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Rippled #ReflectionsAndShadows of some swans floofing their feathers #BirdOfTheDay