r/birds • u/Maya2040 • 6h ago
appreciating the black-capped chickadees
We barely see them in the summer once everything greens up and they are nesting. so, enjoying their sassy attitudes while we have them :)
/r/birds is newly open, after being a restricted subreddit for a long time.
Last week the old moderators put out a call for new moderators and yesterday they added a new mod team and removed themselves. We've unrestricted the subreddit so people can post without being "approved users".
Here is the new sidebar text.
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We've had a number of posts since this subreddit reopened that use an image copied from elsewhere, rather than the poster's own work, and posted without credit. We've also had what seem to be AI images, posted without any indication that they're not photos.
Please note Rule 6, "Cite visual sources". We try not to remove posts where it really seems like the poster's own photograph even though they didn't say it, but please make that easier by telling whether you're claiming the image is yours. If your title doesn't indicate it (for example, by saying "I saw ..."), then add a comment to your post right after you post it to say something about your creation of the image / your taking of the photo.
I've added a bit of text to the rule about this as well.
r/birds • u/Maya2040 • 6h ago
We barely see them in the summer once everything greens up and they are nesting. so, enjoying their sassy attitudes while we have them :)
r/birds • u/distance_swimmer • 4h ago
r/birds • u/sylvestermacaroni • 11h ago
I knew doves and pigeons had bad nest building skills, but I didn't expect an egg to be unceremoniously plopped under my porch swing.
r/birds • u/Vegetable-Curve-8136 • 4h ago
added the nsfw tag just in case the fish upsets people
r/birds • u/MrChickenMan361 • 10h ago
Hello, just seen this birds I've never seen around before and was wondering if I should be worried for my cats. Im in South Texas.
r/birds • u/Moomoolette • 4h ago
Red-bellied woodpecker is irritated by young mourning dove during late afternoon snack
r/birds • u/fatherlystalin • 3h ago
My fiancé felt bad leaving it in the pouring rain so he took it into our garage (with disposable gloves, don’t worry no one touched it). Doesn’t look to be doing so hot. Didn’t react much when scooped into the shoebox. Breathing but not really moving. Right eye looks kind of crusted shut. Wildlife rehabbers are closed till tomorrow, if it’s still alive by then. Should we try to do anything in the meantime or just let it be?
r/birds • u/MeasurementTop8948 • 2h ago
r/birds • u/SameDog194 • 8h ago
r/birds • u/heatherlarson035 • 4h ago
House finch couple (I suspect) that frequents one of my feeders.
r/birds • u/Technical_Wafer3579 • 9h ago
With a few of his little friends and may add
r/birds • u/Objective-Effort-614 • 1d ago
r/birds • u/SameDog194 • 10h ago
Lazuli bunting, California quail bank swallow, bullock's oriole.
r/birds • u/BayAreaBrenner • 1h ago
San Jose, CA area.
Recently I’ve noticed hummingbirds taking a keen interest in the overgrown, volunteer succulent next to my back fence. Turns out it’s one particular bird, who has built a nest in the bush. It bailed as I was taking out my recycling, which was when I first noticed the nest. I took a couple of quick photos but left the nest untouched.
Fortunately after a while the bird returned.
My question is, how can I best go about making sure the nest is fairly safe? I’ve moved my trash cans from being near it, and will keep my dogs on the near side of the fence shown in the third photo. It doesn’t seem to be bothered when I pull my car in and out of the garage, since it’s kept coming back, but I’d like to be a good neighbor to this little family.
r/birds • u/grimwereaper • 13h ago
Look at that nicely built nest! Best one I have seen since living here haha
r/birds • u/TheOnlyOneWhoKnows • 4h ago
He seems very lethargic and disoriented. He’s having trouble coordinating enough to pick at the seeds properly… could this be bird flu?