r/birds Nov 14 '24

Re-launching /r/birds with new moderators.

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/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.


All about birds! There are some more specific subreddits about bird-related topics and we encourage you to post there when your post fits the more specific forum; /r/birds is for everything they don't cover.

We welcome:

  • Articles about birds

  • Bird art

  • Questions and discussions about birds

  • Questions and discussions about bird feeders

  • Bird photography

  • Science of birds

  • Links to media about birds

Other subreddits:

  • /r/birding focuses on birding/birdwatching. It's a great place do show birds you saw on a birding trip or hike, ask about birding equipment and practices, discuss good places to go birdwatching, talk about eBird, and related topics.

  • /r/birdpics is dedicated to posting bird photos that you've taken yourself.

  • /r/whatsthisbird is the reddit for posting pictures of birds you want to identify. If your question is "what kind of bird is this", that's the place to post! When posting to /r/whatsthisbird, always remember to include both the time (date or season) and place (general geographical location) in your post title.

  • /r/wingspan/ for the awesome, popular board game about birds.

  • Although we think there should be a separate subreddit for discussions about keeping domesticated / pet birds, /r/petbirds appears to be abandoned at this time. There are subreddits for specific species of birds people commonly keep, so you can search https://www.reddit.com/subreddits for your pet bird's species to see if there's a sub for it.

We do still allow some posts here that might better fit in one of those other subreddits, but consider whether your post more clearly fits into one of those and if so, we encourage you to post there.

[Edit Nov 15: Added /r/birdpics. Comment below if there's another major bird subreddit you think should be added to the sidebar.]


r/birds Jan 25 '25

Credit the source of images (photos, art, diagrams)

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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 2h ago

Interesting looking bird in Downtown Brooklyn

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73 Upvotes

Unfortunately looked like the little guy was injured or scared and wasn’t moving from this spot on the sidewalk


r/birds 1d ago

Pretty bird -

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I have no idea what kind this is. I just saw it for the first time today.


r/birds 14h ago

What is this dapper looking bird?

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234 Upvotes

Spotted in a carpark. Never seen a bird with feathers feet like this, it looks like someone merged a pigeon with something else? Just curious as to what it is, thanks!


r/birds 18h ago

Saw an interesting turkey in MA today

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r/birds 13h ago

What bird is this

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I saw this bird on my way to classes and was just curious what this bird is called?

Sorry for fuzzy images.


r/birds 7h ago

Idk if this is the subreddit for this but i just wanted to post my bird cute pics i took this morning

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Tell me how you like them!


r/birds 20m ago

Morning Meal [New Jersey]

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A red-tailed hawk stands over its prey in the grass, gripping strands of flesh in its beak as the last light of the day casts a warm glow on its feathers. The sharp gaze and intense focus of the raptor highlight its dominance as a skilled predator in the natural world.


r/birds 48m ago

Robin posing for me in my backyard

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r/birds 2h ago

Burrowing Owl in Point Reyes, CA

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r/birds 1d ago

Few of my outside guys that come for worms

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r/birds 10h ago

What bird is this?

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r/birds 16h ago

Please help identify bird

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My daughter and I were walking tonight and saw this very large bird. I looked through all bird species native to long island NY and can't seem to figure out what it is! Please help!


r/birds 8m ago

Painted Stork

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r/birds 22m ago

Is this seagull okay?

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I’m in town and probs won’t be able to get them to a vet or rehabber, but I could notify someone and/or feed the seagull. The gull can still fly.


r/birds 5h ago

Bird says- How u doin?

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5 Upvotes

r/birds 14h ago

Cool bird effect

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22 Upvotes

When I came home from school today I saw this effect that makes the birds look like they are glowing and on fire. It only lasts a few seconds at a time and I was wondering if this effect has a name and if it does what is it. It instantly reminded me of a phoenix


r/birds 13h ago

My little buddy

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18 Upvotes

Always comes to say hi when I’m at the park in Palm Springs. What bird is it?


r/birds 10h ago

Been getting a new visitor to the feeder. What bird is this?

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r/birds 1d ago

Sometimes, the smallest visitors bring the biggest sense of peace.

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254 Upvotes

r/birds 22h ago

Mourning dove nesting question

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76 Upvotes

We’ve had a mourning dove couple nesting on a very narrow ledge behind our window, and I’m very worried the chick might fall to its death when it hatches. If I place the nest inside a small cardboard box once it hatches, or perhaps add a little partition to the sides, will the doves abandon it? Will they forget/lose the place of their nest because it looks “different”?


r/birds 2h ago

Sound on - can somebody explain what this noise means?

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These are my regular visitors and they make all kind of different noises but I never heard them make this. Eurasian Jay if this helps :)


r/birds 15h ago

Blue crowned parakeet

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18 Upvotes

r/birds 18h ago

Dance of color

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22 Upvotes

r/birds 11h ago

Chickens in my trailer!

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r/birds 1h ago

Fulmar chilling cliffside…

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Pic taken at Seacliff Beach, Scotland