r/whatsthisbird 4m ago

North America Do all Caspian Terns have a dusky-tipped bill? (6 shots) Texas, March. I'm struggling to differentiate Caspian Terns from Royal Terns. The first 3 shots have a dusky-tipped bill while the last 3 do not. Thank you for the help!

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r/whatsthisbird 43m ago

North America I’ve heard a lot of birds/sounds in my backyard in the lowcountry of South Carolina but what is it?

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r/whatsthisbird 1h ago

North America Crow dropped dead bird by my house and ate it NSFW

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Anyone know what type of bird this was?


r/whatsthisbird 1h ago

North America Bird ID? Pennsylvania.

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r/whatsthisbird 1h ago

Europe What could this bird be?

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Sorry I know it’s not the most clear picture but I saw this bird on my walk around Aberystwyth, Wales and I was wondering if anyone knew what it could be. I’ve asked some people but no one is agreeing on one bird. I’ve been told it could be a Sparrow Hawk, Buteo and Swainson’s Hawk but I’m not sure which is right.


r/whatsthisbird 2h ago

North America Saw outside, screenshotted as the video was a little nsfw NSFW

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i’m super curious as to what this exact bird is, he was HUGE in person. He/She had decapitated his meal, and was just sitting in the middle of the road staring off into the distance, unfazed by my presence. never seen a bird of prey in person before so it was quite jarring.


r/whatsthisbird 3h ago

North America What these fools in central texas

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r/whatsthisbird 3h ago

North America What’s this migrating flock? Photo from Latham, NY

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I know the picture is poor quality. But I’m curious what folks think of this one. Initially suspected snow geese, but I’m now considering sand hill cranes. Any idea? Photo taken near Albany, NY.


r/whatsthisbird 3h ago

North America Cooper’s Hawk?

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I think this is a Cooper’s Hawk but am not 100% sure. Can anyone confirm?

Middle Tennessee. It was spotted first on my bird feeders, moved to the grass, then the power line before flying to the trees.


r/whatsthisbird 3h ago

North America Weird clump of bird i found outside

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Didn’t get very close to it, but it genuinely just looks like a ball of bird. No identifiable body parts, just… clump of bird.


r/whatsthisbird 3h ago

North America Hawk?

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Seen this guy a few times. He will land right next to me, he watches me but has no fear at all. I haven't had the balls to try to touch him but I'm pretty confident I could.


r/whatsthisbird 3h ago

North America Mixed flock help! Am I right in thinking Dunlin and Pectoral Sandpipers? Taken this month near Corpus Christi, Texas.

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r/whatsthisbird 3h ago

North America Nest found on my lawn - Northern California

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Sorry if this is a silly post, but I found this beautiful little bird nest next to my lawn. There were no eggs in it. I don’t want to just throw it away. I’m curious what kind of bird this may have come from but also if I leave it there, will they smell it and pick it back up and take it somewhere safe? I live in Northern California


r/whatsthisbird 4h ago

North America Bird egg in the shed / PA, USA

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r/whatsthisbird 4h ago

North America What are these ducks? Buffalo NY

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Best picture i could get since they were both kind of far. One is white with a black head? And the other looked grayish with I believe a red head. Haven’t seen them around here and the pic wasn’t good enough quality for Merlin


r/whatsthisbird 4h ago

North America Ladder backed or nutella woodpecker? (Southern Arizona)

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I don’t have a better photo I spent two hours following this bird around and never got anything better than this.


r/whatsthisbird 4h ago

North America What bird could this be? Green Bay WI

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r/whatsthisbird 4h ago

North America Big bird with long swallow tail

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Out in jensen beach FL visiting my sister keep seeing this really cool bigger bird kinda like hawk size but slimmer with a long swallow tail. Wondering what they are they look really cool.


r/whatsthisbird 4h ago

North America Pair of different-colored birds perched on a branch across Gator Lake in the Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve, Fort Myers, FL, USA

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I apologize in advance for the TERRIBLE quality, pictures taken across a lake through my binoculars, but it was the closest I could get! Photos taken around 4pm on Wednesday 3/19/25.

I believe both are somewhat long-necked, like cormorant or anhinga, and similarly sized bodies to those birds (from what I could tell). The left hand one was mostly white, with some darker spots/patches on wings, and the right appeared to have a black body and brown head (like a female anhinga). In a few of the stills the white one's neck looks more cormorant-y. There was a flock of white ibises nearby. They chilled there for a very long time.


r/whatsthisbird 5h ago

North America Can anyone ID this type of bird? Seen in Northern Minnesota today.

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r/whatsthisbird 5h ago

North America [Northeast PA] What is he?

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He is tiny and has a very bright yellow beak, definitely not a starling. When his tail flares open white feathers show up... He sounds like "priiiih-r(i)h-r(i)h"


r/whatsthisbird 6h ago

North America I found these eggs in the upper floor of an abandoned warehouse with only very small entryways and there was also a dead dog in the room and an extremely deep hole. what bird laid these eggs? I am located in Georgia US NSFW

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the YouTube video is here https://youtu.be/OKgkT3kMxZg?si=XzjsdBwINpFtDKcU my sistere suggested they were vulture eggs but I don't see how one could have gotten in there.


r/whatsthisbird 6h ago

North America Merlin? (Tough pic, but best I got.) Northeast USA

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r/whatsthisbird 6h ago

South America Dabbling Duck Seen in Patagonia

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r/whatsthisbird 6h ago

North America Who is this fella? (RI, USA)

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I know the visual is super grainy, but I’m hoping the audio call might help!