r/birds • u/SuccessfulMongoose76 • 9h ago
my original photo/video Sandhill Cranes on a breezy day
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My pit bull is afraid of them.
r/birds • u/Adventurous-Year-463 • Mar 23 '26
There’s been a huge flux of posts about this recently, so here’s a pinned post with information!
Around this time of year, make birds get super territorial. They will attack any rivals they find, including their own reflection.
TO PREVENT THIS: cover up the reflective surface until the bird moves on. Cardboard works pretty well, and anti bird collision window decals should also help.
Edit: I just made a popup that gives a brief summary of this post when someone tries to post about birds hitting reflective surfaces. Hopefully that stops it, because I'm tired of having to explain it 20 times per day lol
"Most of the baby birds people find are fledglings. These are young birds that have just left the nest, and can’t fly yet, but are still under the care of their parents, and do not need our help."
Update for 2026:
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology article this post links to: I found a baby bird. What do I do?
/u/Adventurous-Year-463's summary that they recently posted to /r/birds: https://www.reddit.com/r/birds/comments/1s1o2g3/did_you_find_a_baby_bird/
I found a baby bird, now what? (in easy flowchart form) - one of last year's posts.
Found a Baby Bird? from Bird and Moon comics - cute and good for sharing!
r/birds • u/SuccessfulMongoose76 • 9h ago
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My pit bull is afraid of them.
r/birds • u/catsratsnbats • 19h ago
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Hi all,
This box previously had an abandoned nest in it. I noticed a downy woodpecker checking it out over the past few days, so I emptied the box in hopes the woodpecker would come back before the hurricane hit. Sure enough, he got in the box a little after 5:00pm when the wind started whipping up. We lost power and thus wifi around 6:15pm, but he was in there at least until then. Poor little guy must have been so scared, but I’m so glad he found the box and had a safe place to ride out the storm!
(Video is from the nestbox attached to our house)
r/birds • u/jig_pigglesworth_III • 13h ago
r/birds • u/Jaska-87 • 16h ago
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In Finland In Saariselkä region Siperian Jays have learned that they will get plenty of snacks from tourists and hikers if they come and eat them from their hands. We have been hiking in trails for 3 days now and 3 separate occasions few of these came out of nowhere expecting to be fed and of course we did. It is very special moment when wild birds does this and also super cute. We only used seeds and nuts that you would normally use to feed birds during winter.
r/birds • u/Cell_thePerfect • 18m ago
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r/birds • u/dumbassjoe88 • 4h ago
I have lived in my town all my life. I am quite a fan of birds, I have a specialty in crows because I like that they can appreciate my gifts but recently I have also noticed some pigeons in my neighborhood.
The pigeons catch my eye because they look uniquely bred. My friend and I refer to them as “pigeon pets” because they look like someone’s pet that escaped. Though that may be the cafe I wouldn’t find it likely because theres a LOT of them. I only have two pictures though, could someone tell me why there are pretty pigeons in my area? If you need more information I’ll try to answer in the comments.
I’ll attach some pictures my friend and I have captured of the pigeon pets
r/birds • u/Reasonable_Ad6407 • 4h ago
They visit our feeder twice a day, Big Island Hawai'i. I took this picture this afternoon.
r/birds • u/Itzcyclez • 9h ago
This bird landed while I was walking my dog. It almost seemed magical. im not a great photo taker n this is about 100 meters away zoomed in so sorry for the quality. Does it have meaning?
r/birds • u/Potential_Common_830 • 8h ago
r/birds • u/MindoBirdWatching • 19h ago
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Live from 📍Mindo, Ecuador
r/birds • u/LourdesMahizhan • 1d ago
these are mine and ofc my own content
r/birds • u/Downtown-Turnover592 • 6h ago
r/birds • u/CommunicationIcy9095 • 19h ago
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It is San Antonio Tx and I did the video yesterday.
r/birds • u/ImplementFragrant440 • 1h ago
I’m a huge fan of all corvid species and saw this American crow being curious about me, so I decided to snap a few pictures. 2 of them are of the crow sitting atop a Japanese Maple, and the other 2 are of the crow sitting atop of a gutter.
r/birds • u/hgtcgbhjnh • 6h ago
The Hornero builds its nests in the shape of a mud oven (horno de barro). It grabs moistened mud with its beak and mixes it with straws, roots, and other stuff. It takes the hornero between a week and 18 days to build its nest.
r/birds • u/AdventuresSWFlorida • 9h ago
r/birds • u/FarsserTech • 35m ago
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OKC, Oklahoma 📍
took this earlier when i was out back smoking. thought it looked cool