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There are 3,525 birds listed, with 8,035 images and 953 comments in our database.

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White-headed Stilt
Himantopus
R by RosinaBloom | October 2025 | Neutral

PIED STILT now called White-headed Stilt - Our population of Pied Stilts - status ‘Protected Native’- is thought to have co... Read More

Fernbird
Poodytes
R by RosinaBloom | September 2025 | Neutral

The New Zealand Fernbird - also known as Swamp Thrush - although in decline as a species is not considered to be of concern according to ... Read More

Speckled Hummingbird
Adelomyia
A by alisonrose | July 2025 | Positive

It's Beautiful!

California Towhee
Melozone
B by bagifford1 | July 2025 | Positive

I enjoy seeing Towhees in my yard. They are usually picking around the ground under shrubs and in leaf litter. They seem comfortable around people.

Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus
D by David_In_Dryden | July 2024 | Neutral

Early this year we had mostly cowbirds at the feeders, yes they ate the suit and the seeds, and even pecked at the oranges we put out for... Read More

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Salix'Hakuro Nishiki'
(Salix integra)
Dispar Skipper
(Dispar compacta)
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
(Merops persicus)
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Salix'Hakuro Nishiki'
(Salix integra)
Dispar Skipper
(Dispar compacta)
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
(Merops persicus)