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There's no snow near our offices here in southeastern Wisconsin yet, but we know it's on the way! The birds in the photos below found it -- or, rather, it found them! We chose the wintery scenes from our online galleries . Enjoy! Submit your photos to our galleries. Read about the many other collections...

The hardy birds below don’t mind the cold. You may spot one in your backyard this winter, so keep a lookout! If you see one, please take its picture! Then post your photo in our online photo galleries . The snaps below are from the galleries. Submit your photos to our galleries. Read about...

We love to see the eye-popping red of a Northern Cardinal against an all-white snowy backdrop here in southeastern Wisconsin. You too? Readers sent the redbird photos below to our photo galleries . Please send us your shots! Submit your photos to our galleries. Read about the many other collections...

Black-capped Chickadee is a curious species and can be a lot of fun to watch at your feeders. Take a look at these fabulous photos from our online galleries of the birds eating, landing, and just hanging around. Submit your photos to our galleries. Read about the many other collections of bird...

Of the five thrashers pictured below, only Brown breeds east of the Mississippi. The other four -- Long-billed, Sage, Curve-billed, and California -- are old friends who make us feel at home in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and other western states. We picked the photos from our online galleries . Submit...

Of the 19 species of owl that breed in North America. Four of them -- Snowy Owl, Northern Hawk Owl, Great Gray Owl, and Boreal Owl -- are northerners. Today we’re showcasing reader photos of the yellow-eyed, finely barred, and very cool Northern Hawk Owl. The five pictures below came from our photo...

Few hummingbirds are as fancy as showy coquettes. Colorful, crested, frilled, tufted, and oh so festive, they are jewels of Central and South America. We found the photos below in our online galleries . Submit your photos to our galleries. Read about the many other collections of bird photos we’ve...

Long-legged spoonbills can be found in Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia as well as South America, the Caribbean, and the southern United States. Each has a large, flat, spatulate bill, but only the Roseate Spoonbill, pictured here, is delightfully, playfully pink. We selected these photos from our...

The handsome Black-and-white Warbler is patterned like a little zebra! You can find it creeping around tree trunks throughout central and eastern North America. We found the photos below in our online galleries . Each was taken by one of our handsome readers. Submit your photos to our galleries. ...

Sora can be found in marshes throughout North America. Their large feet and short, bright yellow beaks make them stand out from other rails. We hope you enjoy the photos below from our online photo galleries . Submit your photos to our galleries. Read about the many other collections of bird photos...

The most exciting thing about birds is that they can show up anywhere, anytime. The ducks below appeared way out of their normal ranges. Lucky for us, the birders who saw them had their cameras at the ready. They shared their photos in our online galleries . Submit your photos to our rarities gallery...

We're excited to introduce our website's new "Featured photographer" section. Every month, we'll present a gallery of images from one of our favorite photographers. He or she will hand-pick the photos and will describe each one. We're launching the section with eight amazing...

You can find Mountain Bluebird in the western half of North America. Males lack the rust-colored breasts of Western and Eastern Bluebirds, making them the bluest of the bluebirds. We found the photos below in our online galleries . Enjoy! Submit your photos to our galleries. See the contents of...

In “ID Tips” in our April issue, on newsstands now, bird expert Kenn Kaufman tells how you can identify Lincoln’s Sparrow with confidence. Presented below are five photos of the little charmer, chosen from our online galleries . Submit your photos to our galleries. See the contents...

Last week, we featured images of Lincoln’s Sparrow , a bird sometimes confused with Song Sparrow. This week, we show Song Sparrow. (For tips on telling the two apart, take a look at Kenn Kaufman’s “ID Tips” in our April issue, on newsstands now.) The photos below are from our...

In spring and summer, Yellow Warblers can be found throughout the United States and Canada. Both sexes have bright yellow plumage. Adult males have reddish streaks down the front of their breasts; on females the streaks are faint or absent. We spotted the great pictures below in our online galleries...

"How does he do that?" "Wow!" "That's a keeper." — just a few of the things Chuck and I have said over the years about photos Brian E. Small has sent us for the magazine. Brian, of course, contributes all of the photos for "ID Tips" by Kenn Kaufman...

Red-winged Blackbirds vocalize loudly and defend their territories fiercely. It was hard to narrow our collection of portraits down to five, so we chose shots of the birds calling out. The photos are from our online galleries . Submit your photos to our galleries. See more photos of Red-winged...

Plumage that’s white as snow, bright yellow lores, a black bill, and golden slippers make Snowy Egret one of our favorite waders. We don’t think we’ll ever tire of watching it! We found the five photos below in our online galleries . Leave a comment if you enjoy them as much as we do...

We’ve found beautiful images in our online galleries of Reddish Egrets fishing and spreading their wings. Take a look below and leave a comment to let us know what you think! Submit your photos to our galleries. Have you shot video of a Reddish Egret? Share it in our new video gallery...

It’s that time of year! Are any birds nesting near you already? The photos below are from our online galleries . They show birds building and sitting in their nests, and tending to their young. We hope you enjoy them! Submit your photos of nesting birds to our galleries. Read our guidelines...

If you've whiled a few minutes (or hours) enjoying the thousands of photos in our galleries, you've surely seen the work of MiaM , one of our most prolific and talented contributors. Since joining the website in November 2009, she has posted more than 680 photos! Today, I'm happy to introduce...

Magnolia Warbler is one of the most boldly marked spring migrants. We selected the super photos below from our online galleries . We hope you like them! And don’t forget to submit your own ! Read about the many collections of bird photos we’ve featured on our blog. Our June 2012...

We love Common Terns. You can find them flying, feeding, tending young, or loafing near lakes and rivers and along coastlines across the continent. The photos below are from our photo galleries . Enjoy the images! Submit your photos to our galleries. Read about the many collections of bird...

A bird on the wing is beautiful, but many birds on wing can be downright captivating, as the photos below show. We found them in our photo galleries . Submit your flock photos to our galleries. Read about the many collections of bird photos we’ve featured on our blog. Our June...