Costa’s Hummingbird (Calypte Costae), Male, Family Trochilidae, Order Apodiformes, Arizona, USA

It's finally Leaf Time, and someone is very excited about it

Andean Cock of the Rock (Rupicola peruvianus), male, family Cotingidae, order Passeriformes, Ecuador,

photograph by Cayce Jehaimi

Perhaps some "boring" birds that are severely underrated?

I think most people are probably most people overlook wrens and sparrows...

Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana), juvenile, family Passerellidae, order Passeriformes, Charleston, SC, USA

photograph by David Ryan

Black-throated Sparrow (Amphispiza bilineata), family Passerellidae, order Passeriformes, southern AZ, USA

photograph by Martin Molina

Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus), male, family Passerellidae, order Passeriformes, San Benito County, CA, USA

photograph by John Fox | Flickr

Bewick’s wren (Thryomanes bewickii), family Trogolodytidae, order Passeriformes, found in the central and western United States and central Mexico

Photographs by Alan Murphy Photography

Carolina Wrens (Thryothorus ludovicianus), family Trogolodytidae, order Passeriformes, Louisiana, USA

photograph by Bonnie Barry

Canyon Wren (Catherpes mexicanus) singing, family Troglodytidae, order Passeriformes, California, USA

photograph by Basar

Which one are you? I’m Aerial Fishing

Can I have the roundest of birds? The most spherical of borbs?

Oh have i got a rounded borb for you!!

Bearded Reedling aka Bearded Tit (Panurus biarmicus) eat a tasty bug!, family Panuridae, order Passeriformes, found in wetlands across much of Europe and Central Asia

This species is the only member of this family.

photographs by David Drangsland & Kevin Robson

Alright bird nerds, buckle up. It's profile picture lore time.

This is an I'iwi (ee-EE-vee) or a Scarlet Honeycreeper. They are endemic only to the Hawaiian Islands and high high altitudes. Although they will sometimes head further down to forage for food, which is flower nectar (unsurprising after peeping that beak). They are in the same family as the American gold Finch and Pine Siskin - which is a fact that blew my mind.

They are at risk from mammal introduction to the islands and avian pox/malaria and scarce food. The 'ōhi'a tree, one of their main food sources, is similarly vulnerable from a fungus that can kill a tree in a matter of days.

This I'iwi was photographed at Hosmer Grove in Haleakalā National Park. We were able to watch them for a few hours before heading up to the summit. I had gotten a few of the photos below, but not up close shots. On our way back down the volcano, I asked my boyfriend if he minded stopping for an extra 20 mins to see if I could get a closer picture. Right as I walked into the grove I got this shot.

Few others from the same day: