Bill Stedman
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Bill Stedman
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Retired weekly newspaper editor who now dabbles in bird/nature photography. Urge everyone to support local and independent journalism. We need a strong free press more than ever!
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And now here’s a #songbirds #fail as I heard this song sparrow up above, finally located him and waited to catch his next tune …
#birds #BirdOfTheDay #birdfail #sparrows #nature #birdphotography 🪶
Song sparrow perches on a branch facing left. Song sparrow on branch facing left lifts its head to sing, but it is blocked from the camera’s view by another branch.
December 4, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Quiet for the moment, but this northern mockingbird knows the entire #songbirds playlist! #BirdOfTheDay #birds #mockingbirds #birdphotography #nature 🪶
A gray and black northern mockingbird perches on a wet feeder poll facing toward the camera but with its head turned all the way to the left. A gray northern mockingbird perches on a wet feeder poll away from the camera but with its head turned all the way to the right. You can the stripes of white on its wings and tail.
December 4, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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You ever have the feeling someone is #LookingAtYou when you step out in the morning? #birds #BirdOfTheDay #mourningdoves #doves #birdphotography #nature 🪶
A tan and gray mourning dove perches in the rafters of my open carport and peers down at me with its large black eyes that have a bit of white around them.
December 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Happy #TitmouseTuesday !
#birds #titmouse #nature #birdphotography 🪶
A tufted titmouse peers out from behind a blurred yellow rhododendron leaf in the late afternoon sun that lights up its gray head and black eye.
December 2, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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A song sparrow proudly shows its #stripes !
#birds #BirdOfTheDay #sparrows #nature #birdphotography
A song sparrow perches on the bud of a rhododendron bush, facing the camera and showing the stripes on its head that converge at its beak. Photo taken in Walpole MA USA
December 2, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Hey! Heads up! It’s #Mallard#Monday
#birds #mallards #nature #birdphotography 🪶
December 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Some sanderlings reflect on their #reflections for the #BirdOfTheDay theme. #birds #shorebirds #sanderlings #nature #birdphotography 🪶
Two sanderlings, each reflected in the wet shoreline, poke their beaks into the sand to pick up something to eat. Photo taken in Dartmouth MA USA A breeding adult sanderling stands in shallow water, facing right, and turns its head towards the camera. Its reflection is broken up by bits of seaweed. Photo taken in Dartmouth MA USA
December 1, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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This bluejay doesn’t have a berry in its beak — he’s clasping a sunflower seed in his claws so he can break it open — but he is a #corvid and makes it as a #BirdOfTheDay alternate. #birds #bluejays #nature #birdphotography 🪶
A bluejay perches facing left with its claw holding a sunflower seed on the branch while he works on it with his beak.
November 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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In honor of our American Thanksgiving here in Massachusetts, our #Headshot for #BirdOfTheDay is a wild turkey who kept his head! #birds #turkeys #nature #birdphotography #GiveThanks 🪶
A profile of a male wild turkey, facing left, with a red waddle on its long shiny neck and a tuft sticking up from above its beak.
November 27, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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The nuthatch (this one is white-breasted) is the champ when it comes to #HangingAround ! #birds #BirdOfTheDay #nuthatches #nature #birdphotography 🪶
November 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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This red-bellied woodpecker is still #HangingAround the suet feeder as the sun goes down! #birds #BirdOfTheDay #woodpeckers #nature #birdphotography 🪶
A red-bellied woodpecker is barely seen in the shadows of late afternoon as it hangs upside-down off a suet feeder. Its head on left is twisted right-side up and glimpses of its redcap and red above the beak are just visible. Photo taken in Walpole MA USA
November 25, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Behold my #YellowEyes for the #BirdOfTheDay alernate theme! Ospreys rule! #birds #ospreys #nature #birdphotography 🪶
An Osprey perches high on a dead branch, posing against a blue sky, with its white head held high as it faces to right. Photo taken in Bonita Springs FL USA An Osprey perches on a pine branch, with another branch framing him from the left. The Osprey is facing forward, but has its head tilted to the right to show its profile. Photo taken in Bonita Springs FL USA
November 25, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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Here’s a black and white #warbler who barely stayed still for the camera while perched on a cypress tree at the Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary in Naples, FL #birds #BirdOfTheDay #nature #birdphotography 🪶
A black and white warbler clings to a cypress tree with its head down and its tail up. Its head has two white stripes, including one right above its eye, flanking a wider black stripe.
November 24, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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#Mr&Mrs mallard go out on a dinner date. And it’s an early start to the #MallardMonday celebration!
#birds #BirdOfTheDay #nature #birdphotography 🪶
A male and a female mallard swim in a stream, right to left, and dip their bills in the water to find something to eat. The male, with its bright green head, is behind the brown female. Photo taken in Walpole MA USA
November 24, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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This #GroundedGull in Santa Cruz, California says he has a leg up on the #BirdOfTheDay competition! #birds #gulls #nature #birdphotography 🪶
A western gull stands one one leg facing the camera on a cliff side with plants in Santa Cruz CA USA
November 21, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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It’s a #BirdOfTheDay daily double with a #GroundedGull not very happy that its friend is #Singing — which is really a loud and annoying squawking! #birds #gulls #nature #birdphotography 🪶
Two herring gulls stand in shallow water along a pebbly beach shoreline. The one on the left has its head pointed in the air with its beak open and squawking. The one at right appears to be looking at him, annoyed! Photo taken in South Dartmouth MA USA
November 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Here’s a #GroundedGull who is not very happy about it! #birds #BirdOfTheDay #gulls #nature #birdphotography 🪶
Profile of a herring gull, facing left, with gray wings and white breast. Its beak is yellow with a right spot on the lower part near the tip. Photo taken in South Dartmouth MA USA
November 21, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Thanks Alan and Rob. Until today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme, I did not know that #Thrushes include my favorites, bluebirds! #birds #bluebirds #nature #birdphotography 🪶
An eastern bluebird sticks its head up from behind some pine needles where it is perched on a branch. What you can see are blue wings and head, and an orange breast. It’s chin area below a black beak and dark eyes in white. An eastern bluebird perches on a branch with some gray-green lichen patches, facing right and looking down. Its wings and tail are blue, as is the top of its head. Its breast is white and orange, and there is a small orange patch on its neck.
November 20, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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It’s #ThursJay but this blue jay appears uninterested. #birds #bluejay #nature #birdphotography 🪶
A blue jay perches on a branch against a blurred green background, facing away from the camera. You can see the blue and white pattern on its wings, and dark horizontal stripes on its tail. The tuft on its head sticks up to a point. Photo taken in Walpole MA USA
November 20, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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#Round three: a piping plover.
#BirdOfTheDay #birds #plover #nature #birdphotography 🪶
A piping plover stands facing the camera on a beach covered by a film of water that reflects its image. The plover has an orange beak under a small black cap and above a black ring around its neck. There are three stones on the beach. Photo taken in South Dartmouth MA USA
November 19, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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#Round two: a pine warbler from last winter. #BirdOfTheDay #birds #warbler #birdphotography #nature 🪶
A round, puffed-up green and yellow pine warbler perches on a snow-dusted pine branch facing the camera. Photo taken in Walpole MA USA
November 19, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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#Round one: An eastern phoebe.
#BirdOfTheDay #birds #phoebe #natire #birdphotography 🪶
An eastern phoebe perches on a branch against a brown background looking towards the camera. Its head is dark brown, while the puffed up feathers on its breast are mostly white. Photo taken in Walpole MA USA
November 19, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Here’s a ghostly downy woodpecker for the #blurry #BirdOfTheDay option. #birds #woodpecker #nature #birdphotography 🪶
A black-and-white downy woodpecker spreads its wings as it faces the camera in this blurry photo. The woodpecker has its claws on a metal bird feeder pole. The photo was taken in Walpole MA USA
November 19, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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This European Starling is dazzling, but he also says he’s #mottled and qualifies for #BirdOfTheDay honors today! #birds #starling #nature #birdphotography 🪶
A European starling perches with its strong red claws on a feeder holder facing right. Down from its orange beak, the feathers go from iridescent purple on its head and breast to blue-green and brown on the wings. The entire body is mottled with white spots. Photo taken in Walpole MA USA
November 18, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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Two more give me the backyard #staredown — a male red-winged blackbird and a black-capped chickadee. #birds #BirdOfTheDay #blackbird #chickadee #nature #birdphotography 🪶
A male red-winged blackbird, perched on a bird feeder facing right, turns its head to stare into the camera and shows some of the red and white wing epaulet it flashes when it wants an aggressive display. A black-capped chickadee perches on a metal bird feeder pole and looks at the camera with its black eyes at the bottom of its black head cap and its beak at the top tip of a triangular black chest patch.
November 17, 2025 at 8:59 PM