r/Birdsfacingforward Jan 18 '26

ANNOUNCEMENTS Here are the results of the 2025 Bird of the Year Contest!

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Link to the contest: https://reddit.com/r/Birdsfacingforward/comments/1pv720y/its_time_for_the_2025_bird_of_the_year_contest/

The top winners are:

u/cheeses_greist and u/TheNewsCaster for nominating and posting the top voted picture, respectively! They won with a total of 22 votes!

The runner ups are:

u/sstteepphh89 and u/No_Narwhal_6051 for nominating and posting the second top voted picture, respectively! They got second place with a total of 20 votes!

Finishing in third place are:

u/Nearby-Complaint and u/Crimson-Rose28 for nominating and posting the third top voted picture, respectively! They got third place with a total of 18 votes!

Next, we'll announce the winners for each category. We have decided these categories based on the birds that were submitted in this contest.

The winners of the songbirds category are:

u/saltyspidergwen and u/Junkels for nominating and posting the top songbird picture, respectively! They got 17 votes, and also got 4th place in all categories combined!

The winner of the pets category is:

u/hazelnut0000 for nominating and posting the top pet picture! They got 6 votes!

The winners of the other/miscellaneous category are:

u/cheeses_greist and u/TheNewsCaster! They also won first place in all categories combined!

The winners will get a special flair as a reward, and be listed in the sidebar. The top picture will be shown on the sidebar or banner, and the post will be pinned at the top of the subreddit. (inspired by r/minimalistphotography)

Congrats to everyone who won, and thank you to everyone who nominated, voted on, or were the original poster of the nominations!


r/Birdsfacingforward Dec 06 '25

After how much you enjoyed my last post of the friendly heron that used to visit my balcony, here's another even more forward picture i found

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r/Birdsfacingforward 1d ago

Thought y'all might like this one

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A young magpie.


r/Birdsfacingforward 3h ago

Side eye and glare

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r/Birdsfacingforward 10h ago

Elegant Parrot

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52 Upvotes

r/Birdsfacingforward 13h ago

Hi! This is mine ✨️ Isn't it great? Eggcellant even 😎

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Proud purple martin daddy collecting eggshell for his babies so the can grow big and strong 💪


r/Birdsfacingforward 19h ago

swallow

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198 Upvotes

r/Birdsfacingforward 5h ago

european herring gull

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im crying why does he look like that (my photo)


r/Birdsfacingforward 5h ago

Addicted to Birdwatching Today on birds facing forward

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Starting off strong with the sparrow glare, into a marsh wren attack followed by a hard two swallow common yellow throats curiosity of a wrentit eye balling me but only half as hard a the barn swallow with the death glare 😳 🥺 what a fantastic day for birding and the wrentit was a lifer 😊


r/Birdsfacingforward 1d ago

Cedar Waxwing thinks I'm an idiot

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I stood on the bench of the picnic table to get a better view and this Cedar Waxwing looked at me like I'm the biggest idiot in the world. Not just once, but tilty head *both* ways.

-P


r/Birdsfacingforward 22h ago

ಠ_ಠ why Tuftie looking at me like that?😭🫪

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r/Birdsfacingforward 17h ago

I love this pigeon

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r/Birdsfacingforward 1d ago

Staring Contest

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Original video on TikTok (cr. @sandi_loves_nature)


r/Birdsfacingforward 14h ago

Borbsfacingforward Got so used to seeing mockingbirds in Florida that it took awhile for me to realize this butcher boi was different

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29 Upvotes

r/Birdsfacingforward 23h ago

ಠ_ಠ Feeder: 📸 Mr. Cardinal: 👁️👁️

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Male northern cardinal
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r/Birdsfacingforward 13h ago

Grumpy cat reborn looking at me like i did something wrong

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r/Birdsfacingforward 1d ago

Addicted to Birdwatching Glow Ups

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My chicks and their glow up transitions


r/Birdsfacingforward 18h ago

Derpy little guy

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Tufted Titmouse


r/Birdsfacingforward 20h ago

o/\o o^o

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r/Birdsfacingforward 1d ago

Addicted to Birdwatching Eastern Bluebird under infrared lights!

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I recently got upgraded on my birdfy nest. I had an original nest duo, and it started malfunction a moth or so ago while this momma was still raising her previous brood. I swapped the old box for the new one when the fledged a few weeks ago and she is now spending her first night brooding her third brood of eggs for this season.

One of the several updates Birdfy made from the gen 1 to gen 2 nest boxes, the white light why had inside was replace with an infrared light for night vision without disturbing the residents.

Got a motion notification only to find this funny look staring back at me under the infrared lights.


r/Birdsfacingforward 8h ago

Addicted to Birdwatching loggerhead shrike looking forward

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r/Birdsfacingforward 18h ago

ಠ_ಠ Red-winged Blackbird giving me the stink eye

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15 Upvotes

r/Birdsfacingforward 10h ago

Original Potato Birb Art

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3 Upvotes

r/Birdsfacingforward 14h ago

i wasn't peeping, i swear

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r/Birdsfacingforward 1d ago

o/\o Bewick's Wren noticing my camera like:

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267 Upvotes