23 Of The Worst Photos Of Birds

    The Audubon Society's California chapter wanted to see what your #worstbirdpic and, boy, did Twitter deliver.

    1. Here's the blurry fella that kicked things off:

    @TheIneptBirder @AudubonCA Can we make this happen? #WorstBirdPic (a magnificent varied thrush)

    2. The mood lighting really enhances the birdiness:

    digiscoped Rustic bunting with accidental flash! @AmOrnithologist @AudubonCA @TheIneptBirder #WorstBirdPic

    3. An action shot:

    No wait, this one. #WorstBirdPic I swear it's a burrowing owl

    4. A snapshot into domesticity:

    I have so many of these. This is from a series entitled "Theropod Moon". #WorstBirdPic

    5. Alright, but finding an owl in the daylight is pretty impressive, regardless of photo quality:

    Here's mine. #WorstBirdPic Great Horned Owl.

    6. Pretty good foliage pic, though:

    #WorstBirdPic California Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma californica) #skreet #BirdsMatter

    7. A head-scratcher of an art piece:

    MT @AudubonCA: bad bird photo? Share at #WorstBirdPic #birds #birding Cooper's Hawk in backyard thru window screen

    8. Thrilling things are afoot:

    RT @AudubonCA: bad bird photo? Share at #WorstBirdPic #birds #birding — Red-Breasted Merganser

    9. This one just mostly makes you question what ~perspective~ really is:

    @AudubonCA blurry Prothonotary Warbler anyone? #WorstBirdPic

    10. Just a sea of beige to dive into here:

    @AudubonCA or maybe it's this blurry Marsh Wren #WorstBirdPic

    11. Hate to say goodbye, love to watch her leave (???):

    .@AudubonCA @TheIneptBirder I have a lot of #WorstBirdPic candidates, but this pelican @YellowstoneNPS is a favorite.

    12. There's some drama hidden here:

    But I have so many of these #WorstBirdPic Let's just call this one 'mystery bird' @TheIneptBirder @AudubonCA

    13. Perhaps this fella just needed some privacy:

    Oh #WorstBirdPic is a hashtag? Oh man! Here's a cedar waxwing from this fall: #birds #birdbutt

    14. Peek-a-who?:

    Here's my lousy shot of a Great Spotted Woodpecker in the #ForestofDean UK, #WorstBirdPic #birding #nature

    15. Every body is beautiful:

    Sharing my #WorstBirdPic from trip to Antipodes Islands. Pipits don't stop moving. (CC @AudubonCA @NZScienceLearn)

    16. Some scenery, to give you a better sense of what birds have to deal with:

    #WorstBirdPic I call this one "Smeary Mostly-Juncos in Snow"

    17. This pic illustrates the supreme bravery of birds:

    18. A very important bird is here, which is exciting!:

    #WorstBirdPic There is a Bald Eagle in this field. Trust me. He flew right in front of us and landed in the field.

    19. Some birds just can't stand still due to their awesomeness:

    Green Jay got no time for me #WorstBirdPic

    20. Great things come in small, blurry packages:

    @TheIneptBirder @AudubonCA The best shot I got of the bird is almost as bad. But hey, field marks! #WorstBirdPic

    21. SURPRISE, IT'S A BIRD:

    #WorstBirdPic Long-eared Owl . Friend said, "It looked like you put a Muppet up there." One of my better efforts

    22. It's like if a bird was a shadow ghost:

    #WorstBirdPic here's an awful picture of a Steller's Jay in Golden Gate Park cc: @AudubonCA

    23. Sure:

    @AudubonCA an NYC wood duck for #WorstBirdPic