Can you help ID this bird please?
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There was a couple of these guys today hitting the feeder that I have not seen before.
Can anyone tell me what is this beauty? My wife and son called 'Blue Jays' but I know that is not correct. I've been waiting for those, but needs to get much colder to see them around here.
New Kids by Wolfsatz, on Flickr
Newbie by Wolfsatz, on Flickr
Can anyone tell me what is this beauty? My wife and son called 'Blue Jays' but I know that is not correct. I've been waiting for those, but needs to get much colder to see them around here.
New Kids by Wolfsatz, on Flickr
Newbie by Wolfsatz, on Flickr
There was a couple of these guys today hitting the feeder that I have not seen before.
Can anyone tell me what is this beauty? My wife and son called 'Blue Jays' but I know that is not correct. I've been waiting for those, but needs to get much colder to see them around here.
Look like Bluebirds.
I agree -- Eastern bluebird, winter colors
Dawg Pics
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A saw a post on another site that had a duck with a similar white bib, but it had a green head.. It was called a Duclair. I found a couple flikr images that have brown ducks with a white bib, and they were labeled Duclair as well. Maybe that is what this is?
Link to image below.
https://flic.kr/p/SUcCtW
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Can anyone tell me what this beauty is? She is quite shy, likes to hide always behind thick branches, always descends in a particular patern.. always checking the surroundings very frequently. Once it lands, it is a quick bite and off again.
Warbler?
Warbler? by Wolfsatz, on Flickr
Warbler? by Wolfsatz, on Flickr
Warbler?
Warbler? by Wolfsatz, on Flickr
Warbler? by Wolfsatz, on Flickr
Can anyone tell me what this beauty is? She is quite shy, likes to hide always behind thick branches, always descends in a particular patern.. always checking the surroundings very frequently. Once it lands, it is a quick bite and off again.
Warbler?
Try White Breasted Nuthatch
https://ebird.org/species/whbnut
BackdoorArts
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There's a lot of cross-breeding between ducks and I suspect that this is some mottled combination of plain domestic white and perhaps 2 or 3 other things. Water fowl are the least of my specialties but I've been to enough walks where this fact has been driven home around pond ducks.
I hope @BackdoorArts will help me ID this hawk. I'm guessing Red-Tailed Hawk although its tail feathers don't appear too red. The other thing that is throwing me off is its chest. Back when I photographed a Red-Tailed Hawk, the white area around its crop was much larger. There seem to be several brown spots below its neck. But I really don't think it is a Cooper's Hawk. The chest spots are too circular and not longer streaks like I've seen on those.
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Robin W
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BackdoorArts
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First year Red-tailed Hawk, as was said. Easier to tell when it's flying, but there are enough clues here. Biggest is the lack of a distinct yellow band around the beak where it meets the head - both the Cooper's and Sharpie will have them even as juveniles. Then the tail is a little tougher when stationary, but the underside banding is far less pronounced and with more and thinner striping. Finally, though the chest dappling is similar a Red-tail will always have a white bib where the smaller accipiters will ave continuous marks from the crown on down.
Sort of unusual to see one on a power line (assuming that's what this is). That's usually a Sharpie's domain.
Thanks, Jake. I wasn't aware of the differences between Coopers/Sharpies vs. Red-Tailed Hawks when it comes to that band around the beak. That will definitely be something I watch for now. :encouragement:
Forgot to mention I'm pretty sure that is a Verizon Fios cable. Our electric wires are much thinner as are the Comcast cable lines.
I thnk this is a Red Bellied Woodpecker... but the marking on my reference book "Life Size Birds" by Nancy J Hajeski have different markings. So I am not totally sure.
Can anyone confirm? This guy is a lot more careful to approach the feeder and flies away at the slightest sound or disturbance. The Downy is a lot more less shy.. even feeding within a few feet away from the feeder.
Carpenter by Wolfsatz, on Flickr
Can anyone confirm? This guy is a lot more careful to approach the feeder and flies away at the slightest sound or disturbance. The Downy is a lot more less shy.. even feeding within a few feet away from the feeder.
Carpenter by Wolfsatz, on Flickr
Female Northern Flicker, yellow-shafted form -- nice.
I thnk this is a Red Bellied Woodpecker... but the marking on my reference book "Life Size Birds" by Nancy J Hajeski have different markings. So I am not totally sure.
Can anyone confirm? This guy is a lot more careful to approach the feeder and flies away at the slightest sound or disturbance. The Downy is a lot more less shy.. even feeding within a few feet away from the feeder.
