BackdoorArts
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Agreed, but I barely see gray in this photo, which could be what's throwing me off. I'm just getting different shades of brown. Check your white balance, fella!! LOL
Can you help ID this bird please?
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Agreed, but I barely see gray in this photo, which could be what's throwing me off. I'm just getting different shades of brown. Check your white balance, fella!! LOL
LOL. If I EVER feel like I've gotten a complete handle on white balance, I will feel like I have conquered universal knowledge.
Nikonewbie
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Difficult for me to tell because you have such a nice close-up picture
This is a " Redstart"
TwistedThrottle
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Doing wood pecker types of things; knocking on the tree, peeling bark, finding bugs. Small bird about 2-3 inches.
I've seen Northern Flickers and Downey woodpeckers in my yard but this is a new one to me. Anyone know what kind of bird this is?
BackdoorArts
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Pygmy Nuthatch for sure. The cap is a giveaway given your location (can't be a Brown Headed Nuthatch).
Here are a couple of ducks I'd like to identify. Both are quite tame and appear to approach people for food. They were within 2 feet of people both times I've seen them.
With this first duck, my guess is some type of hybrid. In the past, there used to be a white duck and a black duck so it's possible they produced this white & grey duck. The thing is there is a little tan on its body, too. Come to think of it, the white duck I saw in the past might have had a little tan on its body.
And here is the duck it was with. I have no clue what type it could be.
With this first duck, my guess is some type of hybrid. In the past, there used to be a white duck and a black duck so it's possible they produced this white & grey duck. The thing is there is a little tan on its body, too. Come to think of it, the white duck I saw in the past might have had a little tan on its body.
And here is the duck it was with. I have no clue what type it could be.
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BackdoorArts
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There are soooooooo many variations of just a basic domestic duck. I just did a quick search on "domestic duck varieties" and it appears the top 3 are a Magpie Duck (never heard of it). Bottom two, no idea.
Thanks, Jake. I never heard of a Magpie Duck either. I was struck by its beautiful looks - at least I thought it looked amazing. Maybe not everyone will agree though.
No - I didn't realize Merlin does ducks. And never heard of the other site. Thanks for the info! I will look on both to see if I can find more info on the Magpie Duck Jake mentioned and to see if I can identify the other.
Yeah, these are domestic ducks, likely dumped by people who got tired of caring for them. Most domestic ducks cannot fly well since they have been bread to have very large breasts. We had some domestic ducks in our neighborhood lake for a couple of years, and two people traded off feeding them since they had a tough time of it getting natural food, especially in the winter. Amazingly, most of them survived. Eventually they were rounded up and taken to a private pond where they could be looked after.
BackdoorArts
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Appears more Sedge Wren than Rock Wren, but those are listed as rare in CO if that's still where you are. Merlin says likely a Rock Wren
Thanks, Jake.
BackdoorArts
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I'm not going to be a lot of help other than according to everything I can find it's too much yellow for the Hermit. As an East Coast birder that's all I got for ya.
Where? There have been several reports in south OC of a few rarely seen blackpoll warblers. They have the yellow chest with muddy brown streaks like this in summer