I have to double check all the answers with some online resource. But I know for sure the first one is a baby goose...since it was swimming in between two geese.
I'm not so sure on the red-winged Blackbird call, If the bird was in California, it could be a Tricolored Blackbird. This bird shows alot of glossy color, which Tricolors have and a bit thinner bill than a red-winged might have. Just some thoughts.
I'm not so sure on the red-winged Blackbird call, If the bird was in California, it could be a Tricolored Blackbird. This bird shows alot of glossy color, which Tricolors have and a bit thinner bill than a red-winged might have. Just some thoughts.
Tri-colored blackbirds have white against the red, not yellow.
This fellow appeared on the deck last Sunday and have never seen this kind of bird b4.. I think he's a hybrid.. Any thoughts?
The only thing I can find that's even close-ish is a snow bunting in the process of changing from its winter colours to its summer ones, but it still doesn't look just right. Where was this taken?
eta; nope, really don't think so.
Hmm, every time I think I'm on a lead something in colouring (breast streaks, wing bars, etc) throws me off. I'm stumped!
We/I would like to know where it was taken; or, where was the "deck" located?. N. America, S. America, Australia, Russia, Europe, etc. Also, what time of year?
This fellow appeared on the deck last Sunday and have never seen this kind of bird b4.. I think he's a hybrid.. Any thoughts?
It's a finch of some kind.
I think it is a partial albino dark-eyed Junco. I had a partila albino robin in my yard yesterdaay.
The photo of the red-winged/tricolored blackbird show neither white or yellow, I was looking at the glossy coloration and smaller bill.
Yeah, a junco is entirely possible.
On the blackbird, it looks orangey on the lower edge to me. I think it would definitely show white in a tricoloured. The white's quite distinctive, much move visible than the orange, in ones I've seen. The bill does look lighter, but I suspect that's reflection and the angle makes it hard to judge the length.
We get a LOT of redwinged around here. I know I have shots, so I'll see if there's a decent one for comparison :)
eta; Darn, found a great shot of a Brewer's blackbird but not of a redwinged. Would have to go wayyyy back into my cd's and I'm too lazy for that :D Though I'll see if I can catch a shot from our deck in the next day or two.
another edit; Sounds like redwinged is more likely, as I found this info;
"The estimated global population of Tricoloured Blackbirds is 250,000 to 300,000 birds, with at least 95% of these occurring in California." It's classified as endangered. my source
I assumed the blackbird was shot on the west coast when posted with a golden-crowned sparrow another mostly western species. I haven't seen many Tricoloreds, so it could be a red-winged, but I couldn't eliminate a Tricolored with the shot.
Here's my strangest bird shot so far,
and a local redwing blackbird
I am not familiar with any of the birds posted so far, except that Prash's black bird may be the redwing type. I think that the one by Stargaser may be molting. I can't remember ever seeing a photo of a bird with that coloring as being their normal feather set.
I assumed the blackbird was shot on the west coast when posted with a golden-crowned sparrow another mostly western species. I haven't seen many Tricoloreds, so it could be a red-winged, but I couldn't eliminate a Tricolored with the shot.
But the golden-crowned covers the whole west coast, at one time of year or another, while the tricoloured doesn't. We get golden-crowned and redwinged but not tricoloured.
I agree, it's west coast somewhere, but knowing just where could help us eliminate the tricoloured (or may not). I also agree that it can't be eliminated by that photo, though limited range and population numbers within its range make it more likely to be red-winged, IMO.
Now, if he'd only tell us where it was shot! :)
eta; by the way guys, the gosling isn't a fledgling. It'll be a couple months yet before he can fly :)
