Not a starling? Can you help me ID it? We DO NOT have greenery like this right now, this photo is from last year, but this bird is giving me a hard time.
Thank you, Margaret. It would have been, I think. There were two of them. That makes perfect sense. Those females are tricky, aren't they?! Once friends pin them down, it's easier to confirm them! uCornell shows them!
I recognized the Red-winged blackbird right away. There's a marshy area we go to where they are abundant but the females and juveniles give me a harder time to id. I enjoyed your photos and I'm looking forward to hearing their trill again. They have such a distinctive call.
ooohhhh Jennifer, you should get a bird book, it is so fun to I.d. the birds!! I make notes on the pages, dates, habits, how often I see them and what they like to eat!!
Those red wings visit my feeders but I have never gotten a good close up!! Your images are beautiful!!
Hari OM I am very keen on birds but of course not at all familiar with those from your part of the world...That would certainly look like a starling to this eye - I defer to the more experienced! The male is certainly a looker... YAM xx
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It looks like it could be a red-winged black bird female. How big was it? A bit smaller than robin size?
Thank you, Margaret.
It would have been, I think. There were two of them.
That makes perfect sense.
Those females are tricky, aren't they?!
Once friends pin them down, it's easier to confirm them! uCornell shows them!
Yup.. that's her, alright. :)
glad you got an id, I'm really bad at this.
I recognized the Red-winged blackbird right away. There's a marshy area we go to where they are abundant but the females and juveniles give me a harder time to id. I enjoyed your photos and I'm looking forward to hearing their trill again. They have such a distinctive call.
I was surprised when I saw my first female REDwing Blackbird.. Great post and photos. Have a happy weekend!
Wonderful shots of the red-wing black bird.
This one's a mystery to me. You must have some avid birders who follow you!
ooohhhh Jennifer, you should get a bird book, it is so fun to I.d. the birds!! I make notes on the pages, dates, habits, how often I see them and what they like to eat!!
Those red wings visit my feeders but I have never gotten a good close up!! Your images are beautiful!!
we have a winner!
ALOHA from Honolulu
Comfort Spiral
=^..^= <3
we have a winner!
ALOHA from Honolulu
Comfort Spiral
=^..^= <3
Hari OM
I am very keen on birds but of course not at all familiar with those from your part of the world...That would certainly look like a starling to this eye - I defer to the more experienced! The male is certainly a looker... YAM xx
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