Title: Sunday walk payoff
Post by: Dumpsterkitty on 22-Nov-09, 06:01:26 PM
I was a bit hissy today...had to go into work and it was too late when I got done for my long walk. Had to do the short paved path by the road, but it paid off birdwise better than the woods!
I heard this red-tail before I saw her
I met a couple on the path & pointed her out. I told them I'd have to look at the pictures at home, but I got the impression she was youngish-her voice sounded young. It may be wishful thinking, but I think in this digital zoomed (so blurry) one she has one or two brown tail feathers left and it seems her eyes are lighter than an adult.
I heard this red-tail before I saw her
I met a couple on the path & pointed her out. I told them I'd have to look at the pictures at home, but I got the impression she was youngish-her voice sounded young. It may be wishful thinking, but I think in this digital zoomed (so blurry) one she has one or two brown tail feathers left and it seems her eyes are lighter than an adult.
Title: Re: Sunday walk payoff-Canada geese
Post by: Dumpsterkitty on 22-Nov-09, 06:05:20 PM
And I managed to catch this series of the resident Canada Geese taking off & forming up their V
Title: Re: Sunday walk payoff-and ID help needed
Post by: Dumpsterkitty on 22-Nov-09, 06:11:50 PM
When I saw this one on my walk I thought it was white-breasted nuthatch. But looking at the pictures at home the head isn't dark enough. But the tail pattern is right in the takeoff pic. My Peterson has gone MIA (probably in the car in my birding bag with my binoculars)...anybody have a guess?
Title: Re: Sunday walk payoff
Post by: MAK on 22-Nov-09, 06:17:23 PM
Mockingbird?
Title: Re: Sunday walk payoff
Post by: Bird Crazy on 22-Nov-09, 06:26:10 PM
Mockingbird?
yep I think so.Title: Re: Sunday walk payoff
Post by: Dumpsterkitty on 22-Nov-09, 06:57:43 PM
OK...good possibility...the head is lighter than I usually see on a mockingbird, but definitely more likely than my first guess!
Title: Re: Sunday walk payoff
Post by: Donna on 22-Nov-09, 07:04:12 PM
OK...good possibility...the head is lighter than I usually see on a mockingbird, but definitely more likely than my first guess!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHhX_L3o1T4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHhX_L3o1T4) bguitar
Title: Re: Sunday walk payoff
Post by: Dumpsterkitty on 22-Nov-09, 07:12:48 PM
OK...good possibility...the head is lighter than I usually see on a mockingbird, but definitely more likely than my first guess!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHhX_L3o1T4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHhX_L3o1T4) bguitar
Wow, hadn't heard that version in...like forever...excellent!