Bird on Wire
Mar 20, 2014 13:12:35 #
I believe this is a female Redwing Blackbird since there was a male close by. Anyone care to post a positive ID?
Critiques are always welcome.
Critiques are always welcome.
Mar 20, 2014 17:41:47 #
Mar 20, 2014 17:47:24 #
Vicki, your third picture was the key; it's a Brewers Blackbird... a male in it's summer coat by the looks of it. ;)
Mar 20, 2014 17:47:24 #
Google images show female with striped breast. Someone in the know will know :) What is it about barbed wire that makes such an interesting (for us) perch for birds? So much more pleasing than electric wires - lol.
gheesh - two people posted while I was typing :)
gheesh - two people posted while I was typing :)
Mar 20, 2014 17:49:08 #
Mar 20, 2014 17:51:54 #
While I'm not a fan of small birds shots, your's are dead on. Nice job.
Mar 20, 2014 20:21:19 #
DOOK wrote:
Can't help with the ID, Vicki, but I really like the pics. :thumbup:
Thanks so much Earl. I'm glad you liked this rather plain looking bird.
Mar 20, 2014 20:24:29 #
CHOLLY wrote:
Vicki, your third picture was the key; it's a Brewers Blackbird... a male in it's summer coat by the looks of it. ;)
This bird was a bit bigger than the Brewers I've seen. The male Brewers are very black right now and have distinctively vivid yellow eyes. This bird's eyes were quite brown. These are just my observations, of course, and I don't pretend to know all of the species we have in the area.
Mar 20, 2014 20:27:39 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
Google images show female with striped breast. Someone in the know will know :) What is it about barbed wire that makes such an interesting (for us) perch for birds? So much more pleasing than electric wires - lol.
gheesh - two people posted while I was typing :)
gheesh - two people posted while I was typing :)
It might be a large female Brewer's. I couldn't find a pic of a female Red Wing in either of my books and forgot I could "google." Does that make me OLD?
I agree about barbed wire. I would have been less tempted to take and post the shots if the wire had been plain. :-)
Mar 20, 2014 20:29:07 #
Mar 20, 2014 20:30:41 #
kurtinnj wrote:
While I'm not a fan of small birds shots, your's are dead on. Nice job.
I'd have a Bald Eagle for my avatar, too, if I could find one to photograph. This bird was rather plain except for the subtle iridescent colors in her feathers that shined in the late afternoon light. Thanks for looking and commenting.
Mar 20, 2014 20:32:40 #
rlaugh wrote:
Good shots of hard to photograph blacks!
Thank so much. Yes, black and/or white is tough. I took a stab at this one and got a little bit lucky. The light was just right to bring out a little of the subtle colors in the black.
Mar 20, 2014 22:52:44 #
Mar 21, 2014 00:05:27 #
Trabor wrote:
How about a brown headed Cowbird
definitely not Redwing Blackbird or Brewes
definitely not Redwing Blackbird or Brewes
That makes sense. Thanks.
Mar 21, 2014 00:37:27 #
The beak is wrong a Brown Headed Cow Bird. Besides... these heads are black and not brown. :D
And the tail is too small for a male Common or Boat-Tailed Grackle.
Looks a LOT like a Brewer's Blackbird to me... pale eye and all. BTW, the yellow eye is a characteristic of the very similar and closely related Rusty Blackbird. ;)
And the tail is too small for a male Common or Boat-Tailed Grackle.
Looks a LOT like a Brewer's Blackbird to me... pale eye and all. BTW, the yellow eye is a characteristic of the very similar and closely related Rusty Blackbird. ;)
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