Texas birds ID
Mar 10, 2015 07:36:45 #
I am on vacation in east Texas (Victoria) and have come across a couple birds that I can't identify. Can anyone help me?
1. The black and white bird that resembles a turkey - sort of.
2. The 'gulls' on the left in #2. Not the pink ones...they are black & white.
1. The black and white bird that resembles a turkey - sort of.
2. The 'gulls' on the left in #2. Not the pink ones...they are black & white.
Mar 10, 2015 07:57:17 #
Mar 10, 2015 08:00:34 #
Guineas in the first one. I can't make out the ones in the second. Not big enough.
Mar 10, 2015 08:21:47 #
Those birds on the left in pic 2 are way too tiny and far away to get a decent look at them. Do you have a better picture? Also click Store Original when posting.
Mar 10, 2015 08:30:24 #
I think the black & white birds in the second picture are black-necked stilts although it's hard to tell from the small picture.
Mar 10, 2015 08:44:24 #
Mar 10, 2015 08:52:08 #
Saleavitt10 wrote:
I think the black & white birds in the second picture are black-necked stilts although it's hard to tell from the small picture.
You are probably right. I wish we could see the legs.
Mar 10, 2015 08:58:12 #
some sort of spoon bill...the pink ones
http://www.bing.com/search?q=spoonbill+bird&form=IE11TR&src=IE11TR&pc=DCJB
there are better ways to search out these birds then this forum
http://www.bing.com/search?q=spoonbill+bird&form=IE11TR&src=IE11TR&pc=DCJB
there are better ways to search out these birds then this forum
Mar 10, 2015 13:14:32 #
Mar 10, 2015 16:52:21 #
northcoast42
Loc: Puget Sound, Washington
dieseldave wrote:
I am on vacation in east Texas (Victoria) and have come across a couple birds that I can't identify. Can anyone help me?
1. The black and white bird that resembles a turkey - sort of.
2. The 'gulls' on the left in #2. Not the pink ones...they are black & white.
1. The black and white bird that resembles a turkey - sort of.
2. The 'gulls' on the left in #2. Not the pink ones...they are black & white.
Picture#1 birds are Helmeted Guineafowl. They're probably escapees from someone's yard. They are native to Africa.
Picture#2 the birds on the left are Black Necked Stilts. The birds on the right are Roseate Spoonbills.
Picture#3 birds are mature Laughing Gulls.
Mar 10, 2015 19:14:36 #
normally that is true I have the national Geographic app and use whatbird.com. The thing is none of them list the guinea hen. After finding out what they are I googled them and it looks like they are probably considered domestic birds - not wild ones - although there were six of them just wandering around the park across from the court house.
And take a look at this picture of the black & white gulls they have red legs and the wings look more black than grey like the sabine gull. It is not very big, but this one is a little clearer.
And take a look at this picture of the black & white gulls they have red legs and the wings look more black than grey like the sabine gull. It is not very big, but this one is a little clearer.
Mar 10, 2015 20:19:20 #
northcoast42
Loc: Puget Sound, Washington
dieseldave wrote:
And take a look at this picture of the black & white gulls they have red legs and the wings look more black than grey like the sabine gull. It is not very big, but this one is a little clearer.
And take a look at this picture of the black & white gulls they have red legs and the wings look more black than grey like the sabine gull. It is not very big, but this one is a little clearer.
It would be a pretty rare thing to find a Sabine's gull in Texas. The birds pictured aren't gulls at all. They are Black-necked Stilts. Here's a shot I took this weekend at Eco Pond in the Everglades. Hope that helps
:-)
Mar 12, 2015 11:21:22 #
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