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Dec 26, 2012 18:44:21 #
Is this a Bullock's Oriole? If yes, what is it doing in central WA in December?!
Dec 26, 2012 18:49:35 #
I would say yes, and he didn't read thr bird book.
I have seen sissor tail fly catchers in nh and ny
I have seen sissor tail fly catchers in nh and ny
Dec 26, 2012 19:47:28 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
Is this a Bullock's Oriole? If yes, what is it doing in central WA in December?!
That's what it looks like to me...great capture Linda!
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Dec 26, 2012 19:50:12 #
Carolina Wings wrote:
That's what it looks like to me...great capture Linda!
Linda From Maine wrote:
Is this a Bullock's Oriole? If yes, what is it doing in central WA in December?!
That's what it looks like to me...great capture Linda!
Thanks Carolina, and Bruce also. I can take no credit for the capture. Sitting on my bed, shooting out through the closed window, trying to focus on cedar waxwings when this bugger popped into the frame!
Dec 26, 2012 19:51:45 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
Thanks Carolina, and Bruce also. I can take no credit for the capture. Sitting on my bed, shooting out through the closed window, trying to focus on cedar waxwings when this bugger popped into the frame!
Carolina Wings wrote:
That's what it looks like to me...great capture Linda!
Linda From Maine wrote:
Is this a Bullock's Oriole? If yes, what is it doing in central WA in December?!
That's what it looks like to me...great capture Linda!
Thanks Carolina, and Bruce also. I can take no credit for the capture. Sitting on my bed, shooting out through the closed window, trying to focus on cedar waxwings when this bugger popped into the frame!
Actually...I think it's the Hooded Bullock Oriole Linda. Part of birding is being at the right place at the right time ;-)
Dec 26, 2012 23:03:08 #
Right Linda. Sitting on your bed and you get a shot this good? :):) I walked the woods for about 2 hours today and saw snow.:):) Very nice shot!!
Erv :)
Erv :)
Dec 26, 2012 23:12:05 #
Thanks Erv! But you got fresh air and exercise - and snow is pretty, as you showed (and I admired) from your posted photos from your walk.
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Dec 26, 2012 23:36:23 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
Is this a Bullock's Oriole? If yes, what is it doing in central WA in December?!
This is a tough I.D. It's got that black streak through the eye to the crown, but is lacking the white feathers on the wing of a Bullock's. Also, the black belt below the throat is not a charactistic of the Bullock's.
Speaking of the Bullock's, I photographed one of them on January 12, 2010 in central PA. Go figure that odd place and time to see a Bullock's.
Dec 26, 2012 23:44:35 #
CanonShot wrote:
This is a tough I.D. It's got that black streak through the eye to the crown, but is lacking the white feathers on the wing of a Bullock's. Also, the black belt below the throat is not a charactistic of the Bullock's.
Speaking of the Bullock's, I photographed one of them on January 12, 2010 in central PA. Go figure that odd place and time to see a Bullock's.
Linda From Maine wrote:
Is this a Bullock's Oriole? If yes, what is it doing in central WA in December?!
This is a tough I.D. It's got that black streak through the eye to the crown, but is lacking the white feathers on the wing of a Bullock's. Also, the black belt below the throat is not a charactistic of the Bullock's.
Speaking of the Bullock's, I photographed one of them on January 12, 2010 in central PA. Go figure that odd place and time to see a Bullock's.
Oh right, I did see white on some I googled. Maybe it's a hybrid, I mean hybird - ha! Wow, January in central PA. Poor thing was WAY off-course!
Dec 26, 2012 23:56:51 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
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It certainly was way off, but these "off the trail" migrators are becoming more common. In the last three weeks I have photographed a caliope hummingbird and a rufus hummingbird here in PA!
Back to the Bullock's for a second: That beautiful bird sure loved the grape jelly and grapes the Amish lady put in a jar lid which she mounted on the top of the clothes line crossbar!
Dec 27, 2012 00:14:22 #
He's sure having a great breakfast there! Love the high key background against the bird and berries. He is fortunate to have found your place! Nice shot Linda.
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Dec 27, 2012 01:31:22 #
Hi Linda,
Hey, I found you! My first effort at using Ugly Hedgehhog.
This is actually a Varied Thrush. They look quite a bit like Orioles, but the black "necklace" tells you it is a Varied Thrush.
They can be pretty hard to get photos of, they are shy. Nice going - really pretty shot.
We saw them guite a lot on the West side, but I have never seen one here.
Susan
Hey, I found you! My first effort at using Ugly Hedgehhog.
This is actually a Varied Thrush. They look quite a bit like Orioles, but the black "necklace" tells you it is a Varied Thrush.
They can be pretty hard to get photos of, they are shy. Nice going - really pretty shot.
We saw them guite a lot on the West side, but I have never seen one here.
Susan
Dec 27, 2012 01:48:46 #
Linda...Susan is correct. The bird is a Varied Thrush. During the winter season, the bird migrates to the east and can be found in a number of spots of the high desert and Washington badlands. I saw and photographed my first one of the season a week or so ago. Last year was a very good year for the bird as in my yard alone, I had at one time, seven different individuals.
It is a good shot of a sometimes hard to find bird.
It is a good shot of a sometimes hard to find bird.
Dec 27, 2012 02:45:14 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
Is this a Bullock's Oriole? If yes, what is it doing in central WA in December?!
Nice shot Linda, very nice. He looks like he's eating to me. LOL :D
Dec 27, 2012 07:06:34 #
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