It's an Eastern Kingbird, my friend. It's also your best BIF to date. Yahoo!
I think Bear said it was a flycatcher. Well it is. In that family.
Joe F.N. wrote:
It's an Eastern Kingbird, my friend. It's also your best BIF to date. Yahoo!
I think Bear said it was a flycatcher. Well it is. In that family.
I agree with Joe. He knows his birds. :lol:
Joe F.N. wrote:
It's an Eastern Kingbird, my friend. It's also your best BIF to date. Yahoo!
I think Bear said it was a flycatcher. Well it is. In that family.
Ah Ha, so that's what it is.
Thanks Joe
The fundamental of the game is practice, practice, practice -- not being spoon fed a lot of technical advice like that overnite critic thinks is the the answer.
Sorry to bring up this guy's tantrum, but my beautiful soul mate and I were most unhappy this morning reading that kind of discourtesy.
'nuff said.
Today is beautiful and I am going to keep on truckin.
Pierre
Charles4444a wrote:
I agree with Joe. He knows his birds. :lol:
:thumbup: :thumbup: No "V" in the tail for a swallow.
I'm glad Joe's already IDd this one, because I certainly didn't have a clue. Good BIF shot, Pierre.
PierreH wrote:
I give up....been going through the bird books, looked at the Cornell site and still don't know who this is.
As a starting guess, it's maybe a Swallow. But which one -- Tree Swallow (perhaps a female or a young male),or a Barn Swallow? Maybe something else?
All I can tell you is that it was pretty fast and had been hunting for several minutes over the water before resting on a branch and then streaking off.
This bird is bigger than a Sparrow and almost the size of a Robin.
This photo is a big, big crop of the original -- hence the grain and noise.
Pierre
I give up....been going through the bird books, lo... (
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We forget too often that not only is Joe one of the best bird photographers he is also wonderful resource for learning about birds.
I should say too that you are very talented in that regard. So, comments and support from you are really big.
Pierre
Thanks for such a kind comment, Pierre.
PierreH wrote:
We forget too often that not only is Joe one of the best bird photographers he is also wonderful resource for learning about birds.
I should say too that you are very talented in that regard. So, comments and support from you are really big.
Pierre
PierreH wrote:
I give up....been going through the bird books, looked at the Cornell site and still don't know who this is.
As a starting guess, it's maybe a Swallow. But which one -- Tree Swallow (perhaps a female or a young male),or a Barn Swallow? Maybe something else?
All I can tell you is that it was pretty fast and had been hunting for several minutes over the water before resting on a branch and then streaking off.
This bird is bigger than a Sparrow and almost the size of a Robin.
This photo is a big, big crop of the original -- hence the grain and noise.
Pierre
I give up....been going through the bird books, lo... (
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That's not a swallow. It looks like a sparrow.........
whitewitch wrote:
That's not a swallow. It looks like a sparrow.........
Sorry, no cigar.
It's an Eastern King -- identified for me by the the best authorities.
Thanks for viewing and the come-back.
Pierre
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