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Very nice shots, Cog. I really like the first one.

 

[dpc]

Bathing

 

[dpc]

 

[Click]

Nice series, dpc. I especially like the first picture.

 

[dpc]

Rose-breasted grosbeak in the backyard this morning

 

[bhf3737]

EOS-R with Sigma 60-600mm.
Solitary Sandpiper @600mm, f/6.3, ISO 1250.

 

[Click]

Another nice series. Well done, dpc.

 

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Nice shot, bhf3737.

 

[Jack Douglas]

Another view of the Blue-gray Tanager, Costa Rica.

Jack

 

[Jack Douglas]

Blue-crowned Motmot shot in the Turrialba region. Mornings are generally fine but boy does it get dull and cloudy in the afternoons, so a flash would have been useful (ISO 10000 here).

Jack

 

[Jack Douglas]

ISV, HELP! The beak? The coloration doesn't align with what I have in my book.

Jack

 

[AlanF]

Went out on the bike with the 5DSR + 100-400mm II (no TC) over my shoulder this morning and came across skylarks. They are are such fun as they soar and sing. I was rather focal length limited as I can carry only lighter gear at the moment.

 

[AlanF]

And I couldn't resist making this gif of soaring and singing..

 

[dpc]

Female house sparrow: I think. I'm not the best at bird identification any more.

 

[dpc]

Beautiful shots of the skylark, Alan. I like the first one in particular.

 

[Jack Douglas]

And I couldn't resist making this gif of soaring and singing.View attachment 184595.

Very nice animation!

Jack

 

[Click]

Beautiful series, Jack. I really like your pictures.

 

[ISv]

ISV, HELP! The beak? The coloration doesn't align with what I have in my book.View attachment 184592

Jack

I would suggest young female Red-legged Honey creeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus). The legs of the immature birds are brown, adults are with red legs.
Oh, if you have only male's image in your book - they are with azure-blue plumage (to confuse the ID ).
Concerning the beak - typical for honey creepers. I hope I'm not confused by this one: it seems to have more gray on the upper-parts but it could be because of the immaturity...

 

[Jack Douglas]

I would suggest young female Red-legged Honey creeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus). The legs of the immature birds are brown, adults are with red legs.
Oh, if you have only male's image in your book - they are with azure-blue plumage (to confuse the ID ).
Concerning the beak - typical for honey creepers. I hope I'm not confused by this one: it seems to have more gray on the upper-parts but it could be because of the immaturity...

Well it seems like a reasonable guess but I haven't been able to really confirm it. Thanks as always.

Jack

 

[ISv]

Search the Internet for pictures of that species. See this page for example: https://www.photobee1blog.com/2012/07/honeycreepers-of-costa-rica/
In Costa Rica they have 2 more honey creepers but only the females of the Green Honey creeper are similar. They don't have the pale supercillium above the eyes, instead they have yellow on the beak, especially on the lower mandible.