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[Click]

Great Blue Heron in the early morning light

 

[ISv]

First photos after busy two weeks. All regulars.

 

[ISv]

And since I have been always kind of envious of Click's kayak level photos - two of "mud level" (yeah, I know it's not the same but you see some water there, NO?!) Now just imagine the kayak there and it should be OK ( )!!?

 

[docsmith]

I haven't done the research to see if it is a migration or maybe it is just the cooler temps but we have seen more hummers on our Coleus the past couple days.

They moved out of New Hampshire earlier than usual. I saw my last one in late August. Which is 2-3 weeks earlier than usual.

So, yes, the migration is underway.

 

[Click]

Another very nice series, ISv.

 

[Click]

Double-crested Cormorant

 

[Noreaster]

 

[AlanF]

Some common US birds that we don't have in the UK. Song Sparrow, Pine Siskin, White-crowned Sparrow, Female House Finch and Downy. Woodpecker (all on R5/100-500).

 

[AlanF]

And a couple from my wife with the R7 + RF 100-400mm, another Pine Siskin and a Spotted Towhee.

 

[Noreaster]

And a couple from my wife with the R7 + RF 100-400mm, another Pine Siskin and a Spotted Towhee.

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I think your pine siskin is a female house finch. Beak is much to heavy for a PS.

 

[Click]

Noreaster and AlanF,

Very nice shots, guys! It's always a pleasure to look at your photos

 

[dcm]

Yellow-headed and Red-winged Blackbirds in the late afternoon sun at a marsh on a county road in the middle of nowhere Colorado.
R6m2, RF800 f/11, RF1.4x, DxO PL7

Female Yellow-headed Blackbirds. Did not spot any males.





Female Red-winged Blackbird. Did not spot any males.

 

[ISv]

I think your pine siskin is a female house finch. Beak is much to heavy for a PS.

Alan says #2 Pine Siskin, #4 House Finch (obviously female). Compare the beaks! I have to agree with Alan's ID.
Edited: Well, here I see the problem - in his series Alan is right with the IDs. But his wife Pine Siskin is actually a House Finch! She still has to work on the Pine Siskin! One relatively easy diagnostic (when the photos are good and in this case they are good enough!): the beak of the PS is sharp pointed with both mandibles with seemingly equal length. The beak of the HF has slightly longer and down-curved on the extreme tip upper mandible.

 

[ISv]

Today I did nothing with the birds: very hot, even the relatively strong winds didn't improve the situation. Everything was hidden in deep shade and behind of plenty of leafs/branches. Only this White-rumped Shama with very challenging back light...

 

[ISv]

Some common US birds that we don't have in the UK. Song Sparrow, Pine Siskin, White-crowned Sparrow, Female House Finch and Downy. Woodpecker (all on R5/100-500).

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- right now I did notice what kind of "branch" Doctor Woodpecker is trying to diagnose!!! Funny!

 

[AlanF]

- right now I did notice what kind of "branch" Doctor Woodpecker is trying to diagnose!!! Funny!

I posted that for @Jack Douglas - he was good on those.

 

[Noreaster]

Alan says #2 Pine Siskin, #4 House Finch (obviously female). Compare the beaks! I have to agree with Alan's ID.
Edited: Well, here I see the problem - in his series Alan is right with the IDs. But his wife Pine Siskin is actually a House Finch! She still has to work on the Pine Siskin! One relatively easy diagnostic (when the photos are good and in this case they are good enough!): the beak of the PS is sharp pointed with both mandibles with seemingly equal length. The beak of the HF has slightly longer and down-curved on the extreme tip upper mandible.

Are we both talking about this bird?

 

[meywd]

 

[ISv]

Are we both talking about this bird?
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Yes! Despite the angle one still can see that slightly down-curved upper mandible (hence "...when the photos are good and in this case they are good enough").

 

[AlanF]

Yes! Despite the angle one still can see that slightly down-curved upper mandible (hence "...when the photos are good and in this case they are good enough").

Just like this female House Finch gorging berries.