Bird Id Part 2.5

[paulnj]

Here a couple more. Not sure about the first one. I did try to look up the second one and the closest I could come was a Summer Tanager.

First is a northern mockingbird and the second is a male house finch ;)

[dadas115]

My guesses are Northern mockingbird and House finch though the second one does appear to have a bit of a tanager beak in the picture it still says house finch to me.

Greg

Here a couple more. Not sure about the first one. I did try to look up the second one and the closest I could come was a Summer Tanager.

[paulnj]

I'm no expert but it looks like a femail Cardinal to me.

looks female to me, but lacks the amount of red it should have in the wings.... maybe? it's a first winter female ;)

[dadas115]

This looks VERY much like a black vulture. I have seen a couple of juv TV's in the past and this doesn't look like them to me. Even if you look in the Sibley's guide it doesn't look like a juv TV.

Greg

Boy, just when you think you have one down... ;)

Here's a close-up crop of one that I thought was a black vulture. It very well could be a juvenile turkey vulture. It was perhaps a little bigger than a black. I thought there were blacks circling around though: in addition to the grey vs. red head, the wing tips were different, and the top of the wings lacked the brown you see on turkeys.

[Lava Lamp]

I posted a way-too-dark version last time. This is better.

[Lava Lamp]

Probably an easy ID, but what the heck...

[jfelbab]

Probably an easy ID, but what the heck...

Simply stunning. You can't even see the fine wires holding him up.

Exposure details please.

[Knight]

GGreat Capture LL ,in flight shot is superb

[paulnj]

Juvenile YC night-heron. Nice capture too!

[Lava Lamp]

Are you sure he's not a juvenille one of these?

[Lava Lamp]

Has some luck today...

[dadas115]

Nice work Lava, all three are lovely pictures.

Here are a couple of my recent new birds to test your ID skills with ;)

Greg

[srobb]

Ok, I will take a try at these.

Green-tailed Towhee

Northern Pygmy Owl

Dark-eyed Junco

The last one I am still trying to figure out.

The only thing I can come up with on the last one is Phainopepla of the female persuasion.

[paulnj]

Ok, I will take a try at these.



Northern Pygmy Owl

Dark-eyed Junco

The last one I am still trying to figure out.

The only thing I can come up with on the last one is Phainopepla of the female persuasion.

SO CLOSE TOO........

Green-tailed Towhee is correct

The owl is a ferruginous pygmy owl I do believe

Thedark eyed junco is of a western race, mostlikely the red backed subspecies.

and that is most definately a female phainopepla(which is the only of the 4 silky flycatchers world wide to reside in the US)

[Lava Lamp]

Shot yesterday...

[Lava Lamp]

Shot yesterday...

[paulnj]

That coot is nice, but WHERE did you find a common pochard? You didn't think you'd get me to say redhead did you ?

[mjs1973]

My fiancee spotted these while on the way to her dads house tonight.

[mjs1973]

These are my first recognizable pics of an American Kestral. I have seen tons of them, mostly sitting on power lines, but they NEVER stick around for a photo. I saw this one sitting on a post while on my way home today and thought maybe I could get a shot. I whipped a U-turn and went back to see if today was my lucky day. I shot these across a 4 lane highway and they are cropped pretty heavily. It didn't stick around long before taking off for a power line where another kestral was also sitting.

A new goal for this year is to get a GREAT shot of one of these.

[srobb]

Nice pics of the kestrel, mike, and congrats on getting these. I know how it is. I am really wanting to get some good pics of any of the local raptors around here.

I am going to take a guess that your gf caught a couple of bald eagles on her pics.

[Knight]

Sparrow and maybe Flycatcher or Warbler Need your help on these

Nice Capture on the Kestrel

[paulnj]

Sparrow and maybe Flycatcher or Warbler Need your help on these

Nice Capture on the Kestrel

top image is a common redpoll on top and a yellow rumped warbler in the bottom(I think)

The other 2 images are goldfinches in winter plumage.

[paulnj]

BALD EAGLES INDEED!

The single bird on the ice is a second winter birdm while the other images seems to have a first winter eagle obstructed by branches and the adult(5yrs plus) in the open. The reason I think the young bird is first winter is it's size. The adult bird seems smaller in body mass compared to the young bird. Wide DOF may be making the birds appear to be at equal distances from the camera though?

[mjs1973]

BALD EAGLES INDEED!

The single bird on the ice is a second winter birdm while the other images seems to have a first winter eagle obstructed by branches and the adult(5yrs plus) in the open. The reason I think the young bird is first winter is it's size. The adult bird seems smaller in body mass compared to the young bird. Wide DOF may be making the birds appear to be at equal distances from the camera though?

I'm pretty sure (99.9%) that the young eagle in the tree with the mature eagle, is the same bird from the pic on the ice. As I got closer to the river, the young bird took off and landed in a tree on the opposite side of the river. As I watched it, that's when I noticed the white head in the tree. We drove back across the bridge to a spot where I took the pic of the two in the tree. Here is another pic of it, with a tighter crop.

[paulnj]

I'm pretty sure (99.9%) that the young eagle in the tree with the mature eagle, is the same bird from the pic on the ice. As I got closer to the river, the young bird took off and landed in a tree on the opposite side of the river. As I watched it, that's when I noticed the white head in the tree. We drove back across the bridge to a spot where I took the pic of the two in the tree. Here is another pic of it, with a tighter crop.

Right you are !

I guess my hind sight was correct and it isn't really bigger than the adult .

I am hoping to do a eagle trip to NY state or maryland in the next month or so... maybe I too can post eagles?