Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/05/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On May 7, 2007, at 11:55 AM, Leonard Taupier wrote: > I'm posting these two photos more to try and identify the bird. The > photos aren't that good but may be interesting. > > This bird may be a Yellow-Bellied Flycatcher or a Goldfinch or > something else. > > The bird is fairly small. In the first photo it is tearing apart a > bugs nest in the tree. > > http://tinyurl.com/3x3vbc > > In the 2nd photo the bird flew to another branch but only stayed a > second or two. The photo is not quite in focus. The white nest is > covering its beak and throat. > > > http://tinyurl.com/2q55mx > > Can anyone identify this little guy. w/o a size reference I'd say female American Goldfinch or female Red Crossbill, Not a flycatcher or tanager. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com