ausnic44 14 Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 pictures taken today, Bay St Louis, MS. a new bird to me IMG_2285 by haroldwebe, on Flickr IMG_2283 by haroldwebe, on Flickr Quote Link to post Share on other sites
akandula 2,804 Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 That's a juvenile Northern Cardinal. Was this taken through a window? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Bird Nuts 4,298 Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 (edited) That isn't a cardinal with that distinct neck pattern and short beak. It's got to be an exotic finch of some sort. Edited June 29, 2020 by The Bird Nuts Quote Link to post Share on other sites
akandula 2,804 Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 13 minutes ago, The Bird Nuts said: distinct neck pattern I was assuming that the white was just a reflection from the window. It seems like a normal young Northern Cardinal to me. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Bird Nuts 4,298 Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Just now, akandula said: I was assuming that the white was just a reflection from the window. It seems like a normal young Northern Cardinal to me. Ah, I think you're right now. I can see the white area going beyond the neck. Good job spotting that! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ausnic44 14 Posted June 30, 2020 Author Share Posted June 30, 2020 this is the sound that made me look at this bird MVI_2288 by haroldwebe, on Flickr Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie Spencer 3,140 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 22 hours ago, akandula said: I was assuming that the white was just a reflection from the window. It seems like a normal young Northern Cardinal to me. The 'white' shifts around on the face. In the first photo, it's up over the eye. In the second, it's well below it. I'm like @The Bird Nuts, it fooled me too. I thought for sure it was an exotic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tony Leukering 2,297 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Just-a-bit-older-than-juvenile male Northern Cardinal. With the incoming red feathers, it's no longer a juvenile. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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