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2 minutes ago, The Bird Nuts said:

I was quite excited, as you could imagine.  I walked into a river to take that shot and my shoes and socks were soaked. ?

Definitely worth it! I crawled through goose excrement and almost fell into a slimy pond once to take an egret shot that didn’t even turn out well...I’d be happy to get wet feet for a good video photo. 

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20 minutes ago, neilpa said:

Hutton's Vireo

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I'm so glad I will probably never have to try to figure out if this vireo is a Hutton's Vireo or a Ruby-crowned Kinglet. I had to do a quadruple take and get my book out. Without seeing the crown about the only difference is the beak shape.

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11 minutes ago, Clip said:

I'm so glad I will probably never have to try to figure out if this vireo is a Hutton's Vireo or a Ruby-crowned Kinglet. I had to do a quadruple take and get my book out. Without seeing the crown about the only difference is the beak shape.

Kinglets have orangy red feet, that’s what I would look for if I lived in Hutton Vireo range.

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1 hour ago, Clip said:

I'm so glad I will probably never have to try to figure out if this vireo is a Hutton's Vireo or a Ruby-crowned Kinglet. I had to do a quadruple take and get my book out. Without seeing the crown about the only difference is the beak shape.

I've also never had a kinglet sit still for more than a second or two. This guy was way less erratic and made me do a double take. Otherwise I would've passed it off as yet another kinglet since there were so many nearby.

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