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[The Bird Nuts]

Common Grackle

[Johnd]

 

[MarkG]

 

[phxwolf]

Cardinal couple @dirty paws gang dog rescue. Cordes Junction AZ 

[Mark5]

On 6/10/2021 at 11:54 AM, PaulK said:

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/346709851

This is driving me crazy.   What is it?

[BirdNrd]

2 minutes ago, Mark5 said:

This is driving me crazy.   What is it?

Anna's Hummingbird.

[Seattle]

 

[dragon49]

Best Anhinga pic I've taken so far:

[Birding Boy]

Eastern Kingbirds! 
https://ebird.org/checklist/S90236767

[MarkG]

 

[Clip]

King Rail-Life bird also

[Chris Clem]

Yet another visit from a Great Horned Owl to my Mojave Desert waterhole this morning. This makes 3 days in a row all before dawn. This photo was taken at 5:26 am. They have been staying for about 20 minutes. I have heard their Ca-Coooing sound many times at night and always thought they were calling there mate, but I found they also make that sound when they are standing right next to each other. Got a profile shot of this one admiring my waterhole.

 

Edited June 16, 2021 by Chris Clem

[IKLland]

California Thrasher! Leucistic!

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/348329351

[Seanbirds]

7 minutes ago, IKLland said:

California Thrasher! Leucistic!

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/348329351

Cool!!

[Clip]

Have two favorites from today. The Barred Owls were a very pleasant surprise. Yes there are owls here but with all the vegetation for cover we rarely see them.

[HamRHead]

From yesterday. The eyes have it...

Are yellow eyes more common than red? They seem to be for me. I have seen a few red-eyed Towhees but it seems to be the exception.

[The Bird Nuts]

17 minutes ago, HamRHead said:

Are yellow eyes more common than red? They seem to be for me. I have seen a few red-eyed Towhees but it seems to be the exception.

Cool, I've always wondered what other eye colors they had, but I never bothered to look it up.  I've never seen anything other than a Red-eyed up here.

Edited June 18, 2021 by The Bird Nuts

[lonestranger]

I was curious and had a quick look and found this.

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Eastern_Towhee/photo-gallery/64991931

 

Edited June 18, 2021 by lonestranger

[HamRHead]

16 minutes ago, lonestranger said:

I was curious and had a quick look and found this.

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Eastern_Towhee/photo-gallery/64991931

Thanks. I didn't realize that eye color can vary between white and red.

[HamRHead]

I'll have to pay more attention.

[lonestranger]

22 minutes ago, HamRHead said:

Thanks. I didn't realize that eye color can vary between white and red.

I was going to suggest the possibility of them growing into the red eye with age but thought I'd better look it up first. My iBird app said juveniles have dark eyes so I checked with Cornell and found the white eyed variant. Definitely a cool bird.

[Connor Cochrane]

Aren’t White-eyed EATO a subspecies that is found in Florida?

[HamRHead]

5 hours ago, Connor Cochrane said:

Aren’t White-eyed EATO a subspecies that is found in Florida?

It looks that way. Ebird species map:

[IKLland]

3 hours ago, HamRHead said:

It looks that way. Ebird species map:

Huh. I thought they were only Florida. Are those vagrants? If so, that’s a lot!

[IKLland]

Today's: Black Phoebe: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/348717171

Mallard( how would you guys rate this one?: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/348716291

Domestic MALL. Also, how'd you rate this one?

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/348716571