gstacks Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 Around here it's either Broad-tailed or Black-chinned. Today near Denver, CO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanager 101 Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 It's broad-tailed 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 GISS is screaming BCHU to me. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanager 101 Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 7 hours ago, IKLland said: GISS is screaming BCHU to me. In the first photo you can see the scales are red at the bottom.....(Am I just seeing this wrong?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 7 minutes ago, Tanager 101 said: In the first photo you can see the scales are red at the bottom.....(Am I just seeing this wrong?) I believe that is just chromatic aberration with the camera. If you look closely the edges of the wings are like that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanager 101 Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 1 minute ago, IKLland said: I believe that is just chromatic aberration with the camera. If you look closely the edges of the wings are like that too. Not really seeing it....I'll take your word for it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLecy Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 “Near Denver” is a fairly ambiguous description. Could you be a little more specific about the location and or habitat? The front range is unique in that 5 miles to the west you could be in coniferous montane foothills habitat, and 5 miles to the east you could easily be in open plains and/or a riparian habitat. 7 hours ago, IKLland said: GISS is screaming BCHU to me. Really? I get the opposite feel. Structurally, it seems more like a Broad-tailed Hummingbird to me, but I’m not sure it’s identifiable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Friedman Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 I suppose that if you'd heard it in flight, you'd have told us. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gstacks Posted June 18, 2022 Author Share Posted June 18, 2022 On 6/16/2022 at 6:48 PM, DLecy said: “Near Denver” is a fairly ambiguous description. Could you be a little more specific about the location and or habitat? Cherry Creek State Park, Arapahoe County. Sitting in the top of a tree near a small road. It stayed there for a long time, so I never heard anything. I was hoping for that so I could confirm Broad-tailed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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