Melierax Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 This was here before. Post a photo with both species of a similar type, like Greater and Lesser Scaup, Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers, etc. Cooper's Hawk (left), and Sharp-shinned Hawk (right): 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 (edited) Female Rose-breasted Grosbeaks (left and right) and Purple Finch (middle). Edited December 6, 2018 by The Bird Nuts 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestranger Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 5 minutes ago, The Bird Nuts said: Female Rose-breasted Grosbeaks (left and right) and Purple Finch (middle). I have always had a hard time distinguishing these two apart when I only get a quick glimpse of them. I'm often second guessing myself about the size of the bird and waffling back and forth on whether it was actually big enough for a grosbeak or small enough to be a finch. When we just get a quick glimpse, my sweetie will often hear me say, "That was a female Rose-breasted Grosbeak...I think." Then she has listen to me explain how hard it can be to judge size and my disclaimer that it might have actually been a female Purple Finch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meghann Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Royal Tern in the front, Caspians in the back (and bonus Sandwich in the foreground.) terns1 by midgetinvasion, on Flickr 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pictaker Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Female Common Merganser on the left, female or juvy male Red Breasted on the right 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seattle Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Lesser and greater yellowlegs 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HamRHead Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 Here's some not-so-confusing comparisons from today--Belted Kingfisher with a Green Heron, and a Little Blue Heron with a White Ibis. 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Brain Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 I had this one posted on the old site before the crash. Thought I'd put it here since I'm sure a lot of people have trouble with these two, and it's very rare to see them together. This is a once-in-a-lifetime shot!!! Hope it helps distinguish them for y'all who have been having trouble when you see one or the other and can't decide which it is. Common Gallinule (foreground) and American Alligator 1-Fla Trip Nov 2013 096 by Wayne J Smith, on Flickr 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Here`s another pair that`s pretty hard to distinguish between.? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackburnian Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 (edited) Stumbled upon this picture I forgot I had. Coastal NC during winter of 2015. Trumpeter and Tundra Swans: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S30379781 Edited October 16, 2019 by blackburnian 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melierax Posted October 17, 2019 Author Share Posted October 17, 2019 19 hours ago, blackburnian said: Stumbled upon this picture I forgot I had. Coastal NC during winter of 2015. Trumpeter and Tundra Swans: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S30379781 Wow, that's an excellent shot! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melierax Posted October 17, 2019 Author Share Posted October 17, 2019 Cackling Goose in front of Canada Goose: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipperatl Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melierax Posted January 12, 2020 Author Share Posted January 12, 2020 Here's another Cackler with Canada Geese: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HamRHead Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 2 minutes ago, Melierax said: Here's another Cackler with Canada Geese: Just curious, can Cackling outpace Canadas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melierax Posted January 12, 2020 Author Share Posted January 12, 2020 2 minutes ago, HamRHead said: Just curious, can Cackling outpace Canadas? Haha! I didn't notice any difference in speed, but they do flap faster. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melierax Posted January 12, 2020 Author Share Posted January 12, 2020 Male and female Oregon Dark-eyed Juncos: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melierax Posted January 12, 2020 Author Share Posted January 12, 2020 Forester's Tern (right) and Sandwich Tern (left) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipperatl Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 My Cackling versus Canada My favorite as it looks like he has bodyguards 5 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinHood Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 Mourning Dove versus White-crowned Sparrow. By far the most obvious difference is in the vocalizations, after that it gets trickier. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevarc Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Juvenile Bald Eagle and Golden Eagle from today 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexHenry Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 (edited) Female wigeons. Eurasian Wigeon left (warm brown tones and shape of head, dark greater coverts with white fringing, less distinct scapular and mantle patterning); American Wigeon right (cold gray-brown head, black border around base of bill, gray inner secondary). Here's an eagle shot - young Bald on left, 2 Goldens right. Edited January 21, 2020 by AlexHenry 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akandula Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 @AlexHenry, thanks for the comparison shot of the wigeons. However, when I first looked at the Eurasian, it struck me as a male, due to the rich rufous head, contrasting gray breast, peach-colored forehead, and grayish flanks. I think that male Eurasians are more easy to identify due their rich-colored head, more so than females. Just my thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexHenry Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 9 hours ago, akandula said: @AlexHenry, thanks for the comparison shot of the wigeons. However, when I first looked at the Eurasian, it struck me as a male, due to the rich rufous head, contrasting gray breast, peach-colored forehead, and grayish flanks. I think that male Eurasians are more easy to identify due their rich-colored head, more so than females. Just my thoughts. Thanks - good to know. So would that be a first winter male? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akandula Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, AlexHenry said: Thanks - good to know. So would that be a first winter male? Sorry, I'm not good at aging them. Maybe this can help you: https://web.archive.org/web/20121019060610/http://aba.org/birding/v37n2p156.pdf Edited January 21, 2020 by akandula Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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