kathyjoy Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hasan Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 Seconding ruby crown 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 Bird is not injured. Why did you think so? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kathyjoy Posted November 4, 2022 Author Share Posted November 4, 2022 Thanks! To me, this looked like a warbler without a full tail. I thought an accident had happened to part of the tail. I'm new to birding and clearly, I was mistaken. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 49 minutes ago, IKLland said: Bird is not injured. Exactly how do you know that from these photos? Sure there is no obvious injury, but we can't really tell. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aveschapinas Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 1 hour ago, kathyjoy said: Thanks! To me, this looked like a warbler without a full tail. I thought an accident had happened to part of the tail. I'm new to birding and clearly, I was mistaken. It looked like it was missing tail feathers to me too. That could be from a fight or accident, or normal molting. If the bird was able to fly normally it's probably OK! Losing a tail isn't usually a major issue, and they grow a new one in. It doesn't necessarily mean that there is an injury to body tissues; the feathers may just have been pulled out. But I also agree, just from looking at pictures we can't be sure if it was injured or not, although the fact that it's perched on a high branch seems to support the idea that it can fly. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 46 minutes ago, Kevin said: Exactly how do you know that from these photos? Sure there is no obvious injury, but we can't really tell. I thought the OP was reffering to the flicking of the wings that kinglets do. I thought that the OP assumed that the bird was injured because it was doing that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peromyscus Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 Where is LG in California(?)? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kathyjoy Posted November 4, 2022 Author Share Posted November 4, 2022 I thought I was seeing a warbler (not a kingbird) without a tail in this image when I got home and looked at the photo I took. I'm a new birder. I'm wrong. Frankly, that happens a lot as I learn and I appreciate the community here guiding me to learn. Thanks for all your thoughts. Kathy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kathyjoy Posted November 4, 2022 Author Share Posted November 4, 2022 LG is close to Santa Cruz, a beach town, and Palo Alto, Stanford's home, and San Francisco is 40 miles North of LG. Thanks. Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peromyscus Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, kathyjoy said: LG is close to Santa Cruz, a beach town, and Palo Alto, Stanford's home, and San Francisco is 40 miles North of LG. Thanks. Kathy Thanks! What does LG stand for? Los Gatos? Edited November 4, 2022 by Peromyscus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kathyjoy Posted November 4, 2022 Author Share Posted November 4, 2022 Yes. Los Gatos. Thanks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, kathyjoy said: I thought I was seeing a warbler (not a kingbird) Kinglet not Kingbird 🙂 Edited November 5, 2022 by The Bird Nuts 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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