Allen1tx Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Saw this bird on South Padre Island Texas on March 11. Sorry for the poor photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akiley Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Orange-crowned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerri Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 I love the smell of mesquite in bloom 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Friedman Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Kerri said: I love the smell of mesquite in bloom 🙂 Isn't that Catclaw Acacia or something like that, not mesquite? It's sure pretty, though. Edited March 14, 2019 by Jerry Friedman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerri Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Texas Mesquite is what I thought it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Friedman Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 I think that picture is mislabeled. All the pictures of North American mesquites I can find have long clusters of pale flowers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 forums.whatflower.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen1tx Posted March 14, 2019 Author Share Posted March 14, 2019 22 minutes ago, Jerry Friedman said: I think that picture is mislabeled. All the pictures of North American mesquites I can find have long clusters of pale flowers. I don't know a thing about plants, but the photo and the bird is from South Padre Island. took it myself a few days ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Friedman Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Charlie Spencer said: forums.whatflower.com Thanks for temporarily changing the forum for us, Charlie. I think it's probably Huisache or Sweet Acacia, Vachellia farnesiana, which is found in south Texas and blooms at this time of year. Pictures at the CalPhotos site have reliable IDs. https://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?enlarge=0000+0000+1016+3326 It's nice to see the flowers as well as the bird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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