Bird ID
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Re: Bird ID
Queenie - your two brown hummers are male Rufous hummingbirds. The green one I think is a female Rufous. If she has white tips on her tail she is a female. The males don't have white tips.
The one I have been chasing here is not brown. It is green but has the same coloured throat as the male Rufous when it is displaying. When not displaying, it is black or very dark coloured.
The one I have been chasing here is not brown. It is green but has the same coloured throat as the male Rufous when it is displaying. When not displaying, it is black or very dark coloured.
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I don't think that Hawk is a Swainson's, they have white on their throats. Might be a Red Tailed as they are very common.
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Hi Queen K: The first two pictures are of male Rufous Hummingbirds, the third one is a female Calliope.
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Hi Dick - what is it about the female hummer that makes you say it is a Calliope? Do the female calliopes have some rufous colouring on their sides? Best I check back in some of my pics and see if I can see any brown on what I think are female C's.
Have not seen a hummer at all at my feeder for two days now. Bummer.
Ooookay ....
I have this marked as a male Calliope ...
and this one as a female Rufous ...
Please correct me if I am wrong and tell me what the ID-ing factors are. Thanks, Dick. I appreciate your expertise.
Have not seen a hummer at all at my feeder for two days now. Bummer.
Ooookay ....
I have this marked as a male Calliope ...
and this one as a female Rufous ...
Please correct me if I am wrong and tell me what the ID-ing factors are. Thanks, Dick. I appreciate your expertise.
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Re: Bird ID
The first one is indeed a male Calliope; the second is a female Calliope. A female Rufous would show far more rusty colour in the tail, more buff on the flanks and a different throat pattern.
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Thanks so much, Dick!
Is this a female Rufous?
Is this a female Rufous?
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Re: Bird ID
No, a female Calliope. Rufous would have a longer tail with a lot of reddish-brown at the base and a distinct spot in the middle of the throat.
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We were up on Duck Range Rd and were fortunate to get this pic,
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I know this is a Red-tailed Hawk, but he's eating a snack. So fortunate to get this and a whole series of him eating and looking around. At one point it seemed like he heard my camera.
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I saw this guy out on hwy 6 last week. I think he's also a red-tail hawk...
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If you want to find a good variety of birds to photograph, go to the Glenmore Dump. Pack a picnic - you'll be there for hours! Seriously, the dump is one of my fave picnic spots. I'd set the cameras and tripods up in the back of the van, open the sliding door and sit there with my table and chair and a picnic lunch taking pics.
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Facebook has a site called Kashmir Bird Life.
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Managed to get a picture of this guy before he took off. He landed on our birdbath looking for a meal. Then he flew into the hedge again looking for lunch cause that's where all the birds hide.
Anyone know for sure what type of Hawk it is? I'm thinking a Swainsons.
Anyone know for sure what type of Hawk it is? I'm thinking a Swainsons.
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Nice pic, but I can't help with id.
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