Week Two of this awesome new meme! This one asks a question...and also lets us share our animals! The question this week is "Are you taking a vacation this summer?" So far I have a trip to Denver planned in June and a trip to Boise planned in August. I might go on a road trip and I might go to Paris but who knows for sure.
My dad and I found a unique looking bird in the yard the other day. I have no idea what it is, and unfortunately wasn't able to get the best pics of it. But I will share what I got and hope maybe someone has an idea!
Any guesses?
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I'm hopeless at telling birds apart and find that while I know some of the local ones quite well, when I photograph a new one, I have to pour over a bird book or bird website to make a positive id. Maybe you might find it here: http://www.whatbird.com/browse/objs/All/birds_na_147/110/Color/2116/Yellow
It's always exciting to see something new and then do the detective work to figure out what it was. Good luck! And your holiday plans sound lovely - I'd like to stow away in your luggage for a trip to Paris :-) We'll be spending our summer on our yacht sailing in the Swedish archipelago - very low key but relaxing.
I know, I know, I know... It's a yellow bird.
Goldfinch. Definitely. Female. We gots dem up here all summer by the bazillions.
You Might be interested in <a href="http://eggsovertokyo.blogspot.com/2010/01/apparatus-magazine-online-jan-2010.html>THIS</a>. (Scoll down past "False Start" to Killing The Goldfinch")
Yep- Goldfinch! Have a great summer- we'll be camping, going to Denver and in the fall lovely Scotland!
I have these in our yard occasionally...they're gold finches!! And yours is the male of the species.
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Thanks for stopping by Saturday...hope your weekend has been terrific so far!!
It's a beautiful bird, whatever it is. Thanks for stopping by my place for SWS. I'm late visiting back. Hope your week is a good one!
Nice to know that others recognize the bird :)
Thanks for dropping by...
LOL! Absolutely no clue!!!
pretty bird! I like it when they come in bright colors :-)
Sorry I have no idea but it is a pretty bird. Love its colours.
It doesn't look like one we see here in UK. It's always exciting to see an unfamiliar bird, isn't it?
I might go against the grain and say it's a summer tanager. From the pics, it looks way too big for a Goldfinch. They are relatively popular in California (and throughout the west coast).
Forgot to add:
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Western_Tanager/lifehistory
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