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Three Birds Taking Off (Original Post) George McGovern Jun 2021 OP
Wow, nice shot, George! Diamond_Dog Jun 2021 #1
Thank You Diamond! George McGovern Jun 2021 #2
Oh, that ones's even better! Diamond_Dog Jun 2021 #3
Thank You, again! George McGovern Jun 2021 #4
The third looks like a House Sparrow - lots of extra white on the wings, but the size Probatim Jun 2021 #6
Thank You Probatim. I keep getting them mixed up. George McGovern Jun 2021 #8
House Finches are handsome birds - with their raspberry heads and rumps. Probatim Jun 2021 #11
A Big Plus Indeed! George McGovern Jun 2021 #12
Great capture, my dear George! CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2021 #5
Thank You Peggy! George McGovern Jun 2021 #9
Wow! Amazing. Duppers Jun 2021 #7
Thank You Duppers! George McGovern Jun 2021 #10
You sure planned that perfectly! MLAA Jun 2021 #13
Thank You MLAA! I try. George McGovern Jun 2021 #14

Diamond_Dog

(41,057 posts)
1. Wow, nice shot, George!
Reply to George McGovern (Original post)
Tue Jun 1, 2021, 02:21 PM
Jun 2021

That’s a gorgeous bird! I’ve only seen Redwinged Blackbirds around here.

George McGovern

(12,933 posts)
2. Thank You Diamond!
Reply to Diamond_Dog (Reply #1)
Tue Jun 1, 2021, 02:26 PM
Jun 2021

The upper one is a Yellow-Headed Blackbird. The third, I think, a House Finch.

Probatim

(3,298 posts)
6. The third looks like a House Sparrow - lots of extra white on the wings, but the size
Reply to George McGovern (Reply #2)
Tue Jun 1, 2021, 03:14 PM
Jun 2021

and colors on the head and throat match.

Probatim

(3,298 posts)
11. House Finches are handsome birds - with their raspberry heads and rumps.
Reply to George McGovern (Reply #8)
Tue Jun 1, 2021, 05:27 PM
Jun 2021

Plus they don't murder Bluebirds and their nestlings - which is a big plus.

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,990 posts)
5. Great capture, my dear George!
Reply to George McGovern (Original post)
Tue Jun 1, 2021, 03:06 PM
Jun 2021

I love how their wings are all in slightly different orientations.

Beautiful sunny shot!

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