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Birders

elleng

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8. Right, Curmudgeoness,

Reply to Curmudgeoness (Reply #7)

Mon Dec 23, 2013, 07:12 PM

Dec 2013

I saw the bright red guy earlier, and posted a pic. Not sure whether, if he had alighted on the branch, his color would have been as apparent as it was, but I suspect they're different birds, same family.

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Any guesses? [View all] elleng Dec 2013 OP

That would be my guess. OnyxCollie Dec 2013 #1

OK. I only guessed that because I caught this a bit earlier: elleng Dec 2013 #3

Female Jay or Cardinal L0oniX Dec 2013 #2

the female cardinal is rather drab brown dixiegrrrrl Dec 2013 #4

And I can almost see the slight red undercoat, elleng Dec 2013 #6

It looks like a female cardinal to me cpwm17 Dec 2013 #5

Absolutely. That profile is distinct. Curmudgeoness Dec 2013 #7

Right, Curmudgeoness, elleng Dec 2013 #8

One thing about cardinals that I love Curmudgeoness Dec 2013 #9

We saw that, at our house in DC, elleng Dec 2013 #10