Having
endeavoured
to
photograph
these
two
birds
for
over
a
week
now
I
finally
succeed,
only
to
fail
at
identifying
them.
Finches
perhaps,
they
are
much
bigger
and more colourful, (with blue, green wings and russet and gold, and dark coloured heads, all caught in a moment as they don't stay still for long) than our bullfinches, enjoy each others' company and flit from the grasses to the trees.
Any
suggestions
please?
Perhaps Darrel at Green Withens Birding can help.
well done zooms those are
ReplyDeletelesser antillean tanagers,which are part of the finch family.
the only place on earth they occur are st vincent and grenada,so i guess that gives you a sense of how rare these birds are!
by the way the bird in the photo is a female how appropriate!
Wow, thanks for that Darrel, had a feeling that they were special, but didn't realise just how much.
ReplyDeleteI was so pleased to get these photos as, earlier in the week, I saw a hummingbird stuck in a spider's web and was so intent on releasing it, I forgot to photograph it and cursed myself for the whole day.
Really appreciate your help. x
the 1st picture didnt work for me last night,but it works now,having looked at the photo,the bird is a male.
ReplyDeleteWell Darrel, I guess that is the female he's with in the second shot then?
ReplyDeleteLucky you to see these birds! In Ohio, we get Scarlet Tanagers nesting in our woodlands in the late spring and summer.
ReplyDeletemary ann
Hi Mary Ann ,
ReplyDeleteyes, i have seen them, the scarlet ones, on my travels on the net, searching for these. Must get a good bird book.
am off to look at the globe to see where Ohio is.
Beautiful wild life you're having, Zooms!
ReplyDeleteThanks Cream, it is isn't it.x
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