When I was offloading my photos of New York City I saw this bird in this interesting pose and it made me wonder if anyone could identify the species just from this photo. I took this photo near the Bethesda Fountain in Central Park while waiting for Gus. Do you know what bird it is? Leave your guess in the comment section below. The answer will be given in a few days!
No idea Kathie, all I can say is that it is a cute bird.
ReplyDeleteArija, well, then you will have to come back to find out! LOL!
DeleteWell, it is definitely NOT a Wood Thrush! Like Arija, I will have to come back to find out!
ReplyDeleteThere's a clue right before your eyes! Look under the tail!
DeleteI noticed the color difference under the tail, but still had no clue.
DeleteNeat perspective. I'm going to guess Grey Catbird, mostly to be different.
ReplyDeleteYou keep on being different Laurence! I'm not telling...yet!
DeleteI hate to feel so uncreative, but with that rusty crissal and grey body, I dunno what else it could be. The close zoom makes it seem smaller, like warbler size, but I think you're being tricky Kathie...
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Laurence, I will end the suspense. You are correct. The little black cap is hidden by the angle of the head but you can clearly see the rusty under-tail coverts. I always forget to include size. This bird is a little bit smaller than a robin and sounds like a cat "meowing" when it is not running through its musical reptoire!
DeleteThis was a fun quiz Kathie. I appreciate it being a tricky look too, instead of just a really blurry photo (as many quizzes often are). The Grey Catbird was the very first bird I photographed when I got my camera. It flew right into my in-law's yard in Pennsylvania and landed on an old wooden fence in nice lighting, giving me the very false impression that bird-photogrpahy might be easy). It's a somewhat plain bird, but one that will always occupy a special place in my memory.
DeleteThanks again for posting.
Not a clue. You're the expert Kathie.
ReplyDeleteGaelyn, I don't believe you get this species out there. For me, it is an East coast migrant that returns every spring, though a few do overwinter. It is related to mocking birds.
DeleteIt's a Gray Catbird!
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