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p.1 #1 · Bird Id

Looks like a juvenile

Jan 27, 2012 at 05:34 PM

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I'm just going to throw this out there but could it be a northern mockingbird that has just taken a bath.

Jan 27, 2012 at 08:26 PM

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kluckie wrote:
I'm just going to throw this out there but could it be a northern mockingbird that has just taken a bath.

I'd go along with that id.
Norm

Jan 27, 2012 at 09:26 PM

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Can you tell us where this was taken, and in what kind of habitat?

Jan 27, 2012 at 09:44 PM

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Was taken at the Riparian Preserve in Gilbert,Az. Lots of vegetation and large ponds.

Jan 29, 2012 at 02:32 PM

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p.1 #6 · Bird Id

Was definitely drying off but his predominant color was definitely black. Is this possible ?

Jan 29, 2012 at 02:38 PM

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sparadise wrote:
Was definitely drying off but his predominant color was definitely black. Is this possible ?

Look at the dried feathers just behind the head. Looks light grey to me. Also, if you take a light grey shirt and get it wet it will appear to be very dark or even black. The more and more I look at it I would say that it is a mockingbird.

Jan 30, 2012 at 03:14 PM

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kluckie wrote:
sparadise wrote:
Was definitely drying off but his predominant color was definitely black. Is this possible ?

Look at the dried feathers just behind the head. Looks light grey to me. Also, if you take a light grey shirt and get it wet it will appear to be very dark or even black. The more and more I look at it I would say that it is a mockingbird.

Add to that,the general shape of the body, the shape of the bill, the white wing patch, and the white outer feathers on the tail all point to Northern Mockingbird. So many things influence the color in a photo that it is often misleading.
Norm

Jan 30, 2012 at 04:25 PM

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