No mystery here in North America. It is the common American Robin:
http://identify.whatbird.com/obj/212...can_Robin.aspx
Great photos Lizz/Kas.
Donsinc,great shot too,what is the mystery bird?Though it might be a Redstart
or a Stonechat,only birds i can think of with the distinct red/orangy plumage but they dont have yellow beaks.
No mystery here in North America. It is the common American Robin:
http://identify.whatbird.com/obj/212...can_Robin.aspx
Slightly blurred as shot through the window!
A Glaucous gull today at Scrabster Harbour.
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Goldeneye today on Thurso boating pond. The male is the black and white one, female the brownie one.
Lizz that is a great photo of the tern. Is it a juv Arctic tern and where did you take it, St Johns?
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Todays letter is G. First Glaucous Gull, then Goldeneye and now a Group of Goosanders. These 6 were at Thurso River mouth and there were another 3 off the beach. Not that great a photo but Great birds. The 2 black and white ones are the males, with 2 females on either side.
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Yep,saw the Goosanders this afternoon and of course i had my 300mm lens with me,NOT.
Great set of photos
Stunning feathers CM!
Great photos. The bottom one is a Dunnock.
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Brilliant close ups CM,the detail of the Dunnocks feathers is superb.
Is this a juvenile cormorant? I ask because of the brown colouring.
Speaking of cormorants!! This was caught at Wick Harbour last weekend.
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The last 2 photos look like shags to me (no comments please). Great photo Deemac
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OK, I admit I know vitually nothing about birds. I can just about identify a swan and an ostrich!!
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Thank you kas, was the colour that made me ask the question.
What's the easiest way to tell cormorants and shags appart ? I know the adults have slightly different plumage colour and I think the shag is slightly smaller but may be wrong on that.
The only way I recognise a cormorant is by the typical outspread wing pose and also think they tend to be solitary whilst shags congregate in large groups.
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