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jmorlan

Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides)

Very rare along the coast, this dazzling adult male delighted local birders yesterday after being found the day before. It seems to be part of a pattern with a female photographed recently at Point Reyes to the north and another fly-by seen in coastal San Francisco suspected of being this species.
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Location
Mori Point, Pacifica, San Mateo County, California, USA.
Date taken
25 January 2021
Scientific name
Sialia currucoides
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A wonderful study of this rare visitor, Joseph. A beautiful bird.
 

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Category
North America
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jmorlan
Date added
View count
86
Comment count
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Device
Canon Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Aperture
ƒ/6.5
Focal length
247.0 mm
Exposure time
1/400
ISO
100
Filename
MountainBluebirdIMG_0755.jpg
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231.3 KB
Date taken
Mon, 25 January 2021 3:32 PM
Dimensions
800px x 600px

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