Wrentit vs Bushtit (1 Viewer)

njlarsen

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• Nov 6, 2018

• #1

Hello All, this is from Rancho Cuyamaca in San Diego Co, USA. I am fairly sure the first is a wrentit but unsure about the second one. Help please

Niels

 

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BobbitWorm45

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• Nov 6, 2018

• #2

2-Bushtit for me. Shorter, 'neater' tail, and the way it is holding it says it for me.

 

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lou salomon

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• Nov 6, 2018

• #3

1 wrentit
2 bushtit
as you suspected it is, niels.

 

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rkj

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• Nov 6, 2018

• #4

It is always surprising to me how similar these two species can look in photos when in life there is never any confusion - at least after you have seen one of each.

 

njlarsen

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• Nov 6, 2018

• #5

Thank you all. I had in the field said two species, it was the images that made me want to double check, as well as the proximity - these two images are taken within about 100 yards of each other, although 10 minutes passed. These are also not species I see every year at all, more like 3-5 years between observations.

Niels