What birds are these? (1 Viewer)

[walterb]

I took these shots yesterday.

Song Sparrow or Tree Sparrow?
Hairy or Downy WoodPecker?
House finch or Purple Finch?

thanks

http://altonillinois.com/Birds/

 

[MLoyko]

What I see in your pictures is:

Tufted Titmouse
Black-capped Chickadee
Chipping Sparrow
House Finch
Downy Woodpecker

(obviously there's duplicates so I didn't list them twice)

Matt

 

[bcl05]

Agree, but leaned towards hairy woordpecker. I thought the bill looked a bit too big and thick to be a downy...

 

[MLoyko]

I think it's just the angle... the bill looks fine for me plus on the first photo you can see the black dots on the outer tail feathers.

 

[walterb]

thanks. I assumed the finch was a purple finch but someone at worked looked it up and said it was a house finch. After looking at the photo, I believed they were correct, but wanted to check. The chipping sparrow seems to like to hug the ground vs. be up in the trees.
The woodpecker wasn't very happy about getting his photo taken..

thanks for the help.

 

[MLoyko]

You'll usually find Chipping running around on the ground and flying real low, but I've seen them in trees before.

You're welcome for the help.

 

[walterb]

You'll usually find Chipping running around on the ground and flying real low, but I've seen them in trees before.

You're welcome for the help.

thanks. this was my first attempt at using my studio strobes to take photos of birds at my feeder.

 

[NicoleB]

Whoa, I'm gonna turn blind with that avatar,........ :S

 

[walterb]

Whoa, I'm gonna turn blind with that avatar,........ :S

I was bored one night about 5 years ago and decided I wanted a unique avatar. So I took my point and shoot and shot a few frames of my own eye and then used Adobe After effects to creating the lightning. :-O

At some point I'll get bored again and change it. :t:

 

[NicoleB]

Grin, one can learn to ignore it, but the first time I looked at it it twisted my eyeballs

 

[stonechat1]

Interesting clip for Hairy W. and Downy W. - ID:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ridajl8uic0
Start at 5.40 min.

 

[NicoleB]

Thanks, Stonechat, but youtube goes like a bumpy car ride through a desert wadi over here. Close to impossible for me to watch, especially long ones

Ah,I was in the wrong thread - thought this was meant for me (too much sun today)

 

[bobermay]

I didn't wan't to make a new thread, since I've made two in the last 24 hours lol.... and since the original poster needed his finch identified, I'll do the same.....
House finch or Purple finch? Bad photo...

Right now, I have it pegged as a house finch... it is in a somewhat residential area in Barrie, Ontario, Canada.

Thanks guys.

 

[Peter C.]

Right now, I have it pegged as a house finch... it is in a somewhat residential area in Barrie, Ontario, Canada.

Thanks guys.

You are correct. Lots of brown streaking, too much for a Purple finch.

 

[stonechat1]

Thanks, Stonechat, but youtube goes like a bumpy car ride through a desert wadi over here. Close to impossible for me to watch, especially long ones

Ah,I was in the wrong thread - thought this was meant for me (too much sun today)

Don´t mention it , Nicole The clip is free for everyone.

 

[Tero]

If you don't know, it is a house finch. And the females are easier, forget the males with them.