Wednesday, June 15, 2022
MALE RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD, COLONY FARM REGIONAL PARK. COQUITLAM, BRITISH COLUMBIA, 6/11/2022 - PHOTOGRAPHIC LIFE LIST SPECIES # 1,024
We can ID this hummingbird as a male Rufous Hummingbird as follows:
- Straight,smooth bill
- Almost entirely rufous with white chest
- White spot in back of dark eye
- Throat is irredescent and can look from dark to light and various colors depending on light
The Rufous Hummingbird is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 1,024.
WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE, COLONY FARM REGIONAL PARK, PORT COQUITLAM, BRITISH COLUMBIA, 6/11/2022 - PHOTOGRAPHIC LIFE LIST SPECIES # 1023
We can ID this tyrant flycatcher as a Western Wood-Pewee as follows:
- Overall gray, with upperparts and head darker gray and underparts and neck lighter gray
- Two pale wing bars
- Small, dark bill
- Dark eye
- Our birding guide, Mike Klotz was able to hear this bird's call and ID it as a Western Wood-Pewee. We would like to thank Mike for finding this and other species. He knew where to find them!
The Western Wood-Pewee is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 1,023.
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