Saturday, June 18, 2022
FEMALE VARIED THRUSH, CYPRESS PROVINCIAL PARK WEST VANCOUVER, 6/11/2022 - PHOTOGRAPHIC LIFE LIST SPECIES # 1,027
We can ID this bird as a female Varied Thrush as follow
- Similar in size and shape to American Robin
- Orange throat and breast with indistinct breast band and spotting
- Dark head with orange eyebrow
- Dark wings with two orange wing bars
- Dark gray tail
The Vari4d Thrush is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 1,027.
MALE ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD, CYPRESS PROVINCIAL PARK ROAD-LOOKOUT,WEST VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, 6/11/2022 - PHOTOGRAPHIC LIFE LIST SPECIES # 1,026
We can ID this hummingbird as a Male Anna's Hummingbird as follows:
- Black face, forecrown and throat
- Red gorget (patch of colored feathers on throat and/or upper breast). The gorget is iridescent and can change color depending on the light and viewing angle.
- Medium length and straight bill
- Gray breast and green belly
- Greenish-gray back and dark wings
Anna's Humingbird is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 1,026.
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