Short Billed Dowitcher
by scooter97

Comment:
Great in flight capture. Nice markings, especially the upper rump and pale secondaries... unique to dowitchers. Would be rare in Colorado. We have Wilson's Snipe which are somewhat similar.

Very young mallard
by hajeka

Comment:
Interesting to me that our birds in the Colorado mountains are just now in courtship and mating. Our ducklings will be more than a month away.

DSC_2215-Mockingbird
by patches

Comment:
Good ID, although I don't think one can differentiate the male vs. the female. (At least, I can't.) Northern Mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos. Good markings!

DSC_2339-SummerTanager
by patches

Comment:
Glorious Summer Tanager, male, Piranga rubra. Rarely seen in Colorado.

DSC_2435-Nuthatch
by patches

Comment:
Brown-headed Nuthatch, Sitta pusilla. Uncommon and limited to SE U.S. Good capture. I had to research this one.

BewicksWren_3803
by hahn23

Comment:

Originally posted by KarenNfld: Very cute. I don't know how you tell all these wrens apart! :)

Thanks for the comments. This id was unambiguous due to the field marks. First of all, this is a bird only seen one other time in recorded history in Estes Park, CO. So, it's causing quite a stir amongst birders here. I knew to look for him. And, this wren is unlike other wrens in markings and coloration. He matches the images in the field guide books for Bewick's Wren without doubt. Finally, this is a species which has virtually disappeared in the Eastern US. There are not too many birds which I've never seen before, but this was a pleasant surprise.

Corvus coronoides
by jomari

Comment:
Members of Family Corvidae seem so intelligent and inquisitive. Excellent portrait.

Microcarbo melanoleucos melanoleucos
by jomari

Comment:
Superb behavior shot.

Help!!!! The Squirrels are Revolting!!
by vawendy

Comment:
Yes, they are.

Saved by the Light
by gyaban

Comment:
Magnificent! Not in the same class as other images in this challenge.