DSC_1344-CarolinaWren
by patches

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Great field marks. Excellent ID. Outstanding photo!

DSC_2097-Chickadee
by patches

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Beautiful!

DSC_1196 PurpleHouseFinch
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Well, I certainly don't know for sure. But, I think this looks more like a House Finch than a Purple Finch. There is variation within species. This bird has a curved culmen vs. a slightly curved culmen on a Purple Finch. The wings are brownish with indistinct streaks. A Purple Finch (male) would have reddish wings with indistinct streaks. My guess is House Finch. But, I am not an authority. The House Finch is ubiquitous in 48 states, southern Canada and Mexico. The Purple Finch is mostly East half of US, summering in Canadian provinces from Atlantic to Pacific. Excellent photo!!!!!

DSC_1649-Common Sharna Thrush - Asia
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Long tails are used like a rudder for precision flight through the forest. I like this bird and photo.

DSC_1595-Turquoise Tanager - South America
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I can see the distant relationship to our Western Tanagers. Well photographed.

DSC_1802-Victoria Crown Pigeon - New Guinea
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Amazing head plummage. Has to be a breeding advantage purpose for that kind of frivolity/beauty. Well photographed.

DSC_1817-Family Of Sunbitterns - Central & South America
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Super image. One chick? Dedicated parents. I enjoyed the photo very much.

DSC_1970-Ostrich
by patches

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Big and flightless. Amazing this bird suvived extinction. Excellent photo!

Gymnorhina tibicen
by jomari

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Amazing bird and color pattern.

Rock Dove (Pigeon)
by scooter97

Comment:
Well done! I have seen pigeons in April, but they will not let me capture an image.