It’s a little smaller than a mockingbird, but very similar in shape. The main differences are the big white eye-ring on the Solitaire (mockingbirds have a dark eye line), and the buffy wingstripe that you can see best in the first photo (mockingbirds have some white in the wings).
How beautiful! I spotted one I thought was this, but they tell me mine is a Juvenile European Starling! I was so disappointed as it is unusual here in Ontario.
It’s SO Beautiful!
Great pictures. It looks similar to a Northern Mockingbird, is it smaller?
It’s a little smaller than a mockingbird, but very similar in shape. The main differences are the big white eye-ring on the Solitaire (mockingbirds have a dark eye line), and the buffy wingstripe that you can see best in the first photo (mockingbirds have some white in the wings).
How beautiful! I spotted one I thought was this, but they tell me mine is a Juvenile European Starling! I was so disappointed as it is unusual here in Ontario.