7 thoughts on “Sunday Showcase: Birds and Mammals of Fish Creek Park”
The photo’s are great. I however am not quick enough. I’m getting a bird on my feeder that I can’t find in my Alberta bird book. The beak is long, the belly is pure white. The tail fans out and has brown strokes. I believe there is a brown ring around the neck. It is just longer than a sparrow and hangs over the side of my very small feeder. Anyone recognized this bird?
Is it a brown creeper by any chance? Look at the creeper photo on the next item, “A turn in the weather is a turn for the better at Griffiths Woods”. That is the only bird I can think of that has a long bill (although it’s curved), the tail is long but if being used to prop the bird might fan out a bit. I am not sure what you mean by “brown strokes” – brown spots, brown stripes? Take a photo (even bad) and post it and maybe we can tell
Well, it hasn’t been back since. I did however change my food to shelled sunflower seeds. I didn’t want stuff growing in my lawn come summer. I have had a good look on the internet. That very well could be the bird. Because I could see mostly his underside I didn’t notice the curve in the bill. But that snow white belly is exactly what I saw. Don’t know why I saw a brown ring around the neck.
What is that photo above just under the woodpecker. He has a long bill, but his belly doesn’t look as white as the brown creeper. Actually I don’t think the tail fans out either,
does it?
It is a Golden-crowned Kinglet. I apologize for not labelling the photos in this post as we usually do. Something about the photo format wouldn’t allow me to add text.
Bob Lefebvre, for Birds Calgary
The photo’s are great. I however am not quick enough. I’m getting a bird on my feeder that I can’t find in my Alberta bird book. The beak is long, the belly is pure white. The tail fans out and has brown strokes. I believe there is a brown ring around the neck. It is just longer than a sparrow and hangs over the side of my very small feeder. Anyone recognized this bird?
Is it a brown creeper by any chance? Look at the creeper photo on the next item, “A turn in the weather is a turn for the better at Griffiths Woods”. That is the only bird I can think of that has a long bill (although it’s curved), the tail is long but if being used to prop the bird might fan out a bit. I am not sure what you mean by “brown strokes” – brown spots, brown stripes? Take a photo (even bad) and post it and maybe we can tell
Well, it hasn’t been back since. I did however change my food to shelled sunflower seeds. I didn’t want stuff growing in my lawn come summer. I have had a good look on the internet. That very well could be the bird. Because I could see mostly his underside I didn’t notice the curve in the bill. But that snow white belly is exactly what I saw. Don’t know why I saw a brown ring around the neck.
What is that photo above just under the woodpecker. He has a long bill, but his belly doesn’t look as white as the brown creeper. Actually I don’t think the tail fans out either,
does it?
It is a Golden-crowned Kinglet. I apologize for not labelling the photos in this post as we usually do. Something about the photo format wouldn’t allow me to add text.
Bob Lefebvre, for Birds Calgary
Excellent Pictures. What lense Camera Etc Did you use?
Thank you so much for sharing these beautiful pictures!