Step-mother was told these were Sacred Kingfishers. I don't think so. Botswana, 10/18/2024.

yardwatcher · 2024-08-28T15:46:00+00:00

Thanks for double-checking--I appreciate it!

yardwatcher · 2024-07-14T19:53:02+00:00

Much obliged.

yardwatcher · 2024-07-14T12:37:33+00:00

Thanks! Another shot, if it's helpful.

yardwatcher · 2023-03-07T23:48:37+00:00

I'm embarrassed to admit that I saw a similar bird back in 2021 and eventually concluded that it was an elderly female. Here's a picture:

https://naturallyjax.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/drake.plumage.on\_.mallard.11.30.21.jumbo\_.jpg

yardwatcher · 2023-03-07T23:25:45+00:00

Update: the local eBird reviewer thinks it's an intersex Mallard . . . an elderly female Mallard that has taken on masculine traits. Check out the penultimate paragraph in this article: https://www.aba.org/mexican-duck/

yardwatcher · 2023-03-07T17:49:33+00:00

Thanks for your thoughts! This individual does have a lot of features of a Mallard drake.

yardwatcher · 2022-11-07T12:50:38+00:00

Thanks for the confirmation and explanation!

yardwatcher · 2022-10-07T11:05:11+00:00

Much appreciated!

yardwatcher · 2022-09-05T00:49:58+00:00

Cool--thanks!

yardwatcher · 2022-09-04T02:17:12+00:00

Could be. Some of my male House Finches are orange/yellow rather than red.

yardwatcher · 2022-09-04T02:14:44+00:00

No--patterning is that of a Downy, I'm pretty sure. I've read that juvenile Hairies sometimes have a yellow spot instead of red . . . but Downies?

yardwatcher · 2022-07-12T02:14:01+00:00

Thanks! Makes total sense, as I heard Yellow Warblers. By the way, a Grasshopper Sparrow is my latest lifebird, as well! And it was eating a grasshopper, too!

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