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Monday Morning Mystery 112111
Tom Wicks writes:
"A few days before the big snow storm a few weeks ago I took these pictures. I was at the Celery Farm.
"The bird may have been 25 foot up on a limb. Even with the zoom lens these close ups are the best pictures I could take."
What is the bird? I really like these photos because they nicely approximate a distant look at a fleeting bird. (Thanks, Tom!)
Answer tomorrow, but I am guessing that somebody will offer the right answer before then.
A flight photo follows.
4 comments
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Looks like Rob F’s usual Bergen Cty nemesis, YB Sapsucker !
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I looked again and agree with Barbara, the bill didn’t look right for the creeper and I answered before looking at the flight photo!!
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Immature YB Sapsucker?
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I think it is a Brown Creeper.
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Doug M.
Looks like Rob F’s usual Bergen Cty nemesis, YB Sapsucker !
Carol Flanagan
I looked again and agree with Barbara, the bill didn’t look right for the creeper and I answered before looking at the flight photo!!
Barbara Dilger
Immature YB Sapsucker?
Carol Flanagan
I think it is a Brown Creeper.