Dark picture I know - around sunset in upstate New York. May just be a sparrow but I was intrigued as it has a dragon fly in its beak. Any ideas?
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Posted 22 June 2012 - 04:19 AM
That's a male House Sparrow.
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Posted 22 June 2012 - 04:19 AM
It looks like a male House Sparrow to me, Mac.
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Posted 22 June 2012 - 06:52 PM
Looking at the wing venation, I'd venture Crane Fly for the bug.
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Posted 22 June 2012 - 07:01 PM
Looking at the wing venation, I'd venture Crane Fly for the bug.
Good call, psweet! I worked in a lab studying dragonfly wing morphology and evolution in college. Its pretty fascinating stuff. Definitely not an Odonate.
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