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#1 Reddragon

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Posted 20 August 2012 - 10:12 PM

Took this pic in north eastern ct....Black and white...was sitting on a tree top Attached File  unknown.JPG   33.67K   45 downloads

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Posted 20 August 2012 - 11:15 PM

Rose-breasted Grosbeak!
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Posted 20 August 2012 - 11:21 PM

Rose-breasted Grosbeak!

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Posted 21 August 2012 - 01:34 AM

I thank you very much...so I take this to be a female, She is beautiful even without the rose color

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Posted 21 August 2012 - 02:09 AM

No, it's a male. You just can't see the red from this angle. Females look very different.

#6 TheBillyPilgrim

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Posted 21 August 2012 - 02:26 AM

Agreed, male Rose-Breasted Grosbeak. Nice bird.
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