Juvenile Coot, Cinnamon Teal and Gallinule

dlplumer

Putting the new 7D 2 through its paces These were all shot at ISO 640 F/7.1 420mm

Pied Billed Grebe




Cinnamon Teals




Gallinule/Common Moorhen In Flight

wtlwdwgn

Good shooting. Looks like the new toy is working well for you.

Hunter58

Lovely shots but the first is a Pied-billed Grebe, and the last shot is definitely not a Gallinule as they have huge feet, and usually fly low over the water, I'm not sure what it is though. Love the Teal shot.

dlplumer

Hunter58 wrote: »

Lovely shots but the first is a Pied-billed Grebe, and the last shot is definitely not a Gallinule as they have huge feet, and usually fly low over the water, I'm not sure what it is though. Love the Teal shot.

Thanks Hunter for the information.
How come the grebe, in the first shot does not have a black stripe on his beak?

Anyone know what the third shot is?

Hunter58

dlplumer wrote: »

Thanks Hunter for the information.
How come the grebe, in the first shot does not have a black stripe on his beak?

Anyone know what the third shot is?

It's there just very faint. I see that often. During breeding it's much darker.

From All About Birds:

• Color Pattern
  
  These are brown birds, slightly darker above and more tawny-brown on the underparts. During spring and summer, the crown and nape are dark and the throat is black. While breeding, the bill is whitish with a black band (“pied’), but otherwise is yellow-brown. Juveniles have striped faces.

Hunter58

dlplumer wrote: »

Thanks Hunter for the information.
How come the grebe, in the first shot does not have a black stripe on his beak?

Anyone know what the third shot is?

Hey Dan do you have any other shots of that last bird?

Hunter58

dlplumer wrote: »

Thanks Hunter for the information.
How come the grebe, in the first shot does not have a black stripe on his beak?

Anyone know what the third shot is?

I got it. It's a Yellow-headed Blackbird. I had to download the shot and open the shadows a little and get a closer look at it.

Here's some info on the bird:

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Yellow-headed_Blackbird/id

dlplumer

Hunter58 wrote: »

It's there just very faint. I see that often. During breeding it's much darker.

From All About Birds:

• Color Pattern
  
  These are brown birds, slightly darker above and more tawny-brown on the underparts. During spring and summer, the crown and nape are dark and the throat is black. While breeding, the bill is whitish with a black band (“pied’), but otherwise is yellow-brown. Juveniles have striped faces.

Coo. Thanks

dlplumer

Hunter58 wrote: »

It's there just very faint. I see that often. During breeding it's much darker.

From All About Birds:

• Color Pattern
  
  These are brown birds, slightly darker above and more tawny-brown on the underparts. During spring and summer, the crown and nape are dark and the throat is black. While breeding, the bill is whitish with a black band (“pied’), but otherwise is yellow-brown. Juveniles have striped faces.

Hunter58 wrote: »

Hey Dan do you have any other shots of that last bird?

dlplumer

Hunter58 wrote: »

I got it. It's a Yellow-headed Blackbird. I had to download the shot and open the shadows a little and get a closer look at it.

Here's some info on the bird:

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Yellow-headed_Blackbird/id

I don't know, but I don't think so

Hunter58

dlplumer wrote: »

I don't know, but I don't think so

Based on that 2nd shot you posted with a bunch of them... I'm 100% sure.

Nice shot for an positive ID, the white wing patch is a good field mark which couldn't be seen in the first shot.

I wish I could find one but they are very rarely seen here in Florida.

I checked on ebird.com and in Pima County you have them pretty much year round.