Gloridaze
It was very exciting to see a new and different bird specie at the bird feeder today. It was larger than most of the birds that visit, except of course for the the Blue Jay. This bird was so colorful that it made quite a statement. It is called the rose-breasted grosbeak and belongs to the cardinal family. The one in the photo is an adult male, black and white with a striking red patch on its breast. There are some brown fringes on the upper side feathers.
The colors on this grosbeak bird indicates that it is a breeding male as the non-breeding males have mostly white underparts. The female grosbeak was also at the bird feeder as well as another rose-breasted grosbeak. The female shown in the photo below is mostly brown with a white crown around the head. I suppose they just stopped by on their journey to a breeding spot here as they are known to breed in cool North American temperatures and migrate to the tropics in the winter.
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Have you seen a rose breasted grosbeak?
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Do you enjoy bird watching?
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I love both pictures of the birds, these are very beautiful. We don’t have these birds in New Zealand…
It was the first time seeing them and it was a real joy
They are lovely birds and I hope I see them again
What caught my attention is the red patch on its breast. It’s a lovely bird. Thank you for sharing.
You are welcome. The red caught my attention too.
Both birds are wonderful … I see them for the first time because they do not live with us
It was a one time sight for me and I hope to see them again.
Indeed I love birdwatching every day. But I have not been honored with this beauty. Lucky you!
It was quite a treat. They hung around the feeder for the day and I haven’t seen them since.
Beautiful bird. I see her for the first time because we do not have those birds
Thank you. It was a first for me as well
This bird we call it in our local language Chancharan
That is good to know . Thanks for that.
We don’t get many small birds around here and I rarely know the name. This is a beautiful bird. Thanks so much for sharing it with us.
You are welcome and thanks for visiting
what a great capture. I’ve never seen one in person, i love the read patch on the chest!
That red patch looks like blood dripping, at least that is what I thought when I first see it.
it is very cool looking – thanks for sharing!
Wow! that is am amazing picture. I have never seen this bird, I don’t think they are in this side of the world. I would have thought that the female one was a sparrow. Thanks for sharing these lovely pictures.
Yes the female looks very similar to a sparrow except it is larger and has that band around the head