tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056621443294652468.post4236157469118285883..comments2023-03-23T08:41:42.935-05:00Comments on Backyard Birder: New bird in townDorothy Bordershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056621443294652468.post-75911287982089113672013-05-01T11:17:21.737-05:002013-05-01T11:17:21.737-05:00It was a great treat to have them, even though the...It was a great treat to have them, even though they had disappeared by the next day.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056621443294652468.post-20449020756650824372013-05-01T10:46:38.388-05:002013-05-01T10:46:38.388-05:00Congratulations on the Grosbeak! We have them on t...Congratulations on the Grosbeak! We have them on the CyFair campus this week but we've never had one at home. Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17345056860110319818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056621443294652468.post-59661890433201777062013-04-29T21:36:48.384-05:002013-04-29T21:36:48.384-05:00They're only here on migration and are not tha...They're only here on migration and are not that common, so it is a real treat to see one. The female, as you can see, just has a faint rosy wash over the throat and shoulders, but those big chalky colored beaks are definitive on both sexes.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056621443294652468.post-57173160082553135572013-04-29T21:34:19.563-05:002013-04-29T21:34:19.563-05:00Thanks, VV. I was lucky that they posed for me.Thanks, VV. I was lucky that they posed for me.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056621443294652468.post-21061347455725379092013-04-29T20:39:15.045-05:002013-04-29T20:39:15.045-05:00I've never seen those birds before. I can see ...I've never seen those birds before. I can see where the name comes from - wow, that beak is huge! Such a lovely color on the male, but I wouldn't have recognized the female as being the same species if you hadn't said so!Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09993407315693699146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056621443294652468.post-24297000051309203262013-04-29T19:08:36.344-05:002013-04-29T19:08:36.344-05:00Nice pictures!Nice pictures!VetVoyeurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08104637568459610116noreply@blogger.com