[texbirds] Re: What color are the feet of a Ruby-crowned Kinglet?
- From: "Sanchez, Isaac C" <sanchez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Fred_Collins@xxxxxxxx" <Fred_Collins@xxxxxxxx>, Texbirds <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2013 19:25:28 +0000
Well that link didn't work, so try this one:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/isaaccsanchez/8454237750/in/photostream
Isaac Sanchez
Austin
On 2/7/13 1:06 PM, "Sanchez, Isaac C" <sanchez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>Do you mean orange like this one:
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>Isaac Sanchez
>Austin
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>On 2/7/13 10:26 AM, "Collins, Fred (Commissioner Pct. 3)"
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>>James et al.
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>>Nice to see people notice things like this and want to share it with
>>others. Not sure I would call it a field mark but a special character
>>that gives the bird even more character. If you knew the answer to this
>>one, then you pay attention to birds beyond simply identifying them.
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>>Here's another quiz for those that really pay attention. What color id
>>the tail of a Roseate Spoonbill. Only the Lord has enough talent to make
>>all those colors of a spoonbill work together. I am sure Matisse was
>>jealous.
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>>Fred Collins
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>>Director: Kleb Woods Nature Center
>> Cypress Top Historical Park
>>Commissioner Steve Radack
>>Harris County Precinct 3
>>www.pct3.hctx.net
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: texbirds-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>[mailto:texbirds-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of James Giroux
>>Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2013 8:50 AM
>>To: Free Lists - Texbirds
>>Subject: [texbirds] What color are the feet of a Ruby-crowned Kinglet?
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>>Here's a field mark on a very common bird that I have never noticed until
>>now: Do you know what color the feet of a Ruby-crowned Kinglet are?
>>Kudos if you do. If not, take a guess. Gray, you say? Pink you think?
>>Black?
>>Brown?
>>Would you believe a bright orangish yellow that contrasts with the black
>>legs much like the legs and feet of a Snowy Egret? Skeptical? I would be
>>also, were it not for a photo I took a couple days ago that shows this
>>trait. The Kaufman guide does not mention this field mark, but Stokes
>>describes it like this: "Legs and especially feet orangish." Sibley does
>>not describe the feet, but clearly shows the color in his illustrations.
>>Golden-crowneds share the same trait.
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>>I have looked at several photos on the internet, and there is a lot of
>>variation - ranging from no visible yellow to Snowy Egret feet. Here's
>>the photo that brought this to light for me.
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>>http://jamesagiroux.com/Ruby-crownedKinglet.html
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>>James Giroux
>>Austin, TX
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