[texbirds-freelists] Re: [texbirds] I.d. help on Goose Island Hummingbird
- From: tony gallucci <hurricanetg@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:23:16 -0500
Jeff,
my first inclination here would be to call this a Broad-billed Hummingbird,
something not unprecedented coastally. i blew it up in photoshop and sharpened
it, and note that it's got an interesting combination of plumage characters
which may be simply an ephemeral pattern of its molt . . . i am especially
intrigued by a few things, the apparent lack of an eyestripe (in shadow?), and
what appear to be a rufous wash on the belly and some rufous perhaps in the
tail (i cannot rule out photo/photoshop artifacts in either of those cases) . .
. all that to say that i hope someone with some field expertise in Emeralds and
perhaps something else i'm overlooking will weigh in . . . in any case, this is
a really good hummer.
tony gallucci
ingram/kerrville/hunt, texas
hurricanetg@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:36:44 -0500
> From: jeff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [texbirds] I.d. help on Goose Island Hummingbird
> To: texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Feedback on the i.d. of this hummingbird that my wife photographed at Goose
> Island SP on Monday
> would be much appreciated.
>
> I first saw it in going through her pictures last night, so my apologies for
> the delay.
>
> http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k55/jeffbird2/IMG_1173.jpg
>
> Thanks.
>
> Jeff Mundy
> Austin, Texas
>
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