What the heck kinda bird is this?
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What the heck kinda bird is this?
I was out in the yard this morning and a bird behind me was raising a huge fuss. I turned around, and it flew into the gazebo. I looked, and it had a bright red-orange chest with a matching beak. The beak suggests it eats nuts and seeds, but all the feathers are gone around it's neck, so it looks really wierd! It kept squawking, so I went in and got the camera, came outside, and it flew to a tiki torch. I got a pic or two (kinda blurry). Next thing, I look down and here's a baby. Same beak. So I took a baby pic as well.
Anybody know what it is?? I have never seen a bird like this around here.
Anybody know what it is?? I have never seen a bird like this around here.
I'm still not too sure about that. I have Cardinals here, and this bird has a beak that is huge compared to a Cardinal, besides--it was squawking at me because of the baby near by. A female cardinal is no way that vividly colored, unless male cardinals protect their young as well. Still doesn't explain the huge beak. If I can get a better pic I will.
The males do protect the babies
Like I said if not a cardinal, (is what I think it is, maybe wrong though) a grossbeak.
We have redbrested grossbeaks around here, and they have pretty good sized beaks. But from your pic the color isn't correct for a grosbeak.
Like I said if not a cardinal, (is what I think it is, maybe wrong though) a grossbeak.
We have redbrested grossbeaks around here, and they have pretty good sized beaks. But from your pic the color isn't correct for a grosbeak.
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Does it have blue feathers and green feathers. Cardinals would not have blue. I wonder if caliloo is on to something. It could be a escaped tropical pet.
It might be a stretch, but I found this on the Web.
Also
http://home.iprimus.com.au/readman/rainbow.htm
It might be a stretch, but I found this on the Web.
Also
http://home.iprimus.com.au/readman/rainbow.htm
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Hmmm....it sure looks like a cardinal to me too! That beak and long tail give it away. The little fella sure looks like the youngin' in this picture too!......p
http://www.southbaycommunity.com/images/bcardinal.jpg
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I think we have a winner - sure looks like the LORIKEET to me too. I bet the poor thing has something wrong with it like mange and that is why the feathers are all nasty around the head/neck.
I also think the baby is a baby cardinal and unrelated to the colorful adult. Maybe they've just "adopted" each other?
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I also think the baby is a baby cardinal and unrelated to the colorful adult. Maybe they've just "adopted" each other?
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I was wondering about the blue too.... can someone tell me what kind of cardinal has blue on the back? I would love to see photos of that!My two cents' worth:
I have never seen a cardinal with any blue on it. The tail looks too long, too.
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I think the beak looks so big because of the missing feathers around it's head.
Here is a pic of a cardinal that I took the other day, they aren't very pretty at molting time LOL.
This one has the feather missing on his body.
Here is a pic of a cardinal that I took the other day, they aren't very pretty at molting time LOL.
This one has the feather missing on his body.
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