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Post by trudi on Jul 8, 2009 17:31:22 GMT -8
 this little guy was watching us golf...here in kelowna with no book to research.. |
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Post by kastern on Jul 8, 2009 18:43:35 GMT -8
Looks like a young Bullock's Oriole to me.
Kathy
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Post by trudi on Jul 10, 2009 19:44:32 GMT -8
I have to add the bird was mating ...would this make a difference with your thought on a Bullocks Oriole ??
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Post by kastern on Jul 11, 2009 10:26:26 GMT -8
If it was mating then it is an adult female.....I thought the colors looked a bit intense to be a young one, but the fact it was so fluffed up I went with young rather than adult. The wings and tail looked a bit short too but I guess that is due to the hunched appearance. It doesn't look terribly happy. The coloration between adult females and juvenile females is similiar. It is definitely a Bullock's Oriole.
Kathy
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Post by Gord on Jul 13, 2009 22:00:15 GMT -8
I wonder if it is an adult female but had recently lost her tail and is growing a new one? That might explain the short tail.
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