Estesbog Gallery Birds BLACKBIRDS AND CLOSE RELATIVES BREWER'S BLACKBIRD
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High-flying snowy egret

High-flying snowy egret

Date: 08/09/2009 Views: 187642

An elegant snowy egret hunts lunch

An elegant snowy egret hunts lunch

Date: 08/09/2009 Views: 172960

Juvenile snowy egret hunting in the mud

Juvenile snowy egret hunting in the mud

Date: 08/26/2006 Views: 176205

BREWER'S BLACKBIRD

Date: 05/16/2009
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SHEER ASTONISHMENT

SHEER ASTONISHMENT

The white iris of a male Brewer's blackbird gives it a look of astonishment as if it has just seen God.

Date: 05/09/2007
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FEMALE BREWER'S BLACKBIRD

FEMALE BREWER'S BLACKBIRD

Like most female blackbirds, the female Brwer's blackbird is something of a Plain Jane.

Date: 11/04/2007
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LEUCISTIC BREWER'S BLACKBIRD

LEUCISTIC BREWER'S BLACKBIRD

Here a couple of winter plumage starlings and a couple of Brewer's blackbirds hang out together to preen. One Brwer's blackbird sports white primaries. Such mutations are not uncommon in Nature.

Date: 11/09/2008
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Adult male Brewer's blackbird

Adult male Brewer's blackbird

The Brewer's blackbird male has white eyes like a male common grackle, but the size is smaller, the tail is shorter, and the plumage lacks the irridescent sheen of a grackle.

Date: 11/09/2008
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Fall male Brewer's blackbird

Fall male Brewer's blackbird

Juvenile males in fall begin to transition to the adult plumage but retain some brown on the head through much of the winter.

Date: 11/09/2008
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