Sunday, March 30, 2014

One of the Rarest Birds Yet

In the mornings I never take the time to watch the birds because there doesn't seem to be much action in the bath at that hour.  Today I looked out and spotted this guy in the tree.  He didn't come to the bath but I was able to snap this picture before he flew.  I have identified him as a Red Legged Honey Creeper specifically a male in breeding plumage which is apparently rare here.  The bird is not rare, the plumage is.  In non-breeding plumage they are a yellow green color so I consider myself lucky to have seen him.

1 comment:

Kris said...

We have a bird feeder and put out fruit. Papaya seems to be the most popular. It is visited on a fairly regular basis by one of these beautiful birds, and sometimes he brings his mate with him. You captured his wonderful blue really well in that photo!