Male and Female Red Crossbills

[DRwyoming]

One of the more unusual songbirds around here are the Red Crossbills with their unusual looking beaks apparently well suited for cracking open nuts. Prior to last week I'd seen them maybe a handful of times visiting our feeders but suddenly a dozen or more of them will descend during the day and wipe out our feeders in short order. I was happy when these Males and Female took turns hopping to perch on our crabapple tree waiting for some space on the feeders.

Male Red Crossbill

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Female Red Crossbill

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[Rude Boy]

Absolute belters. Only ever seen them once in the wild, many years ago and at a distance.

 

[ssheipel]

Nice captures. Beautifully done. And such interesting birds!

 

[Ralph]

One of the more unusual songbirds around here are the Red Crossbills with their unusual looking beaks apparently well suited for cracking open nuts. Prior to last week I'd seen them maybe a handful of times visiting our feeders but suddenly a dozen or more of them will descend during the day and wipe out our feeders in short order. I was happy when these Males and Female took turns hopping to perch on our crabapple tree waiting for some space on the feeders.

Male Red Crossbill

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Female Red Crossbill

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Wow! What a cool looking bird Dave. It’s nice when they cooperate.

 

[K9Kirk]

Those are some very beautiful birds. We don't have them where I live.

 

[ElenaH]

never seen such a bird! very nice colour-combinaion!

 

[Irap]

Super shots Dave

 

[DRwyoming]

Absolute belters. Only ever seen them once in the wild, many years ago and at a distance.

Nice captures. Beautifully done. And such interesting birds!

Wow! What a cool looking bird Dave. It’s nice when they cooperate.

Those are some very beautiful birds. We don't have them where I live.

never seen such a bird! very nice colour-combinaion!

Super shots Dave

Thanks folks for taking a look and posting such kind responses!

 

[NorthernFocus]

Interesting birds nicely captured.

 

[Rude Boy]

Where were they at?

 

[DRwyoming]

Where were they at?

In our yard in Jackson, Wyoming.

 

[Rude Boy]

In our yard in Jackson, Wyoming.

Ah, a wee bit far for me from Bonnie Scotland

 

[Lance B]

Super series, Dave!

 

[jfredrick]

Beautiful!! Well done!

 

[sh1209]

Fantastic!

 

[Daniel Zdonczyk]

Very interesting bird and nice images.