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Photo posted by David Schoen in the Avian gallery on 07/10/18 at 3:47 pm EST
Registered on 11/06/06, 1213 Posts, 4587 Comments
Post last edited by David Schoen on 07/10/18 at 4:59 pm EST

Cow birds are not frequent visitors to my area and this is the first male I've ever seen. This is a Brown Headed Cow Bird.  I really like the richness of the brown on the head in this image. It has a beak injury.  Any speculation on how this might have occurred?  Yes and it would be a better image if the tail was in focus.

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Olympia, WA

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Comment posted by Shirley Freeman on 07/10/18 at 4:07 pm EST    
Registered on 05/27/17, 77 Posts, 844 Comments

Wonderful detail and composition, David.  I wonder how he injured his beak?  The Cow Birds have tried to take over the bird feeder, and I was afraid our nest box as well, but between the Mockingbirds and the Bluebirds, they didn't stay with us.  See them once in awhile, but only for a quick feeding on our feeder.  I love the way this one is turning his he toward you,

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Saint Pauls, North Carolina
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Comment posted by Avi Hirschfield on 07/11/18 at 09:30 am EST    
Registered on 11/01/03, 518 Posts, 2114 Comments

nice color great BG seen a few different birds with similar beak injuries.

  
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on 07/11/18 at 10:49 am EST    
Registered on 01/28/08, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Interesting, David.  I've seen a few broken beaks like that, but I have no idea how it happens.  On my monitor, the blaks look a bit bright, but I tend to like them darker than a lot of people.  Excellent focus and a nice head turn.

  
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Littlerock, Washington

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