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Evening Grosbeak – a winter visitor

December 13, 2011 by Barb 39 Comments

According to Hinterland Who’s Who, this bird

  • has a bill that in spring is the colour of buds
  • may devour surprising quantities of raw salt, salt-impregnated earth or fine gravel
  • has a close predator–prey relationship with the spruce budworm, a serious pulpwood forest pest
  • has been seen to eat 96 sunflower seeds in five minutes (say wha??) no wonder our supply of seeds seems somewhat diminished . . .
It was late Sunday morning when a flock of these beautiful birds landed in on our feeder and were flitting around in a bit of a frenzy. I have never been able to capture a good photo of one and I was busy – busy getting ready for Christmas so I announced that I wasn’t even going to get my camera out. But hubby, as usual, gave me just the bit of encouragement that I needed and this is what happened . . . I added Kim Klassen’s new texture – Lilly. It’s one of her free textures that she is giving away this month – right now! Head on over and get yerself one! or twelve! Thanks, Kim!

Kim Klassen Cafe

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World Bird Wednesday at The Pine River Review
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Comments

  1. Sunshinelene says

    December 13, 2011 at 4:50 am

    Lovely bird and lovely blending result. Ain’t the birdy cold?

    Merry Christmas!

    Arlene
    http://sunshineleneforlife.com/2011/12/13/12-days-of-texture-day-1/

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  2. MaryAnn says

    December 13, 2011 at 4:53 am

    Beautiful, I wish I could photograph him…
    MaryAnn

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  3. Evelyn S. says

    December 13, 2011 at 5:11 am

    I’m glad you listened to your husband! This is a wonderful bird image that you’ve captured. I do love grosbeaks….once in awhile, a few show up at my feeder.

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  4. Cottage and Broome says

    December 13, 2011 at 5:34 am

    Good thing you got your camera out, beautiful bird! I use seem to get squirrels at my feeder. Laura Please stop by for our giveaway if you get a chance.

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  5. Nadege, says

    December 13, 2011 at 6:19 am

    Beautiful capture and texture work.

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  6. Giga says

    December 13, 2011 at 8:50 am

    Piękny ptak i jego zdjęcie. Pozdrawiam

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  7. Seraphina´s Phantasie says

    December 13, 2011 at 9:22 am

    A fantastic portrait of this bird and great texture work too.
    Have a nice day, Barb.

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  8. eileeninmd says

    December 13, 2011 at 10:34 am

    What a gorgeous bird and an awesome photo. Well done!

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  9. Sylvia says

    December 13, 2011 at 1:39 pm

    What a sweet bird !
    Wonderful photo and texture work, Barb !
    Nice week,
    Sylvia

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  10. joo says

    December 13, 2011 at 1:46 pm

    It’s so lovely!

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  11. Nancy @ A Rural Journal says

    December 13, 2011 at 2:00 pm

    What a beauty! We used to get a rosebreasted grosbeak in the spring — an equally lovely bird. :)

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  12. TexWisGirl says

    December 13, 2011 at 2:16 pm

    beautiful capture! so jealous! even if they’re eating you out of sunflower seeds! :)

    love that cute header too!

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  13. Kathy says

    December 13, 2011 at 2:20 pm

    So glad your hubs persuaded you….a beautiful capture and composition!

    Kathy

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  14. Anki says

    December 13, 2011 at 4:45 pm

    A very nice picture.

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  15. missing moments says

    December 13, 2011 at 5:15 pm

    You captured him so well! Great job. I never see these guys around my place.

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  16. em says

    December 13, 2011 at 5:26 pm

    Lovely image! I love the texture application!

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  17. Connie Smiley says

    December 13, 2011 at 7:09 pm

    Barb, this is just gorgeous!

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  18. Besoterio says

    December 13, 2011 at 7:13 pm

    A fantastic capture. I don’t know too much about birds but your’s are colorful–I got pigeons by me.

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  19. Rosie says

    December 13, 2011 at 7:44 pm

    What a fantastic photo!

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  20. EG Wow says

    December 13, 2011 at 8:33 pm

    Hooray for your husband! He’s a good man and your photo is wonderful!

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  21. Lynette says

    December 13, 2011 at 8:42 pm

    Glad you decided to get the camera, beautiful shot and love the texture.

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  22. Pieces of Sunshine says

    December 14, 2011 at 4:44 am

    Wonderful bird capture, love the definition, especially on his lower wings.

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  23. holdingmoments says

    December 14, 2011 at 5:27 am

    Excellent capture of a beautiful bird.

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  24. nannykim says

    December 14, 2011 at 11:32 am

    Gorgeous!!! Man, that is a lot of seeds–it is hard to believe. I have a huge woodpecker that comes tom my sunflower seed feeder and even he doesn’t eat that fast!! yikes!

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  25. Lori says

    December 14, 2011 at 12:00 pm

    This is one of my Mom’s favorites ~ this is quite the shot ~ they are beautiful aren’t they!

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  26. Marianne, aka Ranger Anna says

    December 14, 2011 at 12:51 pm

    Where are you located? We used to have EGs every two years, and now they only show occasionally. We’re hoping for an ‘eruption’ year… so send them to Ohio!

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  27. Torunn says

    December 14, 2011 at 1:11 pm

    Stunning and clear picture of a beautiful bird. Very Good.

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  28. Gary says

    December 14, 2011 at 2:40 pm

    They’re stunning birds. Great capture. Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  29. Hannah says

    December 14, 2011 at 5:43 pm

    Wow, what a beautiful bird! You did a wonderful job capturing it! Gorgeous photo!

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  30. ramblingwoods.com says

    December 14, 2011 at 5:47 pm

    Oh what a treat..I would love to host one of these beautiful birds…

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  31. Andrew says

    December 14, 2011 at 5:56 pm

    What a beautiful little bird to see.. thanks for sharing your lovely image.

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  32. Springman says

    December 14, 2011 at 8:34 pm

    I’d say your picture makes this texture look good. Lucky thing hubby pushed you to get the camera!

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  33. Carver says

    December 14, 2011 at 9:26 pm

    That’s a beautiful bird.

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  34. ramblingwoods.com says

    December 15, 2011 at 12:57 am

    Oh thank you for linking up to Nature Notes…it is a small meme, no more than a dozen or less people even though I’ve had it for a couple of years. I always go and read the ‘about section’ and I had just taken one of my yoga books out again. Have not done it in quite a while, but I need to adapt it to my health issues now, but it may help with some spasticity of my MS and I really should get back to meditating again….Michelle

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  35. Hilke Breder says

    December 15, 2011 at 11:40 am

    Stunning image! Brilliant color and exquisite detail!

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  36. Van says

    December 15, 2011 at 2:09 pm

    that’s fantastic!!!! a colorful brd against white a scenario!

    Light Trigger: OUR ENTRY

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  37. Helene says

    December 15, 2011 at 5:15 pm

    What luck to photograph this! I really need to set up a feeder in my yard. Thanks for this post!

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  38. bailey-road.com says

    December 15, 2011 at 9:17 pm

    That’s a nice shot! What a beautiful bird!

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  39. Suzanne Carter says

    December 16, 2011 at 3:32 am

    Hi what a beautiful image thanks so much for sharing it. Wishing you a wonderful Christmas from New Zealand.
    Blessings
    Suzanne

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