Date: 6/8/25 5:43 am From: Judy Hall <judy6238...> Subject: Re: [MASSBIRD] To crown a king - rarely-seen field marks
Richard, thank you for suffering the skeeters to bring us these fantastic
photos. Wow, I never would have known (or seen) these glimpses of the
Kingbird's red crown without your efforts and the keen eye of your camera.
Such a treat!
Judy Hall
Wendell
On Sat, Jun 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM Richard George <richard...> wrote:
> Yesterday, between the rains, I was birding at Parker River. I happened to
> be doing so at the same time as a Mass Audubon-led group, and while up at
> the pans I overheard the guide talking about a field mark he’d rarely if
> ever seen, with reference to a Kingbird that was present - the hidden red
> crest. I’d never heard of this, and with the light at the time didn’t
> realize I’d managed to capture it in these photos - the bird was
> considerably closer to me than to the group at the time, and I figure if
> anyone happened to know the leader or any of the participants, they might
> be interested in this closer look. I’ll also drop Mass Audubon a line on
> Monday in case it’s of interest.
>
> Photos are at
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/parsingphase/albums/72177720326705753 >
> Between the mosquitos, I caught several photos of other Kingbirds, but
> this is the only one with the slightest hint of the crown.
>
> (Sadly, this being the first time I’d got out birding in months, I
> neglected to take bug spray - don’t make my mistake; Hellcat was 99%
> mosquitos by volume and they were biting hard!)
>
>
> Richard George
> Wakefield MA
> <richard...>
>
>
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