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Psaltriparus minimus
Gray/brown male bird with dark eyes and under tail. "The Bushtit is one of the smallest passerines in North America, at 11 cm in length and 5.3 g in weight. It is gray-brown overall, with a large head, a short neck, a long tail, and a short stubby bill. The male has dark eyes and the adult female, yellow." - Wikipedia
In Cape Honeysuckle flying with is a large group. "The Bushtit inhabits mixed open woodlands, often containing oaks and a scrubby chaparral understory ; it also inhabits parks and gardens. It is a year-round resident of the western United States and highland parts of Mexico, ranging from Vancouver through the Great Basin and the lowlands and foothills of California to southern Mexico and Guatemala." - Wikipedia
The female can be seen at my other spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/933...
Spotted on Oct 4, 2011
Submitted on Oct 4, 2011
2 Comments
Thank you Alice. Yes, they were easily hidden in all the foliage!
Pretty with the flowers in the background! Doesn't small leaves in trees drive you crazy when you are trying to get a small bird picture?