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20-NOV-2010 © 2010 Bob Walker

Dark-eyed Junco -- Pink or Oregon? #3870

White Rock, NM

Junco hyemalis oreganus

Many of the Dark-eyed Juncos are colored in a pattern that makes it hard for me to say what subtype (race) they belong to. This one is an example. This bird's sides are pinker than some of the more obvious Oregon Juncos, but it's hood is not as light a gray color as I expect for a clearly-marked Pink-sided Junco. My guess is that this bird is a female Oregon Junco.

Canon EOS 10D ,Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM
1/500s f/8.0 at 600.0mm iso800 (with 2x TC) full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Milan Vogrin23-Nov-2010 20:28
Very nice shot!V!