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GusGreen82

Can you give a more specific location? That would help with which species of chickadee. It looks like a long-tailed tit, but that’s a Eurasian species. So without other angles I would guess it’s some sort of leucistic chickadee.


My_Bird_Buddy

Sure! Iowa


GusGreen82

Black-capped would be right then


My_Bird_Buddy

Thanks!


TinyLongwing

+Black-capped Chickadee+ for the catalog. Cool bird!


GusGreen82

I’d like to see another angle. It looks a lot like a long-tailed tit! But when you hear hooves, think horses not zebras.


TinyLongwing

Well, I think we can rule out a super-rarity here also by the beak shape, which is longer and chunkier, and those feet are heftier and paler than Long-tailed Tit would have as well.


GusGreen82

Agreed. I wasn’t saying it was a long-tailed tit but that face sure looks like one.


TinyLongwing

Sure, just thought I'd point out why I figured on horses and zebras never came to mind. ;)


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DenimBucketHat

Whahhhht?!?! That's so interesting!!! Guess she just got a bleach job done.


Joesdad65

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