Had a short but sweet trip to Alberta and got to see many cool bird during my time there. I was extremely happy to find this very accommodating beautiful lonspur in all his finery.
Tags: Tilley AB Alberta grassland birds prairie birds prairie alberta birds birds of alberta cclo chestnut-collared longspur longspur breeding plumage male Calcarius ornatus
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I recently went to Colorado in April. I saw McCowan's Longspurs but could never get close to them so I was thrilled to have this breeding plumaged male let me walk (rather crawl) right up to him!
Tags: McCowan's Longspur male breeding plumage Tilley AB alberta birds birds of alberta alberta longspur Rhynchophanes mccownii Thick-billed Longspur
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I recently went to Colorado in April. I saw McCowan's Longspurs but could never get close to them so I was thrilled to have this breeding plumaged male let me walk (rather crawl) right up to him!
Tags: McCowan's Longspur male breeding plumage Tilley AB alberta birds birds of alberta alberta longspur Rhynchophanes mccownii Thick-billed Longspur
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Non-breeding plumage at Squamish River Estuary
Tags: Calcarius lapponicus Lapland Longspur LALO Squamish BC Squamish River Estuary longspur
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This handsome male was coming to the feeders at Santa Rita Lodge.
Tags: Santa Rita Lodge Madera Canyon Arizona AZ USA bird travel varied bunting male Passerina versicolor Green Valley Pima County
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