On our way to an appointment this morning, I spotted a bird that was the shape, but not the color of a male Cardinal.
This bird was brown, not bright red. It is the same shape and size as a cardinal and was hopping around in brush near the ground. There was a smaller bird with it that I couldn't see well enough to identify or photograph.
Does anyone have any idea what this bird is? I'm sorry the picture is so bad, but it beats a blank.
Thanks,
Lois
It might be a Cedar Waxwing, we sometimes see them in Southern Ontario in Spring, they like to eat any small crabapples still on the tree over winter.
ReplyDeleteCould it have been a female Cardinal?
ReplyDeleteBeth
Hello, Madame Papillon and Beth,
ReplyDeleteI don't think it's a Cedar Waxwing. The crest isn't the correct shape. It's definitely a mature male Cardinal-type crest. I also don't think it is a female Cardinal because of the very definite pronounced crest and coloring. I didn't mention in the post that the belly of the bird was much lighter than the back.
I've been searching through images on line and still am not so sure I have this one figured out. I appreciate all ideas from everyone. It would be fun to know what kind of a bird it is.
Lois