Motif: Common Redpoll


Posted by Jim Zipp on Fri Dec 10, 2004 8:54 am

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This is my super busy season so I haven't been around much but thought I'd slip one in for the motif. Thanks to a good friend up north last winter I got some really nice images of common and hoary redpoll along with a touch of frostbite :shock: (Many degrees below 0F!) That little spot on my big toe was worth it to me as these common redpoo are really not that common if you don't live pretty far to the north! Thanks for looking.

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by jnadler on Fri Dec 10, 2004 9:14 am
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Jim:

this is certainly excellent. This is a light one . . .not a hoary? Glad you saw the hoary redpoll as well. I only got feeder shots of the hoary. Thus far, the only winter finch in the Adirondacks in sizable numbers is the Pine Siskin. Although last week, pine grosbeaks were seen near Lake Placid. I am headed up there this weekend.
 

by Kristi Graham on Fri Dec 10, 2004 9:18 am
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Well atleast the common redpoll looks warm! I love the vertical compostion!
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by Sandy Mossberg on Fri Dec 10, 2004 9:45 am
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A beauty, Jim.
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by fredcor on Fri Dec 10, 2004 9:48 am
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Very, very nice image.
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by BrianS on Fri Dec 10, 2004 9:49 am
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gorgeous shot.
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by Jim Zipp on Fri Dec 10, 2004 10:03 am
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jnadler wrote:Jim:

this is certainly excellent. This is a light one . . .not a hoary? Glad you saw the hoary redpoll as well. I only got feeder shots of the hoary. Thus far, the only winter finch in the Adirondacks in sizable numbers is the Pine Siskin. Although last week, pine grosbeaks were seen near Lake Placid. I am headed up there this weekend.
Hey Jeff, Yeah, they are pretty variable but I'm pretty confident that this is a common. Here is a page on my site with some comparison images of the two.

http://www.jimzipp.com/redpoll.htm

The hoary's seem to have a pug face that has a different look to it. Hope it helps. Good luck up north with the winter finches.... I've heard reports of Bohem's coming down too :D :D
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by Alan Murphy on Fri Dec 10, 2004 10:04 am
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My kind of shot Jim. Just sweet.
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by Jim Neiger on Fri Dec 10, 2004 10:21 am
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Sweet shot , Jim! Reminds me of a Murphy shot. :)
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by E.J. Peiker on Fri Dec 10, 2004 10:47 am
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Superb - the best shot I've seen of this species.
 

by Dan Wolin on Fri Dec 10, 2004 11:36 am
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Excellent shot - love the contrast between the bird and background.
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by Mike Danzenbaker on Fri Dec 10, 2004 11:43 am
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Just checked the link to your redpoll page; some pretty beautiful stuff ! Worth a nip of frostbite I guess !
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by Neil Solomon on Fri Dec 10, 2004 11:48 am
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Great BG and perch for this pretty bird. I really like the vertical comp, too.
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by talusman on Fri Dec 10, 2004 12:12 pm
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Terrific shot, he looks so elegant! Checked out the RP page... great stuff... some of those perches are unbelievable. Toes... bah! That's why we're born with ten.

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by alibenn on Fri Dec 10, 2004 12:48 pm
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Jim, excellent, I love this species too. Alister
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by Georgina Salup on Fri Dec 10, 2004 2:05 pm
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Beautiful and delicate. I love it!
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by Chris Kayler on Fri Dec 10, 2004 4:06 pm
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Georgeous, Jim.
 

by Christopher Dodds on Fri Dec 10, 2004 4:22 pm
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A great capture, Jim. Well done.
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Just gorgeous, Jim.
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by Rich Demler on Fri Dec 10, 2004 7:36 pm
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Beautiful bird & composition. A bird I've not seen before.
Thanks for sharing Jim.
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