The Bell's Vireo
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Jim Greaves Wildlife Photography and Consulting
Thompson Falls Montana
Nominate Race,
rare in California, shows large pale bill, short tail, yellow
flanks,
wing flipping, greenish back and wings . . . male forages in Evening
Primrose and Blackberry
Shows worn tail
feathers . . .
Next 2 are best
photos which show undertail yellow of Eastern bird . . .
Angle and light [above/below] can make one bird look like two
different birds!
Perching shows
yellow on shoulder . . .
. . . then, does kinglet-like wing flip . . .
. . . then, getting ready to launch . . .
. . . launching to next perch . . .
Scolding intruder
. . .
. . . then catching insect . . .
Searching for
food . . .
Hutton's Vireo
at nest, Ventura County CA 2005
White-eyed Vireo,
summered in Goleta, Santa Barbara County CA 1982
Least Bell's
Vireo, Santa Barbara County CA 1980
Nominate race,
Bell's Vireo in CA 2005
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Up-dated:
November 2005
[d=digital; f=slide or film] All Rights Reserved
Vireo bellii bellii photos made with Nikon D70 and Sigma 400-5.6
macro at ISO-200