Black Crowned Night Heron Juvenile

Black Crowned Night Heron Juvenile 2
Originally uploaded by paynehollow

This wading bird was spotted over on the Ohio, a few miles from the farm. They are in the region and could be spotted at the farm in theory.

This is the Juvenile version of the bird, the full-grown bird looks a bit different. The brown feathers give way to a more luxurious and dignified gray and white coat, complete with a black cap, hence the name. It's a large bird, larger than a crow but smaller than the Great Blue Heron.

Blue Grosbeak

Blue Grosbeak
Originally uploaded by paynehollow

These are gorgeous birds and any photo that I have ever taken does not do them justice. I had originally misidentified this as an indigo bunting, but was thankfully corrected by an alert observer. Thanks!

As far as I know, no one has spotted one yet at the farm, but they are certainly in the region.

Wood Thrush

Brown Thrasher 1
Originally uploaded by paynehollow

The Wood Thrush is a robin-sized bird with brownish, sparrow-like plumage. Except more brilliant and distinct. I spotted this one down by the bridge in August, interrupting his lunch, it appears.

As it turns out, the wood thrush looks a great deal like a Brown Thrasher (which I had originally identified this as), but the brown thrasher has a yellow "ring" around his eye that this bird is obviously missing.

Sneaky birds!