More New And Old Friends of The Vermilon River. A Post To MWT and WBW.

The weather has again been all over the place from some sun to a spring type storm with high winds and wet snow. The scenic photos are still from our frosty hike to the west side of the River. The point in the title is two fold.

As I told you I have been on the outlook for Hoary Redpolls as opposed to the Common Redpoll. I finally found a lone female. Now I just have to spot the Greenlander variety, which has been seen in the Thunderbay area.The other point is the variation in the female Pine Grosbeaks colour and coverage.

I'll point out the Hoary, and the female Pine Grosbeak colour variation by way of captions as it`s a long post.

This last photo shows the blue sky in the NW, while the east is overcast.

This is a female Hoary Redpoll recognizable by her buff coloured chest and the less definite stripes on her side. The real key is the white/buff patch between her wings on her back.

Shows White/Buff Back  Patch.

The Hoary is on the right facing us, but surrounded by Common Redpolls.

Male Common Redpoll.

Female Common Redpoll-Note the definite stripes on her Chest.

Female Common Redpoll- Note Stripes.

Male Pine Grosbeaks.

Male Against A Sunny Background.

Male Pine Grosbeak.

Female Pine Grosbeak.

Female Pine Grosbeak.

Female Pine Grosbeak- Note the Orange or Red Tinge.

Also note the amount of coverage of the colour.

Male Evening Grosbeak.

Female Evening Grosbeak.

Close Up Female Evening Grosbeak.

This shot show the male and female Evening Grosbeak. Note the beak is yellow. It changes in the summer to a greenish yellow.

Black-capped Chickadee

Black-capped Chickadee.

Mourning Dove

Mourning Dove.

And of course the Blue Jay. A Post to MWT @ http://ourwoeldtuesdaymeme.blogspot.com/ and WBW @ http://pineriverreview.blogspot.com/ . Click on photos to enlarge and for slideshow.