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Post by April Son on Mar 21, 2009 0:15:31 GMT
 taken at the Arboretum of Los Angeles County in Arcadia. I tried to search online but failed to identify this bird. It has a red and white dot on its face and a hood like a cardinal or wax wing.  |
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Post by Jun Gregorio on Mar 21, 2009 2:15:43 GMT
I hate to say it but the closest I can come up with is a red-whiskered bulbul. But my guide tells me it's located in the Florida areas. Looks like it's an escapee from southern Asia
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Post by Teddy Regpala on Mar 21, 2009 2:37:19 GMT
The closest I can guess is a black-crested titmouse, but that's not it.
Most probably an exotic, or an introduced species.
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Post by Bob Kaufman on Mar 21, 2009 3:20:47 GMT
Definitely a Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus). There is a feral population here in San Gabriel Valley in Southern California. Here's a shot I took last year also at the Arboretum: 30D, 100-400 at 400mm, ISO-400, 1/800, f10, handheld  |
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Post by April Son on Mar 22, 2009 1:36:24 GMT
thanks guys, i was pulling my hair trying to find out what it was!  |
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Post by Teddy Regpala on Mar 22, 2009 3:35:48 GMT
thanks guys, i was pulling my hair trying to find out what it was! April, remove your bandana first. ;D Me too (under arms though), neither it's in my guides. |
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