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Nearly Wordless Wednesday: Backyard Visitor


Can anyone identify this bird from this blurry photo?


Thanks for the beauty all around us.


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  1. DebbieNovember 7, 2012 at 8:36 AM

    No idea, but it sure is a beauty!

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  2. BiancaNovember 7, 2012 at 9:45 AM

    Really have no idea, not a bird that lives in our small patch of the world.... It's a beauty though! What is it???

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  3. MARTHANovember 7, 2012 at 8:12 PM

    WOW! Beautiful!

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  4. Little Susie Home MakerNovember 10, 2012 at 10:08 AM

    Wow, this is a beautiful bird, and I have had a few at my bird feeder this week as well. i was looking in my bird book and believe it is a type of a Jay. But not the typical blue jay we think of. You got a great picture! maybe you could submit it to Birds and Blooms?
    Blessings,
    Susie

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  5. AnonymousApril 10, 2013 at 6:45 PM

    I'm thinking it looks more like some sort of hawk/falcon. Did you ever find out?
    Jean C.

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