Rusty Blackbird, Euphagus carolinus
Rusty Blackbird, adult female winter, Sunnyvale
This bird, a real rarity in Northern California, hung out for quite a while with a flock of Brewer's Blackbirds scrounging scraps in a shopping center parking lot. When I came to see her, it was a cloudy day, and the pictures aren't all that good, but it was a moment worth preserving.
Rusty Blackbird, adult female winter, 1/19/03, Sunnyvale
Rusty Blackbird, adult female winter, 1/19/03, Sunnyvale
She hopped up on top of a white car for effect.
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