Jakes Branch Park-Beachwood NJ

[rjb]

Taken earlier today, 730 am, at Jakes Branch Park.



Left appears to be a male bluebird and the right photo seems to be a female ring necked pheasant. Taken with 300 mm zoom lens. I thought the bluebird was a bluejay at first until I got home and downloaded the photo.

 

[woodjin]

I'm having a bit of a hard time seeing the photos since I can't enlarge them. Jake's branch is a cool spot. I seldomly see pheasant about and when I do it iis always a bit exciting. Both my parents used to me a BIG TIME phesant hunters when they were living out in the mid west (before I was born). I don't see blue birds often. There was one year when I used to see a pair in my yard for a while but that was it I think.

Jeff

 

[AlwaysInTheWoods]

Eastern Bluebird and looks like a Brown Thrasher to me! Good finds!

 

[rjb]

Eastern Bluebird and looks like a Brown Thrasher to me! Good finds!

My initial response was that it was a Brown Thrasher. It was larger than any I have seen though. When I enlarged it a bit there seems to be a light ring around its neck. I couldn't find any photos of immature male ring necks but it doesn't really look like photos I have seen of female ringnecks.