@@live2walk you'd love to hear me. i took a Speaking For Professional Men class at Texas A&M in 1959. Even my fellow Texans laughed at my country boy accent. i think i can pronounce Arkansas 3 different ways. none would get your approval.
Lovely! Your photography of these little darlings is amazing! I’ve never seen the Pyrrhuloxia- what a beautiful little fella. Thank you so much! This made my day!
vireogilvus, you are probably right. I was lulled into this identification by an "expert" who was there with his entourage when i saw this bird and he called it a Virginia Rail. For differential identification ... All About Birds says, "Clapper Rail is larger than Virginia Rail with less distinct barring on the flanks and a paler bill." Birdwatching Academy says, "Virginias are much smaller in size, with more reddish bills. They also have more distinctly gray cheeks." With no comparison available, I still am not sure which one it is.
well, I'm certainly open to being wrong, and like I said, I have no experience in that neck of the woods. But to me it looks big and fairly pale/muted, and the call seems "off" compared to the Virginia's I'm used to@@robertecarpenter
This is excellent photography...fun to watch.
This is the sort of vloging I like to watch, all birds the occasional info and not 90% of the vloger's face. I wish there were more like this.
right ajs1501: you would not want to see a lot of my face.
I agree... but I originally came here to hear someone pronounce Aransas. Ha ha...
@@live2walk you'd love to hear me.
i took a Speaking For Professional Men class at Texas A&M in 1959.
Even my fellow Texans laughed at my country boy accent.
i think i can pronounce Arkansas 3 different ways.
none would get your approval.
Lovely! Your photography of these little darlings is amazing! I’ve never seen the Pyrrhuloxia- what a beautiful little fella. Thank you so much! This made my day!
and again you made mine.
You are always first to see one of my published videos!!!
But you already knew that you are special!
@@robertecarpenter
Thank you- we do love birds! They are one of God’s sweetest creations. ❤️
I don't have any experience birding the Gulf Coast, but I believe that first rail is a Clapper.
vireogilvus, you are probably right. I was lulled into this identification by an "expert" who was there with his entourage when i saw this bird and he called it a Virginia Rail.
For differential identification ...
All About Birds says, "Clapper Rail is larger than Virginia Rail with less distinct barring on the flanks and a paler bill."
Birdwatching Academy says, "Virginias are much smaller in size, with more reddish bills. They also have more distinctly gray cheeks."
With no comparison available, I still am not sure which one it is.
well, I'm certainly open to being wrong, and like I said, I have no experience in that neck of the woods. But to me it looks big and fairly pale/muted, and the call seems "off" compared to the Virginia's I'm used to@@robertecarpenter