Birds Evening Grosbeak

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Evening Grosbeak Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

A heavyset finch of northern coniferous forests, the Evening Grosbeak adds a splash of color to winter bird feeders every few years, when large flocks depart their northern breeding grounds en masse to seek food to the south. The yellow-bodied, dusky-headed male has an imposing air thanks to his...

www.allaboutbirds.org

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 4000

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 6400

 

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Never heard of them before, how big are they?

 

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Never heard of them before, how big are they?

They are related to finches. Lots of info here

Evening Grosbeak Identification, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

A heavyset finch of northern coniferous forests, the Evening Grosbeak adds a splash of color to winter bird feeders every few years, when large flocks depart their northern breeding grounds en masse to seek food to the south. The yellow-bodied, dusky-headed male has an imposing air thanks to his...

www.allaboutbirds.org