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  • Steve Bullen
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      January 11, 2021 at 6:38 pm
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      #2089

      This fieldfare was feeding on an apple in my garden in Bowerham this morning. Not sure if it’s a male or female. Any suggestions.
      Steve

      Steve Bullen
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        January 13, 2021 at 12:24 pm
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        #2102

        Photo hopefully attached this time.

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        Dan Haywood
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          January 13, 2021 at 6:27 pm
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          #2104

          Nice shot Steve– my guess is that it’s a male because of the blackish (not dark brownish) tail feathers and perhaps the extent of black in the face, ‘collar’ and chest sides.

          The top of the head has some relatively heavy speckling and streaking– which I believe is a plumage trait of male FF.

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