Male Rose-breasted Grosbeak

This male rose-breasted grosbeak was photographed in Chateauguay, Quebec, Canada, in the spring.
Rose-breasted Grosbeaks are stocky, medium-sized... more

by Marlin and Laura Hum

Title

Male Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Artist

Marlin and Laura Hum

Medium

Photograph - Photography

Description

This male rose-breasted grosbeak was photographed in Chateauguay, Quebec, Canada, in the spring.
"Rose-breasted Grosbeaks are stocky, medium-sized songbirds with very large triangular bills. They are broad-chested, with a short neck and a medium-length, squared tail. Adult males are black-and-white birds with a brilliant red chevron extending from the black throat down the middle of the breast. Females and immatures are brown and heavily streaked, with a bold whitish stripe over the eye. Males flash pink-red under the wings; females flash yellowish. Both sexes show white patches in the wings and tail. These chunky birds use their stout bills to eat seeds, fruit, and insects. They are also frequent visitors to backyard bird feeders, where they eat sunflower seeds with abandon. The sweet, rambling song of a male Rose-breasted Grosbeak is a familiar voice of eastern forests; their sharp “chink” calls are also very distinctive.
Rose-breasted Grosbeaks breed in eastern forests; you can find them among both deciduous trees and conifers. They are most common in regenerating woodlands and often concentrate along forest edges and in parks. During migration, Rose-breasted Grosbeaks frequent fruiting trees to help fuel their flights to Central and South America." (www.allaboutbirds.org)
This bird photograph was featured in the following Fine Art America groups:
Canada 06/07/2019
Animals 06/07/2019
Birds in Focus 06/07/2019
Wild Birds of the World 06/07/2019
Poetic Poultry 06/07/2019
FAA Portraits-Birds 06/08/2019
A Birding Group-Wings 06/08/2019
Wildlife One a Day 06/13/2019
Travel Art 06/14/2019
Canada 150 06/18/2019
Your Very Best Photography 06/24/2019
Photography and Nature 101 07/25/2019
Go Take A Hike Photography group 11/08/2019
The Nature of Canada 08/20/2020
1000 Views 10/27/2022

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June 6th, 2019