tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954321689092627929.post7400245439233788901..comments2024-03-28T04:48:44.470-07:00Comments on birdingexmouth: Mealiesmatt knotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08046950873625960430noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954321689092627929.post-67376995952791941322021-02-14T07:42:37.248-08:002021-02-14T07:42:37.248-08:00Thank you all for your comments. Time spent watchi...Thank you all for your comments. Time spent watching the birds this morning wasn't terribly helpful. The birds looked cold-toned and whitish in the field but they're different-looking beasts in a couple of the photos. Would be interested in further comments following the latest posts...<br />matt knotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08046950873625960430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954321689092627929.post-35894230444791934272021-02-14T05:29:05.196-08:002021-02-14T05:29:05.196-08:00This is a very good point, and just the kind of ca...This is a very good point, and just the kind of cautious approach that I'm not very good at! 😄<br />I wish we got more Redpolls to play with down here in the SW, but even where they are far more regular, observers still struggle with them. Hope you get another crack at those birds. Gavin Haighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954321689092627929.post-51618337432943320422021-02-14T03:49:24.393-08:002021-02-14T03:49:24.393-08:00Good to talk to you yesterday Matt, I just wonder ...Good to talk to you yesterday Matt, I just wonder what they would have looked like not fluffed up with feathers flattened, got a feeling most would look much more browny and buffy.. I've been caught out before with a single lesser redpoll resting amongst feeding lessers a very different pale/whitish look. If I had seen your picture of the single bird I would have certainly gone for Mealy! Mike Langmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769021137483993740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954321689092627929.post-78089625540003548522021-02-13T13:41:54.108-08:002021-02-13T13:41:54.108-08:00Matt, I simply can't stop looking at your phot...Matt, I simply can't stop looking at your photos of these eight snowball wannabes. Quite simply stunning, and not at all what we'd expect to see down here in Devon. Ground-feeding too, I always thought if I were to find a Mealy down here it would be whizzing around in alders with masses of other Redpolls and be a pig to nail! Consider me gripped - top stuff!Steve Waitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02234938942274343663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954321689092627929.post-4188313652480663232021-02-13T11:47:18.409-08:002021-02-13T11:47:18.409-08:00Excellent work Matt - Agree with Gavin. I was happ...Excellent work Matt - Agree with Gavin. I was happy with a Lesser Redpoll on the Otter yesterday and you just raised the bar again. 🤣Chris Townend (Jaffa)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13017435496784035951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954321689092627929.post-49564630247261836022021-02-13T10:46:53.129-08:002021-02-13T10:46:53.129-08:00Common Redpolls for me, Matt. No question. So much...Common Redpolls for me, Matt. No question. So much white ground colour in all those birds. Devon megas, all eight of them! 😄 Gavin Haighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954321689092627929.post-26236940267433186532021-02-13T10:27:09.542-08:002021-02-13T10:27:09.542-08:00They look good for Mealy to me, several have no hi...They look good for Mealy to me, several have no hint at all of buff wash as you say. I'd love to check them out on Monday if you could give some directions? My email is benl.falcon@gmail.comBen Luckinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05847189449318712163noreply@blogger.com