{"id":359,"date":"2013-03-23T19:01:26","date_gmt":"2013-03-23T19:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/purplechickadee.com\/?p=359"},"modified":"2013-03-23T19:03:53","modified_gmt":"2013-03-23T19:03:53","slug":"holy-mackerel-rose-breasted-grosbeak-in-the-yard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/purplechickadee.com\/?p=359","title":{"rendered":"Holy mackerel &#8211; ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK in the yard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I had a funny feeling that I was going to have a great yard bird today, and so it came to pass! As I glanced up and looked out the window, a flash of black wings with big white wing patches came and went within a second. I immediately had the impression of a Grosbeak, but hardly believed it, especially when I saw a Downy Woodpecker in approximately the same place as the bird had flown. But not a minute later, out came the male Rose-breasted Grosbeak to my amazement and delight! I cracked open my back door to snap a few pics (please click on any photo to bring you to the entire album):<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Male Rose-breasted Grosbeak in the yard, 3\/23\/13!\" href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/116687283366637969462\/Grosbeak#5858611397300776050\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pie-img\" style=\"margin: 10px 10px 10px 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-lrPNICaa9xk\/UU34Bo0q7HI\/AAAAAAAAQWU\/y38WrAUFlyw\/P1110124.jpg?imgmax=512\" alt=\"Male Rose-breasted Grosbeak in the yard, 3\/23\/13!\" width=\"512\" height=\"403\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"He was eating under the feeders and around the yard\" href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/116687283366637969462\/Grosbeak#5858611415167307282\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pie-img\" style=\"margin: 10px 10px 10px 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-DurUiawXwyE\/UU34CrYYjhI\/AAAAAAAAQWc\/JqM_ghWxa9o\/P1110125.jpg?imgmax=512\" alt=\"He was eating under the feeders and around the yard\" width=\"512\" height=\"404\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>His breast is not a bright, hot pink color, but more a lighter pink. He was happily eating with the Pigeons and House Sparrows &#8211; hahahaaa! These pics were taken through the window because I didn&#8217;t want to disturb him:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Taken from inside. How funny - Grosbeak with Pigeons!\" href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/116687283366637969462\/Grosbeak#5858611774237056050\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pie-img\" style=\"margin: 10px 10px 10px 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-204lZbouhmo\/UU34XlBSHDI\/AAAAAAAAQXE\/R6eOFYWzRzI\/P1110085.jpg?imgmax=288\" alt=\"Taken from inside. How funny - Grosbeak with Pigeons!\" width=\"288\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><a title=\"P1110112\" href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/116687283366637969462\/Grosbeak#5858611646798897890\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pie-img\" style=\"margin: 10px 10px 10px 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-ssq2NuHSKNE\/UU34QKRqIuI\/AAAAAAAAQWs\/vpKOolM-MXs\/P1110112.jpg?imgmax=288\" alt=\"P1110112\" width=\"288\" height=\"226\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In other yard news, my Fox Sparrow is still here &#8211; it&#8217;s been about a week now:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"In other yard news, my Fox Sparrow is still here - been here about 1 week now\" href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/116687283366637969462\/Grosbeak#5858611876425761282\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pie-img\" style=\"margin: 10px 10px 10px 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-oz4fmwtNsYQ\/UU34dhs-AgI\/AAAAAAAAQXU\/7e8dEXi5_nY\/P1110069.jpg?imgmax=512\" alt=\"In other yard news, my Fox Sparrow is still here - been here about 1 week now\" width=\"512\" height=\"415\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I had a funny feeling that I was going to have a great yard bird today, and so it came to pass! 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