tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26099356.post150945705463401835..comments2023-10-26T08:02:10.038-07:00Comments on Our Wee Farm: Are you my mother?melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12252897236597700469noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26099356.post-24958218089895105632013-07-02T17:49:16.284-07:002013-07-02T17:49:16.284-07:00SEF-you may be on to something here....I Googled i...SEF-you may be on to something here....I Googled images of Cowbird, and they do have many that resemble our pasture guest....and I found a map showing that upstate NY is in their territory....<br />melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12252897236597700469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26099356.post-10076162863580262252013-07-02T03:27:53.157-07:002013-07-02T03:27:53.157-07:00Could it be an immature cowbird? They love to han...Could it be an immature cowbird? They love to hang around livestock picking at insects. I loved that Dr. Suess book when I was young!Spinners End Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13378599044206074919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26099356.post-69327624587381041662013-07-02T02:52:57.085-07:002013-07-02T02:52:57.085-07:00Hmm...no yellow belly, just a very light beige. B...Hmm...no yellow belly, just a very light beige. But I Googled images of meadowlarks and the head and body shape are similar....then I Googled images of NYS lark and got some more beige ones....so we might be in the right family.....melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12252897236597700469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26099356.post-26255724815809110802013-07-01T20:39:44.085-07:002013-07-01T20:39:44.085-07:00Can't tell from the bottom picture if the bell...Can't tell from the bottom picture if the belly is yellow or just background color. Birds I have here that look similar have yellow belly and are meadowlarks.Tombstone Livestockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07022776395762826903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26099356.post-85898646208973715192013-07-01T19:51:19.102-07:002013-07-01T19:51:19.102-07:00My students used to love that book! That bird does...My students used to love that book! That bird does look an awful lot like the main character. Hopefully he/she found who they were looking for.Araigneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543030200956480168noreply@blogger.com