A Rose-breasted Grosbeak Portrait

I have to say that normally I prefer the Male because of the colors but the female of this species is also quite beautiful. She is pretty plainly colored on top but the pattern in her feathers is really nice and if you get a chance to see her open her wings The females are golden yellow under the wings, really quite amazing.If you have females at your feeder its only a matter of time before 1 or more males shows up. Thanks for looking and for the comments.

I did crop out the feeder but there was not much to crop as the bird was leaning away from the feeder so most of the crop was near the bottom left. I found I would often try and minimize the feeder in many shots by focusing on the bird, holding the focus and then panning to the outside. Somteimes it works and other times it just looks strange.
Thanks for looking denis.

Thanks Johnny!

Everytime I hear about Evening Grosbeaks I wonder if maybe you have seen them again. Thanks Wayne!

Are you using Black Oil Sunflower seeds? They love that seed. I have had two pairs this past summer and 1 pair the summer before. One of the males was a first year and surprisingly appeared to dominate when he and the older,larger male were together ( probably because his mate was with him). Thanks for looking Stephen!

Great shots Gary

Ok,Ok already.....here is the shot without the seed shell Thanks for the comments guys...much appreciated!

Thanks for the feedback

Now that must be cool to see one in the nest. I saw these guys quite often this summer but I thought they nested really high. We will know its Spring for sure when these guys return, Thanks for looking and commenting Dan!

Thanks Paul!

I agree, the females are quite pretty in their own way. Here's a shot of one I got last spring.

Knock my socks off Gary, what an excellent capture of a beautiful bird. Stunning

Two thumbs up !

She looks pretty apprehensive just like the ones I am used to.......or perhaps she is looking for a mate.

Thanks for the comments guys!


And thanks to anyone else who looks or comments and a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to All