new bird in town!

We just made an amazing discovery yesterday. We have a new bird visiting our bird feeder. We love it when we get new guests here. Maybe you have already had one of these, but we haven't ever gotten a bird like this so far. We weren't even sure what it was at first and had to look it up. (check out the link on the right sidebar for a great link) We feel pretty sure it is a Rose-Breasted Grosbeak. It's a bit shy, so we had to be very careful when taking it's photo, but we did get some decent shots! See for yourself and then follow the link and listen to it's singing and learn more about this pretty breasted songbird. Isn't the markings gorgeous?


INTERESTING FACTS:

• The nest of the Rose-breasted Grosbeak is so thinly constructed that eggs often can be seen from below through the nest.
• The male Rose-breasted Grosbeak participates in incubation of the eggs, accounting for about 1/3 of the time during the day (the female incubates over night). Both sexes sing quietly to each other when they exchange places. The male will sing his normal song while near or actually on the nest.