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ID Help Again

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Posted by Richard Teller on August 29, 2011 at 11:09 AM
ID Help Again
I was going into Cedar Canyon (Western Nebraska) very early in the morning when this bird just popped up on a yucca very close to me. There was very little light and I was shooting a a high ISO hand holding 300mm at 1/60. Not a good combination for a sharp image. My problem is IDing the bird. The closest bird I come up with is a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher because of the eye ring and coloring. But I have never seen a Gnatcatcher out in the open in this kind of habitat, although I have seen them back in the trees here. I would like some help to either confirm what I think it might me or to get a proper ID. Thanks for your help
Posted by Brian Gatlin on August 29, 2011 at 11:10 AM
Hi Richard, it's a Rock Wren.
Posted by Richard Teller on August 29, 2011 at 11:37 AM
Rock Wren was my first reaction, but the bill did not look right, no curve downward. It could be just the angle of the image.