Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
The Red Crossbill is a member of the finch clan. Their beaks are adapted to extract seeds from conifer cones. There is a wide variation in coloration in both sexes and they may breed whenever a good supply of cone seeds are available. In Eurasia it is known as the Common Crossbill.

Red Crossbill(Loxia curvirostra) |
Description: Cape Arago is near Coos Bay Oregon on the central coast. |
Date Taken: 2017:09:07 11:18 |
Location:
Cape Arago |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: RedCrossBill_D5X9704-CapeArago-Oregon |
© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |

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