White-Winged Crossbill
Loxia leucoptera
White-Winged Crossbills are specialist feeders on conifer cones, and the unusual bill shape is an adaptation to assist the extraction of the seeds from the cone. They can eat thousands of such seeds daily. These birds are typically found in Canada and Alaska, where their food sources grows, but may winter in the northern USA.

White-Winged Crossbill(Loxia leucoptera) |
Description: Petersville Road, from Trapper Creek, Alaska towards Denali. |
Date Taken: 2005:07:07 11:43 |
Location:
Petersville Road |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/800 |
File Name: JCD7632WhiteWingedCrossbill |
© 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


White-Winged Crossbill(Loxia leucoptera) |
Description: Petersville Road, from Trapper Creek, Alaska towards Denali. |
Date Taken: 2005:07:07 11:43 |
Location:
Petersville Road |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 |
File Name: JCD7641WhiteWingedCrossbill |
© 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |

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