Posted by Grange Co-op on 22nd Jan 2015
Male: Light gray crown and iridescent sides of neck.
Female: Evenly brown on head and neck.Nesting:
Flimsy, loose flat platform nest of twigs, grass, weeds and pine needles usually placed in a tree in a vertical fork or horizontal branch 3-30ft high, or occasionally on the ground. Nest often falls apart in a storm. 2 white, unmarked eggs are incubated by both parents. Parents feed the young a regurgitated liquid called "crop milk" for firs… Read more