Ever look directly at a bird and not really see it? I had just such an experience recently with a bird from Seattle:

http://blog.paws.org/2012/12/a-case-of-mistaken-identity.html?cid=6a0120a5ed5e54970b017d3ee91b00970c#comment-6a0120a5ed5e54970b017d3ee91b00970c

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Kevin Mack
Naturalist, PAWS Wildlife Center
P.O. Box 1037
Lynnwood ,WA 98046
425-787-2500 ext. 854