Is this a Gray Catbird? Or what? Novi, Oakland County, Michigan, USA (1 Viewer)

[jonblum]

Two photos attached of the same bird. Is it a Gray Catbird? Or what?

 

[rkj]

Yes, it is a Gray Catbird.

 

[Microtus]

Yes, Gray Catbird

 

[anonymousbirder]

As the others have said, yes. Beautiful shots!

 

[KC Foggin]

It sur looks like an off colored Grey Catbird.

 

[nartreb]

I suspect the bird is the normal dark grey, it's the camera that is off. Second shot is overexposed (camera confused by dark background). First shot is more interesting: camera / photographer detected a bright sky and set exposure to bring the bird to a medium brightness while ignoring the sky, which was the right idea, but without knowing the bird's true color you end up with a medium grey.