House Sparrows forage in a cedar bush.
Tag: birds
Dives
A White-breasted Nuthatch lets go and dives toward a bird feeder.
Poke
Two House Sparrows poke among landscape rocks for sunflower seeds.
Gleaned
The goldfinches have gleaned many of the seeds out of this sunflower head in our front yard.
Liking
Several Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola; source: allaboutbirds.org) have taken a liking to this pond; they are present every day. They take less of a liking to my presence, quickly paddling away when they see me.
Spectacle, and a question
As I took laundry off the clothesline late this afternoon, a hawk cruised through my peripheral vision. I looked up and there was another. And another. Another, another, on and on, and on. I gawked for a few moments then raced inside, grabbed the camera, and captured the spectacle of many Broad-winged Hawks riding the wind. Finally, a little regretfully, I felt obligated to resume my chore, though I kept looking up.
How many hawks do you count?
Wary
The Purple Finches (left and right) are vary wary, always looking out, fleeing at the first hint of possible danger.
