This American Tree Sparrow’s plumage blends well with its surroundings.
Tag: birdwatching
Rattle
A familiar rattle alerted me to the presence of a Belted Kingfisher. I saw it fly past before it perched on a post, watching, waiting
Feeding birds.
A male House Finch visits our sunflower feeder. I keep at least one feeder up year round. With other food sources so plentiful at this time of year I don’t keep it constantly filled. I like to have them visit because I do enjoy hearing their song.
Hunts
A Northern Cardinal hunts for tidbits.
Sings
My hiatus has ended!
Every day this week, this Song Sparrow has perched on a sunflower plant outside work, preens, and sings its lovely song. I invite you to visit AllAboutBirds to hear it.
Manages
Though the bird feeders’ perch is a little undersized for it, this male Common Grackle manages just fine.
Pauses
A Red-breasted Nuthatch pauses while cracking open a sunflower seed.
A gaggle of goldfinches . . .
. . . and a Pine Siskin.
Silhouetted
A Cooper’s Hawk, viewed against the early sky just outside my workplace on a very cold winter morning.
A photographer’s note: I used a 75-300mm lens at full zoom on autofocus to shoot this through two windows. I was about 20 feet from the hawk, clearly visible to it and was concerned that any more movement on my part would induce it to fly away.
A fine figure
This male House Sparrow cut a fine figure as it paused while hopping around on a cedar bush just outside my workplace.
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