On a gloomy day, a Dark-eyed Junco surveyed the scene below before dropping to the ground to glean bits of seed from below the bird feeder.
Surveyed.
Tag: Dark-eyed Junco
Skittered.
A Dark-eyed Junco skittered across a porch step after a recent snowfall.
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Display.
The (presumably male) Dark-eyed Junco appeared to display to a female.
Wind up toy
I sometimes think of the Dark-eyed Junco as the songbirds’ version of a wind-up toy. It suddenly starts to skitter over the ground or snow and as suddenly stops. It will quickly back- then forward-scratch to reveal hidden tidbits. I enjoy watching them go about their business.
Junco
In the middle of a snowfield, this Dark-eyed Junco finds the bit of suet I dropped.
Wind-up toy
Sometimes I grin when I see the juncos scratching, hopping around. They look like wind-up toys.
Junco tracks
I have seen eleven Dark-eyed Juncos in the backyard today. Here is evidence of their presence.
Junco
The Dark-eyed Junco blends in to the scenery very well, which is its camoflague (sp?). We have a flock of about six which visits several times daily. They are ground feeders, gleaning what they can. I get amused watching them hop like little mechanical wind-up birds.
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