• BirdForum is the net's largest birding community dedicated to wild birds and birding, and is absolutely FREE!

    Register for an account to take part in lively discussions in the forum, post your pictures in the gallery and more.
Song Sparrow
Deanneart

Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)

I've had just a few of these birds coming into the feeders with my mixed flock of Juncos and Sparrows. Yesterday there were three of these pretty Sparrows here. All the garden birds are feeding like piggies the last few days. Do they know it is going to be bitterly and dangerously cold by the end of the week? Yesterday I tucked a used Christmas tree over by the feeders as it has lots of dense branches that are good for roosting and staying out of the wind. I wish there was more I could do for my feathered friends to help them through the extreme weather coming.
Click to expand...
Habitat
Garden
Location
Southern NH
Date taken
January 11, 2009
Scientific name
Melospiza melodia
Equipment used
Canon 40D - Canon 500 F4 IS + 1.4
Bill Garber
Super shot!:clap::clap::clap:
The price of sunflower seeds has doubled here from last year, I am still feeding a lot, but,I think a lot of people are not.
 
Deanneart
Thanks so much everyone!!!!

Bill yes indeed, the bird food is costing me an arm and a leg and I've never gone through as much as I have this year. I've already gone through 75 pounds of sunflower seed and it's only January. That doesn't even count the ten blocks of suet and twenty pounds of Niger seed.
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
Deanneart
Date added
View count
286
Comment count
36

Share this media

Top