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Dark-eyed Junco in Michaux State Forest

Junco ardois

Thanks everyone for all the birthday wishes yesterday.

Yellow-eyed Junco defending his territory near Portal, Arizona.

This junco was eating the seeds that fell from our bird feeder.

Taken at the Don Castro Regional Recreation Area. Specifically, this is a member of the Oregon subspecies. This is Part 2 of a two part series showing the salvaging of a bad photo into a useful one. This is salvaged one, the original one is at this link. So what did I do? --Adjusted the...

Taken at the Don Castro Regional Recreation Area. Specifically, this is a member of the Oregon subspecies. This is Part 1 of a two part series showing the salvaging of a bad photo into a useful one. This is obviously the bad one! The salvaged photo is at this link.

Interviewer: "Say Mr. Junco, what do you think of this tree?" Mr. Junco: "I'm lichen it."

Sorry to be so repetitive with these birds. I don't know how common these birds are in general, but as for us,we are inundated with them, so it's not hard to spot one in a good pose. I was looking out my front door the other day and there must have been fifty juncos there. My wife called out...

....because I can't help it!

Shot in my backyard recently after its bath. The dark-eyed junco is a species of the juncos, a genus of small grayish American sparrows. This bird is common across much of temperate North America and in summer ranges far into the Arctic. Wikipedia Scientific name: Junco hyemalis Rank: Species...

I have quite a number of these hanging out around my feeder in Northeast Ohio. This one looks like it is all "plumped-up" for the winter months ahead. :-)

Saw this one in a yet to bloom Crepe Myrtle tree with a dogwood tree in full bloom for the bg.

......it has waited until March for winter to begin.

Junco ardois

One from last winter.

Common in California, they seem to be a bit more shy than others when it comes to feeders. They actually have trouble with the suet feeder because they are so plump right now and can't gain a solid purchase. A striking bird to me, but I've seen them all my life.