song sparrow

Even though I asked a few to fly a little south, all 16 are still here at the new place. At the old place I still have 4 of them mixed in with all the White throated. The Juncos, Gold and House finches are still here too, as is the Sapsucker

liked the way the background color kind of matched the colors of the Song Sparrow

This lovely Song Sparrow is a frequent visitor here in the feeders and comes along with a large flock of Juncos and mixed Sparrows. These birds will stay around and find a perch in the sun or out of the wind and rest even after the rest of the flock has moved on. Sometimes they stay put for a...

Spend some time at the new place today planting trees, all the while listening to the Sparrows and Chickadees and Woodies. Spring is around the corner, I can't wait.

This little sparrow tried to cheer me up while waiting for the surveyors that never came

We had a few inches of snow yesterday and I spent a lovely day outside in the blind with camera and birds. There is always a lot of activity in the feeders when it snows but the light is a challenge. I tried a new perch set up with a dried actaea stalk from the winter garden and then added niger...

I hope I identify this sparrow correctly, but I am sure you all will help me out as you have done in the past. :) Thanks for letting me post my pics.

Thanks to everyone that has viewed my photos over the last year. I appreciate the comments and it makes me want to do better in 2008. We have some excellent photographers on this site and I very much enjoy looking at all the photos, well done everyone. Here is wishing each of you a healthy and...

This little sparrow stayed and posed for a while.

This is the heermanni race of So. Calif. which was nice to photograph as we rarely get this darkly marked race up here in the PNW.

Remembered this picture I took the other day of a Song Sparrow on a log, not quite like yours, but it'll do

Hadn't had the chance at many birds lately. I hope that changes soon.

The weather today was just miserable, but they were happily chirping away. I guess that's why they call 'em Song Sparrows.

in my garden

Spotted this fellow snoozing in a branch next to the trunk of a tree.

Not an exotic subject by any means, but I liked the shot in the Locust tree in our yard.

Another in the series...