sunbathing

We had some nice warm days and I was hoping to spot a youngster sunbathing (rarely see adults doing it). So this young Starling didn't disappoint... they love doing it on the roof. TTTW

It only seems to be juvenile birds that do this sunbathing pose on the roof. If we could see his rump, we'd probably have a view of his preening gland, where he'd spread his feathers out. I love how they just seem so relaxed and can stay there like that for several minutes. TTTW

This little song sparrow just cracks me up. I believe it's a youngster. It seems a little goofy. It was eating sunflower seeds, when in mid chew, it suddenly stopped, fluffed up, and went immobile and sunbathed for quite a long time. The sunflower seed it was eating is still in its beak, totally...

.... but not today it's.... horrid weather this morning!! A cute little juvenile Blackie enjoying the autumn sun. About the only thing I like about Win8 is that it has a basic picture editor installed. This picture was rather over-exposed and with just a couple of clicks I got a bit of an...

I just couldn't resist taking pictures of them. This was a very young one. Looking at another picture of him, I can only see two feathers on one of his wings that are turning black. This was the middle of July, so probably the last of this years broods. I still don't know why the Sparrows and...

We're back to the hot sunny July days here; I just can't resist getting pictures of these youngsters posing like this. TTTW I was so upset to hear the very sad news about our friend Jim (JT Wood). I know everyone will miss his contributions to the Gallery; both his wonderful pictures and...

I've got several pics of adult and fledgeling starlings doing this on hot days. Ornithologists are divided on why. Some think its to cool down, letting air get to the skin, but why spread yourself in the full sun? Others suggest it's to get rid of parasites or even promote Vit D synthesis...

Last year I just went to Perth, Western Australia. I found that this bird always has sunbathing at the shore of sea and river. * probably it's black darter, let me know if it's wrong :) *

A male Blackbird laping up the spring sun and getting sleepy in the process