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white-crowned sparrow

  1. Northern Cardinals and White-crowned Sparrow

    Northern Cardinals and White-crowned Sparrow

    The Watering Hole. Five Northern Cardinals (Cardinalis cardinalis magnirostris) and one White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys). A couple other species were present but out of view, Savannah Sparrow and American Goldfinch.
  2. White-Crowned Sparrow

    White-Crowned Sparrow

    Happy 2025 everyone!
  3. White-crowned Sparrow

    White-crowned Sparrow

    This is an adult showing strong black-and-white head stripes. It has characters of the West Coast subspecies group "Z. l. pugetensis/muttalli" which differs from other populations by the combination of pale lores, brownish flanks, and dull yellow bill with dark tip. This species is famous for...
  4. Up close and personal

    Up close and personal

    White-Crowned sparrow
  5. White-crowned Sparrow, Juvenile

    White-crowned Sparrow, Juvenile

    White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) juvenile.
  6. White-crowned Sparrow

    White-crowned Sparrow

    White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) adult & 1st yr bird.
  7. White crowned sparrow

    White crowned sparrow

    A group of white-crowned and golden-crowned were foraging nearby and landing on this blackberry bramble with back-lighting. This guy was about to dart deeper into the brambles.
  8. King of the meadow

    King of the meadow

    is the White-Crowned Sparrow. He's also a top entertainer there with his sweet melody.
  9. Pretty Sparrow

    Pretty Sparrow

    White-crowned Sparrow — I think this is a female but there is that little black feather in her crown. It seems early in the year for this to be a juvenile. I didn’t find any information on the mixed colors in the crown. I welcome your comments.
  10. White-crowned Sparrow (adult)

    White-crowned Sparrow (adult)

    White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) adult. Perched in a cedar elm tree (Ulmus crassifolia: Ulmaceae) with leaf senescence.
  11. White-crowned Sparrow

    White-crowned Sparrow

    This is an adult showing strong black-and-white head stripes. It shows characters of the Eastern nominate subspecies (Zonotrichia leucophrys leucophrys) which differs from most Western populations in its dark lores. This species is famous for having geographically defined song dialects. Unlike...
  12. White-crowned Sparrow

    White-crowned Sparrow

    White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha)
  13. Welcome to California, birder

    Welcome to California, birder

    I give up on catching up. I'll go back for some highlights from the UK trip later. But for now, here come highlights from my California trip (still ongoing). Loads of species seen and/or heard, but sadly not many good photos ... yet. Enough for a couple days of posts, however, and I can hope to...
  14. White-crowned Sparrow

    White-crowned Sparrow

    White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
  15. Wet and Not Comfortable (1)

    Wet and Not Comfortable (1)

    White-crowned Sparrow — First of a pair of posts. It Rained Last Night. This sparrow didn’t find a dry place to roost. Other sparrows in the same bush did. Edited to crop, adjust levels, and sharpen.
  16. Do you like my crown?

    Do you like my crown?

    White-crowned Sparrow — NX Studio used to crop, adjust levels, and sharpen the image.
  17. A Puffy White-crowned Sparrow

    A Puffy White-crowned Sparrow

    This sparrow is the most common bird at my feeders now (December) . This little one is puffed up to stay warm.
  18. White-crowned Sparrow

    White-crowned Sparrow

    Around here (Southern California) I don't see any crests. Just the smooth head.
  19. White-crowned Sparrow.jpg

    White-crowned Sparrow.jpg

    White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
  20. Merlin on a White-crowned Sparrow

    Merlin on a White-crowned Sparrow

    This Merlin perched in a high eucalyptus tree to consume its prey, a White-crowned Sparrow. There was a Mourning Dove perched a few feet away watching this Merlin eat. Hmmm?
  21. White-crowned sparrow

    White-crowned sparrow

  22. Young white-crowned sparrow

    Young white-crowned sparrow

  23. White-crowned Sparrow

    White-crowned Sparrow

    In the past week the W-C Sparrows have returned to our front yard
  24. Immature white-crowned sparrow

    Immature white-crowned sparrow

  25. White-crowned sparrow

    White-crowned sparrow

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