Song Sparrow. click
HERE to listen to the Sparrow's song. Song sparrows are 5 to 7 inches. They have a light brown head with a white streak that runs from the beak over the top of the eye to the back of the head. The bill is short for a sparrow. The adults have a streaked breast with a black spot in the center. They have a long, rounded tail, which they hold cocked up, and pump up and down, as they dart around with their short fluttering flight.
Young birds have finer steaks, and may not have the spot. There are many subspecies with variations from one area to another.
Here's another of the little Junco trying to open a sunflower seed. It was too big for its beak, but that didn't deter him from trying. Click
here if you want to hear what a Junco sounds like. The Dark-eyed Junco is a small 5 to 6 1/2 inch bird. There are several forms of Juncos. Four North American were separate until the 1970s when they were all lumped together under Junco Hyemales.
Slate Colored Juncos are gray with white outer feathers that will flash during flight. The male has a dark grey or blackish hood on slate gray, with a whitish belly. Female and young ones are duller. The young may have streaks on the breast. Most have a pale pink bill.
Speedy and Stitchie running up and down the fence, with Liam in tow. It was so cute to see the three of them chasing each other...
Whoa! Look at those gloves...they are humongous! Aren't these the best colors ever?! I guess I am biased but my girl looks fabulous in these bright colors. :)
Kay covered in snow drinking her hot chocolate.
Liam drinking his hot chocolate.
Here's another shot of a little Junco digging deep into the snow to get to the seeds.
Here's another Junco...braving the weather for food. The photo looks remarkably good considering I was shooting through the glass.
The dark-eyed Juncos were in heaven. I hadn't seen them at all this year, but the day of the storm they were out in droves! I put out a lot of wild bird seeds so they'd be taken care of.
My backyard. See the blurry spots, those are spots from the glass from the backdoor. Enlarge it so you can see the grill, which in later photos will be almost covered with snow.
Love the vintage look and feel of the photo...looks like a postcard from long ago that has been in the attic collecting dust...click on it to enlarge it.
Here is my rabbit-like Chihuahua, Speedy, hopping to be able to go meet his friend by the fence.
Ok, so you've heard me talk about the colossal winter storm we just got, so here's the proof:
Winter Storm: The Photos!
