With the rain begining to come down softly a White Crowned Sparrow flew up and landed on a fence post next to us shook off the rain and then got back on his way.
A little reminder well received.
Tag: birding
A songsters song
One of your favorite birds to hear is the Grey Catbird. Their song can go one and on and it is always fun to just sit for a bit and listen to them sing.
Flight
A Raven quietly takes flight from a tree still teeming with life.
Dandelion Picking
A Black Headed Grosbeak working overtime on a wild dandelion patch.
Looks like he has a long day ahead of him.
Lazuli Bunting
A Lazuli Bunting happily singing their unique and quite individual song.
“Just like we each have our own voice, each male Lazuli Bunting sings a unique combination of notes. Yearling males generally arrive on the breeding grounds without a song of their own. Shortly after arriving, they create their own song by rearranging syllables and combining song fragments of several males. The song they put together is theirs for life.”1
References:
1.https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Lazuli_Bunting/overview
Waiting for a Setting Sun
A great horned owl waiting for the sun to go down so their day can begin.
Summer Snipe
A Wilsons Snipe makes a brief appearance from the tall-green grasses of summer that lined the ditch to perch on a rock.
In The Thistle
A Female American Goldfinch enjoying the Thistle on a cloudy summer afternoon.
Ruffed Grouse
A ruffed grouse emerges from the deep grass to perch for a moment on a beautiful weathered log. It was not long before they hopped down and disappeared from sight just a quickly as they appeared.
