Tuesday, February 12, 2019

WHITE-THROATED SPARROW

I enjoyed taking photos of this little visitor the other day.  These are from my regular camera, not the deck cam.  I don't remember seeing a White-throated Sparrow in our garden before.  They have generally been the House Sparrow or Song Sparrow.
This link will take you to the Audubon website.  You can scroll down to see other information.
A very enjoyable little visitor to be sure.




Yesterday we woke up to a dusting of snow, which turned to sleet, and the snow disappeared quickly.  Now we have icy rain for the next couple of days or so.  As I am getting this post ready (February 12th, 2019 at 5.50 p.m.) it is 33 degrees F.  Tomorrow it will be dry but windy.  
I am paying more attention to the weather - is that an age thing?  On these inclement days I turn into a bit of a hermit.  

Our weather is not as bad as what many of you have to deal with, so I wish you all safe travels, with hot chocolate and a warm fire to sit by when you get home.





"Weather Forecast for tonight?  Dark!"
~George Carlin~





30 comments:

  1. He is TOO cute! And he looks mad, making him even more adorable. His head is so pretty. It has been a long time since I have seen one. I watch the weather a lot! I guess it is age, I don't want to go out in bad weather.

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    1. Hi Ginny, thank you, nice to see a kindred spirit with the weather :)

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  2. the white-throated sparrow is a very handsome bird.

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  3. Beautiful head marking and always lovely to see a different bird coming to ones gar

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  4. I have never heard of this bird, how lucky you are to be visited by it. As for the weather, I think the older we get the more we worry subconsciously about getting out, slipping, falling that sort of thing!

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    1. Thanks Valerie, and having slipped in bad weather several times over these last winters, I think you have hit the nail on the head :)

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  5. Uma bela sequência de fotografias, aproveito para desejar a continuação de uma boa semana.

    Andarilhar
    Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
    O prazer dos livros

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  6. my hubby and I have become hermit and hermitress in our old age. this is a sweet and adorable bird. so cute. love the stripes on the top of his head

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    1. Thank you Sandra, we have our hermit cloak in common :)

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  7. What a pretty little one!

    We had a good dumping of snow overnight, so the city's dealing with that at present.

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  8. Hello, Love the cute Sparrow. Great photos. We had a little more snow than the rain here. I pay more attention to the weather now too. Staying warm inside with some hot chocolate is a great idea. Wishing you a happy day!

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    1. Thank you Eileen, enjoy your hot chocolate and your day :)

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  9. Haha about that weather forecast. What great details on that bird you captured. So pretty!

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    1. Thanks Ellen, happy to give you a chuckle and I am glad you enjoyed the bird.

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  10. Beautiful sparrow! A hot drink sounds like a good idea right now!

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    1. Hi Christine, I am heading for the kettle right now :)

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  11. Hi Denise,
    A bird I have never heard of let alone seen, reading you have done very well to get it in the garden.
    I pay more attention to the weather only to see if I can get out with the camera.
    Super set of images, thank you, lovely to see.
    All the best, John

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    1. Hi John, the weather is another good reason to keep an eye on it for our photo taking :) Thank you and all the best to you too :)

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  12. Pretty little bird with the dabs of yellow. Great photos. Cheers Diane

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  13. dark, tonight, and getting lighter towards morning! ---thank you for that chuckle.

    That is a cute little bird...I am not sure but think I have a photo of one somewhere. Or one I wondered if it were a White-throated sparrow.

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    1. Thank you too Rose, I would love to see your photo sometime :)

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  14. A White-throated Sparrow is actually quite hardy, and a few always spend the winter here. We actually saw one yesterday while doing a backyard bird count, right before a Cooper's Hawk came in and nailed a Mourning Dove.

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    1. Interesting information David, thank you so much! Oh dear, poor Mourning Dove, such is nature's way.

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