You can click on to enlarge each image if you would like a clearer view.
The word animal is derived from the Ancient Greek
word Anima. It simply means soul.
I found these at Pinterest and enjoyed learning about the birds.
Did you know: the Chipping Sparrow’s song is one of the longest sustained trills
in North American birdsong - a rapid, mechanical chip-chip-chip that can last 4 to 8
seconds without pause. It sounds almost like an insect. But here’s the remarkable
part: researchers have found that neighboring male Chipping Sparrows match each
other’s trill rates over time. They learn to sound like their neighbors. The local dialect
is real and it shifts with each generation.
My apologies to our international friends. I completely forgot to write down what was in the image so that you could translate it. My mind and my eyes were extra tired tonight and I rushed through to get this published. Racing brain-tired body, not a good combination, lol! I will add the words as I have the time.
Hello. I am the Dark-eyed Junco. Order: Passeriformes, Family: Passerellidae,
Genus: Junco, Species: hyemalis. You called me a ‘snowbird’ all winter. You were
charmed by my slate-gray back and white outer tail feathers. You kept the feeder full.
I appreciate this. But now it is late April. I am heading north to breed in boreal forests
and mountain slopes. I did not come to say goodbye. I just…left one morning. That is
how I do things. See you in October (around the bird little arrows from left down point
to slate hood, pink bill, white tail feathers. On the other side white belly. In the box on
the right: Common name: Dark-eyed Junco. Scientific name: Junco hyemalis.
Length: 5.5 - 6.7 inches (14 - 17 cm), Wingspan: 7.5 - 9.8 inches (19 - 25 cm),
Diet: seeds, insects, berries. Habitat: forests, woodlands, fields and backyard feeders.
On the right: sunflower seed, millet, corn, white proso millet.
This is a Brown Thrasher
I slipped in a jigsaw puzzle from my iPad to finished off with.
