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~
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.
ReplyDeleteHi Ginny, thank you, nice to see a kindred spirit with the weather :)
Deletethe white-throated sparrow is a very handsome bird.
ReplyDeleteI thought so too Red :)
DeleteWhat a little charmer. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteYou are very welcome EC :)
DeleteBeautiful head marking and always lovely to see a different bird coming to ones gar
ReplyDeleteIt is indeed Margaret :)
DeleteI 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!
ReplyDeleteThanks Valerie, and having slipped in bad weather several times over these last winters, I think you have hit the nail on the head :)
DeleteUma bela sequência de fotografias, aproveito para desejar a continuação de uma boa semana.
ReplyDeleteAndarilhar
Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
O prazer dos livros
Obrigado e desejo o mesmo para você :)
Deletemy 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
ReplyDeleteThank you Sandra, we have our hermit cloak in common :)
DeleteWhat a pretty little one!
ReplyDeleteWe had a good dumping of snow overnight, so the city's dealing with that at present.
Hi William, thank you and stay warm :)
DeleteHello, 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!
ReplyDeleteThank you Eileen, enjoy your hot chocolate and your day :)
DeleteHaha about that weather forecast. What great details on that bird you captured. So pretty!
ReplyDeleteThanks Ellen, happy to give you a chuckle and I am glad you enjoyed the bird.
DeleteBeautiful sparrow! A hot drink sounds like a good idea right now!
ReplyDeleteHi Christine, I am heading for the kettle right now :)
DeleteHi Denise,
ReplyDeleteA 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
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 :)
DeletePretty little bird with the dabs of yellow. Great photos. Cheers Diane
ReplyDeleteThanks Diane and cheers to you also :)
Deletedark, tonight, and getting lighter towards morning! ---thank you for that chuckle.
ReplyDeleteThat 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.
Thank you too Rose, I would love to see your photo sometime :)
DeleteA 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.
ReplyDeleteInteresting information David, thank you so much! Oh dear, poor Mourning Dove, such is nature's way.
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