Snow and Early Signs Of Spring

The Tree Sparrow is very common, and they are very active right now.

Accross the region we are seeing signs of the migrating birds staritng to show up. I am so ready for spring, and the return of ‘color’. The snow in this photo sure didn’t look like spring.

~ Rick

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Swamp Sparrow?

I think this is a swamp sparrow. It is hard to telll, but it sure looks like it to me. The fact is, the swamp sparrow, and the song sparrow look alike (to me).

I shot this photo near a fishing pond. Nearby, there is a ‘swampy’ pond that the geese frequent. This is the right habitat for the swamp sparrow.

~ Rick

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Another Red Head

Both of these photos are of the same woodpecker. I wanted to share the second photo because in most of my Red-bellied Woodpecker photographs you cannot see the colors on their belly. I guess the lighting was just right for this shot.

This is a female. She didn’t seem to mind our presence. Between the two of us, we shot some 10 to 15 photos.

~ Rick

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What She Said …

The top photo is a shot I took this week of a female Eastern Bluebird. The male is in the second photo. We are still seeing Bluebirds near the Stillwater river. What a beautiful bird. The blue stands out and is vibrant.

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A Nut!

During this recent cold spell, we took a lot of photos near bird feeders. This day was no different. I managed this photo of a White-breasted Nuthatch.

This is a male. You can tell the difference by the color of the crown. The female has a blue-grey crown, while the male has a black crown. .

~ Rick

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