A male Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus)
Latest
Winter Hummer
This bright little lady, an Anna’s Hummingbird ( Calypte anna) is a regular visitor to our sheltered feeders! Her mate is around here too! Hardy little birds in the cold!
Bug Hunt
A Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapilla) hunting for bugs under the bark of a branch
A Pose
A male House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Old Peg
Here’s a fine European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) in it’s winter coat of colours. Only problem is that it only has one leg! But that hasn’t seemed to slow it down at all!
Lunchtime
A Cooper’s Hawk (Accipiter cooprii) juvenile, stopped in for lunch today, but all the lunch made a hasty retreat and it went away hungry!
Fish for Lunch Too
Here’s another Eagle shot. This one an immature Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) with a lovely dead Salmon for lunch. This guy will be White by next year. You can just see the white coming in around it’s bill, which will also turn colour as it ages!
Canada’s
A flight of Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) flying into the sun
The Flock
A growing flock of Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) that are feeding in a field near where we live.
Slate-coloured
A Slate-coloured Junco, (Junco hyemalis) stands out from the Oregon Dark-eyed Junco, by it’s colour. But is in fact the same species.
