Two weeks ago it snowed. A few birds came to visit our bird feeder. Above are two of our visitors. I think the one on the left is a black capped chickadee. The one on the right and center (same bird) seems to be a sparrow; when I looked closely at his head, I noticed the yellow. It’s a white-throated sparrow.
And here are a few images from today, to prove that spring really is coming. You can click any of these six thumbnails to view a larger version.
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Hi Leora..thank you for your well wishes!
White-throated sparrow…. Yup.. and that is a black-capped chickadee. You are becoming a back yard birder…
Here is some info on the sparrow..the give-away is really the yellow on the face….Michelle
Crisp facial markings make the White-throated Sparrow an attractive bird as well as a hopping, flying anatomy lesson. There’s the black eyestripe, the white crown and supercilium, the yellow lores, the white throat bordered by a black whisker, or malar stripe. They’re also a great entrée into the world of birdsong, with their pretty, wavering whistle of Oh-sweet-canada. These forest sparrows breed mostly across Canada, but they’re familiar winter birds across most of eastern and southern North America and California.
So nice to see those little green spikes pushing through the soil.
Love the chickadee, but then, I love any chickadee.
Some how the first signs of spring are the most exciting:)
Enjoy them! I can’t really complain seeing as here in Israel we hardly had a winter…well I can complain that we got almost no rain that we REALLY need but that is a whole different story.
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Daniela
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Spring is definitely round the corner here too. This was even more obvious in Southern France where there were irises, blooming cherry trees and mimosas.
There’s hope! Lovely photos. Be sure to stop by and enter my give-away! ~karen
What lovely photos…spring is just around the corner, and your captures show it.
Beautiful shots of the birds and also first signs of spring. This is an exciting time of year.
So wonderful to see spring beginning after a long winter.
Yay! Spring has sprung.
It’s about time, isn’t it? How nice to see those first little signs.
Lovely pics, we also finally have green and flowers.
Oh, we have no flowers, yet… I’m sure you have many now!