Sparrows

Most of these images are NOT sparrows! I just put things not otherwise in their own categories into this bunch. From that saucy little jet plane Belted Kingfisher to the elegant and regally attired Cedar Waxwings, most of these are regular seasonal visitors to our feeders. Eurasian Collared Doves are an invasive species although they are pleasant. Red Breasted Nuthatches take one seed at a time, dart off to hide it for later. Look at Crossbill's beak: it has evolved to be a specialized tool to get seeds out of conifer cones. Varied Thrush is a seasonal visitor, is related to robins. Usually a pair but not in flocks like their cousins.

Chipping Sparrow photographed at Wind Cave So Dakota

Common Yellowthroat photographed at Ridgefield NWR

Pine Siskin often hangs around with Goldfinches

Red Crossbill has bill crossed to pry seeds out of cones

one of the most wonderful singers|.

Spotted Towhee Split second before claws grasp rim

Western Tanager at Rail Road Bridge Audubon

Cassins Vireo nestling fallen Parents were flycatching nearby and feeding it

Meadowlark. LaCreek NWR, Pineridge Reservation SD

Bald Eagle high in tree at Fort Worden. Estimated 60 feet up the tree, camera estimated to be 200 feetfrom base of tree, so (rough) calc is that camera to eagle distance 208.81 feet.

Barn Swallow, parent feeding 4 babies, one visible

Barn Swallowbreakfast chorus, Hirundo rustica, at Nisqally Nat'l Wildlife Refuge, Lacey WA

Belted Kingfisher, searching for the flash of silver that reveals a tasty small fish. His bill is a real harpoon, big in proportion to his body.

Belted King Fisher pair. Female has the russet colored "vest"

Belted Kingfisher catching small fish in the marina at Point Hudson.

Black-Capped Chickadee with white tail feather. Poecile atricapillus, exhibiting "fright molt" new tail growth color

Black Headed Grosbeak female, Pheucticus melanocephalus related to cardinals

Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus

Cedar Waxwings. Young adult / late juvenile in bath still doing food begging posture parent on rim of birdbath

Raven, a corvid, as are jays and crows. This one was a lineman in Baltimore

Cowbird fledgling begging for food from surrogate Song Sparrow mother,

Cowbird youngster , Molothrus ater

Red Crossbill on feeder being a messy eater. His bill crosses over itself as a tool to pry seeds out of cones.

Northwestern Crow - American Crow. Photographed in Port Townsend area. This guy was looking straight into my lens, curious about shutter sounds even though I was shooting in Quiet shutter mode from inside pickup with window open.

Fox Sparrow

Fox Sparrow in bath

Golden Crown Sparrow with 3 Pine Siskins

Goldfinch in non breeding plumage American Goldfinch

Gold Finches on feeder filled with Wild Birds Unlimited mix. Their usual preference is Nyjer seed.

Goldfinch curious about camera sounds.

American Goldfinch on feeder

Grey Jay. alsoknown as Camp Robber

House Finch looking REALLY ratty during molt! Siskin may be thinking "what manner of bird ARE you?" You can see stubs of quills on head.

House Finch with the light hitting his colors just right! NOTE This MIGHT be a Purple Finch

Lesser Goldfinch. Photographed on Nyjer sock feeder at Borrego Springs CA

Nuthatch on Nyjer feeder. Redbreasted Nuthatch

Pine Siskins argue for seat on feeder

Pine Siskins having discussion over dinner

Pine Siskin youngster. It is sitting on a top vane of a decorative garden windmill, which spins if a Chickadee sits upon it, but this little guy must be too light weight.

Raven having discussion about my sandwich, standing on plastic chair on dock in Juneau

Redwing Blackbird male, sent for more fluff for nest, torn by decision "which one does she want?"

Redwing Blackbird Female gathering cattail fluff for nest

Redwing Blackbird which happens to be the mate of the female posted with this page on birdsbydave.com

Red Crossbill pair; Loxia curvirostra eating sunflower seed

Red Crossbill, Loxia curvirostra male and female in background

Robin nestling with mother in rhododendron bush. Hand held shot with 500mm at19.37 feet

Robin nestlings about a week old

Robin mother listens for worm while fledgling does the "FEED ME!" dance.

Ruffed Grouse, Bonasa umbellus Mate was in low shrub cover in direction he is looking. Photographed alongside gravel road that encircled Lake Quinault, WA in Olympic National Park, on Tribal land.

Spotted Towhee walking through the ferns. We seem to have a resident pair. Their calls sometimes sound like a cat. Towhees kick and scratch leaf litter searcing for bugs and goodies for food, but this pair does visit our cylinder feeders.

Spotted Towhee sitting on perimeter fence that keeps neighbors cat away from feeders.

Squirrel celebrating Saint Patrick's Day a couple of months late. He is the reason we eat burgers instead of steak; it costs a lot of $$$ to feed 4 squirrels and all of the new families of birds this year.

Starling - Sturnus vulgaris

Steller's Jay

Varied Thrush, Ixoreus naevius

Varied Thrush with beak open and tongue holding seed

White Crowned Sparrow