Feeder birds are always the easiest to take pictures of, but this species is one of the less frequent visitors to my haunts. This is an American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea). See below the fold for a frontal view, showing its diagnostic dark spot in the center of its unstreaked breast.
Friday Ark #121
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By: Modulator on January 12, 2007
at 6:12 pm
Tree Sparrows are hard to photograph! Wonderful job my friend!
By: mon@rch on January 13, 2007
at 12:25 am
Twenty years ago tree sparrows were one of the most common visitors at my feeders (not far from where you live). But now I grab the binoculars to confirm every rare sighting. Any idea why?
By: Mary Ann on January 17, 2007
at 11:20 am