Little Birds Galore!

What a difference 24 hours can make! After bouncing off 70°F yesterday, it was down to just 32°F this morning, with ice on the puddles and a stiff breeze out of the west. Happily, the sun was out, and the critters gotta eat anyway, so there were plenty of pretty sights to see.

I caught a glimpse of a bluebird yesterday, but they didn’t grant me a portrait until today. Here’s the Mrs.

And here’s the Mr.

Speaking of portraits, this little cutie who granted me one yesterday turns out to be a savannah sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis), which I had never positively IDed before.

Speaking of sparrows, there are a bunch around these days, and here’s an American tree sparrow with its rusty cap and two-tone bill,…

A big ol’ fox sparrow with its two-toned face,…

A field sparrow with its grey face and pink bill,…

And finally, a song sparrow in all its stripes.

That’s probably enough sparrows for now, but there are still more little birds to be seen. Here’s a dark-eyed junco, which I was happy to find haven’t all left yet, …

A black-capped chickadee camped out in the sun and out of the breeze, …

and a hermit thrush also soaking up some sun.

Lastly, here’s a red squirrel who somehow managed to score a nice big nut to munch on this late in the spring.