Wow is right. Seeing weekly numbers makes their migration patterns amazingly clear. We used to see fox sparrows on my grandmother's farm and they are really beautiful because there's so much contrast in their stripes and coloration. It's really neat to watch their hunting technique. You described it beautifully. Thanks.
Thank you for calling my attention to this adorable creature. You describe them well. Recently, I was reminded not to get too early into the raking of pine needles, lest I disturb wintering beings. I'm glad that we are more and more able to awaken to our interconnections and relationships with the land.
Great subject Diane!! I love watching the fox sparrows so much!! I wish they were around all year they are such fun to have around. I think I saw one back in Feb...but will have to look at my photos to double check. Their jumping/scratching movement to find dinner reminds me of brown thrashers, besides they look a bit similar. Tho the fox sparrows are much smaller than the thrasher. Thanks for sharing about such a cheerful critter!!
So beautiful! Fox Sparrows are one of my favorite visitors. I find their hop-scratch under the feeders so entirely delightful! We haven’t seen any yet this year - hopefully soon! These are lovely photos, really capturing their beautiful coloring and special little personality:)
Such the sweet little bird-friend, with "arrowhead" artistry on his chest! However does Mom-Nature come up with so very many different designs for... well...every wonderful thing!?! I never cease to be amazed, and humbled. (And then there is all of US human-beings!!! Whatever are we to think of it ALL!?!)
Now, seeing that russet rump/tail, I know why this little guy is called a Fox sparrow--always wondered, never thought to look it up. Ours left about a month ago, heading in your direction.
Thank you for drawing our attention to this handsome little guy, Diane! Love his tailoring! 😃 Still amazes me to think of such little birds migrating such distances and thriving in rather fridged seasons. Thank you for the Cornell Lab map! I see they do pass through parts of the Olympic Peninsula. Interesting that they are spotted more often headed south than headed north. And also, that they tend to stick around Vancouver Island year around but rarely stay just to the south on the Oly Peninsula.
I have a few leaf lovers. Among them are the robins who really love to get busy with their heads down and scratching feet! Most mornings I find that they have pulled the leaves away from the tender perennials I try to protect between the base of the house and the sidewalk. It really looks like they used a rake to move so many! I love when they hang around while I work in the yard and then quickly come down when I go for tea, to check for worms in any soil I have disturbed. I also love that they hangout on the ladder while I haul away limbs that have just been pruned. Can't help but wonder what they call me? lol
Oh, I want to draw your attention to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's post today. It is free. Look for the video lower down in the page of the little boy and the crow who are buddies! A real treat!
I love this as a reminder to leave the leaves! I place deep rings of oak leaves around the bases of my trees every fall. Last week, I watched for ten minutes as a scrub jay picked up one leaf at a time, sighted along both flat edges, laid it back down if a delightful snack needed to be plucked off it, or placed it neatly on a growing stack to his right hand side if it was bare. Looking like nothing so much as an office mail clerk routing papers for delivery. So organized!
I’ve yet to see one in Alberta but I’ll watch.
They’ll hear my yard for a mile away.
Wow is right. Seeing weekly numbers makes their migration patterns amazingly clear. We used to see fox sparrows on my grandmother's farm and they are really beautiful because there's so much contrast in their stripes and coloration. It's really neat to watch their hunting technique. You described it beautifully. Thanks.
Hi Diane, me again. Thought you might be interested in this information about birds communicating with each other using their wings! 😃 https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/press/z0508_00339.html?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter
Thank you for calling my attention to this adorable creature. You describe them well. Recently, I was reminded not to get too early into the raking of pine needles, lest I disturb wintering beings. I'm glad that we are more and more able to awaken to our interconnections and relationships with the land.
Great subject Diane!! I love watching the fox sparrows so much!! I wish they were around all year they are such fun to have around. I think I saw one back in Feb...but will have to look at my photos to double check. Their jumping/scratching movement to find dinner reminds me of brown thrashers, besides they look a bit similar. Tho the fox sparrows are much smaller than the thrasher. Thanks for sharing about such a cheerful critter!!
So beautiful! Fox Sparrows are one of my favorite visitors. I find their hop-scratch under the feeders so entirely delightful! We haven’t seen any yet this year - hopefully soon! These are lovely photos, really capturing their beautiful coloring and special little personality:)
Such the sweet little bird-friend, with "arrowhead" artistry on his chest! However does Mom-Nature come up with so very many different designs for... well...every wonderful thing!?! I never cease to be amazed, and humbled. (And then there is all of US human-beings!!! Whatever are we to think of it ALL!?!)
just saw one today in a woodland/wetland area in Philadelphia... so perfect to see your write up here today. such sturdy birds.
Now, seeing that russet rump/tail, I know why this little guy is called a Fox sparrow--always wondered, never thought to look it up. Ours left about a month ago, heading in your direction.
Thanks for these wonderful photos, Diane!
Thank you for drawing our attention to this handsome little guy, Diane! Love his tailoring! 😃 Still amazes me to think of such little birds migrating such distances and thriving in rather fridged seasons. Thank you for the Cornell Lab map! I see they do pass through parts of the Olympic Peninsula. Interesting that they are spotted more often headed south than headed north. And also, that they tend to stick around Vancouver Island year around but rarely stay just to the south on the Oly Peninsula.
I have a few leaf lovers. Among them are the robins who really love to get busy with their heads down and scratching feet! Most mornings I find that they have pulled the leaves away from the tender perennials I try to protect between the base of the house and the sidewalk. It really looks like they used a rake to move so many! I love when they hang around while I work in the yard and then quickly come down when I go for tea, to check for worms in any soil I have disturbed. I also love that they hangout on the ladder while I haul away limbs that have just been pruned. Can't help but wonder what they call me? lol
Oh, I want to draw your attention to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's post today. It is free. Look for the video lower down in the page of the little boy and the crow who are buddies! A real treat!
Here's the link: https://youtu.be/d1iQYXcG7Nk
I love this as a reminder to leave the leaves! I place deep rings of oak leaves around the bases of my trees every fall. Last week, I watched for ten minutes as a scrub jay picked up one leaf at a time, sighted along both flat edges, laid it back down if a delightful snack needed to be plucked off it, or placed it neatly on a growing stack to his right hand side if it was bare. Looking like nothing so much as an office mail clerk routing papers for delivery. So organized!