A photojournal of wildlife, wild flowers and forest life in a small section of Northern Ontario, Canada.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Sparrow Harmony In The Vermilon River
These two different sparrows are not usually that friendly. The White-Crowned tends to be dominant and will chase away the smaller Chipping Sparrow. I put all three in because the poses are not quite the same.
Great shots of adult and hatching year White-crowned Sparrows (not a chipping, 'tho similar). 'Nice to find another northern Ontario blog. I'll be back.
Thanks Tricia. You're right I'm addicted to the forest and the photography part already.I think it's important to watch your site as the bird life is somewhat the same. By the way, I had a dog trained at the monastery in Cambridge, NY, along the Vermont border, so I'm somewhat acquainted with Vermont. I've got some good shots of your State bird ,the Northern Mockingbird, so let me make you and your husband honorary citizens of the Vermilon River District.
What wonderful Sparrows - amazing colours
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and a word of warning - photography and blogging can get quite addictive ;)
Great shots of adult and hatching year White-crowned Sparrows (not a chipping, 'tho similar).
ReplyDelete'Nice to find another northern Ontario blog. I'll be back.
Thanks Michael. I get really confused sometimes because there is so much wildlife, and the books and websites start to get confusing.
ReplyDeleteSparrows are a challenge! These may help:
ReplyDeletehttp://stokesbirdingblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/sparrows-at-your-bird-feeder.html
http://stokesbirdingblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/sparrow-id-melospiza-sparrows.html
Thanks Tricia. You're right I'm addicted to the forest and the photography part already.I think it's important to watch your site as the bird life is somewhat the same. By the way, I had a dog trained at the monastery in Cambridge, NY, along the Vermont border, so I'm somewhat acquainted with Vermont. I've got some good shots of your State bird ,the Northern Mockingbird, so let me make you and your husband honorary citizens of the Vermilon River District.
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