Meet the snowbird: Dark-eyed Junco.
I rarely see the Juncos in summer. But when the weather gets cold at this time of the year, a few always make appearance in my backyard, and I see them on the feeder with the house sparrows.
Most of the time, they hop about on the ground looking for insects and seeds. It's a delight to see them fly up to the mountain-ash tree, flashing their white outertail feathers, which I never seem able to capture on camera.
Taken on: Late afternoon light, Sept. Edmonton, Alberta.
* According to 'Birds of Western Canada' (2nd Edition), sixteen subspecies have been described.
This particular individual appears to have more vivid colour than the usual slate-colour ones.
Nikon D500 w/ 500mmf4G
Lightroom 6.0
Thank you very much for the visit and comment
Meet the snowbird: Dark-eyed Junco.
I rarely see the Juncos in summer. But when the weather gets cold at this time of the year, a few always make appearance in my backyard, and I see them on the feeder with the house sparrows.
Most of the time, they hop about on the ground looking for insects and seeds. It's a delight to see them fly up to the mountain-ash tree, flashing their white outertail feathers, which I never seem able to capture on camera.
Taken on: Late afternoon light, Sept. Edmonton, Alberta.
* According to 'Birds of Western Canada' (2nd Edition), sixteen subspecies have been described.
This particular individual appears to have more vivid colour than the usual slate-colour ones.
Nikon D500 w/ 500mmf4G
Lightroom 6.0
Thank you very much for the visit and comment