White-throated Sparrow
Another sparrow image today. Yesterday's post featured a White-crowned Sparrow, today's species is the White-throated Sparrow.
Normally this species has a much whiter throat than the picture above shows, and that is because this one is of the 'tan-striped' variants, having a buff-on-brown face pattern instead of the typical white-on-black coloration.
White-throated Sparrows also have a yellow patch between their eyes and their beak, often seen quite clearly and is a key marker of this species. But again, the yellow on the bird above is hard to see.
They are usually found on the ground, feeding among the leaves and debris, and flitting through the bushes and ground cover.
I found this one hopping around in the mulch. It paused for two seconds to look at me, giving me a chance to fire off a couple of decent shots.
White-throated Sparrow
Another sparrow image today. Yesterday's post featured a White-crowned Sparrow, today's species is the White-throated Sparrow.
Normally this species has a much whiter throat than the picture above shows, and that is because this one is of the 'tan-striped' variants, having a buff-on-brown face pattern instead of the typical white-on-black coloration.
White-throated Sparrows also have a yellow patch between their eyes and their beak, often seen quite clearly and is a key marker of this species. But again, the yellow on the bird above is hard to see.
They are usually found on the ground, feeding among the leaves and debris, and flitting through the bushes and ground cover.
I found this one hopping around in the mulch. It paused for two seconds to look at me, giving me a chance to fire off a couple of decent shots.