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A Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) rests in the shrubs along the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park, Saskatchewan, Canada.
23 May, 2016.
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The nestlings keep begging and the parents keep foraging. This one has a few bugs and will soon head down to the nest in long grass on the ground.
Hope I got the ID. right lol !
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This is easily another favorite trail of mine on Block Island. It's a secluded but well-maintained trail that meanders along the top of the cliffs, passing by fantastic views on the way.
Oh: And don't get lost in "the Maze" on the way back. I did and almost missed my boat :-)
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Taken at my friend's ranch near Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada.
A summertime leftover taken before the autumn deluge had begun in September (while it was still officially summer, mind you).
I was sitting down relaxing on the ground last June. The grass was sprinkled with an array of wild flowers in an old clear cut. The area at hand was replete with new growth like willows, hardhack, and young alders. It was there that I found this cautious but curious fellow.
And, I might add...an overabundance of mosquitoes!
Clay-coloured Sparrow
They are known for their buzzy insect-like song which they sing from bushes usually along the margins of open fields
Their breeding habitat is shrubby open areas and jack pine woods across central Canada and central northern United States east to the Great Lakes, and is expanding further eastward. The nest is an open cup on the ground or low in a shrub.
These birds migrate in flocks to southern Texas and Mexico.
(Wikipedia)
My brother and I explored an abandoned farmstead. All of the outbuildings had concrete foundations, even this small stable. Milk cows and goats would have been kept here.
5.4.2017.
A re-working of a shot taken back in 2017.
In some lovely early evening sun, LMS Stanier Pacific 4-6-2 No 46233 'Duchess of Sutherland' approaches Clay Cross with the 'Cathedrals Express', - a Barrow Hill - London King's Cross steam excursion.
possibly a chipping sparrow----again, not sure !!!
I am not usually this uncertain identifying birds in my area, but would appreciate help in this case. If it is indeed a clay coloured sparrow, then it is a lifer for me !!!
They are so common here that I take them for granted. Two days ago I met a birder from Nova Scotia who came here specifically to see this one among other bird species they don't see on the east coast. A look at a breeding range map shows that they are not common at all east of the Canadian prairie regions and south of the most northern central US states.
I posted a link to their song for my contacts who live in places where they don't see or hear them.
Big Lake Interpretive Trail. Parkland County, Alberta.
Another wet sparrow drying off after a dip in the pond. Photographed in the same place that the previous post of the Lincoln's Sparrow was taken.
They are known for their buzzy insect-like song which they sing from bushes usually along the margins of open fields
Their breeding habitat is shrubby open areas and jack pine woods across central Canada and central northern United States east to the Great Lakes, and is expanding further eastward. The nest is an open cup on the ground or low in a shrub.
These birds migrate in flocks to southern Texas and Mexico.
(Wikipedia)
The Clay-colored Sparrow’s buzzy song is a signature sound of the vast shrublands of the northern prairie and Great Plains. Though they’re not brightly colored, their pale tones and overall clean, crisp markings help set them apart from other sparrows. Their numbers have slowly declined over the past 40 years.
Shot at the Floral Exhibition Show organised by the Horticultural Association of West Bengal. There I found a few Potters using the opportunity to display their art work. These Clay wonders are used by a lot of people to decorate their houses.
Clays Corner, the FORMER HOME OF The Possum Drop was an annual New Year's Eve event in which an opossum is lowered at midnight. The event began in 1990 in Brasstown, North Carolina and was held for 24years it ended in 2018 ...PITA made a fuss eventhough someone reportedly took good care of the possums (we never went to them)
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- Review of Clay's Corner by ...
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Just an old fashioned gas station - It is a quaint spot just down the road from the John C Campbell Folk Center . The real fun is on Friday night when people gather for mountain music in the back room of the ole general store
With a colorful locomotive consist up front, an eastbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight waits for a meet with the westbound Amtrak California Zephyr at Clay, Colorado, on September 6, 2001.
Bahamas Locomotive Society's Jubilee Class No.45596 'Bahamas' is seen passing Clay Cross with The Railway Touring Company's "The Yorkshireman", 1Z80 15.38 York - Ealing Broadway.
Taken on the 11th June 2022.
Hey guys,
So, for all of you who don't know, while my favorite birds are the Spoon-billed Sandpiper and Northern Saw-whet Owl, my favorite family of birds are sparrows. Within this family, the Clay-colored Sparrow ranks high on my list. I know this isn't the best photo of one, but this bird has been a photographic nemesis of mine for about 2 years now, and it was a HUGE success for me to be able to get photos of this guy yesterday!
well, off for shorebirds,
Jonah