Monday, February 23, 2015

More sparrows !

 Here 's number 14! House sparrows in the bushes



The brighter brown ones with the black markings on the throat are males, while the pale brown and grey are females.




And another white-throated sparrow



Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Common Starlings in Winter

Common Starlings (or European Starlings) have more dull spots in winter and their beaks turn brown.



 This is a juvenile whose spots just started coming out :)


Check out this starling from an earliest post this season for contrast.

Sunday, February 15, 2015

12. Ring-billed Gull


11. Ivory Gull



10. Downy Woodpecker

From the Olentangy River Trail. I' m not quite sure if these are hairy or downy woodpeckers yet. :)
It seems to me that these two are hairy.



While this one is a downy woodpecker.


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