Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Vesper Sparrow - Another Summer Bird


Early in the morning, up in the still dark sky, the Venus was shining bright.



Down below, the dawn was approaching.

One or two birds, already awake, made short trills,  announcing the beautiful day.


Later in the morning I found one bird on one of the seed feeders.  As I came closer, it did not fly away and instead was enjoying the morning sunshine.



This is Vesper Sparrow,  a summer bird around here.  It looks like a House Sparrow, but if you look closer, you will find it has white eye ring, white outer tail feathers, and dark ear patch .  This looks like a young one with soft feathers showing.



The sunshine is cozy early in the summer morning.  Having the wings spread to clean out the feathers.




In the evening, I found the first red tomatoes half hidden in the vines.   And green beans, and the last batch of blueberries.

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