Day 41: Snow on the ground makes for great bird photography if you have a reasonably tame population. This Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) felt very secure when approached and for the most part, wanted to present his back for me to admire. After perching in a variety of places (a metal milk crate on the back porch, the top of the garbage can, a stake in the flowerbed), he eventually settled in the contorted filbert facing the camera, no more than five feet from the lens. I didn't notice the buds on the filbert until the images were uploaded, so as his friend Snowflake was named for the crystal caught in her feathers, this handsome lad simply must be called Buddy.
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