Little White-Crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) is a busy fellow, not willing to hold still for his portrait until it's time hide in a tangle, safe from predators. He hops along in the grass, pausing only long enough to pick up a seed or an insect, always busy, always on the move. After watching him come and go for an hour or so, he finally rewarded me by perching in the contorted filbert. There in the safety of its twisted boughs, he was beautifully camouflaged by his coloration.
This is the 15th year of continuous daily publication for 365Caws. All things considered, it's likely it will be the last year as it is becoming increasingly difficult for me to find interesting material. However, I hope that I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world with my natural history posts, or encouraged a novice weaver or needleworker. If so, I've done what I set out to do.
Thursday, April 5, 2012
White-Crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia Leucophrys
Little White-Crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) is a busy fellow, not willing to hold still for his portrait until it's time hide in a tangle, safe from predators. He hops along in the grass, pausing only long enough to pick up a seed or an insect, always busy, always on the move. After watching him come and go for an hour or so, he finally rewarded me by perching in the contorted filbert. There in the safety of its twisted boughs, he was beautifully camouflaged by his coloration.
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