A nice cold frosty morning meant that the weekend got off to a great start. I had a target bird in mind to get on the 2026 Year List, and that was the Tree Sparrow. Not a common bird anymore unfortunately, but I know of a site locally that holds a good number.
The sun was out and thankfully it was in the right position to shine good light on my subject. It's not an easy task to get a bird that you want to photograph to sit nicely on a branch or to be free of leaves and clutter, and the Tree Sparrow more often than not likes to stay inside bushes. I got lucky just a couple of times, and these are my efforts.
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Cute captures of the tree sparrows! Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful winter mood in these shots. The frost makes the sparrows look even more charming.
ReplyDeleteYou have taken beautiful photos of them. I didn't know you got snow too. I have many tree sparrows here in my garden. I like them very much.
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful photos of this tree sparrow (Passer montanus).
ReplyDeleteThis is a different species than the house sparrow (Passer domesticus).
You can tell the difference by the black spot on the neck.
The tree sparrow is indeed less common than the common house sparrow.
I wish you a pleasant Sunday, Adam.
Best regards, Irma
...beautiful captures of this wonderful little critter!
ReplyDeleteThey are such cute little birds and your photos are wonderful!
ReplyDeleteA very cute one. P.S. The video was from Facebook. In Germany Raccoons are not common (yet).
ReplyDeleteHello Adam :)
ReplyDeleteWonderful captures of the pretty Tree Sparrow,They seem to be on the decline where I live, and I havent seen a House Sparrow for yeaes.
All the best for 2026.
Sonjia.
Cute one in the frost!
ReplyDeleteStunning photos of the sparrows and sparrow ~ Wow!
ReplyDeletei have been seeing so many sparrows...you saw the pictures i shared. yours are a little different than mine and your images are wonderful!!
ReplyDeleteA favorite bird for sure. Thank you Adam. Aloha
ReplyDeletelook so cute.....
ReplyDeleteAll beautiful photos. Persistence usually pays off.
ReplyDeleteThey’re pretty birds!
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