Monday, April 23, 2012

Winter's Back!!!

OK, not really. But here in Pennsylvania, old man winter came up and slapped us in the face overnight with a snow, sleet, rain weather hissy-fit. Which was a big change since this has been the warmest spring I have ever experienced. I have gotten used to mowing my lawn, 75 degrees, and fishing in shorts and a tee shirt, which is when I saw this gobbler with 4 hens Saturday on 7th avenue ext. in Brockway.
Male Wild Turkey
This was a nice bird

At first I thought it was a double beard, but when I uploaded the photos to my computer it just seems that half of the beard has broken off, which makes the two halves divide. What do you guys think?


Since we got some bad weather, I figured it might be a good opportunity to check local still water bodies for some waterfowl. I was WRONG! Very wrong. But my feeders were full today. Full of chipping sparrows, house finches, mourning doves, American robins, and a few field sparrows. Here are a few shots of the sparrows that were at my feeders today. Notice the dandelions and green grass in the photos from Saturday, vs. the rain and snow in the photos from today....

Chipping Sparrows

Chipping Sparrow and female house finch

Chipping Sparrow


Chipping Sparrow

Chipping Sparrow and Field Sparrow
Field on top with pink mandibles

Chipping Sparrow and Field Sparrow

Chipping Sparrow

Chipping Sparrow

Chipping Sparrow


Chipping Sparrow

Hopefully this snow doesn't stay long. I have been itching to do some birding around my property, hopefully getting a few gobblers in close, and I am taking a trip out of town this weekend with my dad, which will probably end up being segmented posts. Stay tuned!!
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  1. Laurence ButlerApril 23, 2012 at 9:49 PM

    I heard y'all are getting dumped on these next few days!?
    I enjoyed these Sparrow shots. Chipping Sparrow are really handsome birds, and Field Sparrows has a really nice softness to them with their warm browns--it makes them look all the better when they're in snow.
    I feel bad for Field Sparrow though too. Sometimes they seem to get left of the Sparrow conversations, perhaps because they resemble female House Sparrows a bit.

    Anyhow, great stuff. Thanks for sharing; keep up the great work!

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    1. Jack MartiniApril 24, 2012 at 1:06 AM

      Thanks for commenting Laurence!! You must be my only reader!?!? I was really happy with the action shots that I got today of these sparrows!! Sometimes the planets align and you get a wildlife or bird shot that you are happy with! Hahaha. Thanks again!

      Jack

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