Tag: Rufous-sided towhee
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Happy Nature Photography Week!
In honor of nature photography week, here are some of my favorites from over the years. This plump little bird is a slate-colored of a dark-eyed junco, often commonly called a snow-bird. It came to our feeder New Year’s day last year, rummaging in the snow for seeds the other birds might have dropped from…
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Another Storm
Welcome to another storm. The thermometer reads 9o as the snow falls. Again. I have lost count of how many fronts we’ve had pass through, dropping temperatures into the single digits and dumping a bunch of snow. I won’t turn down the moisture, but it is getting a little bit tedious to be hovering just…
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Birds are Back
Spring is always such a fun time to watch birds — we always get a few unusual birds stopping by in addition to the usual suspects starting to pair up for nesting. This high-stepping towhee pranced through the grass beneath our feeders, looking for early insects. With those long legs, you can see that Towhees…
Amy Law, Science Geek 