Another white-throated sparrow, this one showing their distinctive throat coloring. The dab of yellow at the “ten o’clock” position around the eye is also an identifying attribute.
Winter sparrow 2
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Winter mallards
A pair of mallards cruised along the outskirts of Poggy Bay on the Connecticut coast last weekend. While the temperatures were moderate during our visit, this winter has seen steady below freezing temperatures that have allowed ice to form along the rocky coastline – since this is salt water, this means it has been really cold!
Winter sparrow
Along the Connecticut coast this winter, we found the usual collection of energetic sparrows. I know a group that is sustained by the regular feeding from my brother. This one has the attributes of the white-throated edition.
A look at the geese again
The overflight of canada geese from the last few days of 2018 in southern Connecticut deserves another look…..
Winter tunneling
A woodpecker’s impressive pecking job
Canada geese over Connecticut
Ring-billed gull flyby
Black ducks in the marsh
A small gang of black ducks (most likely) were quietly encamped in the middle of the (so-called) great or grand marsh on a Sunday in December.
Shaking like a hawk
At a turn in the road, we spotted this hawk hanging about. It was overcast and this limited my modest abilities at identification, but I knew it was a hawk! Looks like a red-shouldered hawk that has seen better days.
A bunch of buffleheads
From an ocean side bay in Connecticut today.
