The last couple of nights Ive been spending evenings at the edge. That is the overgrown fence row that borders my pasture to the east. Ive walked and stood as the sun set behind me looking for little brown birds.
This small section was burned recently and has become a hot spot for these little brown birds, sparrows. Ive made it a goal this spring to get to know them better, to be able to identify them as something other than LBBs. So far in this little plot and the fence row Ive spotted White Crowned Sparrows, a Field Sparrow (cool pink bill and feet), Song Sparrows and last but not least Lark Sparrows. The Lark Sparrow was a new one for me, several sat in the burned pasture and ate while one sat in the fence row calling with an odd buzzing sound followed by some nicer notes. As a bonus Ive seen the first Scissor Tail Fly Catcher of the year, as well as red wing blackbirds, cardinals, mockingbird,and an osprey hunted the small lake to the east.
Crabapple tree in bloomCrawford County Kansas
Crabapple tree in bloomCrawford County Kansas
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Wow, these shots are lovely, Larry! And the way you write about your birds....I can tell you are a bird lover!
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