Mr. Pesky complains about starlings hitting his feeder. I brag that I never see any of those — and no sparrows either. Come to find out, I was wrong about the sparrows…
Drink your tea!
The bird in the photo above — per Grok — is a Eastern Towhees, or new world sparrow. He’s male, based on the striking black head, throat, back, and upper-parts contrasting with bright rufous (rusty orange-brown) sides/flanks and a clean white belly. He has a long, dark tail (with white corners often visible in flight or certain angles) and a sturdy, seed-cracking bill typical of sparrows.
They make a loud “drink-your-tea!” or “tow-hee!” call sound.
While I still like the redbirds and woodpeckers best, those towhees sure are cute too. 🙂
Now that we’ve had even more snow piled on top of what was already there, it’s important to feed the critters who may not have an easy time. The ground is frozen solid — and has been for quite some time now.
With all the photos I’ve been sharing lately, you’d think we live in Niseko, Japan (the snowiest place on the planet) — or at least someplace like Alaska. But no! All my photos are from good ole’ southern Indiana.
Now you know: “Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe” is a 1980 documentary film in which the filmmaker fulfills a bet he made to eat a shoe if a colleague completed a film. He boiled the shoe in garlic and stock and ate it at the film premiere.