White-throated Sparrow, Little Maquoketa River Valley, Iowa
During the last winter we had a pair of White-throated Sparrows around the house. They were most of the time among numerous House Sparrows that used our bushes for shelter and came below the bird feeders to find seed pieces that other birds or the squirrels had dropped down to the snowy ground. None of the pictures I took were ‘rocking the house’ because the sparrow’s feathers looked kinda dull during winter time. Spring is mating time, love is in the air, and suddenly many birds just look gorgeous. The White-throated Sparrow is definitely one of them. Their breeding grounds are actually further north in Canada and I wonder how long we may still see these beautiful sparrows around here.