We had the first proper snow of this season. When I awoke this morning, I was greeted by a white blanket that God had decided to lay over the sleeping world. It looked beautiful, and I always enjoy watching the snowflakes come gliding down. But today, it was windy, really windy, although not too cold. I picked up my camera, donned a jacket over my jammies and got out on the balcony for the first shots.
I probably scared the sparrows as I stepped onto the balcony and I suddenly heard a big flapping of wings and squeaks and chirps and then saw a cloud of sparrows rise up and take itself to the trees nearby. I saw a pair of them that sat together and as I aimed my camera at them, I saw one of them lean over and eat snow off one of the branches. I was quick enough to catch the action, however, it was so windy, the branches and the motion of the sparrow kinda blurred the shot a bit. And then I saw the little bit of snow that had collected on this sparrow's head - he looked adorable, the little snow-crowned sparrow!
Serious birders would have a heart attack if they were to see nothing beyond the title of the blog post! ;-)
In the above shot, I think I see a mist from the sparrow's breath. I might be hallucinating entirely as well.
Oh how cute.It's a good shot.
ReplyDeleteSometimes those birds don't have enough sense to sit where we can a clear shot of them ;)
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Thanks, Cathy! Maybe that's why when human beings show signs of little or no sense they're called bird-brained! LOL
ReplyDeleteI know you understand my pains! Thanks for that! :)
i love ur camera i think :P .. adorable adorable simply adorable ...
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