A Golden-crowned Sparrow has been visiting a private residence since 4/4/20. The homeowners are very nice and welcoming to people looking for the bird. I had a chance to go on Thursday afternoon, 4/9. I arrived to the house at 3:15pm and after about 40 minutes, the bird finally showed under the juniper tree. The bird ate a few seeds and disappeared. It looked like it just went up into the juniper and hid. The brief view I had was with terrible lighting, very dark under the tree and bright sunlight around it. I wasn’t very happy with the looks that I had, so I decided to wait and see if it would come out again. After another 35 minutes or so, it did come out again, but this time stayed out in the open for about five minutes or so, providing me excellent views. It flew off with a group of juncos and I decided to leave. A great afternoon, getting to see a life bird! Images below are from the day. Enjoy!
Providing a realistic experience to wildlife
Beautiful photos as always; thanks for sharing them! Its always a treat to get such a good look at a sparrow sp. i’ve never seen before. These guys appear to have proportionally sturdy, thick, long legs. – Tracy
Thanks for sharing such great pics. Would be a life for us in Texas too!
Congratulations on your lifer, and how wonderful that you got such good photos to add to your extensive collection. Thanks for sharing.