At first, I thought she was frozen right there from a last night bath but then realized I was wrong. She was just enjoying a little after breakfast December morning cold bath time alone, while all the other Doves had left the area.
Shrike
A couple of weeks ago, I took a trip into town on my day off. I wanted it to be a fairly quick trip, so I almost decided against taking my camera, but I ran into an unusual situation that just reinforced my belief that I should take it with me where ever I go. I found this pretty little loggerhead shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) perched in a tree not far from where I was parked when I came…
While I was out in search for photos, three waxwings sat on this treetop. By the time I could take a photo only this one stayed. I took this photo in my home in Quebec during the month of May 2022.
Sparrows! Male house sparrows have black patches on their throats that darken during the mating season - darker patches are more attractive to lady sparrows. :-)
[ID: an illustration of a male and a female house sparrow. The male is perched on a branch to the left and the female is coming in for a landing to the right. The background is a soft orange sunrise with sun rays radiating from the center. End.]
"A plump ball on sticks. Uncommon and elusive on forest floor in humid evergreen forest of tropical lowlands and foothills; also in humid pine-oak and fir forest of mountains in central Mexico. Moves quickly and stealthily on long legs. May be seen feeding or hopping along quiet trails and roads. Flushes with a whir of wings without calling."