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<\/a><\/p>\nHouse Finches have made a come back in my neighbourhood. I’ve seen several small flocks regularly in the fruit trees along the trail.<\/p>\n
Hey! Pull the Shower Curtain Please!<\/h2>\n
When the Dark-eyed Juncos came in to bathe, they aggressively chased out the American Goldfinches and wouldn’t let anyone else in till they were done. This one seemed to be keeping an eye on me, ready to scold if I move any closer.<\/p>\n This American Goldfinch went up into the brush to preen, pretending it had been finished with the puddle any way.<\/p>\n The American Robins quickly retreated when I approached. For birds that choose to nest on top of front door lights, they seem strangely skittish around people.<\/p>\n There were several resident House Sparrows at the puddles. Then one brighter bird flew in. I was happy to see this White-throated Sparrow. Several often over-winter, keeping well fed from black-oil-sunflower-seed feeders. Their yellow eye mark catches my attention.<\/p>\n I wonder if birds look at themselves when the water is calm and reflective?<\/p>\n Yes, that is ice. They are brave to bathe today. Tomorrow, they may not have the chance, though: this shallow water may soon be solid.<\/p>\n The muted pink of this House Finch looked twice as nice today.<\/p>\n Mr. Cardinal was more interested in drinking than bathing. There are three pairs of Cardinals along the trail but only this one risked a visit while I was watching.<\/p>\n Starlings are not the favourite birds of farmers nor of bird-nesting-box owners. I’m not sure if that is why they often seem suspicious of me or not.<\/p>\n This one would-be bather, soon took to the sky to join a large flock that never quite settled any where.<\/p>\n I took the hint and withdrew, leaving the puddle for the shy and insecure. It had been great to watch the afternoon activity before trudging home through the mud.<\/p>\n Related Reading<\/strong><\/p>\n Join In<\/strong> <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In a pool of ice-skinned water, brave birds bathe and others sip. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[398,369,217,463,444,459],"class_list":["post-8815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-rambles","tag-american-goldfinch","tag-american-robin","tag-dark-eyed-junco","tag-european-starling","tag-house-finch","tag-northern-cardinal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalcrooks.com\/rambles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalcrooks.com\/rambles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalcrooks.com\/rambles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalcrooks.com\/rambles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalcrooks.com\/rambles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8815"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/naturalcrooks.com\/rambles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8815\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8826,"href":"https:\/\/naturalcrooks.com\/rambles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8815\/revisions\/8826"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalcrooks.com\/rambles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalcrooks.com\/rambles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalcrooks.com\/rambles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nA Lingering or Late Migrant Sparrow<\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nMirror Mirror in the Mud<\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nSuspicious Starlings Whirl and Swirl<\/h2>\n
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