Saturday, March 26, 2011

[Nature] Backyard birds

I've seen a couple of unusual birds in our backyard in the past week.  Last weekend, I saw a hummingbird that was red like a fox--kind of a russet red.  I was able to identify it as a male Rufus Hummingbird.  Today, I saw a bird that had a brown body and a zebra-striped head, stripes running front to back.  I just identified it as a white-striped sparrow.

I've also noticed kestrels in the area a bit more often.  They usually stay out in the more rural areas, but we've seen them in our neighborhood lately.

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