I always confuse the two. I love watching the birds but always worry about them in the winter. I put water out for them and it froze in an hour. I think I need a heater.
Thats cold . poor things. reminds me of the old rhyme
North wind doth blow and we shall have snow ,
and what will poor robin do then ,poor thing.
he'll sit in the barn and keep himself warm
And tuck his wee head under his wing,poor thing.
Looks like a Downy to me, smaller with marked outer tail feathers. Nice shot, I guess you could put a low watt light bulb under the water dish to keep it from freezing. A submersible aquarium heater would work too.
burrrr.... looks super cold, we haven't had much of any snow yet, quite unusual for us. feel sorry for the little birdie, looks like he's holding on for dear life!!!
cute little bird --- it's a female downy. downys are smaller and have a stubbier beak. males have a red patch on the back of their head. love the snow flakes. looks just like home! ;-)
Something about the snow makes bird pictures especially nice. Nice capture. The bird looks small so it must be a downy or a young bird. Probably a female. I don't see how these little creature survive the cold but they seem to make it just fine.
Beautiful capture of this bird in the snow! Looking for a little shelter . . how beautiful this is . . love the color tones and snow coming down. Poor little guy!
Love the story behind the story. I was only telling my husband this weekend I worry about the birds here as we can get very hot and there is not much water around for them to drink.
Love the photo. We don't get snow like that
The black and white really makes the bird stand out! I wonder why they do not fly south, silly birds...AND I wonder how they do not freeze- Guess winter is in full force now?
North wind doth blow and we shall have snow ,
and what will poor robin do then ,poor thing.
he'll sit in the barn and keep himself warm
And tuck his wee head under his wing,poor thing.
Love the photo. We don't get snow like that