Daily Archives: March 28, 2024
Maine! Song Sparrow on ice
Song Sparrow: York County, Maine, USA, March 2024 — The recent snow and ice event here in southern Maine had the birds sticking close to the feeders for two days and we had our first Song Sparrow of the year in our yard. I saw my first in York County a month ago (though that was a really early bird) and saw a flock of them out near a local pond two weeks ago, but this is the first of the year in the yard. The ice adds a touch of interest as well. OM System OM-1Mkii with M. Zuiko 100-400IS zoom at 800mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom bird modifications. Processed in Photomator.
Costa Rica! Winter bird
Rose-breasted Grosbeak: Feathers Garden, Savegre Mountain Hotel and Spa, San Geraldo de Dota, Costa Rica, December 2023 — Of course at least some of the December birds of Costa Rica are the summer birds of North America. Most long distance migrants end up further south, but a few of our warblers, tanagers, and orioles spend the winter in Costa Rica…including the Rose-breasted Grosbeak…holding its own for color (though only a shadow of its breeding self) among the bright tropical birds of the cloud forest. OM System OM-1 with M. Zuiko 100-400IS zoom at 800mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom bird modifications. Processed in Photomator.