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Saturday, April 12, 2014
Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)
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Here's a little bird I often see at our backyard feeder but this one was photographed at Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary in Saanich. It is a Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla), so-called because of that bright yellow stripe on his head. That stripe is not just for decoration - how big and bright it is marks this bird's place in the flock hierarchy.
All Photos and text on this blog by Benjamin Madison are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License. For Permission to use write: madison at almudo dot fastmail dot us
Situated on the far west coast of Canada, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, Victoria is the capital city of the Province of British Columbia. Its benign climate (the warmest winters in Canada) and placid lifestyle make it a favorite retirement location as well as a popular tourist destination. About 400,000 people live in Victoria and adjacent communities.
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3 comments:
Beautiful. Never seen this guy before. Really remarkable that coloured top.
The White-crowned is a regular visitor to the Laurel trees along the causeway and has a beautiful song that I wouldn't expect from a sparrow. Posting an audio web-link to it here and hopefully it connects:
http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/detail.asp?sortBy=has+audio&curFamilyID=208&curGroupID=1&lgfromWhere=&curPageNum=38
It is a beautiful bird. That yellow gives it such distinction.
Lovely textures in the feathers.
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