In my mind, the lovely and distinctive triplets of the White-throated Sparrow song make it one of the most cherished sounds in the northern woods in spring and summer.
I had the good fortune of photographing one up close this morning by the Guild Inn.
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American Robin Hairy Woodpecker (male) Northern Cardinal (male) Hairy Woodpecker (male) Northern Cardinal (female) Hairy Woodpecker (male) House Finch (male) Species list: red-tailed Hawk, ring-billed gull, northern flicker, hairy woodpecker, downy woodpecker, red-bellied woodpecker, blue jay, black-capped chickadee, white-breasted nuthatch, American robin, gray catbird, house sparrow, common grackle, northern cardinal, house finch, white-throated sparrow. (16 species)
Today’s group:
Scenes around the Guild Inn:
Some botany:
Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare) Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina) Lady’s Thumb (Persicaria maculosa) Amethyst Aster with New England Aster Heart-leaved Aster (Symphyotrichum cordifolium) New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae) Dog-strangling Vine (Vincetoxicum rossicum) Virgin’s-bower (Clematis virginiana) Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica) Hog-peanut (Amphicarpaea bracteata) Hawkweed (Hieracium) Evening Primrose (Oenothera) Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus) Amethyst Aster (Symphyotrichum amethystinum) NATURE POETRY
The golden-rod is yellow;
Miles Hearn
