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.
White-throated Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Other birds:
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; The corn is turning brown; The trees in apple orchards With fruit are bending down. – Helen Hunt Jackson (1830–85)
Miles Hearn