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"The Grasshopper Sparrow is an inconspicuous grassland sparrow with a short tail and a proportionally large, flat head. It has a plain face, with a white eye-ring and a white stripe through the middle of its crown. Its back is intricately patterned with gray and chestnut..." birdweb. He has a cute stubby tail. Life bird. The 6th new bird this month. The monthly collage coming soon.
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W9 and I had trudged all over Madrona … twice. Where were the warblers? The Common Poorwill? The grosbeaks??? Then just like an appeal to the heavens when we were dying of thirst, an open can of flat, warm Fanta grape soda appears.... our prayers were answered: we found a cooperative Mourning Dove.
A very common bird but also very pretty if you take the time to observe. This young one stayed put and we were able to take a bunch of photos.
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"BEHAVIOUR.
Overall, little blue herons are not energetic birds, they are usually seen walking daintily and slowly along their habitats. Their flight however, is powerful and elegant. Their wing strokes are quicker in comparison to larger herons, flying with their heads downwards and legs extended. These birds are silent, but make low croaking or clucking sounds at times. When fighting, their sounds resemble a screaming parrot (Thome, 2001).When grooming or scratching, these herons have a unique feature of a built in row of teeth along their middle toe mostly used for their head, neck and throat (All About Birds, 2016). Juvenile little blue herons mingle with snowy egrets because they benefit in their whitecoloured state. They mix into these flocks for camouflage, this allows them to gain survival advantages. The immature herons gain extra protection against predators and capture more fish in the egrets’ company (All About Birds, 2016). It is said that because of such advantage these herons remain white for their first year.
DISTRIBUTION.
The little blue heron is widespread over northern South America, extending into the amazon basin, and along the coast (Fig. 2). It is also found in the Caribbean region and along the coast of southern North America. They migrate to inland regions of North America to breed. During the winter these herons migrate to Mexico and Baja California (Thome, 2001)."
Author: Shenica Springer sta.uwi.edu
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