Fox Sparrow visits my yard for the first time

Not the best picture but you can see that it is a fox sparrow. He is perched in my aromatic sumac shrub.

Song Sparrow

This song sparrow hung around the backyard when we had snow. First time I've seen one in my yard in the winter.

Horefrost on Hawthorn leaf

I think horefrost is the coolest thing. Seemed to form when we had fog combined with freezing temperatures. How can you not like winter.

Horefrost on big bluestem grass

We had a nice horefrost outbreak in Topeka. Here it is on some big bluestem grass.

Rusty Blackbird

What a surprise to find a Rusty Blackbird in my own back yard. There was only one.

I think it was eating cracked corn that I had scooped off the back patio. Hard to tell in the picture but his head is rusty. What a great bird to have visit my backyard.

Partially Albino Junco

This little misfit showed up in my backyard on Dec 1, 2009. Took this picture on Dec 3. I originally named him Wacko Junco (after Michael Jackson). But he is sort of a Rudolph because the other Juncos shun him. Anyway, hopefully he suvives the winter.

Seeds Galore

I've been harvesting and cleaning seed from my garden to sell on my native landscaping website.  When I saw these, I thought they were gorgeous and grabbed my camera.  They are Rough White Lettuce (Prenanthes aspera)