Rooftop Shoe-birdfeeder

Curious about the birds living around us, we recycled four converse shoes into birdfeeders in July. The first that appeared was a Dark-eyed Junco couple with four juveniles. It was fascinating to observe the change in their plumage over the weeks.

Posted on December 6, 2019 08:01 PM by linzyl linzyl

Observations

Photos / Sounds

What

Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)

Observer

linzyl

Date

July 2019

Place

Private

Description

Juvenile juncos (fledglings?) in an argument haha

Photos / Sounds

What

Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)

Observer

linzyl

Date

July 19, 2019 01:42 PM MST

Description

Juvenile junco in flight

Photos / Sounds

What

Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)

Observer

linzyl

Date

July 21, 2019

Description

Noticed how the juvenile has a slightly different plumage as the adult

Photos / Sounds

What

Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)

Observer

linzyl

Date

July 21, 2019

Description

Adult plumage

Photos / Sounds

What

Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)

Observer

linzyl

Date

July 2019

Place

Private

Description

Juvenile plumage slowly changes from when they first arrive (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/36411440)

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