To a man, ornithologists are tall, slender, and bearded so that they can stand motionless for hours, imitating kindly trees, as they watch for birds. -Gore Vidal
Phriday Photo – It’s Still Winter
This Dark-eyed Junco seemed overwhelmed by the heavy snow. We received about a foot of snow and this winter season we are already well above average for total snowfall.
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Poor little junco! (Poor people, too! Repeat after me; “Spring is coming, Spring is coming…”
Tall and Slender? I wish! But I bird anyway. I guess the “Snow Bird” in the picture is living up to its name!
I don’t think I qualify as an onithologist-I am talland used to be slender.I’ll bet that junco is getting a little bit of protection from the wind because of the snow.