Harris's Sparrow Bird in The High Desert of Oregon

Mrsroadrunner Photography | Harris's Sparrow Bird in The High Desert of Oregon




I want to introduce you to a new bird, for me as well! Meet the Harris's Sparrow! Sometimes we have visitors show up here who are different! This pretty bird showed up with the White Crowed Sparrows, obviously not a white crowned sparrow!





The White-Crowned Sparrow fledgeling flew off and it just seamed to me this Harris's Sparrow was hanging with it on the dog kennel fence. The Harris's Sparrow flew up into the tree and I just kept on snapping photographs of it! Pretty bird dont you think?



This set of photographs is from March of 2014. I did not have to much time to watch this Harris's Sparrow on this day, it just was not here for long!





As I was going through this file I first named the files just "sparrow bird", for I new it was a sparrow. That is it though.... Then went to the open web. "Sparrows found in Oregon". Easy enough to just head to the State of Oregon Sparrow webpage !





From what I read about this loner , "he", must have been heading more East and just stopped in for a rest?



The common birds here were not even sure of what to make of this new visitor here at the house! Notice all the birds around the Harris's Sparrow?? Other then the shots of the fledgeling (baby), White-Crowned Sparrow no other bird was photographed around this Harris's Sparrow. Interesting I thought.....



Another thing we all have to keep in mind, this is nature ie wildlife. Who knows what is going to show up where? Sure logical guesses from those who do nothing but study such things...... when it comes to nature and wildlife, nothing is set in stone!



I am grateful for the critters who do show up here at the house in the High Desert of Oregon. It makes my day to day routines worth it!

Thank you for coming by my photographs of the Harris's Sparrow!

White Crowned Sparrows Wintering in the High Desert

Mrsroadrunner Photography | White Crowned Sparrows Wintering in the High Desert





These are the White Crowned Sparrows that winter with us here in our part of the High Desert of Oregon.

We have them here right now, however these shots are from when the snow was flying in February of this year (2014).

These White Crowned Sparrows reuse the garden flower stalks as nice places to perch and if you notice it is snowing.











In the shot below this sparrow knows exactly where I am. These White Crowned Sparrows are a little more used to me then say some bird who has just flown in. When the birds first show up to winter here, they can be a little jumpy, however by February they have learned they are more then welcomed here!





This next shot is a White Crowned Sparrow Fledgeling. Along with the adults it is sometimes amazing how many of these youngsters we get and how many when the flock first shows up, that the adults are still feeding these youngsters!







These next couple of shots is a common thing to see here at the house. The White Crowned Sparrow and the Gold Crowned Sparrow sharing the same flower stalks in the garden as it is snowing.













It is to the point that these two species can not see where I put the bird seed. Why you may ask? Because if they get the chance they will help themselves! The Gold more so then the White, however I found it safe just to move around the bags of seed Guy brings home for me that I give the birds. These birds get bold! The door gets left open for the dogs and the birds just come right in..... little stinkers!



Thank you for coming by and use the search option to see all the other photographs of these pretty birds I have gotten at mrsroadrunner.com

White Crowned Sparrow Visiting The Garden

Mrsroadrunner Photography | White Crowned Sparrow Visiting The Garden

The White Crowned Sparrow can be found for some time here in our gardens and our wild bird area. This area consists of everything a bird could want!

Cats are prohibited in this area where the wild birds come and go! They bath, sleep, hang out then go on their merry way!

This White Crowed Sparrow is perched on our raspberry plants. These plants just now started leafing out. Soon berries will appear!

I do see a rose cane that needs removed....

Then after some time giving this one some attention, off he goes!

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Mrsroadrunner Photography | The Golden-Crowned Sparrow in Need

Mrsroadrunner Photography | The Golden-Crowned Sparrow in Need







This is the Golden-Crowned Sparrow. Biggest sparrow we have here and we have big flocks of them at times here at the house. Beautiful song comes from these song birds!!

The Golden-Crowned Sparrows are also a smart species, like all sparrows I guess? Seen at bird feeders, or gardens looking for that something to eat as the one in the photograph is doing at one of our little ponds. I watch these sparrows quite a lot for they are one of the common birds here at the house.







Some of you who keep up with my twitter or facebook page may remember a hurt one who I found inside the house? This flock has watched my morning routine and learned where I keep the bird seed at, and learned the door is kept open for the dogs to come and go.  The dogs have been taught from puppyhood that birds are left alone. With this said some birds actually steal food from the dogs bucket inside the house or outside the house! Never have actually hurt one of these birds after they had grown up. So the birds do what birds do, and as soon as they see me they take off. The dogs do get to come and go as they please.

I have a lot of cages around!! So many more in the past, but I do not need them now. Heck I even had custom cages made up one time. There is one bird cage outside, this cage was used as a carrying cage for my parrot who passed on. Now this cage is a table for a large flower pot that in winter time the flower seeds are wintering within the soil.

Yesterday my Australian shepherd was acting funny. Well, this is not a new thing with her.  She is rather funny! This was not the normal "funny". Something was wrong..... We who pay attention to critters know when they are saying, hey something wrong here!!

I followed my little girl as she went into the snow and stopped. It was getting on evening and gosh it was cold with no boots or even socks on. I was not dressed to go outside! However, it looked like I was going to have to get more cloths on then what I had!







I finally heard then seen what my little girl was trying to tell me! A young Golden-Crowned Sparrow somehow got into my parrot carrying cage!! Mind you this cage is not made for little birds. The wire is to wide. So how on earth did this Golden-Crowned Sparrow get into this cage??

With the frantic chirping and the obvious distress of this little wild Golden Crowned Sparrow was in I had to do something!! I really had no idea how long this bird had been trapped in this cage? I did notice all the birds went real quiet , so the only bird making any noise was this Golden Crowned Sparrow.

I went inside and got some sweats on and did not bother with my boots. I was not going to be outside that long! Since I have not used this cage for a cage but for a table for the potted plant for so long I did not realize where the door was to open the cage? I did find it and opened it up! The Golden Crowned Sparrow took off like a flash of light!! FREEDOM!

How on earth that bird got into this cage with no open doors is anyone's guess? Perhaps there is a spot within the cage that is wider then the rest of the cage?? I went and left the door open just in case this happens again! At least the little bird was out of the snow in the cage...... and my little girl aussie has common sense to let me know when something is wrong within our world.

Wild critters can get themselves into situations all by themselves, well our pets can too!!

Thank you for coming by and reading our little experience last night here in the High Desert of Oregon!