A Sparrow Surprise

I often comment to my husband, jokingly, that I'm bored with the birds at our feeders. My dream visitor would be a cardinal, but I would welcome any birds that have yet to stop by. The last few days there has been a new sparrow. I finally managed to get some decent pictures today which allowed me to better identify it from the web.

Check out this little cutie.

I'm pretty sure this is a White-Throated Sparrow. It is definitely one of the pretties sparrows I've seen. I love the mix of grey, white, yellow, brown, and black. Here is a wonderful site describing them.

I love to watch the sparrows stir up seed. They dance and jump around. One sparrow actually looked like it was having a seizure today with its unique dance.

I look forward to more new visitors this summer.

Dominican Birdies

I was blessed to spend April 1 to 8 in the Dominican Republic. This was my first vacation south, and it was so needed. Although our winter was not as bad as last year, I'm a sunshine girl at heart, and my soul is happiest when it is near a beach in the sun. I didn't have my zoom lens with me, but I did manage to photograph a few birds while I was there.

These birds were plentiful. I think they are Bicknell's Thrush. 

Although I didn't capture a picture, we would see this Frigate Bird every afternoon.
Source: http://avise-birds.bio.uci.edu/pelecaniformes/fregatidae/fregata_magnificens/index.html

Airport Birds

The airport was open throughout so birds could come and go.
A pair of what I think are grackles flew in to look for food. 

These little birds were building a nest in the airport
with these long black thread-like pieces. I believe they are Bananaquit.