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Steve’s Bird Of The Day #60.
Hi everyone! Today’s bird is one I have been trying to photograph for 4 springs now, the “American tree sparrow”. This little bird is a beautiful mix of browns, black, white and gray, with a black spot on his chest, just noticeable in the pic above. These birds eat 30% of their weight in food each day and 30% in water each day. A day without food means death for these birds. They breed in the far north at the tree line and even on the tundra. They are ground nesters, both help with making the nest and caring for the young. The female lays an egg each day, or every other day, until there are 4 to 6 eggs, but they all hatch within hours of each other and not necessarily in the order they were laid. They eat almost exclusively insects during the summer, in fall and winter nearly all seeds. They can live up to 10 years, the oldest recorded is 10 years 9 months from a bird that was banded. They are mostly a ground bird and readily adapt to being around people and are easily attracted to feeders. They winter from southern Canada to the southern parts of the US. Females and young tend to winter further south than males.
I hope you all have a wonderful day and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
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Such a pretty bird ! ☕️☕️🙂😺
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Yes, they really are pretty, there markings are quite nice.😁😸📷
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What a beautiful and striking bird. Great pics Steve! 😁📷
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Yes, they are, nice markings and color on them. Thanks so much!😀😺📷
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Yes indeed. You are most welcome! 😀📷
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One egg a day and hatches in an hour 😳 wow, that’s fast, they must be high in numbers 😸 I should have them a lot around here, missing lot of birds already, not sure all of them are extinct 🧐😳. Pretty bird 😍
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No, no, they don’t hatch in an hour, but when they hatch they all hatch within a few hours of each other. It takes about 2 weeks before they hatch. But they are a common bird with an estimated breeding population of 20 million.😁😺🌞📷
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This one is a cute little guy
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Yep, he sure is, too bad we don’t get to see them much.
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Beautiful markings and interesting they have such a long life span. Thanks for sharing, Steve and Muffin! ☕️☕️📸🍩 🍪
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Thanks Eugenia, yes, they are a beautiful bird. For a song bird it is a long life span, most are only about 3 or 4 years.😀😺🌞📷
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Great pictures Steve! ☕😉😁
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Thanks so much Dusty!😀😺📷
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They are very well done! 📷🤳
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I do appreciate the encouragement!😁📷
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Glad to do it. 😁
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Steve, I enjoyed learning about this dainty, yet hardy bird. I haven’t been outside too much of late because of colder weather, but tomorrow will offer a chance to be out.
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It is a great little bird this one, too bad it doesn’t stay around here long. I understand that, the weather has not been good for spending time outside. Only 35 and snow flurries here today!
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