A photo of a black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) perched on a diagonal black cable in the shade. It is a small songbird with a black bib and cap, dark eyes, bright white cheeks, a gray back, and pale buff underparts. It is facing toward the left with a blurred green conifer background.
A photo of a song sparrow (Melospiza melodia) perched on a wire fence in position to launch itself downward, wings slightly spread, showing reddish-brown plumage streaked with gray on its head and a rusty-red tail, in warm afternoon sunlight creating dark shadows behind it.
A photo of a white-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) standing on a wooden fence top waiting for an opportunity to use a platform feeder currently occupied by an out-of-focus male house finch. It is a medium-sized streaky brown and tan sparrow with bright contrasting black and white stripes on top of its head and a yellow beak. It's facing toward the left of frame in bright afternoon sunlight.
A photo of two house finches (Haemorhous mexicanus) perched atop a wooden trellis, peering downward, in warm sunlight. The female, in the foreground, is a streaky brown and tan bird with a short light brown beak and brown eyes. The male, out of focus in the background, has a bright red face and chest. The background is a blurry blue-toned commercial building.
These are some of the little guys who were hanging out in the front yard yesterday afternoon. #SmallBirdSaturday
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