Glad to have you join us! 

   Instant smile from that ending! Thanks Kris.

[J]

J is for Junco

Here is everything you could ever possibly want to know about Juncos and then some!
In addition to what MAK has already told us, that is!  Thanks, MAK!

http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/html/ec/ec1603/

I just know that I really like them...  Always have!  Always will!

Silly little things you always wanted to know about Juncos, but were afraid to ask...

Males sing more than females. In fact, females rarely sing. (Gee, you really gotta wonder why...)
Juncos can use both feet at the same time to turn over leaves and search for food. (We all have our little eccentricities, so why not Juncos!)

Anne in Toronto


Photo: Noah Stryker (Oregon State)

I love these little snow birds! You can only see the white under their tails when their in flight. I like watching them shuffle their little feet in the snow to find seeds too! They're just a joy to have around in the dead of winter.

 

   Yes I read it! I sometimes have to read things more than once to comprehend it. Had this problem all my life! There's probably a name for it, like CRS. (can't remember &(%$) 

Northern Jacana
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedi

The Northern Jacana or Northern Jaçana (Jacana spinosa) is a wader which is a resident breeder from coastal Mexico to western Panama, and on Cuba, Jamaica and Hispaniola. It sometimes breeds in Texas, USA, and has also been recorded on several occasions as a vagrant in Arizona.

The jacanas are a group of wetland birds, which are identifiable by their huge feet and claws which enable them to walk on floating vegetation in the shallow lakes that are their preferred habitat. They are found worldwide within the tropical zone

 

Hey where's the pink? 

   Thanks for posting these Donna. I'm afraid they're not much clearer than yesterdays. Perhaps a sunny day would help. We may have to wait awhile for that!

Junco

Dark-eyed Juncos are neat, even flashy little sparrows that flit about forest floors of the western mountains and Canada, then flood the rest of North America for winter. They’re easy to recognize by their crisp (though extremely variable) markings and the bright white tail feathers they habitually flash in flight. One of the most abundant forest birds of North America, you’ll see juncos on woodland walks as well as in flocks at your feeders or on the ground beneath them. (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)

   At lunch the other day with Bobbie Ireland she mentioned the pigeon racing people were a dangerous bunch. These tactics are disgusting!

Awww!   

He is bait every time he steps into the pocket to throw the football! I imagine there's alot of defensive players gunning for him and putting a little extra into their tackles. 

   OMG they're so cute. How can people be so cruel?!