Male Dark-eyed Juncos

13 Comments

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   Posted March 17, 2011 at 5:48 am by Crafty Green Poet | Permalink

   what lovely photos of a very handsome bird!

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   Posted March 17, 2011 at 6:38 am by Barbara | Permalink

   Great shots – like the first and the second last best – in the latter he looks as if he’s got his hands behind his back and is about to give a lecture with a twinkle in his eye… assuming it’s a male of course.. So enjoy your back yard series Steve.

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   Posted March 17, 2011 at 6:56 am by Maria Rosa | Permalink

   Love your comment, Barbara, on the last photo!! He sure looks to be posing especially on the first two. Great set of photos.

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   Posted March 17, 2011 at 7:32 am by Mindy | Permalink

   Your macro photography is amazing!

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   Posted March 17, 2011 at 12:38 pm by Birding is Fun! | Permalink

   How do you know they are male?

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   Posted March 17, 2011 at 12:46 pm by Judi | Permalink

   Beautiful, love them all, Juncos are such sweet little ones. Good comment Barbara

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   Posted March 17, 2011 at 1:24 pm by Steve Creek | Permalink

   Robert, I am going by the colors. These all appear to be darker than the females that I have been seeing. I will post the female (or what I am thinking are the females) tomorrow to see what the difference is and why I was calling these males.

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   Posted March 17, 2011 at 4:11 pm by John S. Mead | Permalink

   They look as if you had them paid to pose in a studio for you! Well done, Steve!

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   Posted March 17, 2011 at 4:24 pm by Michael Russell | Permalink

   The Juncos at my feeder are pretty shy – will rarely stay around for me to photograph them. The Chickadees, however, seem to like to pose for me, as long as I am not too close to the feeder.

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    Posted March 17, 2011 at 6:34 pm by Nick Chill | Permalink

    Spectacular shots. Great detail and exposures.

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    Posted March 17, 2011 at 8:01 pm by Sue Street | Permalink

    Fantastic shots, and yes they do look posed lol. I agree Steve the females are a dusky grey brown color. I love to watch them in the winter, hopping backward getting seed

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    Posted March 20, 2011 at 1:12 pm by Wren | Permalink

    Antlers work great! Cleanest backgound and more natural looking than the post

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    Posted March 20, 2011 at 1:22 pm by Michelle | Permalink

    Great photos! That last one looks like he’s smiling.