Friday, November 14, 2008

Birds of a Feather (Skywatch Friday)



As the saying goes: "Birds of a feather flock together," and that sure was true of these little birds.
Against a cloudy-bright sky, they were enjoying the scarlet-leafed and berry-laden shrubs next to the Old Depot Museum this week. While I only see two in the photo, many more flew away just before the picture was snapped.


Anybody know what kind of birds these are? They were smaller than they appear here.

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Happy Skywatching!

23 comments:

Kathleen McQueen Wright said...

I wonder how long our colors will last? Each day is as beauitful as the last.

Love the photograph!!

Jim Klenke said...

You got those birds in perfect focus, I can never do that right.

Raquel Sabino Pereira said...

This IS almost a painting!!! Well done!!!!
Happy SWF!!!!!!!!

Jane Hards Photography said...

Beautiful shooting, finely balanced colours and sharply focused bird.

EG CameraGirl said...

Nice photo! The birds looks so happy among those lovely red leaves.

Dewdrop said...

Beautiful capture... Love the scarlet leaves... don't have a clue what kind of birds they are, but they are precious perched there in that pretty tree.

AphotoAday said...

I really love this shot... Very original...

PJ said...

They're sitting in crape myrtles I think and they look like sparrows to me but I'm no expert on either front. I like this, I guess birds of a feather...

dot said...

I'm not much on the names of birds or plants but I love those pretty red leaves.

This Is My Blog - fishing guy said...

RR: What a wonderful capture of a neat sky with the trees and birds.

Leedra said...

Sometimes they think they are in hiding when we see right through what they think they are hiding behind. You did good.

Strawberry Jam Anne said...

What a very pretty picture. Thanks for sharing it.

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Susie of Arabia said...

This is such a lovely shot - I think it would make a great puzzle! Thanks for stopping by my blog too.
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dianasfaria.com said...

beautiful fall color ! Love this!

me ann my camera said...

Very unique and inspiring; love the red foreground!

SandyCarlson said...

Sparrows?

Beautiful photo.

marley said...

I think they are sparrows. I love the way the foreground is out of focus, focusing the eye on the birds.

D said...

Oh, so cute!! And beautiful leaves too.

magiceye said...

they look like sparrows.. brilliant capture!

Christy said...

Wonderful picture. The color is so inviting. The birds do look like a type of sparrow but couldn't tell you for sure.

J. Andrew Lockhart said...

you did a great job on this. :)

Rose said...

What I want to know is what kind of bush is that? Love those leaves.

Regarding the birds, I think they are house sparrows but not sure. Try googling that term followed by clicking on images and see if you think I am right.

Grammy said...

Your photo is wonderful!
Have a wonderful weekend!.