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White-throated Sparrow - Zonotrichia albicollis This sparrow was perched on a small pile of sticks and brush. Every few minutes, it would hop inside the pile, grab something, and then come back out on top and eat whatever it had found inside. There was a red squirrel in an adjacent tree that was screaming at this bird. Eventually, the bird left and the squirrel came over and went inside the brush pile...I think it lived in there or at least stored food in there and that the sparrow was stealing from the squirrel&#039;s hoard.<br /> <br /> *this photo shows it going inside the pile<br /> <br /> Habitat: Forest/meadow edge<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/114603/white-throated_sparrow_-_zonotrichia_albicollis.html" title="White-throated Sparrow - Zonotrichia albicollis"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/114603_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=QXkzRQWMJlti%2FKWl6lPnueFTELo%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="White-throated Sparrow - Zonotrichia albicollis This sparrow was perched on a small pile of sticks and brush. Every few minutes, it would hop inside the pile, grab something, and then come back out on top and eat whatever it had found inside. There was a red squirrel in an adjacent tree that was screaming at this bird. Eventually, the bird left and the squirrel came over and went inside the brush pile...I think it lived in there or at least stored food in there and that the sparrow was stealing from the squirrel&#039;s hoard.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Forest/meadow edge<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/114604/white-throated_sparrow_-_zonotrichia_albicollis.html<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s the squirrel in its brush pile:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/114605/red_squirrel_-_tamiasciurus_hudsonicus.html Geotagged,Spring,United States,White-throated sparrow,Zonotrichia,Zonotrichia albicollis,bird,sparrow" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/114605/red_squirrel_-_tamiasciurus_hudsonicus.html" title="Red Squirrel - Tamiasciurus hudsonicus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/114605_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=po3xB0U26ETjYu2bfZ4fstxq3NE%3D" width="200" height="156" alt="Red Squirrel - Tamiasciurus hudsonicus Here&#039;s the offended squirrel checking out the inside of its brush pile and assessing the damage incurred by the sparrow, I imagine.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Meadow/forest edge<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/114606/red_squirrel_-_tamiasciurus_hudsonicus.html<br /> <br /> Here&rsquo;s the bird that raided the squirrel&rsquo;s stash:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/114603/white-throated_sparrow_-_zonotrichia_albicollis.html American red squirrel,Geotagged,Spring,Tamiasciurus,Tamiasciurus hudsonicus,United States,red squirrel,squirrel" /></a></figure> Geotagged,Spring,United States,White-throated sparrow,Zonotrichia albicollis Click/tap to enlarge

White-throated Sparrow - Zonotrichia albicollis

This sparrow was perched on a small pile of sticks and brush. Every few minutes, it would hop inside the pile, grab something, and then come back out on top and eat whatever it had found inside. There was a red squirrel in an adjacent tree that was screaming at this bird. Eventually, the bird left and the squirrel came over and went inside the brush pile...I think it lived in there or at least stored food in there and that the sparrow was stealing from the squirrel's hoard.

*this photo shows it going inside the pile

Habitat: Forest/meadow edge

White-throated Sparrow - Zonotrichia albicollis This sparrow was perched on a small pile of sticks and brush. Every few minutes, it would hop inside the pile, grab something, and then come back out on top and eat whatever it had found inside. There was a red squirrel in an adjacent tree that was screaming at this bird. Eventually, the bird left and the squirrel came over and went inside the brush pile...I think it lived in there or at least stored food in there and that the sparrow was stealing from the squirrel's hoard.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Forest/meadow edge<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/114604/white-throated_sparrow_-_zonotrichia_albicollis.html<br /> <br /> Here's the squirrel in its brush pile:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/114605/red_squirrel_-_tamiasciurus_hudsonicus.html Geotagged,Spring,United States,White-throated sparrow,Zonotrichia,Zonotrichia albicollis,bird,sparrow

Red Squirrel - Tamiasciurus hudsonicus Here's the offended squirrel checking out the inside of its brush pile and assessing the damage incurred by the sparrow, I imagine.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Meadow/forest edge<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/114606/red_squirrel_-_tamiasciurus_hudsonicus.html<br /> <br /> Here’s the bird that raided the squirrel’s stash:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/114603/white-throated_sparrow_-_zonotrichia_albicollis.html American red squirrel,Geotagged,Spring,Tamiasciurus,Tamiasciurus hudsonicus,United States,red squirrel,squirrel

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The White-throated sparrow

The white-throated sparrow is a passerine bird of the American sparrow family Passerellidae.

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Similar species: Perching Birds
Species identified by Christine Young
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Uploaded May 10, 2021. Captured May 10, 2021 13:11 in 76 East St, Litchfield, CT 06759, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/13.0
  • 1/512s
  • ISO2500
  • 300mm