Fledglings First Frost

aaah! he is all fluffy from the cold ~ hope he survives

:-) They fly south for the winter. This little one must have missed the family leaving, but it and all other juncos were gone just a few days later. He must have met another bunch.

Phew, what a relief for him to get away south!

Definitely, from the look of him. :-) Usually just chickadees that stay around, but I just caught a downy woodpecker at the table. They must stay too. I couldn't get a shot, they are very shy.

you get some lovely birds ~ i really like their names ~ junco and chickadee!

I am glad the little junco got away before it got too cold. He sure did have his feathers fluffed up against the cold and I bet he was glad of your bird food.

They don't seem to go too far south GT. We have Junkos all winter long here.

I like to say chickadee, it is the sound they make...chick-a-dee-dee-dee. :-)

Whist, you could tell he was a youngster not knowing what to do. As it grew up at this table, he clung to it all day like a safety net, all puffed. Lol. Adorable!

Interesting, Gilli. I must be just a tiny bit too cold. The warm coastal areas don't have them all winter, so I thought they were one of the long travelers. But it seems more like they just prefer to live inland.

I looked on the Cornell bird range map. It looks like they are year round residents only in the lower third of BC and then further south into Washington and Oregon.