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Sparrow Day at the Raines Home 2011

Twelve birders enjoyed the beautiful fall day at the Raines home in Breaks, VA. The morning was frosty, but the day quickly warmed up and everyone enjoyed a nice day of birding, good companionship and good food. Forty species were counted for the day with birds of note being Red-shouldered, Broad-winged and Red-tailed Hawks, 4 species of woodpeckers, a Blue-headed Vireo, a Winter Wren, lots of Eastern Bluebirds, a late Gray Catbird, a Brown Thrasher and 2 Northern Mockingbirds, Cedar Waxwings, a Tennessee Warbler, Cape May Warblers and Yellow-rumped Warblers, 5 sparrow species - Towhees, Chipping, Field, Song and White-throated.
These photos were taken by my wife Lynda and by me.
Pointing the Way
Pointing the Way		 A bit of frost
A bit of frost		 Warm cider
Warm cider		 Breakfast goodies
Breakfast goodies
A morning walk
A morning walk		 Checking out the camera
Checking out the camera		 Note the license plate
Note the license plate		 A cold trail
A cold trail
A frosty walk
A frosty walk		 Warblers in the trees
Warblers in the trees		 Walking the birding trail
Walking the birding trail		 A Northern Mockingbird
A Northern Mockingbird
Looking for birds
Looking for birds		 Getting a close-up
Getting a close-up		 Mountain Asters
Mountain Asters		 Looking for a photo op
Looking for a photo op
Waiting for a breeze
Waiting for a breeze		 Friends chatting
Friends chatting		 The sun melts the frost
The sun melts the frost		 The fruits of autumn
The fruits of autumn
Warming up
Warming up		 More gather round
More gather round		 Playing with Mattie
Playing with Mattie		 On the attack
On the attack
A nice place to sit
A nice place to sit		 Enjoying the sunshine
Enjoying the sunshine		 Fall foliage
Fall foliage		 No Poke berries left
No Poke berries left
Enjoying the field
Enjoying the field		 The fire is a magnet
The fire is a magnet		 Warming the feet
Warming the feet		 toasty warm
toasty warm
Documenting the day
Documenting the day		 Getting the shot
Getting the shot		 Enjoying her fuzzy friend
Enjoying her fuzzy friend		 Discussing the birds
Discussing the birds
A Viceroy
A Viceroy		 A Sulphur
A Sulphur		 The red of autumn
The red of autumn		 Searching for sparrows
Searching for sparrows
Blue and gold
Blue and gold		 Always on the alert for what might fly by
Always on the alert for what might fly by		 Black Vultures
Black Vultures		 A Garter Snake near the trail
A Garter Snake near the trail
Watching for movement
Watching for movement		 A reflection of color
A reflection of color

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Marie 01-Nov-2011 14:41
"R&L", the Great Photo Team, capturing moments of nature, of birding, of friendship, and of the Raines pervasive, welcoming spirit. Marie
Guest 01-Nov-2011 13:03
We are so fortunate to have you guys! We can always count on you both to add both photos and lists. Thanks for these great shots of Sparrow Day. Hope we can have a repeat next year. Really liked the "cold trail" shot!
DaveR/Breaks
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