Fall (or autumn as the much-maligned House Sparrows would call it) has been a tumultuous time in the backyard of your correspondent.
Here we have the majestic Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata). Apparently pertinent to Toronto's baseball team.
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis). One of our most common winter visitors
The flipping huge (compared to the Downy) Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus). They enjoy the suet!
The quite gorgeous male Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis). Normally has a peaked head but is muted in the autumn.
It's mate the female Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis). She likes long flights in the park followed by candle-lit hulled corn dinners.
The Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens). Very similar to the Hairy but is quite smaller and its beak is half the length of its head (Hairy's is the same length)
On the left we have the frequent visiting Black-capped Chickadee (Parus atricapillus) and the male House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) to the right.
And finally a female House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) to the left with two fellas for company.
Stay tuned for more ornithological odyssey!!
