One of my neighbors puts out food for just about every kind of critter that lives in University Heights—the exception being coyotes. As such, she has possums, racoons, and skunks strutting into her yard at night. The day belongs to birds, butterflies, cats, and dogs, among others.
While we visited on Nov. 27, 2024, a white-crowned sparrow dropped by for a bite of breakfast. I easily captured the Featured Image, using Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra. Vitals: f/3.4, ISO 32, 1/125 sec, (synthetic) 230mm (digital and optical zoom); 9:51 a.m. PST. Composed as shot.
I am not much of a bird watcher, but I love the caws, hoots, tweets, and other sounds and songs that the flyers make. It’s music.
Got to say, this little rascal doesn’t look all that worried about bird flu. I say: Be glad you’re not a chicken. The government is forcing the slaughter of tens of thousands, if not more. We see the consequences in the price of eggs, which price has more than doubled from a few weeks ago.