I think the MoDos think the cameras are food machines. This would explain why they like to park themselves in front of them. This one's all puffed up, probably digesting breakfast in this bitter cold. (Video is slightly sped up.) They are so camera-conscious, it makes me giggle.#borb #birds

No Aurora borealis for me, it started snowing again and I had to bring the camera in. But one of the Tree Sparrows took some mug shots today! I rarely ever get these on this setup, so I was pretty excited. Hopefully light is better tomorrow and it returns. You can nicely see the details I talked about the other day - the bi-colored beak and the spot on the chest. #birds

Today, some fun new visitors came by, more native Sparrows. Three American Tree Sparrows, which look a lot like Chipping Sparrows but have a distinct dot on the chest and a two-colored beak, and again the White-Throated Sparrows. It remains cold, I hope to see the Fox Sparrow again too. #birds