Nutmeg Mannikin
This morning while Joe and I were eating breakfast and chatting, we were casually noticing a group of 8 or so "sparrows" on the ground. Then Joe rubbed his eyes, blinked, and reached for the binoculars. He said those were not sparrows and I went to get the Sibley's. They are an exotic from Southeast Asia which have been a popular caged bird for many years. They are fairly well established in the Southeastern United States. This is the first time either of us have ever seen them.
3 comments:
These escapees can join the Sparrows, Starlings and other non-native birds. He's awfully pretty.
Glad he can get by here
What a pretty bird ... Glad it is doing well .
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