Song Sparrow On A Garden Post

February 18, 2026

Not totally a loner, but one that will choose solitude over dealing with a crowd of other birds. That helps me identify a Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia), a bird that without the help of binoculars or a camera looks very much like a winter resident here, the White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis). A bird that gathers with all its friends to hunt for seeds. A very sociable bird. But if I don’t get a good look, that camera, or a pair of binoculars will help me solve the mystery.

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Brenda Clements Jones

Brenda is a certified Virginia Master Naturalist, a Habitat Defender for Shenandoah National Park, and a devoted fan of Mother Nature. She lives in a cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Shenandoah National Park, and hikes up to the higher elevations of her mountain often to see what nature is up to. Her constant hiking companion is a camera that captures nature as it unfolds through the seasons. It’s her goal to share the natural world around her through her photographs.