Carolina Wrens, Thryothorus ludovicianus,
on the photographer's front porch light puffed up to keep warm.
Note the polka dots -- a pattern not seen when the plumage is normally laid down.
Image: John Schukman
As long as you send images to me (and I hope it will be for forever), I shall continue to share them with my readership. My purpose for posting these images is to remind all of us of the grandeur of the natural world and that there is a world out there that is populated by millions of unique species. We are a part of this world whether we like it or not: we have a choice to either preserve these species or to destroy them in search of short-term monetary gains. But if we decide to destroy these other life forms, the least we can do is to know what we are destroying by learning that they exist. If you have a high-resolution digitized nature image (I prefer JPG format) that you'd like to share with your fellow readers, feel free to email it to me, along with information about the image and how you'd like it to be credited.
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That is soooo cool! Who would have thought polk-a-dots!! I have a wren who frequents my front porch yr.round - a real chatter-box.
I love the wren. The way the little tail angles up on the back always makes them seem perky even in the coldest weather.
Hi, GrrlScientist,
I am very glad that I stumbled into your site; you are doing wonderful service to our community of GrrlScientists. I hope you keep on your good endeavors as long as you can, and send me (us) your pages. It is educational as well as poetic. In a word, it is beautiful what you are doing!
Sincerely,
AS
Thanks for the photo! Solved the mystery fluffball that appeared on my porch tonight.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetangledwoods/4175365267/
oh wonderful! glad to be of help. and your image is very cute, too.