Snow Bunting - It was a very dreary day when the phone went off suggesting there was a snow bunting in breeding plumage out on the Iona Jetty. (Thanks Mel) I was with my wife who had just endured a weekend of birding and was now asked to hang out in the truck just another hour........ tops, as I ran down the jetty to see if I could get some shots. Snow buntings that you usually see around here are brown and white and not at striking with the black. There he was, calm as could be picking the seeds from the short grass on the top of the pipe. The bird and I were both soaked to the bone, but I was smiling ear to ear. Michael Klotz - www.TheBirdBlogger.com
Snow Bunting - Richmond