Birds in the nearby forest

Birds in the nearby forest

I usually take a morning walk through a forest park near my house. We had the first major frost this morning, and so the resident birds, steller’s jays, American robins and juncos were very active.

A steller jay in an old tree. (Robin Rowland)

A steller jay  explores through the cover of grass. (Robin Rowland)

A steller jay peeks through the cover of grass. (Robin Rowland)

An American robin in a forest mountain ash tree. (Robin Rowland)

An American robin in a forest mountain ash tree. (Robin Rowland)

An Oregon junco hides in the underbrush. (Robin Rowland)