sunflower seeds

Male Red-winged Blackbird On A Sunflower Perch

By Mia McPherson|2021-04-07T04:11:59-05:00October 2nd, 2019|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Red-winged Blackbirds, Utah|Tags: adult, Agelaius phoeniceus, blackbird, blackbirds, male, pumpkin patch, Red-winged Blackbird, seed head, sunflower seeds, sunflowers|

Autumn is a time when the seeds of many plants that the Red-winged Blackbirds feed upon have ripened and the birds are taking full advantage of the season's bounty and spend a large part of their days foraging.

Horned Lark eating sunflower seeds

By Mia McPherson|2020-04-05T08:47:57-05:00February 21st, 2012|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Horned Larks, Utah|Tags: adult, eating, Eremophila alpestris, Horned Lark, lark, larks, low light, male, seeds, sunflower seeds, wild sunflower, wildflowers, yellow wildflowers|

Yesterday I was delighted to be able to photograph this male Horned Lark perched high on dried sunflower seed heads as it ate.