Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: Bunting

A little Snow Bunting that actually sat still for a second or two. Taken east of Calgary on 7 December 2012. 23 January 2013, 9:30 a.m. Wow, this must be a first - message from Flickr says: "You caught us at a bad time: We're running red hot at the moment, so uploading is temporarily unavailable until things cool down. Please try again soon! (And, sorry for the lame excuse.)" Around noon, I was finally able to get these shots uploaded, but now have to dash out for my volunteer shift. See you later. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_Bunting www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Snow_Bunting/id

Unusual to see Snow Buntings actually perched - usually, they are flying fast in a large flock over weedy fields and stubble. Taken east of Calgary on 7 December 2012. www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Snow_Bunting/id en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_Bunting

One of a flock of 900 Snow Buntings that landed 50' (at least) up a tall tree. Seen when three of us were on the Cochrane Wildlife Reserve Christmas Bird Count the day before yesterday, 28 December 2012. Apparently, it is very rare to see Snow Buntings in trees, especially this high up. I was able to get out of the car and walk up the road closer to where they were flying around and landing again several times. An amazing feeling to have hundreds of these white birds flying over and around you.