Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
(L 5.5" WS 6.75" Wt 0.7 oz)
Fast runners...when spotted
they drop into the grass and
run for cover.
they drop into the grass and
run for cover.
Hidden Lake, IL
17Apr2009
I once had a sparrow alight upon my shoul-
der for a moment, while I was hoeing in a
village garden, and I felt that I was more
distinguished by that circumstance that I
should have been by any epaulet I could
have worn.
der for a moment, while I was hoeing in a
village garden, and I felt that I was more
distinguished by that circumstance that I
should have been by any epaulet I could
have worn.
(Henry David Thoreau)
Don Jones,
XC1265
XC1265
Miller Meadow
Maywood, IL
07Jul2011
