House Sparrow - Photograph

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These are some photographs that I took of House Sparrows at my bird feeder this past week.

I liked the bokeh effect that the background leaves highlighted by sunlight took on.

Unidentified Spotted Bird Similar Looking To American Robin - Photograph

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This is 1 of 6 posts of some photographs that I took during a walk on the Riverwalk in Westport, CT this past week.

I looked in my Birds of Eastern North America but I could not identify this bird. It was about the same size as an American Robin and had coloring very similar to one. At first I thought it was a juvenile, but it had a dark bill. Other differences from an adult were that it had white spotted wings, a black spotted chest, dark legs, and a pale eye ring.

The spots made me think this could be in the Woodpecker, Flicker, or Sapsucker family, but I didn't find a picture in the book that matched this bird.

Does anyone know what kind of bird this is? Thanks to anyone who leaves comments.

Perfect Shaped Pine Cone - Photograph

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This is 2 of 6 posts of some photographs that I took during a walk on the Riverwalk in Westport, CT this past week.

This is one of those pine trees that has perfect shaped pine cones.

Northern Mockingbird - Photograph

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This is 3 of 6 posts of some photographs that I took during a walk on the Riverwalk in Westport, CT this past week.

This is a Northern Mockingbird. I liked how the sun reflected in his eye in the first photo.

Honeysuckle Flowers - Photograph

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This is 4 of 6 posts of some photographs that I took during a walk on the Riverwalk in Westport, CT this past week.

These fragrant Honeysuckle flowers were blooming along the path edge, and smelled heavenly.

Black-crowned Night-Heron - Photograph

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This is 5 of 6 posts of some photographs that I took during a walk on the Riverwalk in Westport, CT this past week.

This is a Black-crowned Night-Heron (although I think it looks blue).

National Hall building, Westport, Connecticut - Photograph

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This is 6 of 6 posts of some photographs that I took during a walk on the Riverwalk in Westport, CT this past week.

This post is actually of photos taken on the street near the Riverwalk.

The first two photographs are of the National Hall building in Westport, Connecticut, "an 1873 three-story Italianate structure," at the intersection of Route 1 and Route 33. Both sides of the bridge over the Saugatuck River are lined with US flags for most/all of the year. (I'm not 100% sure about Winter.) The third photograph is of the backside of the building across the street, which has a matching brick / color scheme.

The National Hall building has been many things over the years.

The first photograph is my entry for the following:

Tuesday's Treasures