{"id":168008,"date":"2026-02-01T07:19:48","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T13:19:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=168008"},"modified":"2026-02-01T07:19:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T13:19:48","slug":"male-slate-colored-dark-eyed-junco-in-a-snowstorm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2026\/02\/01\/male-slate-colored-dark-eyed-junco-in-a-snowstorm\/","title":{"rendered":"Male Slate-colored Dark-eyed Junco In A Snowstorm"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"MaleMale Slate-colored Dark-eyed Junco in a snowstorm \u2013 Canon R7, handheld, f8, 1\/1000, ISO 1600, +2.3 EV, Canon RF 100-500mm at 500mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

This morning, I’m sharing a simple male Slate-colored Dark-eyed Junco photo I took one week ago during a snowstorm. The junco was waiting his turn to feed.<\/p>\n

I had tossed out some small suet balls for the birds to eat because it was bitter cold and suet is high protein.<\/p>\n

Even though I was bundled up in multiple layers and sitting in my camping chair on the porch, I didn’t last long in the deep freeze before I had to go back inside to get warm.<\/p>\n

I can only imagine how cold all the birds were.<\/p>\n

The Dark-eyed Juncos were the most numerous birds I saw that snowy day, with the White-throated Sparrows in second.<\/p>\n

Here it is, a week later. The temp this morning is a mere 22\u00b0F. There is still a layer of ice covered snow on the ground here. Tomorrow the snow should finally disappear because the high is going to be around 60\u00b0F.<\/p>\n

I’m ready for warmer temps. I bet the birds, including this male Slate-colored Dark-eyed Junco<\/span><\/a>, are ready too!<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a><\/span> to view more of my Dark-eyed Junco photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This morning, I’m sharing a simple male Slate-colored Dark-eyed Junco photo I took one week ago during a snowstorm. The junco was waiting his turn to feed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":168005,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[27,2749,13973,17051],"tags":[4004,2750,1123,6036,2751,6037,156,4062,4050,4509,4899,4328,855,4195,15824,373,13966],"class_list":["post-168008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-avian","category-dark-eyed-juncos","category-oklahoma","category-sequoyah-county","tag-adult","tag-dark-eyed-junco","tag-high-key-2","tag-junco","tag-junco-hyemalis","tag-juncos","tag-low-light-2","tag-male","tag-snow","tag-snow-storm","tag-snowstorm","tag-snowy","tag-sparrow","tag-sparrows","tag-suburban","tag-winter","tag-yard"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t