A Towhee Lesson

 

Design - "Little Butterfly"

Designer - The Knotted Tree

Fabric - 32 count raw linen

Fibers - WDW - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 28 March 2009

Completed - 29 Mach 2009

Some seasonal changes are noticeable.

The American Goldfinches have lost their breeding colors.

They are much duller looking.

And look who has returned!

The Golden-crowned Sparrows are back.

I heard one singing...

Then saw a couple of them.

No big numbers yet, but that will happen as October progresses.

And now for a Spotted Towhee Lesson.

I just learned to tell males and females apart.

The bird on the left is a male, the one on the right is a female.  

Here she is - her "black" head is much lighter colored than a male.

And here's another male for comparison.

His head is black, black, black.

And there you go!

Now you know.