House sparrow - Passer domesticus (Pardal Comum)


Identification Tips:
Length: 4.25 inches
Small, seed-eating bird
Thick, conical bill
Pink legs
Extremely common in urban and agricultural areas

Adult male:
>Gray crown
>Black throat, upper breast, and small mask; less black on throat in winter
>Grayish side of neck and underparts
>Rusty-brown nape and upperparts
>Black streaks on back
>White patch in wing
>Gray rump
>Black bill in summer; yellowish in winter

Female and immature:
>Gray-brown crown
>Buffy line extends rearward from eye bordered below by gray-brown line
>Grayish-white underparts
>Black and tawny streaks on back
>Black wing feathers with wide tawny edges
>White patch on wing
>Yellow bill
>Immature males lack full throat patch of adults

Light Trails

Playing with exposure time is funny :) That a look at the results...

Snow Fun

This weekend brought one more surprise. The past Sunday the city of Guarda was visited once more by the snow.

Great gift of mother nature...

"G" of Guarda one of the city entrace...



My wheel fingertip

The roads became traps to cars, cleaning was needed...



The landscape


Landscape, view of part of "Serra da Estrela"

ICE

Yes it was cold, only now my memory card defrost. Thus, this photos are being posted only now!
As usual I hope you all like!

Portugal, January 2006