Juncos

Visiting my window recently are these sweet white-bellied Juncos. He has a black coat and hers is a little charcoal gray. I read that they will build their nests anywhere from tall grasses to treetops.
Chickadee Chatter

Busy, friendly little creatures, the chickadee is always formally dressed which makes them always fun to paint.
Jays

Blue jays are total eye-catchers in any season. I am told there is not much difference between male and female, except that the male is generally larger than the female. Interestingly, he feeds the baby and the mother when she stays on the nested hatchlings.