Photo by Lisa Carroll/Animal Welfare Coordinator, City of Elgin Animal Shelter
Photo by Randy Mitchell A blue jay searches the grass for food. Note the various shades of blue mixed with white, gray and black.
. Famous statue of Lubbock native and rock n' roll pioneer Buddy Holly, outside the Buddy Holly Center, Southwest Chronicle photos by Andrew W. Griffin
Photo by Lisa Carroll/Animal Welfare Coordinator, City of Elgin Animal Shelter
Photo by Randy Mitchell A snowberry clearwing moth drinks nectar from a thistle flower. Note the black stripe on its furry thorax which runs through the eye.
Photo by Lisa Carroll/Animal Welfare Coordinator, City of Elgin Animal Shelter
Photo by Randy Mitchell. A male American robin perches on a tree branch. Note the dark head and white crescents above and below the eye. The adult female is similar, but has a paler gray head, paler breast and less streaking on the throat.
A winter adult Harris’s eats seed in the snow. Notice that the black coloring on its head, neck and chest is slightly faded. This occurs after the breeding season. When breeding season arrives, these areas will become even darker, almost as if the birds dip their faces in black ink.
