Junco in Morning Light
by Nava Thompson
Title
Junco in Morning Light
Artist
Nava Thompson
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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(1st place contest win in 'Yellow' 10/13)A photo taken by Nava Thompson of a Dark-eyed Junco in a Silver Maple with the morning sun light. This photo was made in the fall in NW Arkansas. The Silver maple is a beautiful tree with large green leaves that turn a beautiufl yellow in the fall. It gives a wonderful framing and background for a variety of birds. This colorful scene would be beautfiul in a home, office, cabin, cottage, sunroom, and children's room............................ The Dark-eyed Junco was first described by Linnaeus in his 1758 Systema naturae as Fringilla hyemalis. The description consisted merely of the laconic remark "F[ringilla] nigra, ventre albo. ("A black 'finch' with white belly"), a reference to a source, and a statement that it came from "America". Linnaeus' source was Mark Catesby who described the Slate-colored Junco before binomial nomenclature as his "snow-bird", moineau de neige or passer nivalis ("snow sparrow") thus: "The Bill of this Bird is white: The Breast and Belly white. All the rest of the Body black; but in some places dusky, inclining to Lead-color. In Virginia and Carolina they appear only in Winter : and in Snow they appear most............................................... In Summer none are seen. Whether they retire and breed in the North (which is most probable) or where they go, when they leave these Countries in Spring, is to me unknown." Still, at least the Slate-colored Junco is unmistakable enough to make it readily recognizable even from Linnaeus' minimal description. Its modern scientific name means "winter junco", from Latin hyemalis "of the winter".
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Comments (193)
Debra Lynch
Be still my heart... WONDERFUL, I can't type all the wonderful ways this image touches me. LOVE IT.. L/F
Joyce Dickens
This is so wonderful dear Nava; I love the Junco in contrast to those beautiful golden leaves!! Excellent work!!
Carolyn Rosenberger
Love the warm feeling I get from the wonderful golden colors and the lighting, and from the Junco, too! L&F
Jennifer White
Congratulations your beautiful photo has been featured in the Ozarks Photo and Art Collection Group. You are invited to post your featured image in the featured image discussion thread as a permanent place to continue to get exposure even after the image is no longer on the Home Page.
Jan Mulherin
Congratulations!! This stunning image has been selected to be featured for the week in the “Art for Ever with You” Group Home Page. You are welcome to add a preview of this featured image to the group’s discussion post titled “2020 January: Stunning Group Featured Images and Thank-you’s” for a permanent display within the group, to share this achievement with others. Also feel free to post your feature on our group Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/296998814248643/ Thank you for your participation in the group! ~Jan (January 31, 2020)