White-Throated Sparrow at my new place.

The morning light is more favorable for photography, although I still had to do some adjusting. The best time for photography here seems to be around 3 PM, at least this time of year - the part of the day where I'm busiest. I did realize, though, that I can get somewhat closer pictures, from a higher angle, if I open the kitchen window. I just have to figure out how to lean over the sink comfortably for long periods. And keep out the insects....

So this is a White-Throated Sparrow on the lawn this morning. That's a Junco behind him, which gives you an idea of comparative size - they're about the same length, but the sparrow is chunkier and more robust.

The inset at the upper right shows the head stripe - note the narrow central stripe on the crown, with wider eye-stripes. From a distance, the yellow lores may not be readily visible (particularly later in the season - this is breeding plumage), and it's not uncommon to confuse the White-Throated, which nests in this area (we're in the southern edge of their breeding range) with the White-Crowned Sparrow, which typically arrives about a week after the WTs, making a pit stop on its way to its Arctic nesting grounds, and again going the other way in the fall. The WC has a wide central stripe and narrower eye-stripes, and tends to have a taller, more oval crown than the flattened crown of the WT.