Little gray birds on a cold gray day

Juncos.

Little tiny things that love gray days, as gray as they are.

They never sit still - or at least not for long. They bounce along under the evergreen bushes, and flit from branch to branch in the bare trees.

It's almost impossible to get a decent shot of them - especially when it's cold enough to numb your fingers. Here's an afternoon's worth.

Little gray birds on a cold gray day.