Digital cameras are a real boon because yes, you can just discard the 999 mediocre pics.

Though the more you pay attention to birds, the more you understand and anticipate their behaviour, so the "waiting for the light" thing is totally possible (but also takes luck!)

Thank you! 😊

Just one word: practise, practise, practise 🙂

Thank you! I love their songs as well, and white-crowns tend to keep singing quite late, well into twilight

Hmmm I suppose. To me, their most "look at this" feature is the funky three-toned bill, but people will latch on to all sorts of weird details. That's people for ya 😁

It didn't read like a question, more like a justification that it shouldn't be tried, and that Dems are literally the best we can hope for.

The neck ring isn't visible year round? I didn't know that part, and now I'm even more baffled at their name

We didn't get there... But we got close! Thank you immensely!

2595/3000 TYTY

Gorgeous! The blue / yellow contrast is stellar

Fair point 🙂