Spring is close. This bird was pecking around in my garden. Any ideas what it might be? I haven’t figured it out myself. For perspective, it’s about as bit as a pigeon. I’ve included a close-up of his markings. I managed to convince E that it is NOT a hummingbird. She was just certain it was. At least she tried to identify it using her photo guides. She gets an A for effort, if not for accuracy.
(Please excuse the grainy photos. These were taken with my telephoto lens, from inside my house, with two panes of dirty glass and a screen between us.)