Dark-Eyed Junco - Dr. Dude Photography

Dark-eyed Junco sitting in the grass. — **Dark-eyed Junco; Vista West, Fort Worth, TX; January 8, 2022**
*Canon EOS 5DS R with Tamron 150-600 mm lens; 600 mm; ISO-2000; f/6.3; 1/500 sec.*

This page is for the Dark-Eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis). This species is very common nearly everywhere I look for birds. The June 6, 2010 photo (above) is my first photographic evidence of this bird and was taken at Mt. Rainier, Washington. Currently the best photograph I have taken of the Dark-Eyed Junco to date (above) was taken on January 8, 2022 as he was sitting below one of our backyard feeders, capitalizing on the feed that had fallen out of the feeder as other birds are above. This species is frequently in the trees at our neighborhood park and our yard, and they seem to like to be on the ground feasting on the seed kicked out of our feeders by other birds.

The following photographs are the best representative images from different dates and locations than my species representative example.

Dark-Eyed Junco in some dead twigs next to a hiking trail. — **Dark-Eyed Junco, Mt. Rainier National Park, Washington, June 8, 2010**
*Sony DSC-H3; 63 mm; ISO-125; f/4.4; 1/200 sec.*

Dark-Eyed Junco on a field of snow. — **Dark-eyed Junco, Murray House; Murray, KY; February 16, 2015**
*Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EFS 18-135 mm lens; 135 mm; ISO-250; f/5.6; 1/250 sec.*

Dark-Eyed Junco in grass at the edge of some water. — **Dark-eyed Junco; Vista West Park, Fort Worth, TX; December 23, 2021**
*Canon EOS 5DS R with Tamron 24-70 mm lens; 70 mm; ISO-200; f/2.8; 1/1600 sec.*

Two Dark-Eyed Juncos in a barren tree with lots of small branches. — **Dark-eyed Junco, Fort Worth Nature Preserve deer field; Fort Worth, TX; December 24, 2021**
*Canon EOS 5DS R with Tamron 150-600 mm lens; 600 mm; ISO-5000; f/7.1; 1/2000 sec.*

Dark-Eyed Junco on a branch looking intently at the camera. — **Dark-eyed Junco, Vista West, Fort Worth, TX, December 25, 2021**
*Canon EOS 5DS R with Tamron 150-600 mm lens; 600 mm; ISO-640; f/6.3; 1/2500 sec.*

Dark-Eyed Junco hiding in some tall grass. — **Dark-eyed Junco; Fort Worth Nature Preserve; Fort Worth, TX; December 30, 2021**
*Canon EOS 5DS R with Tamron 150-600 mm lens; 600 mm; ISO-2500; f/7.1; 1/2000 sec.*

Female Dark-eyed Junco perched on a tree branch. — **Dark-eyed Junco, Vista West, Fort Worth, TX, January 17, 2022**
*Canon EOS 5DS R with Tamron 150-600 mm lens; 600 mm; ISO-2*50; f/6.3; 1/1250 *sec.*

Dark-eyed Junco standing on the ground singing. — **Dark-eyed Junco, Acton Nature Center, Acton, TX, February 19, 2022**
*Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Tamron 150-600 mm lens; 600 mm; ISO-2000; f/6.3; 1/1000 sec.*

Dark-eyed Junco sitting on a branch among other branches. — **Dark-eyed Junco, Colleyville Nature Center, Colleyville, TX, March 5, 2022**
*Canon EOS 5DS R with Tamron 150-600 mm lens; 600 mm; ISO-5000; f/6.3; 1/250 sec.*

Dark-eyed Junco on the bank of a pond with some dirt on its bill. — **Dark-eyed Junco, Colleyville Nature Center, Colleyville, TX, March 12, 2022**
*Canon EOS 5DS R with Tamron 150-600 mm lens; 600 mm; ISO-*400; f/6.3; 1/1000 *sec.*

Dark-eyed Junco standing on the ground. — **Dark-eyed Junco, Vista West, Fort Worth, TX, February 27, 2022**
*Canon EOS 5DSr with Tamron 150-600 mm Lens; 600 mm; ISO-400; f/7.1; 1/1250 sec.*

Dark-eyed Junco perched on a small branch in front of a tree trunk. — **Dark-eyed Junco, Colleyville Nature Center, Colleyville, TX, December 17, 2022**
*Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-1250; f/10; 1/640 sec.*

Dark-eyed Junco walking in the short, green grass near the edge of the water. — **Dark-eyed Junco, Fort Worth Nature Preserve, Fort Worth, TX, March 4, 2023**
*Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-2000; f/10; 1/800 sec.*

Dark-eyed Junco searching for food in the dew-covered grass. — **Dark-eyed Junco, Acton Nature Center, Acton, TX, March 26, 2023**
*Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 2.0x Teleconverter; 1000 mm; ISO-5000; f/14; 1/200 sec.*

Dark-eyed Junco perched on a small branch. — **Dark-eyed Junco, Bill Jarvis Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Chicago, IL April 12, 2023**
*Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-100; f/11; 1/125 sec.*

Dark-eyed Junco standing on the hard-packed dirt ground. — **Dark-eyed Junco, Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary, Chicago, IL April 12, 2023**
*Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-2500; f/10; 1/800 sec.*

Dark-eyed Junco standing on the snowy ground with a few blades of grass poking through the snow. — **Dark-eyed Junco, Vista West, Fort Worth, TX, January 15, 2024**
*Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-800; f/10; 1/500 sec.*

Dark-eyed Junco perched on a tree branch. It is looking toward the ground. — **Dark-eyed Junco, Vista West, Fort Worth, TX, January 15, 2024**
*Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-1000; f/11; 1/500 sec.*