Some people say they all look alike. What do ya think? :D

[cfcRebel]

Before i started birding, i thought there was only one type of sparrow in this world. Now i know better.
I think they are beautiful little birds. The differences make it worth chasing after them. So far i have collected only 5 sparrow species. Will keep pursuing. Anyone care to send some White-crowned and White-throated over? LOL...

C/C welcome.

Savannah Sparrow (uncropped)
500mm, f7.1, 1/1250s, ISO400, EC-0.33, 10mm ext tube, no flash
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/160/367379130_f7a15a346a_o.jpg

Savannah Sparrow (uncropped)
500mm, f7.1, 1/200s, ISO400, EC 0, no flash
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/151/374686069_4714fb32bb_o.jpg

Song Sparrow (uncropped)
500mm, f7.1, 1/400s, ISO400, EC 0, no flash
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/165/374686071_e0dfb52e9e_o.jpg

Song Sparrow (uncropped)
500mm, f7.1, 1/500s, ISO400, EC 0, no flash
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/139/374686073_e4d800dedf_o.jpg

Lincoln's Sparrow (uncropped)
500mm, f7.1, 1/1600s, ISO400, EC-0.33, 10mm ext tube, no flash
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/174/367379138_292f632fdb_o.jpg

Lincoln's Sparrow (uncropped)
500mm, f7.1, 1/800s, ISO400, EC-0.33, 10mm ext tube, no flash
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/171/367379126_9fd45bcb99_o.jpg

Swamp Sparrow (uncropped)
500mm, f7.1, 1/800s, ISO400, EC-0.33, 10mm ext tube, no flash
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/174/367379136_4bb82bf926_o.jpg

Swamp Sparrow (uncropped)
500mm, f7.1, 1/800s, ISO400, EC-0.33, 10mm ext tube, no flash
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/186/367379133_d0e11a89c0_o.jpg

[canonloader]

Great shots. But, they all look alike to me. :(

[cfcRebel]

Great shots. But, they all look alike to me. :(LOL! I know what you mean. But i guarantee you they are not cousins. :lol:

[gardengirl13]

Not sure what this one is???

http://gardengirl13.zoto.com/img/45/12db40a8f4ad65c2ca8eb51e04453b51-.jpg

White-Throated Sparrow

http://gardengirl13.zoto.com/img/45/c7af92f0ae17ed0fa4a24662389cebed-.jpg


We also have what I think are House Sparrows I just don't have any photos.

[hTr]

Very nice captures and pictures are well taken.

I'm sure the subtle differences are important to many people, but for me they are sparrows.

[Airedale1]

Excellent series Fee, I love the Savannah.

[Reyno]

Beautiful and lovely series Fee. The differences are very subtle and on a first look, it's really hard to tell which is which.

[Gary Fairhead]

Nice series Fee and the Lincoln Sparrow is one I would dearly love to photograph...and I need a better Swamp Sparrow capture as well.....etc...Nice work on these with the Lincolns being my favourites:D

[ngannet]

Beautiful shots, very well composed and sharp. I have grown to appreciate sparrows and they are both challenging and beautiful. The Sav. and Lincoln's sparrow shots are my favorite. I'll make you a deal, I'll send some white crowned and white-throated sparrows if you send me some Painted Buntings and Scissor-tailed Flycatchers!

[MarkoPolo]

Fee, very nice series. We have a lot here, too. The white crowned sparrow is the only one that stands out at first glance. All the others are sort of just "LBJ'S"--you know, little brown jobbies!

[philc123]

Great series, love #5 what sparrow i dont know;)
Super shots of a much underated falcon food:)

[dancad]

I'll make you a deal, I'll send some white crowned and white-throated sparrows if you send me some Painted Buntings and Scissor-tailed Flycatchers!

I'll one-up ngannet and throw in a Snow Bunting...;)

Great shots with the second Savannah and the first Lincoln's being my favorites here!

[Stephen Stephen]

Lovely series Fee. I'm sure that I've seen more species than I recognised.

[Blue Deuce]

Go to the head of the class. These take the sparrow cake !

[cfcRebel]

Thanks for looking and commenting Mitch, Gardengirl, hTr, Paul, Reyno, Gary, ngannet, Mark, Philc123, Dan, Stephen, Mike. Glad you like them. :)
Ngannet, Dan, that sounds like a fair deal. White-crowned, White-throated, Snow Bunting for Scissor-tailed and Painted bunting. I'll throw in an Indigo Bunting if you can get me Gary's Snowy owl too. :lol:

[ilovemycamera]

fabulous set of sparrows! Great work, and good luck on capturing the rest of the species

[Maureen Souza]

These are wonderful, Fee. I have 3 bird feeders in my yard and the little sparrow is one of my fave birds. Nicely done!

[guitarman3]

Fee, beautiful series of sparrow shots. Wish I could catch the variety of species that you have.

Since you're on the subject of sparrows, I hope you don't mind if I post a couple of my own sparrows--the first I think is the Song Sparrow and the second the Savannah. I was bummed by the branches in #2. Could you or anyone confirm if I've ID'd these correctly?

Thanks for looking!

[cdifoto]

Great shots. But, they all look alike to me. :(

Same here.

[justin carpenter]

nice photos, love the first lincoln's sparrow shot

[cfcRebel]

Thanks for the kind words ilovemycamera, Maureen, Dennis, cdi, Justin. Every winter i'm looking forward to seeing these sparrows.

Dennis, I think you've got both the IDs right. Very nice shots too.

[guitarman3]

Thanks a bunch, Fee!

[Sindri Skulason]

Excellent series as always Fee. Love the angle. :-)

[luckyart60]

Great series and good captures. for myself I tend to ignor sparrows as we see then every day. But you have got me interested to check out here in Arabia what sparrows we have here.

[bromm]

Great series Fee, they do look like those little brown birds, hmm you know those ones.:D
Great captures! and informative, thanks

[pttenn]

Well, I thought the hawks were the most confusing...but maybe it is the sparrows!
Karen

[canonloader]

People, they are all LBJ's to me. I lay in bed at night and read my bird books, looking at the pics, trying to memorize them, and when I come to the sparrows, they all, ALL, are just "Little Brown Jobs". :D

[cfcRebel]

Glad you like them Sindri, John, Trevor, Karen.

John, I would love to see the sparrows in that part of the world. :)

Mitch, no way the are LBJs. They are like M&M, cute and each has its own color and flavor. :D

[gburwash]

Excellent series, Really like the 5th one, looks like he has spiked hair on top of his head.

[cfcRebel]

Excellent series, Really like the 5th one, looks like he has spiked hair on top of his head.Thanks gburwash. I was lucky to press the shutter just in time when the fella raised his spikey hair.:D

[tupe]

Small, brown and chirping -- all look the same to me. :) Nice shots, Fee. One of these days maybe I will be able to see the difference.

[dancinec]

Wonderful collection of sparrows Fee, I have song, savanah, english, white-crowned, and lark from here.

[Booswalia]

Fee, these are a lovely collection of a wonderful bird. These photos and your ability to ID them speaks highly of your birding abilities. I think the little brown jobbies are highly under rated. :)

[cfcRebel]

Small, brown and chirping -- all look the same to me. :) Nice shots, Fee. One of these days maybe I will be able to see the difference.Thanks Joe. When i first started bird photography, sparrow was one of the hardest to ID for me. But once i got some marking down, the rest becomes easier. Now i really enjoy seeing their differences. :)

Wonderful collection of sparrows Fee, I have song, savanah, english, white-crowned, and lark from here.Thanks Dennis. WCS is one of the easiest to ID but i still can't get any good photo of that species. I have seen Lark sparrow once, back in 2006 but no good photo either. :(

Fee, these are a lovely collection of a wonderful bird. These photos and your ability to ID them speaks highly of your birding abilities. I think the little brown jobbies are highly under rated. :)Thanks Shirley. I'm still an amateur birder/photographer. Perhaps i am lucky. Two of my co-workers are Audubon members and have been birding for decades. I get help from them a lot. :)

[Lame-Duck]

cfcRebel......Those are truly nice shots, but I blown away at how similiar the 4 species appear. I'd certainly never be able to ID them correctly. Your 500 mm lense sure produces sharp images.

[cfcRebel]

cfcRebel......Those are truly nice shots, but I blown away at how similiar the 4 species appear. I'd certainly never be able to ID them correctly. Your 500 mm lense sure produces sharp images.Thanks for the nice comment Mike. I guanrantee my next batch of sparrows shows more differences. :D