Sparrows Four

CDMOOSE · 10th of May 2012 (Thu)

On yesterday's field trip, we only encountered savannah sparrows, darlings that they are. Upon my return, I had just stepped in the door when the phone rang. It was my bird friend Lee from down the road, telling me he had chipping sparrows, Harris's sparrows, and white-crowned sparrows in his yard, among other things. I haven't seen a Harris's in years and recent white-crowned sightings have all been fall juveniles. I may have hit 65 mph on the 1/2 mile drive to his house.

CDMOOSE · 10th of May 2012 (Thu)

and now the Harris's and white-crowned.

rick_reno · 10th of May 2012 (Thu)

very nice, like 1-3 a lot

Shar824 · 10th of May 2012 (Thu)

Wonderful shots Allan, I would love to have one of the Harris Sparrows show up down here.

CDMOOSE · 11th of May 2012 (Fri)

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Originally Posted by rick_reno

very nice, like 1-3 a lot

Thanks.

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Originally Posted by Shar824

Wonderful shots Allan, I would love to have one of the Harris Sparrows show up down here.

Thank you, Sharon. The Harris's has been on my want list for quite some time. As I said, I have not even seen one in years and they sure are beauties.

Al

cfcRebel · 11th of May 2012 (Fri)

Wow, what a beautiful variety of Sparrows Al! Harris in my area have always been shy. So far i still don't have any Harris photo opp.

Grizz · 11th of May 2012 (Fri)

Great job Al! I have not seen a Harris. I saw my first White Crowned yesterday at my feeder I must be at the very end of their range I had no clue what it was till I looked it up.

Diamond Lil · 11th of May 2012 (Fri)

Al, you hit a treasure trove of Sparrows! All very good looking to boot. I love the Chipping Sparrow, but that is because they are one of my most favorites. Good shooting.

CDMOOSE · 11th of May 2012 (Fri)

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Originally Posted by cfcRebel

Wow, what a beautiful variety of Sparrows Al! Harris in my area have always been shy. So far i still don't have any Harris photo opp.

Thank you so much. My friend still has his feeders up and so had a plethora of species; I think their numbers made everyone feel comfortable.

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Originally Posted by Grizz

Great job Al! I have not seen a Harris. I saw my first White Crowned yesterday at my feeder I must be at the very end of their range I had no clue what it was till I looked it up.

Thank you! I'm sure it has been 25 years since I have seen a Harris's, not that they are all that uncommon. And juvenile white-crowns look not nearly as dashing as the adult.

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Originally Posted by Diamond Lil

Al, you hit a treasure trove of Sparrows! All very good looking to boot. I love the Chipping Sparrow, but that is because they are one of my most favorites. Good shooting.

Thanks, Lillian. I love the sparrows as well.

Al

nyc2sd · 11th of May 2012 (Fri)

I love the bokeh on #1

jodelak · 12th of May 2012 (Sat)

Excellent shots and lovely collection of sparrows. Hope to see the chipping sparrow soon, and of course the chipping sparrow

dbriz · 12th of May 2012 (Sat)

Exceptional renderings of a few of the sparrow clan Al... lovely shots all of them. I especially like the Harris's Sparrow who I see sparingly as he passes through.

Dave

CDMOOSE · 12th of May 2012 (Sat)

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Originally Posted by nyc2sd

I love the bokeh on #1

Thank you.

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Originally Posted by jodelak

Excellent shots and lovely collection of sparrows. Hope to see the chipping sparrow soon, and of course the chipping sparrow

Thanks; I often think sparrows are underrated.

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Originally Posted by dbriz

Exceptional renderings of a few of the sparrow clan Al... lovely shots all of them. I especially like the Harris's Sparrow who I see sparingly as he passes through.

Dave

The Harris's is the prize, Dave; I went back yesterday and they had gone. Thanks for commenting.

Al

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rick_reno Cream of the Crop Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 42,424	Re: Sparrows Four very nice, like 1-3 a lot

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Shar824 Cream of the Crop Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Lower Alabama Posts: 11,930 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Sparrows Four Wonderful shots Allan, I would love to have one of the Harris Sparrows show up down here. __________________ Sharon "If you want to see birds, you must have birds in your heart." -- John Burroughs

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cfcRebel Cream of the Crop Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 10,249	Re: Sparrows Four Wow, what a beautiful variety of Sparrows Al! Harris in my area have always been shy. So far i still don't have any Harris photo opp. __________________ Fee Canon \| SIGMA \| TAMRON \| Kenko \| Amvona

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Grizz Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Waldwick, NJ USA Posts: 1,916	Re: Sparrows Four Great job Al! I have not seen a Harris. I saw my first White Crowned yesterday at my feeder I must be at the very end of their range I had no clue what it was till I looked it up. __________________ Craig * Canon 60D 10D Gripped * EF 400 5.6L USM * EF 17-40 4.0L USM * EF 70-300 4-5.6 IS USM * EF 70-210 4.0 * EF 28 2.8 * EF 50 1.8 MK1 * Manfrotto 393 Smugmug

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Diamond Lil Cream of the Crop Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 6,497	Re: Sparrows Four Al, you hit a treasure trove of Sparrows! All very good looking to boot. I love the Chipping Sparrow, but that is because they are one of my most favorites. Good shooting. __________________ Wow do I have a lot to learn! The Chosen Spot, NY 50D, EF 70-200 f/2.8L IS USM, EF 100-400 f4.5-5.6L IS USM, EF-S 17-85 f4-5.6 IS USM, EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM, EF-S 17-55 f/2.8 IS USM, EF 1.4X III Extender, Flight Brace

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nyc2sd Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: San Diego CA Posts: 325	Re: Sparrows Four I love the bokeh on #1 __________________ Canon 1D MK IV, 580EXII, 16-35mk 2.8IIL, 50 1.4, 70-200 F2.8 ISL My FLICKR

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jodelak Cream of the Crop Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Vancouver Canada Posts: 7,482 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Sparrows Four Excellent shots and lovely collection of sparrows. Hope to see the chipping sparrow soon, and of course the chipping sparrow __________________ ... does it really matter? i see with my eyes, i shoot with my fingers.

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dbriz POTN MILLIONAIRE Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Arrowhead of Minnesota Posts: 8,974	Re: Sparrows Four Exceptional renderings of a few of the sparrow clan Al... lovely shots all of them. I especially like the Harris's Sparrow who I see sparingly as he passes through. Dave __________________ 7d, 50D, 400mm f/5.6, 300mm f/4, 70-200mm f/4 IS, 50mm f/1.8

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