A first for me (Lark Sparrow)

Found this little one on a recent trip to investigate a new (to me) birding area in the region:

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/26ry​kHe Lark Sparrow-6600 by Eric, on Flickr

- Eric S.: My Birds/Wildlife (7D MkII/5D IV, Canon 10-22 f/3.5-4.5, Canon 24-105L f/4 IS, Canon 70-200L f/2.8 IS MkII, Canon 100-400L f/4.5-5.6 IS I/II)
"The easiest way to improve your photos is to adjust the loose nut between the shutter release and the ground."

Al
Canon 7D II, 5D III, 7D, 500mm/f4L II, 1.4X TC III, 24-70mm/f2.8L, 70-200/f4L IS

Bill being Smug

CDMOOSE wrote in post #18639521
Aren't they a gorgeous sparrow? I saw and photographed my first just a couple weeks ago too. They are they only member of their genus and it shows; they don't look much like other sparrows, IMO. Anyway, congratulations on a good bird.

Thanks Al; it's funny you should mention that. We were rolling along and watching it move from post to post and the conversation was (me): "Can you tell what it is?", (her) "I think it's a sparrow of some sort.", (me) "it seems small and sort of moves like a Lark...maybe a Horned Lark?" til we finally got eyes on it through lenses

Will in Tejas wrote in post #18639549
Nice and congrats getting one up off the ground.

Thank you, Will! Do they normally stay to the brush/ground?

- Eric S.: My Birds/Wildlife (7D MkII/5D IV, Canon 10-22 f/3.5-4.5, Canon 24-105L f/4 IS, Canon 70-200L f/2.8 IS MkII, Canon 100-400L f/4.5-5.6 IS I/II)
"The easiest way to improve your photos is to adjust the loose nut between the shutter release and the ground."

Rog
Gear:7Dll 7D 40D 24-105 4L, 70-200 4L, 300 4L IS, 85 1.8, 1.4 TC, Tamron18-270VC, Sigma 150-600 OS 430EX II

ardeekay wrote in post #18641319
Good shot, Eric! Like the pose and the various shades of one color (to my eyes, anyway). Well done and congrats!

Thanks for looking in, Rog!

- Eric S.: My Birds/Wildlife (7D MkII/5D IV, Canon 10-22 f/3.5-4.5, Canon 24-105L f/4 IS, Canon 70-200L f/2.8 IS MkII, Canon 100-400L f/4.5-5.6 IS I/II)
"The easiest way to improve your photos is to adjust the loose nut between the shutter release and the ground."

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