Lincoln's Sparrow & Brown Creeper

I'm lucky to see one Lincoln's sparrow a year; today was the day. For it being drizzly and overcast, I'm pleased with the resulting exposure. And the little brown creeper is a bird we see fairly often, but getting them to stop for a split second is no mean feat.

Excellent captures Al!! Love the 'tones' in the sparrow shot.

Great shots Al. The creepers are crazy active.

Nice job on the creeper, they're quite elusive.

Quite nice Al!
Love the prickly conifer perch the Sparrow chose. If I look long enough at the Creeper I have to ask myself "is that bird glued to the tree"?

CMOats wrote in post #16893269
Excellent captures Al!! Love the 'tones' in the sparrow shot.

Yes, they are quite beautiful in subtle fashion; thanks, Cheryl.

2n10 wrote in post #16893501
Great shots Al. The creepers are crazy active.

Well said, and thank you.

Crimzon wrote in post #16893627
Nice job on the creeper, they're quite elusive.

Thank you, Trevor; if elusive means fast, I agree.

CamFan01 wrote in post #16893908
Quite nice Al!
Love the prickly conifer perch the Sparrow chose. If I look long enough at the Creeper I have to ask myself "is that bird glued to the tree"?

Thanks, Steve; I guarantee that creepers are not glued anywhere for long.

Al

Beautiful captures. I have never seen these before.

I hear ya on the fast thing, great job Al

Wonderful shots Al, that sparrow is a hansom bird.

butterfly2937 wrote in post #16894072
Beautiful captures. I have never seen these before.

Pondrader wrote in post #16894087
I hear ya on the fast thing, great job Al

Lester Wareham wrote in post #16894985
Wonderful shots Al, that sparrow is a hansom bird.

Thank you kindly. I think sparrows can easily be underrated.
Al

Both wonderful captures Al.
I love the sparrow in the pine needles

Both are excellent Al but I really like the Lincoln!

well done- glad you got your fix. another cool bird I have never seen

Very nice Al, great shots !

jhayesvw wrote in post #16896334
Both wonderful captures Al.
I love the sparrow in the pine needles

Grizz wrote in post #16896528
Both are excellent Al but I really like the Lincoln!

CaptBob wrote in post #16896663
well done- glad you got your fix. another cool bird I have never seen

Oldjackssparrows wrote in post #16896695
Very nice Al, great shots !

Thank you everyone. It was really dark when I shot the Lincoln, so I dropped my speed down to 1/160 sec. I'm surprised it turned out as well as it did.
Al