Vesper Sparrow

Gallery: AvianPosted January 17, 2010197 views17 comments

Taken this morning at the Ramona Grasslands.

D300s
500mm vr
1/320
f8
iso 250 handheld

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on January 17, 2010 at 9:26 PM

This is great Charlie. It is nice to see a Vesper in such a clean open environment. The only time I seem to see them around here is in corn fields. Great detail and nice job on the exposure. Nice pose and I like the composition.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on January 17, 2010 at 11:02 PM

Very nice! I can't get them in a clean setting like this, either.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on January 17, 2010 at 11:39 PM

All round fine image Charlie. I like the alert pose, plumage detail and clean setting.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on January 18, 2010 at 12:37 AM

Terrific shot, Charlie! This is that grassland area near your home that you pointed out?

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Comment posted by Ron McCombe on January 18, 2010 at 2:50 AM

Hey Charlie

Lovely image, very sharp, nicely exposed, good oof background and an excellent rock to perch on

well done

Ron

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on January 18, 2010 at 7:39 AM

What a great bird in a lovely setting Charlie! I love the alert pose.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on January 18, 2010 at 8:06 AM

beautiful shot--great to see the sparrow perched up like this. very nice perch and detail. really a fine looking shot.

I'd be inclined to call this a Savannah Sparrow, given the lack of eye-ring, prominent pale supercilium, and very short tail. That said, Savannah vs Vesper often vexes me...

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on January 18, 2010 at 9:35 AM

Love it! Nice and simple, LOVE the perch, and the high key works well for the feel of the shot. Great pose to boot...

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Comment posted by Sally King on January 18, 2010 at 10:37 AM

I like how well he stands out from the background. Nice details and I really like the perch. I think my favorite part is his pose which is almost like he's showing off.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 18, 2010 at 2:36 PM

A great angle on this one, Charlie. A good job on the exposure against that bright bg.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on January 18, 2010 at 3:08 PM

I like the perch rock Charlie and the great pose that shows off this bird so well. Great shot overall.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on January 18, 2010 at 5:18 PM

Nice one Charlie - like the alert pose and detail in the plumage.

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Ian Mason on January 18, 2010 at 5:55 PM

A beautiful, clean and crisp image.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on January 18, 2010 at 6:24 PM

That's a very perky little sparrow! Great detail, light and soft bg

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on January 18, 2010 at 8:23 PM

Lovely Charlie. The nice comp, sharpness and detail that I expect from you - I even take it for granted sometimes. Perhaps I shouldn't but I haven't been disappointed yet. Great perch. There's enough blue in the background that it doesn't seem particularly high key to me. I'd love to get one of these.

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Comment posted by Ed Dubois on January 19, 2010 at 3:25 PM

Excellent Charlie!

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Comment posted by Graham Brown on January 19, 2010 at 6:38 PM

This looks a really proud bird. Lovely detail seen in the larger version and I like the clean, sharp simplicity of the composition. Seeing this reminds me that I haven't got a Sparrow image yet. Graham

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