House Sparrow

Gallery: AvianPosted March 20, 2010138 views12 comments

Hello,
this is another of my little friends that make me company in the city waiting for next photo opportunities.
A recent decline has reduced the number of these birds in the gardens and city parks and flocks disappear from cultivated areas, then it's not so common to see a house sparrow here in town.

40D 100-400 @400
f8,0 1/80
ISO 800
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Thanks for viewing.
C&C are always welcome!

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Clayton Musgrove on March 20, 2010 at 1:12 PM

Great shot Monica. I like the cedar perch. Nice match for the earthy colors of the bird.
Clayton

Registered on February 6, 2010, 55 Posts, 235 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Harbour on March 20, 2010 at 1:52 PM

Nice head turn. I like the deep colors and wonderfully detailed perch. complimentary background,too.

Registered on January 4, 2008, 113 Posts, 2416 Comments

Comment posted by JACK NEAL on March 20, 2010 at 2:23 PM

Great shot!

Registered on September 26, 2009, 131 Posts, 554 Comments

Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on March 20, 2010 at 2:32 PM

Very nice shot Monica, the larger version is really good. Perhaps a little crop would emphasize the liitle bird.
Ciao.Mauro.

Registered on January 21, 2010, 650 Posts, 2500 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Bunch on March 20, 2010 at 2:46 PM

Cute bird. I like the rusty highlights in the plumage and the leafy perch. Nice full body coverage DOF too.

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Comment posted by Dan Moore on March 20, 2010 at 6:40 PM

I really like this one -the pose,colors,perch. SUPER!

Dan

Registered on February 11, 2010, 143 Posts, 1248 Comments

Comment posted by Raymond Klassen on March 20, 2010 at 8:12 PM

Nice image. I like the tones and the brown bg. A common bird, but nice.

Registered on November 30, 2008, 114 Posts, 790 Comments

Comment posted by Steve Balke on March 20, 2010 at 9:26 PM

Beautiful detail, nice perch, very attractive view of this little guy.

Registered on June 18, 2009, 229 Posts, 2915 Comments

Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on March 21, 2010 at 4:51 PM

I think these guys are cute. Great detail on those feathers and nice dof

Registered on June 30, 2009, 300 Posts, 5051 Comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on March 21, 2010 at 5:34 PM

Monica,

I like the pose of the sparrow, the colors of the bird, perch and background and that head angle the bird gave you.

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Comment posted by David Sparks on March 21, 2010 at 7:29 PM

Monica:
At first I thought the image was a little dark for my taste, but the longer I look, the more I like it. The colors are very rich and I like having enough DOF to see the nice detail in the perch. I like the BG too.

Registered on May 26, 2007, 290 Posts, 4270 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on March 21, 2010 at 11:41 PM

Really nice job with the depth of field and I like your choice of comp here Monica

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