Fox Sparrow

Gallery: AvianPosted October 19, 2012101 views6 comments

This was taken recently in my backyard. This was the first time I had ever seen this bird in Saskatchewan, let alone my backyard.

Nikon D300s, 300 mm lens, f. 4.5, 1/160 HH

Thanks for looking and critiques appreciated.

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on October 19, 2012 at 2:35 PM

A beauty! Nice pose, and I like the open mouth and eye contact.
Great find, if they are rare there!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on October 19, 2012 at 8:16 PM

What a wonderful image of this gorgeous sparrow! The dirt mound perch works nicely with this! Sharon

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Comment posted by Mark Schiebelbein on October 19, 2012 at 9:13 PM

Nice shot May. Excellent view of the plumage, I really like the markings on his breast. Have yet to see one down in these parts.

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Comment posted by Greg Oakley on October 19, 2012 at 10:46 PM

Very nice, May - lovely bird and great detail,
cheers Greg

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on October 19, 2012 at 11:02 PM

Nice image. Isn't it exciting to see something new in your own backyard. I like the detail and color. I might try shaving a bit off the right hand side to decenter the bird.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on October 21, 2012 at 7:57 PM

I rarely see these in New York, and then only in the winter, beautiful shot!

Ray

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