House Sparrow

Gallery: AvianPosted May 29, 2017733 views6 comments

Took this about two weeks ago and have only seen one other this whole year. I typically see two or three each year so they are not very common compared to Song Sparrows in this area.

Iso 320, 600 mm, F9, 500th, fill flash at -2, overcast, tripod, D 500, 85% full frame, Topaz and TK actions, minimal sharpening.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on May 29, 2017 at 7:26 PM

You have made the lowly House Sparrow look quite beautiful here David, love the detail, fill flash looks very natural . devil

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 29, 2017 at 8:08 PM

Extremely sharp, David, with excellent dof and a good pose. Their degree of commonality is very location dependent. There are many in a development near here and they try to take some of our nest boxes here every year.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on May 30, 2017 at 12:18 AM

Elegant shot of an inelegant, invasive species.

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Comment posted by Gary Minish on May 30, 2017 at 2:50 AM

Excellent shot of this Sparrow, David! Great clarity, a perfect exposure and I love the dark green complimentary background. Well done!

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on May 30, 2017 at 8:12 PM

You sure make this common bird look good, David. A nice pose and a great perch. Be glad you don't have too many in your area. They are not very popular here competing with all of the native birds.

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Comment posted by Skip Layman on May 31, 2017 at 1:37 PM

A really good shot of this bird which can be a real nuisance in some areas. Here in Colorado Springs the House Finches have pretty well crowded out the House Sparrows.

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