Chipping Sparrow

Gallery: AvianPosted June 8, 2017190 views8 comments

I added a very small water feature in front of my permanent blind about a week ago and since we had hazy skies yesterday to mellow out the light, I spent a good deal of time in the blind. The blind is situated in a small group of Douglas fir trees, so it gets a slightly different mix of visitors from our main water feature which is pretty much in the open. This Chipping Sparrow popped up onto a perch at the edge after bathing. I do wish I'd had more shutter speed to stop the wing, but I really liked the head turn and pose so I decided to post it anyhow.

7Dii, Sigma 150-600 C @ 600 mm, tripod with ballhead and Wimberley Sidekick, f/8, 1/400, iso 1250, manual exposure. Processed in LR & PS CC. Cropped to 12.7 MP before resizing. Taken at 3:41 pm on June 7th.

Your comments and criticisms are greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Keith Bauer on June 8, 2017 at 12:40 PM

That's pretty cool Dennis. Agree on a bit more shutter speed, but sounds like you have more opportunities.

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on June 8, 2017 at 1:27 PM

Hey Dennis,
Lov'n the 'Wet' look along with the perch and background. You have good detail were it counts and the wing blur tells the story of drying time.
Well done . . . laugh

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on June 8, 2017 at 4:25 PM

Very nice. Good position, nice detail, perch, background.

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on June 8, 2017 at 7:47 PM

I agree with you that the pose is nice, as is the perch. Good clean background, contrasts well with the rufous head. Looks as if you're getting good action in your yard.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on June 9, 2017 at 12:28 PM

I really like this image because of the color and the background. They work very well together. Very nice when looked at large. The blurred wing doesn't bother me. The head turn shows off the rust colored headcap very well. I've never seen one of these in my area although Sibley says I should. Excellent!

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Comment posted by David Bogener on June 9, 2017 at 1:06 PM

Very nice detail and pose. The dark green background really compliments the chipper.

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Comment posted by Shirley Freeman on June 9, 2017 at 8:03 PM

I like it, Dennis. The pose is really nice, with a lovely background and perch. I would have never guessed that you had all this set up , but it sounds like you have a wonderful place where the birds come to you. That is great.

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Comment posted by Roger Kirchen on June 11, 2017 at 5:14 PM

Very nice. I like the head turn, the wet feathers. The wing does not bother me - it tells the story. Background is so smooth

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