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Spotty Spadge

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Posted by Fran French on December 26, 2008 at 7:13 AM
Spotty Spadge
Firstly my apologies for the lack of activity here of late, and I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!

Although not technically perfect, I felt I had to post this little female house sparrow. She brings to mind the white one posted a while back, and makes me wonder if I shall have white ones in my garden eventually? Will be interesting to find out, in time.

Happy New Year to you all.

Fran :toast: :toast:

40D, EF300mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x, 1/60Sec. F6.3, ISO400, tripod through window,cropped for comp.
Posted by John Robinson on December 26, 2008 at 8:04 AM
Hi Fran
All thebest to you too.
We had a box that produced a couple of clutches of Sparoows with a lot of white on. Out of the lot there is only one left around the farm.
They are usuallythe first to be predated.
Cheers
JohnR
Posted by Matt Cole on December 26, 2008 at 10:32 AM
I've seen Blackbirds with some white feathers and also Carrion Crows but I don't recall ever seeing sparrows with white patches. A nice shot with good eye contact.

Matt
Posted by Andy Shepherd on December 26, 2008 at 1:44 PM


It's a nice shot Fran with very nice detail on the spadge.

Andy... :smile:
Posted by Keith Bannister on December 26, 2008 at 4:44 PM
lookin good Fran.
We need you back on EPZ
Keith
Posted by Tom Smit on December 26, 2008 at 6:23 PM
Nice looking picture of what once was a very common bird in Holland.
:toast:
Posted by Lea Roberts on December 26, 2008 at 6:25 PM
nice one, never seen a sparrow with white spots before only blackbirds.
Posted by eric weight on December 27, 2008 at 2:16 AM
I like spadgers and this is an interesting variation. Nice shot too.
:toast: Eric
Posted by Fran French on December 27, 2008 at 8:26 AM
Thanks all for your comments.

John, I know in my heart that you are right sadly, and that this little girl probably won't be around for too long.

Best wishes to you all.

Fran :toast:
Posted by Major Gilbert on December 27, 2008 at 2:47 PM
Nice Sparrow shot Fran. I always like the subtle colouration of thes birds but never seen a spotted one before. :toast:

Major.
Posted by Magnus Hird on December 27, 2008 at 4:17 PM
Nice shot Fran and like the head tilt. Wish my windows were this clean :wink: