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Song Sparrow

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Posted by Ryan DesJardins on August 19, 2009 at 12:08 AM
Song Sparrow
I got some help below to identify the bird here. I'm not a birder, so I had no idea what species this was. I haven't been doing too much photography lately, so this is what I have to share for now.

Canon 40D 100-400IS lens @400 f5.6 1/250s ISO 400
Posted by James Walley on August 19, 2009 at 1:48 AM
I can't be sure without knowing the size, but it looks like a Pine Sisken to me.
Posted by John Williams on August 19, 2009 at 9:44 AM
I'd suspect a Song Sparrow Ryan. That's nice and sharp. Looks like the bird is watching something intently. You must have been pretty close?
Posted by Geoff Shapiro on August 19, 2009 at 9:46 AM
If I had to take a guess, Ryan, I'd say that it was a Song Sparrow. It really is a decent image too, as all the most important features of the bird are nicely in focus and things are well exposed.
Posted by Ryan DesJardins on August 20, 2009 at 12:11 AM
I was very close, I'd say 15 feet away.