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Black-chinned Sparrow Prey

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Posted by Brian Gatlin on June 8, 2010 at 10:26 PM
Black-chinned Sparrow Prey
This is associated with my current post in the critique galleries. The photo shown here is a 100% crop taken from that post.

I enjoyed a morning with a pair of Black-chinned Sparrows that must have had nestlings nearby, as they kept filling their bills with more and more bugs, then disappearing to feed them. I thought that the bugs were fairly interesting and thought folks might want to see them up close. It is certainly a mouthful!
Posted by Luke Ormand on June 8, 2010 at 10:33 PM
Thats pretty cool, thanks for posting this. Can't believe how much stuff they can cram in there

- Luke
Posted by Dennis Plank on June 9, 2010 at 9:45 AM
Fun, Brian. It is amazing how they do this. :toast:
Posted by Cheryl Molennor on June 10, 2010 at 6:34 AM
I love it and the story of the behavior is very cool.
Posted by Charles W. Melton on June 11, 2010 at 6:08 PM
Many of the prey appear to be fruit flies in the genus Euaresta. Examples of species can be viewed here.
Posted by Sharon Hallowell on June 13, 2010 at 10:35 AM
Cool! Amazing mouthful! Sharon