House (also called English) Sparrows are every day visitors to my bird feeders. One day last week, I spotted a different looking sparrow and managed to snap one decent picture before it disappeared. Out came the books to attempt an ID. Fortunately, this one is different enough from others that I was able to identify it with 99% certainty as
Melospiza melodia and then got confirmation from a couple of Flickr friends who are REALLY good birders!
I've posted this to
communal global and will be posting it shortly to
Sweet Shot Tuesday and later today to
World Bird Wednesday. I'm fairly new to the notion of sharing images through other's blogs and am finding it fun to do so come on and join the fun! :-)
Awwww. What a sweetie-pie, Victoria. Suddenly I've broken into song: His eye is on the sparrow.... :)
ReplyDeleteGreat capture! So clear.
ReplyDeleteAh the English sparrow, there were so many around when I was growing up but birds like wildflowers are in decline there so I love seeing so many birds and flowers here.
ReplyDeleteThis is an absolutely beautiful photo, perfectly captured.
Thanks for the tip - a large plastic sheet is going in my boot for future forays into the fields and roadsides :-)
Great shot! I never can seem to capture a good photo of our local birds. We have barn swallows right now nesting on our porch.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous shot! If you need a professional naturalist to id any fauna or flora, you can post your photo on inaturalist.org and you'll probably get an answer.
ReplyDeleteI arrived here after reading your shortish comment at Ginnie's.
Terrific shot! Looks like you learned a lot during your photo workshop. Thanks for linking up with us again this week at Communal Global. =)
ReplyDeleteThat's an excellent shot! He likes his portrait so much I believe that I can see him smile.
ReplyDeleteGreat image of a beautiful little bird.
ReplyDeleteThis is a perfect shot! Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteYour blog i great and I am looking forward to follow you.
Excellent capture! Light, background and sharpness spot on.
ReplyDeleteA lovely shot Victoria.
ReplyDeleteI so much like this photo. They are song sparrows, for sure. Although plain-looking, they sing. They sing.
ReplyDeleteThat is an awesome shot Victoria. Perfectly taken! ;-)WBW
ReplyDeleteThanks to all my visitors... I've been having computer problems since posting this and will return visits as soon as things are sorted out.
ReplyDeleteIn the meantime, this has been one of my more popular bird shots and was a really lucky shot because I only had ONE chance before off he flew. Fortunately my camera already had the Sigma 120-400 lens on it and was close at hand.
Super shot of the Song Sparrow Victoria! Gorgeous bird.
ReplyDeleteAND they have a beautiful song too...Spectacular photo----
ReplyDeletesuch a lovely little bird -- wonderful shot!
ReplyDeleteGreat shot of the lovely Song Sparrow! I adore these little ones!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely bird and such wonderful clarity in this shot Victoria.
ReplyDeleteGreat shot- our Song Sparrows look a bit different. I think they have a little more solid reddish colors.
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