Le Conte's Sparrow

Gallery: AvianPosted October 10, 2013264 views16 comments

It's been a very long time since I've posted...just haven't done much birding or photography this year. But thanks to Congress, I'm deemed "non-essential" and have had the last 10 days free. Went birding yesterday found a nice mix of sparrows migrating through, including my favorite, Le Conte's Sparrows.

Canon 50D, 400 5.6L.

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Keith Bauer on October 10, 2013 at 4:08 PM

Hi Terry: Great pose! One of those that just makes you smile

Too bad about the OOF branch running through the bird.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on October 10, 2013 at 4:28 PM

Excellent as posted, and I'd lov e to have this in my files. I'd also be happy to see this species this well some day.

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Comment posted by Peter Cross on October 10, 2013 at 4:44 PM

Chuckle at the pose. Really neat image. The detail in the bird is impressive even in the smaller size. Large version has outstanding detail. You just nailed the focus. Like Richard, I'd be happy to have this in my files.

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on October 10, 2013 at 5:53 PM

O-O-O-O-Ouch,
This must be a young Sparrow, the older ones cannot do this anymore !
Great shot Terry,

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Comment posted by jack jaeger jr on October 10, 2013 at 8:15 PM

Great capture and pose !

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on October 10, 2013 at 9:11 PM

Just an amazing image all around - the detail is truly superb

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Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on October 10, 2013 at 10:07 PM

Spot on and hilarious, to boot!

I cannot imagine this poor sparrow is very comfortable in this position. I wouldn't be

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on October 10, 2013 at 10:44 PM

Love the spread legs and great look at the face here Terry,

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on October 11, 2013 at 1:17 AM

I've seen and photographed these guys in this same pose, interesting that they seem to like to do this. Lovely light, I honestly didn't even notice any "distracting" sticks, just complementary surroundings.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on October 11, 2013 at 3:14 AM

Great pose Terry

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on October 11, 2013 at 7:30 AM

A delightful image with excellent image quality, Terry. I'm not bothered by the twig in the background.

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Comment posted by Craig Strand on October 11, 2013 at 2:05 PM

very nice Terry, the pose is perfect in the square format.....detail and colors top notch!

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on October 12, 2013 at 12:27 AM

Sweet catch of this beauty, an awesome pose

I can't think of a better way to spend forced time off from work.

Great Photo Terry!!!

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on October 12, 2013 at 1:39 PM

Splendid pose of this little bird ! Well done ! Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on October 14, 2013 at 1:32 PM

Well, you certainly haven't lost your touch, Terry, this is a gorgeous image. Wonderful light, perfect detail and a great pose.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on November 5, 2013 at 10:00 PM

Great to see you posting..
Lovely portrait of this fllow - love the splayed legs and excellent feather detail.
I'd personally clone out that OOF branch behind the body, but that's purely a personal choice.
Congrats on the WP!
Sandy

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