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Bird ID

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Posted by Catherine Reilly on June 10, 2014 at 6:26 AM
Bird ID
Hi all. I know this is a common bird but in looking at three different sources for bird ID, I'm still not confident of ID'ing it correctly. House Sparrow, juvenile or female?
Help appreciated. Thanks.
Posted by Marylynne Diggs on June 17, 2014 at 2:39 PM
I checked iBird Pro, and it is certainly a house sparrow, but juvenile, adult, male female look to similar to my undiscriminating eyes to go beyond that.
Posted by Catherine Reilly on June 17, 2014 at 3:47 PM
Thanks a lot, Marylynne! I, too, have iBird Pro, and it brought me the closest to my guess. Looking at more of my photos from the shoot, I am now confident to report that it is 'most probably' a female house sparrow.
I think our smallest birds are the cutest, if we can spot 'em and shoot quickly enough. I had a lot of fun practicing!