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Chipping Sparrow.


Chipping  Sparrow.
Photo Information
Copyright: Luis Leal (Luis52) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1025 W: 5 N: 2876] (10399)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-03-22
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D80, 80-200 f2.8D ED AF Nikkor+1.5X Kenko
Exposure: f/5.0, 1/800 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2008-03-24 19:26
Viewed: 643
Points: 58
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) is a species of American sparrow in the family Emberizidae. It is widespead, fairly tame, and generally common across much of its North American range.

Description
Throughout the year, adults are gray below and a orangish-rust color above. Adults in alternate (breeding) plumage have a persimmon-red cap, a nearly white supercilium, and a black trans-ocular line (running through the eye). Adults in basic (nonbreeding) plumage are less prominently marked, with a brownish cap, a dusky eyebrow, and a dark eye-line.

Juvenile Chipping Sparrows are prominently streaked below. Like nonbreeding adults, they show a dark eye-line, extending both in front of and behind the eye. The brownish cap and dusky eyebrow are variable but generally obscure in juveniles.


The flight call of the Chipping Sparrow is heard year-round. Its flight call is piercing and pure-tone, lasting about 50 milliseconds. It starts out around 9 kHz, then falls to 7 kHz, then rises again to 9 kHz. The flight call may be transliterated as 'seen?' Chipping Sparrows migrate by night, and their flight calls are a characteristic sound of the night sky in spring and fall in the United States. In the southern Rockies and eastern Great Plains, the Chipping Sparrow appears to be the most common nocturnal migrant, judged by the number of flight calls detected per hour. On typical nights in August in this region, Chipping Sparrows may be heard at a rate of 15 flight calls per hour. On better-than-average nights, Chipping Sparrows occur at a rate of 60 flight calls per hour, and on exceptional nights Chipping Sparrows flight calls are heard more than 200 times per hour.

From Wikipedia.
Saludos
Luis52.

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To eqshannon: Gracias.Luis52 1 03-24 20:04
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Luis, you always have images of the cutest little feathery creatures. This one is just so cute and lovely expression in it's face. Perfectly captured with great details and natural colors. Very well done.
Way

I have to be careful. I spell everything right it is my last of the day. Very nice Luis as is your way with aviary and mammal...and floral too from tie to time...I like it very much!
Bob

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1859 W: 8 N: 4820] (15621)
  • [2008-03-24 20:36]

Hi Luis,

You really have a way with birds! This Sparrow is wonderful with beautiful colors and details. His plummage looks so fluffy and nice. An excellent pose and perfect composition.

Jane

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  • chiliu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1552 W: 0 N: 1169] (6448)
  • [2008-03-24 21:12]

Hi Luis,
Beautiful bird very well captured with good detail and great natural colour.
Chi

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  • darwin Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 252 W: 0 N: 465] (1756)
  • [2008-03-24 22:44]

Hi Luis
Very nice capture
Fine details and sharpness
Lovely natural color
tfs jon

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2079 W: 6 N: 2088] (13475)
  • [2008-03-25 1:15]

Hola amigo,
precioso personaje este gorrioncito,
que puso su mejor lado,
muy fotogénico él.
perfecto trabajo amigo,
saludos Luis.

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  • Hil Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 750 W: 11 N: 1441] (4949)
  • [2008-03-25 1:38]

Hi Luis

Lovely shot of the cute little Sparrow, nicely set out composition with a really sweet pose, good details and a nice catchlight in the eye, very beautiful soft colours too.

Hil

Hello Luis,
Very good capture, excellent comosition and pov, good sharpness and depth of field, beautiful colors and great pose.
Angela

Hello Luis,

Beautiful composition. Nice pose of the bird. Good sharpness. I like the soft colours very much.
Cheers,
Mariki

Hi Luis

Another fine shot of your local avifauna. I am constantly impressed that you can get so close and take such great shots, always with a good OOF background, bravo. Good sharpness and composition.

Chris

Hi Luis,

Very beautiful capture.Good composition,sharpnes and details.

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  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2392 W: 61 N: 3922] (12598)
  • [2008-03-25 3:34]

Hola Luis,
What a cute little fellow :o) Nice POV, composition, details and color tones.
Gracias
Un saludo,
Selen

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1812 W: 243 N: 5978] (21303)
  • [2008-03-25 4:34]

What a pretty little Sparrow!
You've captured this fellow really clearly.
The detail in the feathers is superb!
Good composition and eye-level POV.
Nice DOF as well.
There's a slight blue colour cast (on my moniter atleast) but that could easily be fixed.
Well done Luis,

Joe

hello Luis

as usual you are doing and presenting us lovely shots
of lovely cute little birds, i love the bird's pose, your POV
and in the framing the very good space you keept where he is looking,
excellent DOF, with lovely luminosity of the image and great details, TFS

Asbed

Hi Luis, nice shot of this Chipping Sparrow. I like your off center composition. Focus details are great and nice pose on the reed. Pleasing Bg. The light seems a bit cool though maybe very natural. TFS Richard

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  • MMM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 781 W: 0 N: 1554] (7154)
  • [2008-03-25 7:26]

Hi Luis
Nice presentation.Good POV and sharp image.I like the pose from your subject.
TFS Michel

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1757 W: 26 N: 5133] (16804)
  • [2008-03-25 9:37]

Hi Luis,
Outstanding shot of this cute looking Sparrow. Very impressive sharpness and colours with perfect lighting and exposure. Superb pose you have captured with a percise DOF and a well chosen POV. The BG look so special. Very nicely composed. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

Hola Luis,
This is cute little fellow which really captured in a good close up!
the sharpness in the image is amazing with total details especially on the plummage!
very well done
muchas gracias
Saludos
Tony

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2543 W: 170 N: 7734] (24475)
  • [2008-03-25 10:35]

Hello Luis,
Lovely composition with this cute little Sparrow in focus. Great sharpness and fine colours. The background colours match the bird perfectly well!
Thanks, Ulla

Very well captured, Luis, with some very fine details on display.
Cheers!
Goldy

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1310 W: 70 N: 2762] (9153)
  • [2008-03-25 11:55]

Hello Luis,
Simple, but beautiful photo in excellent sharpness and in a fantastic composition. Great natural colours.
Regards,
Peter

Hi Luis,

Nice protrait of a tiny bird! Thank you,

Eugene

Hello Friend Luis,
Splendid macro shot of this beautifull Chipping Sparrow friend with excelent DOF, POV and sharpness. TFS.
Regards,

Bayram

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2085 W: 9 N: 5843] (22132)
  • [2008-03-26 9:13]

Hi Luis. I missed this one yesterday. Such a cute little chap. Your use of the light has given fine detail and natural looking colours.I like the pose the way hishead is turned to one side, well done TGFS.
Nick..

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1390 W: 116 N: 5160] (22690)
  • [2008-03-26 14:31]

Hello Luis, beautiful little Sparrow with a great sharpness and a very good exposure. I like the composition and the pose of your subject, very well done, thanks!

Mario

Hi Luis,
Superb shot of this beauty with nice details and DOF. TFS. Regards,
Bahadır

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  • Adanac Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1095 W: 1 N: 4448] (14934)
  • [2008-03-26 19:57]

Hola My Friend,
Well Sir you have captured amazing details in this little ones plumage. Your camera work as always perfect, great job Luis.
Rick

Another adorable bird shot.
I'm still not good at using the stronger lens but I'm impressed with you folks who do.
Excellent!!

Luis,
Love your image and the notes.
On 3rd. June 2007, very early in the morning, I too managed to register this species at the Jasper National Park in Alberta Canada.
Looks like this bird travels a bit....????
Warm regards, Mario.

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