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Song Sparrow


Song Sparrow
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Copyright: Lise Villeneuve (lise) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 172 W: 51 N: 548] (2875)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-04-21
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 30 D, Canon EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L IS USM, B+W 77mm MRC Slim UV Filter
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/1600 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-05-10 15:43
Viewed: 527
Points: 10
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Song Sparrow (Bruant Chanteur,Melospiza Melodia)


SIZE & SHAPE
Song Sparrows are medium-sized and fairly bulky sparrows. For a sparrow, the bill is short and stout and the head fairly rounded. The tail is long and rounded, and the wings are broad.

COLOR PATTERN
Song Sparrows are streaky and brown with thick streaks on a white chest and flanks. On a closer look, the head is an attractive mix of warm red-brown and slaty gray, though these shades, as well as the amount of streaking, vary extensively across North America.

BEHAVIOR
Song Sparrows flit through dense, low vegetation or low branches, occasionally moving onto open ground after food. Flights are short and fluttering, with a characteristic downward pumping of the tail. Male Song Sparrows sing from exposed perches such as small trees.

HABITAT
Look for Song Sparrows in nearly any open habitat, including marsh edges, overgrown fields, backyards, desert washes, and forest edges. Song Sparrows commonly visit bird feeders and build nests in residential areas.

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Song_Sparrow/id
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  • Marx44 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 174 W: 95 N: 602] (2134)
  • [2009-05-10 21:28]

Hi Lise
Excellent shot.
Great composition and very nice colors.
Sharpness is very nice .
Well exposed.
Thanks for sharing.
Marx

bonjour Lise

une jolie photo en close-up du bruant chanteur,
excellente netteté et détails de l'oiseau,
avec un superbe contact regard visuel,
le tout petit catch-light à l'oeil rend la photo plus jolie,

TFS

Asbed

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3585 W: 143 N: 5672] (18539)
  • [2009-05-11 9:55]

Hi Lise.
What a cute shot of a charming sparrow. I like magnification ratio, wonderful colours and superb details of the bird and natural scenery. I almost hear its song. My compliments and TFS.
Alexei.

Hello Lise,
Nice shot of this lovely little song sparrow, nice natural colors, good sharpness and wonderful clarity.
Thanks
Angela

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  • jpdenk Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 480 W: 5 N: 783] (2061)
  • [2009-07-29 10:20]

Hello Lise,

Nicely done, composition is good, also very sharp and detailed. Not a showy species, but I find the striping to be very attractive, a subtle beauty. These are common where I live, as I'm surrounded by open meadow and there's a small marsh right across the street from my home.

John

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