Savannah Sparrow

Posted by Jerry Merrell on Wed Feb 04, 2004 12:16 am

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D1x, 600f4, 1.4x, iso 200, 1/500, f7.1, about 25% crop.

This sparrow was recently photographed near Merritt Island, Florida. I followed this bird for about 20 yards as it walked along along a muddy bank foraging for seeds. Critiques and comments, especially concerning id, appreciated.

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by Alan Murphy on Wed Feb 04, 2004 12:22 am

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Jerry, nice shot of a Savanah Sparrow. Love the feeding action.

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by Bill Whala on Wed Feb 04, 2004 9:33 am

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Nice shot and nice that you caught him with the twig in his beak.

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by AlexC on Wed Feb 04, 2004 1:10 pm

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A sparrow in mud!!!

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Nice exposure and flash work, a hair soft in my monitor but not too bad, BG is not ideal and very untypical for the little birds, The little ones fit better perched in branches, let them be bare or on the Alan's special rigs!!
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by LHays on Wed Feb 04, 2004 9:10 pm

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Jerry
Alex made a good point about the setting. However....I'd take any shot of one of these that I could get. Nice feeding action.....just needs a touch more USM.

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by christoforos on Thu Feb 05, 2004 3:33 am