Swamp Sparrow (?)

Posted by Dan Creighton on Tue May 18, 2004 11:42 am

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EOS1Dmk2, 400/2.8IS, 2x, tripod

This small drab sparrow moved into position while I was trying to photograph a blue grossbeak at Bombay Hook NWR. I always have a hard time ID'ing the drab common species.

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by Alan Murphy on Tue May 18, 2004 12:15 pm

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Dan, looks like a Swamp to me. Nice shot too. He's just a tad tight in the corner for me and I wish he turned his head just a bit this way.

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by DennisD on Tue May 18, 2004 12:17 pm

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Nice enviornment shot! It looks like a song sparrow to me.

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by TSparger on Tue May 18, 2004 1:15 pm

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Very nice image Dan. I was wondering how do you get this type of drop shadow frame around your images? Can I do this with PS Elements II and if so how?

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by Mike Wilson on Tue May 18, 2004 1:36 pm

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Nice one Dan. This comp works for me. Even though it is placed in the far right of the frame, the even toned open space it's looking into feels right. The dark bird really pops out. Nice. The heavy bill and dark extended eye stripe says Song Sparrow to me. It lacks the heavier breast streaks of most Song Sparrows though and there is no bright rufous wing colors that a Swamp has. A tough ID, I would say Song Sparrow.

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by E.J. Peiker on Tue May 18, 2004 3:11 pm

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I really like the composition you chose for this!

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by mhp767 on Tue May 18, 2004 4:19 pm

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This is a swamp sparrow for sure, and a fine one too. The color and pattern are wrong for a song sparrow. Good shot!
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by Mike Danzenbaker on Tue May 18, 2004 5:10 pm

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Dan,

Since the votes so far are split on the ID, I'll add one more "definite Swamp".

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by RichardMittleman/Gon2Foto on Tue May 18, 2004 5:26 pm

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An "out of the box" composition that works.

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by AForns on Tue May 18, 2004 8:47 pm

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I like it Dan... very simple.... very beautiful

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by Sandy Mossberg on Wed May 19, 2004 9:43 am

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Dan, an atypical composition but a stunning result.

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by AlexC on Wed May 19, 2004 1:33 pm

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Again!!!, I like it very much, Congrats!!!

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