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Bob Walker | all galleries >> Nature Photos >> Birds 2010 > Chipping Sparrow #0672
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01-OCT-2010 © 2010 Bob Walker

Chipping Sparrow #0672

White Rock, NM

Spizella passerina

At first glance, I thought I was seeing an ordinary House Sparrow, but the markings are different. I believe this bird is most likely a Chipping Sparrow, in non-breeding plumage (so it does not have the rust stripe on the top of its head. I have seen Chipping Sparrows in the spring (but never posted any), but it has only been in the last week or so that any have been through here this fall. They are more common in open land, but do visit urbanized areas occasionally.

Canon EOS-1D Mark III ,Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM
1/160s f/8.0 at 600.0mm iso1600 (with 2x TC) full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Guest 11-Oct-2010 02:06
Great shot! V.