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Michael Todd | all galleries >> Galleries >> Arizona-New Mexico 2011 > McCown's Longspur
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21-FEB-2011 Michael Todd

McCown's Longspur

Sulphur Springs Valley, AZ (Lake Cochise)

This lone male McCown's alerted me to its presence by calling overhead. It circled several times, but never had any luck finding a companion, and wasn't hanging around with the big flock of Chestnut-collared.

The diagnostic rufous median coverts are visible in this shot. I shot a BUNCH of photos of this bird, and had a couple turn out pretty well (for a little bird high in the sky anyway)

Canon EOS 50D ,Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM
1/2000s f/5.6 at 400.0mm iso640 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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