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17-MAY-2014 Christine Hanrahan

Clay-coloured sparrow

Found in the Mer Bleue area. A very poor photo, but I post it only for interest, as this species is not very common in our region. It was found in a dense stand of spiraea shrubs. This is not typical breeding habitat for it, so I suspect the few birds I saw and heard will move on.

Panasonic LUMIX FZ200
1/250s f/4.5 at 108.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
Karen Stuebing18-May-2014 20:25
I've never seen this particular one myself. Very nice capture of the pretty little bird with his gray neck. V.
Stephanie18-May-2014 16:46
It sure is a cute little bird! The patch on the back of the head is interesting! V
Margot W18-May-2014 14:58
Good find Christine. Lovely setting for this out of place bird.
Hank Vander Velde18-May-2014 13:23
Excellent find, info and image Christine.
pkocinski18-May-2014 11:52
Indeed it's a rare find. Good catch.
Helen Betts18-May-2014 07:10
The subdued color is lovely, and you were lucky to have this rare sighting. Thanks for sharing! V.
joseantonio18-May-2014 04:05
Lovely find and great capture.V.
Jim Coffman18-May-2014 02:02
A very lovely image,Christine!Don't you just love the Panasonic..
Claude Gagnon18-May-2014 01:57
What a beautiful find :))
Carl Carbone18-May-2014 01:34
Great find! We had reports of a couple around here over the past week or two.
hayl18-May-2014 01:20
Don't think I've ever seen one. I agree with the other comments - the lighting and muted tones are lovely.
Guest 18-May-2014 01:01
Oh my! Such an engaging creature color-coordinated with its surroundings, the misty browns and greens.
Terry Sprague18-May-2014 00:59
Great find. Love the tones and muted colors making this a very nice image! V
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