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largebore Silver Member Nikonian since 17th Jan 2011Mon 20-Aug-12 11:59 PM
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"HELP ME IDENTIFY THIS BIRD"
Mon 20-Aug-12 11:59 PM by largebore

Clarks Summit, US
          

The photo is not so great I am just trying to id the bird.

This guy or gal hangs out at my birdfeeder.

I have ruled out a female House Finch and think it is a Sparrow.
However the markings do not match any Sparrows I have found that feed at feeders .

Any sharp eyed birders know what it is ?

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Gamecocks Silver Member Nikonian since 22nd Jul 2010Tue 21-Aug-12 01:27 AM
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#1. "RE: HELP ME IDENTIFY THIS BIRD"
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Joanna, US
          

Could be a Breeding Chipping Sparrow - "a small gray-breasted sparrow with a bright rufous cap, a black line through the eye and a white line over it".

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largebore Silver Member Nikonian since 17th Jan 2011Tue 21-Aug-12 01:29 AM
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#2. "RE: HELP ME IDENTIFY THIS BIRD"
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Clarks Summit, US
          

That is what I identified it as, but all of the information that I have indicates that it does not feed at bird feeders and i have a bunch of them....so I figured it could not be.. but frankly I am very much a novice at this...

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APN_PHOTOGRAPHY Silver Member Charter MemberTue 21-Aug-12 03:14 AM
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Chipping Sparrow

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largebore Silver Member Nikonian since 17th Jan 2011Tue 21-Aug-12 11:03 AM
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Chipping Sparrow it is.

Thanks guys..

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largebore Silver Member Nikonian since 17th Jan 2011Tue 21-Aug-12 11:09 AM
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KnightPhoto Gold Member Nikonian since 18th Dec 2006Sun 26-Aug-12 02:16 PM
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I agree, BTW my Chipping Sparrows do eat ay my feeders too. In mu case they breed locally (around the yard somewhere). I like the small image but the larger version would have been helped by a higher shutter speed than 1/160 if you can get it. In an ideal world I am trying to get 1/800 second on a shot like this or at least 1/500, but I realize this is not an ideal world

The reason for this is small birds head movement is typically very very fast and so you can get a shot where the body of the bird is sharp but the head (and certainly the bill) on a feeding bird is blurred. Hope this helps,

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largebore Silver Member Nikonian since 17th Jan 2011Mon 27-Aug-12 01:19 AM
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#7. "RE: HELP ME IDENTIFY THIS BIRD"
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>I agree, BTW my Chipping Sparrows do eat ay my feeders too.
>In mu case they breed locally (around the yard somewhere). I
>like the small image but the larger version would have been
>helped by a higher shutter speed than 1/160 if you can get it.
> In an ideal world I am trying to get 1/800 second on a shot
>like this or at least 1/500, but I realize this is not an
>ideal world
>
>The reason for this is small birds head movement is typically
>very very fast and so you can get a shot where the body of the
>bird is sharp but the head (and certainly the bill) on a
>feeding bird is blurred. Hope this helps,
>
>Best regards, SteveK
>
>'A camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see
>without a camera.' -- Dorothea Lange
>My
>Nikonians gallery>
>My Nikonians Blog


Yes thank you. The photo definetly needed a lot of help, I just wanted to id the bird otherwise I would not even have posted it.

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vcottman Silver Member Nikonian since 22nd May 2006Mon 27-Aug-12 02:27 AM
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Denver, US
          

Nice shot.

Thanks for sharing,


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