Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Song sparrow singing, Point Reyes National Seashore

Singing song sparrow - Pat Ulrich Wildlife Photography

On my last trip to Point Reyes National Seashore, I walked the trail to Kehoe Beach in hopes of finding some song birds in the wildflowers that grow very thick all along the trail. Near the dues, I got distracted by some of the wildflowers and focused on making floral compositions. At one point, my concentration on the blooms was broken by a very loud melody of a song sparrow, and I looked up found this bird perched quite close (closer than any of the other sparrows I saw that day!). So I swung the lens around and fired off a few frames as it sung the next chorus of its song.

Perched sparrow - Pat Ulrich Wildlife Photography

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9 comments:

  1. It must be National Sparrow day. This is the 3rd posting of sparrows I've seen this morning.

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  2. Great shots, Pat. Looks like he saw you too!
    Carol B.

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  3. Just spot on, I love the action shot. That tamron 200-500 has great bokeh too.

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  4. I love the exuberance in that first shot!

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  5. He looks so beautiful, sitting there on the top of the grass. Fantasyic photos!

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  6. Good composition, colors and background Pat.

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  7. Thanks, Sinbad and I! That's funny that sparrows were so popular this morning. They are lovely birds though!

    Thanks, Carol!

    Thanks, Jarred! Yeah, it does a pretty nice job (and this is at f/8).

    Thanks, John! S/he really was singing loud, that's for sure!

    Thanks, Fjällripan!

    Thanks, Jim!

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  8. Outstanding,my friend,truly outstanding!

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  9. Thanks, Amila! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

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