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. John @ Beans and I on the LooseJune 8, 2011 at 10:31 AM

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

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  2. AnonymousJune 8, 2011 at 10:31 AM

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

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  3. AnonymousJune 8, 2011 at 11:32 AM

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

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  4. John W. WallJune 8, 2011 at 12:35 PM

    I love the exuberance in that first shot!

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  5. FjällripanJune 9, 2011 at 2:19 AM

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

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  6. Jim CodaJune 9, 2011 at 11:28 AM

    Good composition, colors and background Pat.

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  7. Pat UlrichJune 10, 2011 at 11:09 AM

    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. Amila KanchanaJune 13, 2011 at 3:35 AM

    Outstanding,my friend,truly outstanding!

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  9. Pat UlrichJune 15, 2011 at 12:14 AM

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

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