Perched juvenile Song Sparrow – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1/160, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
The light wasn’t great when I took this image of a juvenile Song Sparrow perched in a thicket last year but these little ones don’t seem to spend a lot of time in the open right after they fledge so I was happy with the photo. As they mature they seem to become more at ease and will appear out in the open nearly as frequently as the adults do.
There was an adult Song Sparrow nearby when I photographed this young bird but I didn’t get to photograph the adult interacting with this juvenile. I would have liked to have seen and photographed the adult feeding its young.
I’ve seen juvenile and photographed Song Sparrows this year but I haven’t been able to see them as much out in the open as this young sparrow was and every image I have taken of them so far this season will go into my delete bin. I will keep trying though.
Life is good.
Mia
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He looks so fluffy! Count me as another vote in appreciation of lbjs! 🙂
Oh good! Chorus! another group name for birds, I am finding that a bit fun this summer! I notice their song varies a lot from region to region. I concur with Elephants Child, I too like the lbjs.
In a word…perfect! Everything I love about your images condensed into one pic. Can’t ask for more than that. Thanks Mia.
Yet another charmer. Thank you – and I am always grateful that you also feature the lbjs.
Modest-looking sparrow with the big voice! The hungry little ones, along with catbirds and a family of hungry house wrens in the brush pile and apple trees in the back yard. Thanks for the sharing this up and comer.
Very nice shot! Had one trying to work over a patch of false sunflower this AM. Gone by the time I got my Canon!