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Birds in Nature - images of wild birds by Richard Ditch |
Subject: White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia
leucophrys)
Place: Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, NM, USA
Date: November 2002
Equipment: Nikon N90S, Nikkor AF-S 300/2.8 & TC20E (= 600/5.6),
monopod from car window
Film: Fuji Sensia 100
Exposure: Aperture priority matrix metered, natural light, no fill
flash
Scan: Minolta Dimage, 50% of frame
Commentary: Another "LBJ" (Little Brown Job). A widespread
species in the western US, and an uncommon winter bird in the eastern
states. This is an immature bird, with a mostly brownish crown. Only
adults have the white crown
stripes.
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