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Birds in Nature - images of wild birds by Richard Ditch |
Subject: Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia
atricapilla)
Place: Bosque del Apache NWR, NM, USA
Date: November 2002
Equipment: Nikon N90S, Nikkor AF-S 300/2.8 & TC20E (= 600/5.6),
monopod from car
Film: Fujichrome Sensia 100
Exposure: Aperture priority matrix metered
Scan: Minolta Dimage, 50% of frame
Commentary: Golden-crowned Sparrow is very rare in New Mexico.
This isn't a great image, but it is one that makes me very happy. It
is the first slide I scanned from the 10 rolls I shot at Bosque del
Apache on my most recent visit. It is a shy species, and this bird
was flocking with White-crowned and Song Sparrows along the two-way
center road due east of the entrance.
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