Le Conte's Sparrow[Click on the photos for hi-resolution versions] I had not been to Glacial Park in a while and made up my mind yesterday that it was high time I went back. So, not very early this morning I headed there with no particular goal in mind other than to see what I could see.I had not gone far when I was attracted by a mixed flock of White-crowned and Song Sparrows. While attempting to photograph them, I noticed a smaller, almost orange sparrow. I had recently seen a Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow and thought it may have been another when I realized that it lacked the gray nape of the Nelson's and was in fact a Le Conte's Sparrow!!
I was particularly pleased to see a Le Conte's as I had not seen one in the past. I know they have been seen recently in other areas but I'm not much of a twitcher so I hadn't gone chasing them. Soon after I saw the first, I discovered that there were at least three Le Conte's as well as Lincoln's White-crowned, Savannah, Field and Swamp Sparrows.
Le Conte's SparrowOK, so now I had seen this sparrow, I had to photograph it and knowing these little guys, it was more than likely I was going to get lots of photos of grass. However, much to my surprise and delight the birds decided to sit in some [relatively] good photographic areas and I managed to get these shots. Let me tell you, its just as well I shoot on digital because if it was film it would have cost me a fortune!!
0 comments:
Post a Comment