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<\/p>\nSeveral\u00a0times each year I\u00a0make it a point\u00a0to pay homage to some of the “common species.”<\/p>\n
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1\/2000, f\/5.6, ISO 1000, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n And around here for much of the year\u00a0few sparrows are more abundant than White-crowned Sparrows. I photographed this juvenile or immature bird three months ago in Box Elder County. As I often do I was trying to get plenty of shutter speed for takeoff shots so I cranked up my ISO to 1000\u00a0but in this low light I didn’t quite get there for this shot.<\/p>\n I like the pose, the detail and the light but most of all I like the setting.\u00a0One of the things I love most about my lens is the aesthetic quality of the background bokeh it produces and this bird and perch stand out nicely against the smooth, out-of-focus background despite their very similar colors. With the single branch behind the tail at an intermediate distance and sharpness\u00a0I like the resulting 3D effect.<\/p>\n Many bird photographers mostly or even completely ignore sparrows but I often search for them specifically and about the only\u00a0sparrow species\u00a0I usually won’t aim my lens at is the invasive House Sparrow.<\/p>\n Besides, common or not, both the adults and the juveniles of this species are handsome birds and\u00a0well-deserving of the photographer’s respect and attention.<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Several times each year I make it a point to pay homage to some of the “common species”.<\/p>\n