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<\/p>\nThere’s good reason why I’ve never posted photos of this species to my blog until today.<\/p>\n
Lincoln’s Sparrows are considered to be “among the more elusive of North America’s birds”. In 1833 John James Audubon who collected the type specimen in Labrador said of them ” we found more wildness in this species than in any other inhabiting the same country”.<\/p>\n
My experience with Lincoln’s Sparrows has been similar. Over the years I’ve had a couple of them in my viewfinder but something always prevented me from getting quality photos. Whenever I was lucky enough to see one it was usually just too far away or something else went wrong..<\/p>\n
For that reason I’ve never posted any photos of Lincoln’s Sparrows to Feathered Photography.<\/p>\n
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1\/3200, f\/6.3, ISO 800, 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 But three days ago while I was photographing other birds in a remote area of northern Utah this one popped out of the bushes for several seconds, For most of that short time I was disappointed because ‘he’ was giving me less than ideal head-on poses but then he turned on the perch and struck this excellent pose for long enough for me to fire off a quick burst. In my opinion it’s a nice shot of an elusive subject and I’m very happy to have it.<\/p>\n Yeah I know, to some folks it’s “only a sparrow” but I happen to think he’s a pretty spiffy-looking sparrow.<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There’s good reason why I’ve never posted photos of this species to my blog until today.<\/p>\n