Grab-shot white-throated sparrow

[Steve Foss]

I was out putting more seed in the bird feeders, camera over my shoulder, when this impatient adult white-striped (vs tan-sriped) morph white-throated sparrow popped in to see what I was doing.

Nothing phenomenal, just a decent grab shot of my favorite sparrow species warm in the sun. I'll clone out the offending branch later.

Canon 30D, Canon 400 f5.6L, monopod, iso400, 1/1600 at f5.6

[buzzsaw]

Nice and sharp!

[Steve Foss]

Sharp is that lens' middle name. It's every bit as sharp as the 400 f2.8L and 500 f4L, and a tad sharper than the 600 f4L.

[mountaindew]

Dang Man! That's tack sharp! Great shot!

[MN Shutterbug]

That's a beaut. However, every one that I've seen in my friend's yard has been on the ground. Not a one of these would sit in a tree.

[mmeyer]

Great capture Steve. I've never seen one of those. It sure is a funky looking sparrow.

[huntnfishsd]

Sweet capture! Nice work!

[finnbay]

Great shot Steve!

[Dbl]

I agree tack sharp!

[DMN]

That is one handsome sparrow.

Thanks

DMN