Vesper Sparrow
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Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus
Our western versions of this bird seem less colorful than their eastern cousins. I can't ID these birds unless they sing. Sparrows are just too dog-gone tough for me... Harder than gulls for some reason.
Focal length: 700 mm fStop: 8 ISO: 500 Shutter Speed: 1/1250 sec.
Loyalton, CA - Marble Hot Springs Road
May 30, 2009