Been sort of messing around lately just birding the pasture next to me

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along with my backyard of course. Here are few results.

It is always nice to get 3 species in one pic. Here you can see a male house finch, a lark sparrow and two savannah sparrows.


The lark sparrows have very bold colors on the head that I love to photgraph.




The savannahs are getting used to me. This one allowed me to get very close relatively speaking.


The brown headed cowbirds are everywhere in huge flocks. Here is a male and female.




Even Mr. Downy decided to come out in plain view. I have many more of this one...still processing.

Giphsub

Cool set Stephen! I love those downy's!

dbaker1221

very nice stephen. .i like the last downy the best

Ric Grupe

Nice to see the environment too, Stephen.

I don't see any tumbleweed in these shots!

I saw too many westerns as a kid.

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Ric Grupe wrote:

Nice to see the environment too, Stephen.

I don't see any tumbleweed in these shots!

I saw too many westerns as a kid.

Thanks Ric. There were no frame fillers here as I was always pretty distant from the subjects except for that savannah sparrow so I had no choice but to include much of the surrounding vegetation. I bet I can find a tumbleweed for you though and take a pic.

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Giphsub wrote:

Cool set Stephen! I love those downy's!

Thanks Mike. I will have to share more of the downy later. It was very intent on just finding insects in that bark. It paid me no attention. I just wish it hadn't been so high in that tree.

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dbaker1221 wrote:

very nice stephen. .i like the last downy the best

Thanks Dave. The downy turned out best but I really like the those lark sparrows too.

jwear

same things [well small birds ] I have been shooting this year .very nice

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jwear wrote:

same things [well small birds ] I have been shooting this year .very nice

Thanks Jeff. Next weekend I have set up my first photo shoot weekend at a ranch down in the Texas Hill Country where I plan on using a blind for the first time as well. I am going to see if I can't get some of those shots of these little guys where they actually fill the frame.

Harryb

Good set Stephen.

bhowdy

Nice shots Stephen. I enjoyed the downy ... Been chasing one here for a week now! The cowbird shots are very good as well.

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Harryb wrote:

Good set Stephen.

Thanks Harry. I appreciate it.

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bhowdy wrote:

Nice shots Stephen. I enjoyed the downy ... Been chasing one here for a week now! The cowbird shots are very good as well.

Thanks Bob. I know they are very common, but they are difficult to find in a good photographic situation, at least for me.

raptorcaptor

Nice set Stephen! Love those Lark sparrows!

BigAl

Very nice Stephen, I *really* like the habitat type shot of the first

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raptorcaptor wrote:

Nice set Stephen! Love those Lark sparrows!

Thanks Glenn. Do you see them in California?

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BigAl wrote:

Very nice Stephen, I *really* like the habitat type shot of the first

Thanks Al. We can't always fill the frame with our subjects so adding some habitat I think is good and sometimes adds to the shot instead of detracting from it. Anyhow, that is my story and I am sticking to it.

riddim_maker

Wow! You're lucky to have so many species of birds to choose from.

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riddim_maker wrote:

Wow! You're lucky to have so many species of birds to choose from.

Thanks Russ. Spring migration is always a good time here in Texas. The males of the species are active and in general I tend to see more birds this time of the year. I know a lot of people talk about fall migration but for me, the best times are spring and summer. Go figure.

canucklehead_7

Nice series! Looks like that pasture is a busy place. Lots of variety....Don

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canucklehead_7 wrote:

Nice series! Looks like that pasture is a busy place. Lots of variety....Don

Thanks Don. It has been for sure. Just yesterday a flock of 27 cattle egrets stopped by.