7/6/2011: Song Sparrow Sings

They don’t call it a Song Sparrow for nothing! Few birds I know of sing with such absolute energy as the Song Sparrow. He tips back his head, opens his beak, and launches the song toward the sky. I know the dangers and failings of anthropomorphizing, but the Song Sparrow certainly appears to take joy in singing…and pride in being the loudest male on the patch.

Song Sparrows are everywhere this time of year within a mile of the coast, wherever there is a patch of Beach Rose clinging to the dune or the rock.

Canon SD4000IS behind the 20-75x Vario Eyepiece on the ZEISS DiaScope 85FL for the equivalent field of view of a 1700mm lens on a full frame DSLR, 1/640th @ ISO 125, f4 effective.

Processed in Lightroom for Clarity and Sharpness.

And here is a bonus pose at about 3500mm equivalent field of view. Followed by a snippet of video of this and a second bird.

 

 

Song Sparrows singing: Kennebunk ME

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