{"id":2140,"date":"2011-07-06T06:31:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-06T10:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/p4td.lightshedder.com\/2011\/07\/06\/762011-song-sparrow-sings\/"},"modified":"2011-07-09T06:23:03","modified_gmt":"2011-07-09T10:23:03","slug":"762011-song-sparrow-sings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=2140","title":{"rendered":"7\/6\/2011: Song Sparrow Sings"},"content":{"rendered":"

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They don\u2019t 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\u2026and pride in being the loudest male on the patch. <\/p>\n

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. <\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Processed in Lightroom for Clarity and Sharpness.<\/p>\n

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. <\/p>\n

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Song Sparrows singing: Kennebunk ME<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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