ML191562991

Age

Not specified

Sex

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Observation details

This is a new "yard bird." For some time, there has been (or was) a colony of Eurasian Tree Sparrows in a neighborhood about 1.5 miles southeast of here. I am not sure if this is still the case. But I know they were still there about 10 years ago. I have always wondered if a couple might fly up here sometime - and today two did. I luckily just happened to walk into the kitchen at the right time to catch them. I grabbed the camera and some pictures. I observed them for about 3 minutes as they foraged on the driveway where we throw out seed (and have feeders also). The House Sparrows were right nearby also foraging on the driveway. After I took some pictures the two ETSP jumped into the hemlock next to the driveway and I lost sight of them. I have been looking for them again off and on today. But, 5 hours later now when I am reporting these, I have not seen them again.

Technical information

Model

DMC-FZ200

ISO

100

Focal length

108 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire, auto

f-stop

f/2.8

Shutter speed

1/125 sec

Dimensions

2100 pixels x 1500 pixels

Original file size

293.11 KB