White-throated Sparrow - Andree Dubreuil
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Location

jardin, my yard
Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
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Map
Map Coordinates: 46.3536049, -72.6015991
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Media notes

tHIS PICTURE, MAY BE BLURRY, BUT, CLEARLY SHOWS,, HE WAS NOT AFTER INSECTS,, HE CONSIS TANTLY,, ONLY WANTED TO CLEAR THE LEAF TO ATTAIN THE FRUIT UNDER IT.

Observation details

2 OBSERVATIONS,, WHICH ACCOMPANY THE FOLLOWING PICTURES,, 1: i, HAD NOTICED RIPPED LEAVES IN MY RASBERRIES,WHICH ARE FOR THE BIRDS, NO PESTICIDES... AT FIRST , i, THOUGHT IT WAS SOME KIND OF INSECT.. .. RIPPING THE LEAVES..tHE WHITE-TROATED SPARROWS, WHICH I, OBSERVED, AT FIRST I, THOUGHT THEY WERE EATING SOME INSECT,, BUT, THEY WOULD ACTUALLY TEAR THE LEAVES, TO UNCOVER THE FRUITS... 2ND OBSERVATION: i, HAD ALSO NOTICED, ONE WHITE-TROATED SPARROW, CAREFULLY PLUCKING THE PETALS OFF THE BLACK-EYED SUSAN FLOWERS ONE BY ONE, TO CLEAR THE SEED BEARING CENTER OF THE FLOWER. HE WOULD PULL THE PETALS OFF. THESE ARE MY COMMENTS AND OBSERVATIONS.. tHE FOLLOWING PICTURES ARE OF POOR QUALITY,, BUT, THEY REPRESENT, WHAT i SAW, AND WAS ABLE TO CAPTURE..

Technical information

Model
COOLPIX P520
ISO
800
Focal length
98.1 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire, auto
f-stop
f/4.9
Shutter speed
0.04 sec
Dimensions
4896 pixels x 3672 pixels
Original file size
3.87 MB