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White-Crowned Sparrow
This is another species that is only in the Chicago area during the cooler months. In the summer, it moves north to breed. So, to see it live, you need to get out to the area woods .... now. :-)
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- Category: Wildlife ʘ
- Location: Orland Park, IL ʘ
- Camera: Canon EOS 7D
- Aperture: f/7.1
- Exposure: 1/200 sec.
- Focal Length: 50 mm
- ISO Speed: 100
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Bob Gamble
commented 4 months agoNice shot. Do you use binoculars first?
David Uthe
commented 4 months agoThanks, Bob .... There's usually not enough time with these flighty little birds to use binoculars, then raise a camera for a shot. By that time, they're halfway across the woods.
Instead, I've learned to walk slowly with the camera preset for an exposure given the existing lighting, while scanning the tree limbs and brush. If I spot movement, I take a shot as quickly as possible and worry about ID-ing the subject later. Back home, I can study the still-shot for ID-details almost impossible to notice during the few moments a live subject allows in the field.