Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Savannah Sparrow

SAVANNAH SPARROW, EVANSTON, ILLINOIS, APRIL 19, 2020

Pentax K-3
Pentax-F* 300mm f4.5 with Pentax 1.4x extender (420mm)
1/320 sec. f8
ISO 100

Looking as if it went crazy with yellow eyebrow liner, this sparrow—often overlooked because it resembles a female house sparrow—is ubiquitous across the United States. It got its name not because it is common on the American savannah, but because an ornithologist spotted it in Savannah, Georgia.

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