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josephandrews222

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My bird book says house sparrows are 'declining'.

Here's a 'breeding male' house sparrow--who is doing his part to reverse the decline 5D3_0864 ps3 fix and crop - Copy.jpg5D3_0884 ps3 fix and crop - Copy.jpgas (I think) he's house hunting and carefully inspecting the new bird house in the front yard tree (tips on keeping a bird house from swaying in the wind are welcome).

The bits of green in each image are a welcome sight--spring is on the way and man-oh-man I can't wait:);):);):);):cool:
 
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josephandrews222

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...takes two to tango.

Here's his better half--these house sparrows don't wait around.

Good luck to the happy couple5D3_0974 ps3 fix 2 crop - Copy.jpg5D3_0976 ps3 fix crop - Copy.jpg

I can echo what another poster or three said--we've avoided COVID-related catastrophe in our family but I can't wait to get the shots (maybe next week it looks like).

This little corner of the internet has helped keep me (somewhat) sane during the past twelve months ;)...and I feel lucky/guilty/sheepish even saying that because of all of the real suffering that real people have been forced to accept in their lives--all because of COVID.

...now, tell me about that upcoming Canon M6 Mark III!
 
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Maximilian

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This happens when a blue and a big tit raise a quarrel. Quite surprising for me, aiming just at the blue tit.
Funnily the big tit disappeared faster than the blue one.
Man, that was a dull day... 1/1000, f/8, ISO 1600 and still I pushed those by +2/3 in pp :cautious:

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One of the local Horned Lark's fluffing the feathers. You can vaguely make out a second one in the background.
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R5 600 II/1.4x 1/2000 : f/9 : ISO 1000
 
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