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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Identify this bird
From: ricc at mindspring.com (Ric Carter)
Date: Sat Mar 31 14:28:14 2007
References: <1F827E12-D32F-4167-8464-391EBC8FEA29@comcast.net> <000e01c773e3$1e318240$6501a8c0@asus930>

My first inclination is house sparrow.

Ric


On Mar 31, 2007, at 6:22 PM, G Hopkinson wrote:

> Len, it looks like what we in Australia call a sparrow, which is an  
> introduced, now pest, species from England. If you ever visit
> Aus you can see approximately 900 000 of them per suburban square  
> kilometre! Apparently it is a member of the finch family. They are
> not, shall we say, revered locally. Try a search. This page has a  
> rather flattering drawing from the 1800's.
> http://www.amonline.net.au/factSheets/house_sparrow.htm
>
>
> Cheers
> Hoppy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org  
> [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On  
> Behalf Of
> Leonard Taupier
> Sent: Sunday, 1 April 2007 07:03
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Identify this bird
>
> I have been trying to identify this bird with no success. She is from
> the Finch family but doesn't look like a bird in my field guide. The
> closest I can find is a White-Collared Seedeater. But that bird is
> generally not found in the North East. Anybody have an idea.
> Unfortunately she wouldn't show all of her face for me, but this is
> the best shot I could get.
>
> Leica 560mm f6.8 Telyt and canon 20D.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/ys6ljp
>
> Thanks,
> Len
>
>
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