Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ric, Seems like the consensus. Thanks, Len On Mar 31, 2007, at 6:28 PM, Ric Carter wrote: > 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 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information