Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Philippe, over here, sparrows are considered pollution! However, please place an order and we'll mail you over a few hundred thousand. At no extra charge we can also include starlings, foxes, rabbits, feral cats and pigs and as many cane toads as you want. 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 Philippe Orlent Sent: Monday, 2 April 2007 00:37 To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Identify this bird Due to pollution, almost no sparrows here any more. Philippe Op 1-apr-07, om 00:22 heeft G Hopkinson het volgende geschreven: > 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 >