Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/31

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]

Subject: [Leica] IMG: Identify this bird
From: len-1 at comcast.net (Leonard Taupier)
Date: Sat Mar 31 14:46:50 2007
References: <1F827E12-D32F-4167-8464-391EBC8FEA29@comcast.net> <000e01c773e3$1e318240$6501a8c0@asus930> <63DDFE5D-6271-4F5E-83E6-6B2C34B12C1B@mindspring.com>

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


Replies: Reply from ricc at mindspring.com (Ric Carter) ([Leica] IMG: Identify this bird)
In reply to: Message from len-1 at comcast.net (Leonard Taupier) ([Leica] IMG: Identify this bird)
Message from hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (G Hopkinson) ([Leica] IMG: Identify this bird)
Message from ricc at mindspring.com (Ric Carter) ([Leica] IMG: Identify this bird)