[Leica] IMG: Identify this bird

[hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (G Hopkinson)]

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
>