White-crowned Sparrows are probably one of the most accommodating birds. They’ll perch for quite a while and as long as you don’t get too close don’t seem to mind your presence. I had quite a few shots and was able to walk around trying to get as much of the bird free from the brush as possible. I did clone out a branch sticking out of its head. The background is a sand dune.
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Canon R5; 700 mm with 1.4 extender; ISO 800. 1/1000 at f10.
Beautifully crisp plumage, Allen. On my screen, this is looking a bit bright and over saturated.
Thanks for commenting, @Dennis_Plank . I agree with your comment, but what’s odd is that the image I uploaded looks less saturated and less bright than this image on the NPN site. Not sure why.
Hi Allen, very nice look at this sparrow and one I rarely get to see here. Details look good. Image is looking bright to me too.
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I think this is a nice frame also. Details are good, but maybe a bit over sharpened. It’s a bit crispy. Colors: as others noted, pretty bright.
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Saturation, sharpening and brightness has already been covered so I’ll just say that the sand dune background is incredible. So clean and also so complimentary to the birds colors. What a great head angle and catchlight in the eyes. Sweet shot. Easy to fix the issues.
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Hi Allan, this shot reminded me of the nature guides created by Roger Tory Peterson, back in the day 
. He is buried here in CT BTW. Has a certain painterly look to it; like the environmental pose a lot and enjoying the fine detail on this bird.
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