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Lovely Golden-Crowned Sparrow

This beautiful bird is one we see often, but I've never gotten a really good picture until now. I was so happy to see several of them this morning and made a point of trying hard to get some nice images.

From the Cornell Lab of Ornithology:
"The large, handsome Golden-crowned Sparrow is a common bird of weedy or shrubby lowlands and city edges in winter along the Pacific coast. Though it’s familiar to many during winter, Golden-crowned Sparrows vanish for the summer into tundra and shrublands from British Columbia to Alaska, where little is known of its breeding habits. Gold-rush miners took cold comfort from this bird’s melancholy song, which seems to reflect the bleak beauty of its surroundings."

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9 comments

Chrissy said:

Great detail * And he did a wonderful pose just for you :-D * so lovely
11 years ago

Eunice Perkins said:

Perfectly captured!
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Fizgig said:

So cute =) We have a similar looking sparrow here on the east coast. Great shot!
11 years ago

Jenny McIntyre said:

This is exceptional Janet - you have brought this beautiful little bird to us.
11 years ago

Keith Burton said:

Smashing little set of birdy pics Janet...........I like them all but this one is special! I just love the way the rather dull plumage of this bird has been jazzed up with a lovely golden cap! I'd never heard of this bird until today.............thanks for sharing!
11 years ago

Christiane ♥.•*¨`*•✿ said:

Marvellous !!! ************
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ctofcsco said:

Thanks for sharing your fabulous bird photo!
Seen in Exquisite Birds
11 years ago

tiabunna said:

A very nicely taken bird portrait.
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