Wednesday, 9 March 2011

House Sparrow

Monday was a cool but brilliantly sunny day. Several times when I went out of the back door there was a House Sparrow perched on the end of the gutter just above my head. He was chirping away so busily he hardly took any notice as I help up the TZ7 to take a few shots. The camera must have been less than four feet away while he stood out beautifully against a clear blue sky. I took a lot of shots - you wouldn't believe how many times he turned his head away just as I pressed the shutter!

House Sparrow

He even allowed me to take a piece of video. A bit wobbly as I was holding the camera above my head to get as close as he would allow.

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  1. Glo9 March 2011 at 07:51

    Wow, what a fantastically clear and close shot. I can count its feathers :) Also being able to get a great video as well was quite the feat. What with the blue sky and that photography accomplished, I'm sure the rest of the day went swimmingly.

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  2. Midmarsh John9 March 2011 at 08:42

    Hello Glo. The still shot shows how good the Leica lens is on the TZ7. For a camera costing £200 it can produce amazing results. I must admit I was well chuffed with the result. Yes, it was a good day for boosting vitamin levels in the sunlight ;)

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  3. Roy9 March 2011 at 10:08

    He was a very helpful model then John.

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  4. The Wessex Reiver9 March 2011 at 11:16

    A much overlooked but actually stunning bird. Good posting

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  5. ADRIAN9 March 2011 at 12:03

    All birds have inbuilt camera detectors. It is a little beauty.

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  6. ShySongbird9 March 2011 at 13:06

    That camera really is excellent John! The detailed feathering it shows is quite remarkable. Nice piece of video too.

    It is a lovely little bird. I think it is such a shame that we start to overlook anything which becomes familiar. I learnt my lesson well with that, after previously being the most common bird visiting the garden there was a severe decline in Sparrows a few years ago, now I welcome and appreciate every one of them and try to do the same with all the 'usual' species.

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  7. holdingmoments9 March 2011 at 15:48

    Love the picture and video John.
    My Sparrow numbers have fallen recently.

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  8. Midmarsh John9 March 2011 at 15:56

    He was very co-operative Roy.

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  9. Midmarsh John9 March 2011 at 15:57

    Thank you W. R.. I think we often take our regulars for granted.

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  10. Midmarsh John9 March 2011 at 15:58

    Too true Adrian. I wonder what percentage of time a bird vanishes just as the shutter is pressed.

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  11. Midmarsh John9 March 2011 at 16:00

    Thank you Jan. I can get just as much enjoyment out of my regulars as I do from something more exotic dropping in from time to time.

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  12. Midmarsh John9 March 2011 at 16:02

    There are plenty around the village at the moment. It can be quite deafening passing some hedges hereabouts.

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  13. Unknown9 March 2011 at 19:59

    Fantastic shot John and a great video, so glad I got the same compact after seeing your results a while back, superb little camera.

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  14. Angie Moore9 March 2011 at 21:12

    Best shot of a House Sparrow I've ever seen. Fabulous!

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  15. Midmarsh John9 March 2011 at 21:54

    Thank you Paul. I am often amazed by what this little pocket camera can do. I often use it for close up work.

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  16. Midmarsh John9 March 2011 at 21:55

    Thank you Angie. It helped being able to get so close to the subject.

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Thank you for visiting. Hope you enjoyed the pictures. Any comment, or correction to any information or identification I get wrong, is most welcome. John

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