Spanish sparrow flock (Passer hispanoliensis)

[Juan Aragonés]

In this time of the year it is very easy to find flocks of spanish sparrows arround the mature field of rice looking for a feast of grain. This image is from the past weekend in the nearby of Doñana while we were looking for cranes and geese. A very nice light with the sun very low on the sky and a dark background.

Nikon D2X AFS Nikkor 300VR+1,4XTC HSC mode (6,8 Mp) f6,3 1/1250s ISO320 manual exposure -0,33EV (additional underxposing in CS4 for a more dramatic light)

[Tony Whitehead]

That is an impressive flock of birds, Juan. They remind me of Queleas in Africa. Lovely light and dark sky. I might be tempted to clean up some of teh more major cut-offs on the edges of the frame.

[James Salywoda]

Now thats alot birds Juan and the shot is fantastic it works for me..

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great light and quite a flock. I agree with Tony regarding removing some of the clipped birds.

[Linda Robbins]

I love flock shots such as this. The light is beautiful and the sky color is lovely.

[Jonathan Michael Ashton]

Beautiful colours, and the vast majority of the birds are sharp, it certainly works for me.
Jon