Which is the visitor, you or the bird??? Sharp. EXP looks OK but the white neck is either bright or over-exposed. The bird's posture is awkward. Had it not been twisted away from you there would have been no shadow on the bill...
Please include lens, camera, and EXP data.
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I wondered about the title as well, as far as i know House sparrows are resident just about everywhere.
I like the shot, the blue BG compliments the cool green leaves nicely, good detail as well.
Not crazy about the crop (i'd take a bit off the top and bottom, as well as left hand side) or birds posture (a more relaxed pose would have been preferable).
Good stuff though, keep em coming.
This may be part of their range but, I don't see many except in the winter.
Nikon D300, 70-200mm VR at 1/800 and f6.3. There were a gang of them flittering about in the palms in Gilchrist Park, Punta Gorda. Normally the domain of gulls.
Overall the image is a little busy and that shadow on the bill isn't very helpful. I wonder if with a little patience you might get a male out towards the edge of the saw palmetto where you could help to isolate him a bit more. I like the light and exposure that you captured...I think you can tone down the whitest whites with a little processing.
I wasn't aware of much seasonal migration in this species...but your comment has me intrigued. I'll have to look into the species reports to see what I can learn. I know they range down through the Caribbean islands now too. My first bird when I visited the U.S. Virgin Islands was a darn House Sparrow!! :)
A northern visitor in Florida
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