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Chipping Sparrows
Stanley Jones

Chipping Sparrows (Spizella passerina)

Chipping Sparrows (Spizella passerina passerina) Eating small limestone gravel to help with digestion.
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Habitat
Blackland Prairie Vegetation area. Small bare limestone clearing. Open roadside with scattered ashe juniper, hackberry and cedar elm at ca. 195 m (640 ft) elevation.
Location
South of Bell County Expo Center along Shanklin Road, Belton, Bell County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
March 2021
Scientific name
Spizella passerina
Equipment used
Canon
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Reactions: Dabs, rkj, MlynchKy and 1 other person
Kits
How lovely to see so many, Stanley, and what an interesting behavioural shot.
 
bievreJJ
fantastic view of all this lovely sparrows, Stanley, wonderful photo with excellent warm colors, love it, many tfs!!
 
jbpixels
Def. a hotspot for sparrows with digestive problems. Great info and behavioural capture.
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
563
Comment count
12

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
ƒ/8
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/640 second(s)
ISO
1000
Filename
Chipping Sparrows 03-11, south of Belton.jpg
File size
1.3 MB
Date taken
Fri, 11 March 2022 8:51 AM
Dimensions
1024px x 636px

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