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Masquerading
Doc Duck

Masquerading (Melospiza melodia)

This Song Sparrow seems to have been masquerading as a Savannah Sparrow by dipping its head into some sort of pollen-rich blossom.
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Habitat
Botanical garden
Location
Mendocino Coast Botanical Garden, Fort Bragg, California
Date taken
26 May 2022
Scientific name
Melospiza melodia
Equipment used
Nikon 7500, Tamron 150-600
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Stanley Jones
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Terrific capture of this attractive pollen head! Marvelous song sparrow and a great close-up Doc!
 
bievreJJ
gives him a great appearance indeed, Ann, and an excellent photo too, many tfs!!
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
Doc Duck
Date added
View count
279
Comment count
6

Image metadata

Device
NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D7500
Aperture
ƒ/13
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/250 second(s)
ISO
1100
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
aDSC_9770 (2).JPG
File size
1.7 MB
Date taken
Fri, 27 May 2022 12:12 AM
Dimensions
1824px x 1216px

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