Re: PESO Vesper Sparrow

2018-04-13 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Tack sharp, effective and overall quite stunning, Paul. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Apr 12, 2018 at 5:30 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > I hadn’t seen one of these before today. They breed in many areas of the > U.S. but spend most of

Re: PESO Vesper Sparrow

2018-04-13 Thread Jack Davis
This is my second response to this image and a correction of my earlier impression. I looked at this on my phone (have a Computer issue at the moment) and I failed to notice the length of the tail. I, therefore, resend my "stubby" comment, and stick with, "cute." J Sent from my iPhone > On Apr

Re: PESO Vesper Sparrow

2018-04-12 Thread Paul Stenquist
The breast markings are very much like those of the Pine Siskin. Paul > On Apr 12, 2018, at 9:49 PM, Matthew Hunt wrote: > > Paul, that's a lovely photograph of a Pine Siskin. > >> On Thu, Apr 12, 2018 at 5:30 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: >> >> I hadn’t

Re: PESO Vesper Sparrow

2018-04-12 Thread Paul Stenquist
Could be. Although I think the tail is too long for a Pine Siskin. He seemed to be quite a bit larger than the finches. Paul > On Apr 12, 2018, at 9:49 PM, Matthew Hunt wrote: > > Paul, that's a lovely photograph of a Pine Siskin. > >> On Thu, Apr 12, 2018 at 5:30 PM, Paul

Re: PESO Vesper Sparrow

2018-04-12 Thread Matthew Hunt
Paul, that's a lovely photograph of a Pine Siskin. On Thu, Apr 12, 2018 at 5:30 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > I hadn’t seen one of these before today. They breed in many areas of the > U.S. but spend most of the year in relatively narrow areas, and Michigan is > not among

Re: PESO Vesper Sparrow

2018-04-12 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Ann. I didn’t know I had something other than a typical sparrow until I opened it in in ARC. Nice surprise. Paul > On Apr 12, 2018, at 9:39 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > One of my faves among your recent shots - he seems to almost be saying "what > am I doing here? "

Re: PESO Vesper Sparrow

2018-04-12 Thread ann sanfedele
One of my faves among your recent shots - he seems to almost be saying "what am I doing here? " right to you...with his wonderful expression.  and the overall balance of tone and geometry is spot on. ann On 4/12/2018 5:30 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I hadn’t seen one of these before today.

Re: PESO Vesper Sparrow

2018-04-12 Thread Subash Jeyan
sharp with nice details. i am afraid even ordinary house sparrows have been driven out of our cities. i'm yet to come across one... On Thu, 12 Apr 2018 17:30:03 -0400 Paul Stenquist wrote: > I hadn’t seen one of these before today. They breed in many areas of > the U.S. but

Re: PESO Vesper Sparrow

2018-04-12 Thread Jack Davis
My first too, I believe. Kind of a cute stubby little guy.:-) Good catch, Paul! J Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 12, 2018, at 2:30 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > I hadn’t seen one of these before today. They breed in many areas of the U.S. > but spend most of the year in