c/photography · by JimsPhotos@ohai.social · 1y

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

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kolombiken@front-end.social · 1 pts · 348d (2 replies)

@JimsPhotos Saw som tree sparrows today and were reminded of your photo.
This is not super sharp but maybe good enough for a comparision. Beak is definitely lighter and it has a yellow base.

A tree sparrow sitting in the grass, it has a black-streaked brown back, brown head and a white cheek with a dark cheek spot, the beak is grey with a yellow base.

JimsPhotos@ohai.social · 1 pts · 348d (1 reply)

@kolombiken taking photos of birds is wonderful, sharpness is not essential. I have to travel to see them, cos I have none anywhere near me. Always like to see them.

kolombiken@front-end.social · 1 pts · 348d

@JimsPhotos I like it sharp though. At least when it’s a photo were I’m trying to see the birds features. Maybe this is due to my own vision being blurry so if the photo is also blurry it gets double-blurred? 😅

Anyway I think the variety among treesparrows are really interesting!

acm_redfox@jawns.club · 1 pts · 1y

@JimsPhotos@ohai.social blorb of summer.

stubacon@mastodonapp.uk · 1 pts · 1y

@JimsPhotos@ohai.social handsome little borb.

kolombiken@front-end.social · 1 pts · 1y (2 replies)

@JimsPhotos@ohai.social Why is the beak so dark? Is that the local variety?

JimsPhotos@ohai.social · 1 pts · 1y (1 reply)

@kolombiken personally I have none locally, these were from a recent trip to Yorkshire. As far as I know, Tree Sparrows have either a black or brown beak. (Unlike house sparrows who's beak colour can change with the seasons). It's not something I have thought about until you raised the question. But looking through other images of Tree sparrows,most are very dark.

kolombiken@front-end.social · 1 pts · 1y

@JimsPhotos@ohai.social Interesting! Tree sparrows around where I live have a beak that’s more on the gray side. But this looks black to me.
And now I need to photograph one around here so I can do a proper comparison.