The Sometimes Skulking and Somewhat Sloppy Swamp Sparrow
Before I started taking pictures of them I didn’t think much about swamp sparrows- usually they were just the ubiquitous, skulking, sloppily-attired teases who drowned out whatever it was I was straining to hear with their incessant, unmotivated trilling.
Skulking Swamp Sparrow, Brown Drive Marsh, Ryegate, Canon 400mm f/5.6L at f/5.6, 1/320s, ISO 400
Brown Drive Marsh
Lately, though, I’ve spotted them up singing proudly above the marsh, and I’ve had the chance to admire their well-defined eye stripe and buffy flanks. They’re still not my favorite sparrow, but they’re a fun challenge to photograph and maybe not quite so slovenly as I thought.
Swamp Sparrow, Shelburne Pond, Canon 400mm f/5.6L at f/9, 1/200s, ISO 200
Swamp Sparrow at Shelburne Pond, Canon 400mm f/5.6L at f/9, 1/200s, ISO 200
Shelburne Pond Marsh
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