House Sparrow / Passer domesticus, female

            Once again, I am posting photos from my archives until I manage to get out again. Today, 22 January 2024, is forecast to be the last really cold day, at least for a while.  Though the last couple of days have been less cold than the dreadful -30C's and -40C's we were getting, today is still cold enough at -13°C (FEELS LIKE-22°C) around 1:00 pm.  We had a bit of very light snow this morning.  After today, we are supposed to have high temperatures of between PLUS 2°C and PLUS 6°C!  Crazy Calgary weather!

If I wrote a description under any previously-posted photos that were taken on the same outings as these 'new' photos posted today, I will add it under today's photos.

""Just" a little female House Sparrow, but I love photographing these birds when I get the chance.  They have a beautiful feather pattern.  This one was seen at the Calgary Zoo on 10 October 2011.  It's easy to forget that the House Sparrow is an introduced species here:

"One of about 25 species in the genus Passer, the House Sparrow is native to most of Europe, the Mediterranean region, and much of Asia. Its intentional or accidental introductions to many regions, including parts of Australia, Africa, and the Americas, make it the most widely distributed wild bird."  From Wikipedia.

It's a really crummy day out there, yet again.  STILL snowing and as dreary as can be.  I was supposed to go on a birding walk this morning, but can't face the thought of having to clear the snow off my car and then walk for three hours in -13C (windchill -20C) temperatrures.  Been doing it for six months now, and enough is enough, ha.  The rest of the week looks like it's expected to be much better, thank goodness.  Stay warm, everyone!"

Taken on: October 10, 2011

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Anne Elliott

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Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ40, f/5.2, 1/200 sec, 108mm, ISO 80 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Panasonic DMC-FZ40
Aperture:	f/5.2
Exposure Time:	0.005 sec (1/200)
Focal Length:	108mm
ISO:	80
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 12.0 Windows
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