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 Post subject: Sparrow: Cape Sparrow
Unread postPosted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 4:27 am 
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I was surprised to find that there's no topic for this little bird, so here's my contribution, which shows both males and females.

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Unread postPosted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 9:48 pm 
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Hi, Heres my Cape Sparrow photo, it's from the West Coast National Park in September 2006. It's also my first try at posting a photo, I hope it works.
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Wow, Neil... I am so looking forward to you posting these quality shots for ID assistance :lol:

BTW, which Canon do you attach to you 400 lense?

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Hi Johan, Thanks for your kindness, but I'm afraid they're not all this good. I have an old Canon 300D, Tamron 1.4 extender
and Canon 400L 5.6. On this combination I still get autofocus, and IIRC it was on the whole time in SA, I am lucky enough to have a wife with a 350D looking after all the other photos.

I think I did something wrong when I added the link, because I was hoping that the thumbnail would be clickable for the big photo?
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Johan van Rensburg
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I'm a bit handicapped when it comes to posting pix... but the link itself works... taking one to the larger version of the sparrow :thumbs_up:

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Yolandé Oelsen
 Post subject: Re: Identification Help - General Birds
Unread postPosted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 5:29 pm 
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Me and my sparrows again! The one seems like an Cape Sparrow, but the other? Doesnt look like the female to me? Could it be a Yellow throated petronia???
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 Post subject: Re: Identification Help - General Birds
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cape sparrow (f)

Cape sparrow (M)


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Eugene123
 Post subject: Identification Help - LBJs
Unread postPosted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 12:49 pm 
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Saw this in a park in JHB. Help is appreciated.

This one has me stumped.

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 Post subject: Re: Identification Help - LBJs
Unread postPosted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 1:40 pm 
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This one looks more like a Cape Sparrow (dull female or more probably a juvenile)

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Johan van Rensburg
 Post subject: Re: Identification Help - LBJs
Unread postPosted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 1:46 pm 
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Eugene, I agree with deefstes' call, this one had me looking at a petronia just for a little bit...

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 Post subject: Re: Sparrow: Cape Sparrow
Unread postPosted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 6:32 pm 
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