NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/800 sec at F4.5, ISO 640, distance 7.08 m

Poughkeepsie is an old industrial city on the Hudson River. There are many parks and parks along the river, where it is nice to relax in the summer. Now it was cold and barren, just like in the Netherlands. There are always sparrows, this is a white-throated sparrow looking for seeds between the leaves.

NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/400 sec at F5.0, ISO 200, distance 10.00 m

There are many more species of sparrows than in the Netherlands. All brown, all the same size as a normal sparrow. This is the white-throated bunting, with a white throat and a yellow stripe,

NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/1600 sec at F3.2, ISO 500, distance 5.96 m

This white-throated bunting is feeding on the feeding tables, here clearly filled with corn.