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Savannah sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)

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Savannah sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)

English, Dutch and scientific names.
Species/Soort Family/Familie Order/Orde Class/Klasse Phylum/Stam Kingdom/Rijk
Savannah sparrow New world sparrows Perching birds Birds Chordate Animals
Savannahgors Zangvogels Vogels Gewervelden Dieren
Passerculus sandwichensis Passerellidae Passeriformes Aves Chordata Animalia

Merritt Island NWR, Florida

2013:10:27 15:00:03
Savannah sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
NIKON D7100 with AF Nikkor 300mm f/4 IF-ED, 1/1000 sec at F7.1, ISO 400, distance 0.03 m

Fort Clinch State Park, Amelia City

2014:02:01 18:56:21
Savannah sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/800 sec at F6.3, ISO 250, distance 14.96 m

A beautiful posed shot of the savannah sparrow. Groups of buntings roam the beach in search of something to eat.

Little Talbot Island State Park, Jacksonville

2014:01:31 19:35:34
Savannah sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/1000 sec at F5.0, ISO 250, distance 7.08 m

This savannah sparrow searches through all the washed-up material looking for something edible. Occasionally, it finds something that looks like a small dried fish. That is immediately devoured.

Corn Creek Springs

2014:12:06 23:53:02
Savannah sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/1600 sec at F18.0, ISO 1250, distance 19.95 m

The is the large-billed Savannah Sparrow, a subspecies that occurs in the Deserts of the South-West en Mexico,

Where I have seen this species

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New world sparrows

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