bird photography : golden-crowned sparrow

Though this little sparrow isn't in the easiest plumage to tell, it is indeed a Golden-crowned Sparrow, one of several John saw when making a brief visit to the Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge in the San Francisco Bay area in late fall.

Equipment: Canon EOS 30D Canon EF 300mm f4L IS with 1.4x Teleconverter Settings: f8; 1/640 sec.; focal length at 420 mm; ISO 200 Date: October 19, 2008 8:02 pm Location: Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge / Milpitas, CA