bird photography : swamp sparrow

John knew the marshes of Huntley Meadows were home to several Swamp Sparrows, but he'd never been quite sure how to tell them apart from the very common park resident, the Song Sparrow. After consulting with Beth and her field guide, he photographed several of these little brown jobs.

Equipment: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT Canon EF 300mm f4L IS with 1.4x Teleconverter Settings: f8; 1/500 sec.; focal length at 420 mm; ISO 200 Date: March 24, 2006 9:15 am Location: Huntley Meadows Park / Fairfax County, VA