bird photography : white-crowned sparrow

This vocal little songbird was one of the first John spotted on a recent trip to the Monterey peninsula. The many White-crowned Sparrows he saw seemed to prefer perching in the thick, hedge-like foliage along the rocky coastline.

Equipment: Canon EOS 30D Canon EF 300mm f4L IS with 1.4x Teleconverter Settings: f5.6; 1/1000 sec.; focal length at 420 mm; ISO 200 Date: May 16, 2006 9:54 pm Location: Moss Landing State Beach / Moss Landing, CA Photography Notes: Though perhaps slightly front-focused on the bushes, the photo is still quite stunning in its capture of the sparrow in full song.