BobLinneman

Family Dinner

Family Dinner

Meet the Emberizidaes. Our little bird family of golden-crowned sparrows and their bigger, more conspicuous uncle score some leftover suet for a nice meal toget...
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Meet the Emberizidaes. Our little bird family of golden-crowned sparrows and their bigger, more conspicuous uncle score some leftover suet for a nice meal together. A close-knit family, note the beaks, the lovely spotted towhee can often be found with some sparrows nearby.
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COOLPIX P80

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Aperture f/4.5 ISO 185 Shutter 10/2913 Focal Length 729/10

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Mar, 2016

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