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Strong Sparrow

Strong Sparrow

Surviving a likely feline attack, this golden-crowned sparrow wears a ghastly head wound as a result. Undeterred, this bird carries on with the rest of the spar...
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Surviving a likely feline attack, this golden-crowned sparrow wears a ghastly head wound as a result. Undeterred, this bird carries on with the rest of the sparrow migrants settling into the lower Sierras for the winter. An estimated 1 billion birds are killed by cats daily worldwide. This sparrow, active and feeding, may defy those odds. encounter.
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COOLPIX P80

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Aperture 45/10 ISO 1088 Shutter 10/5068 Focal Length 645/10

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Nov, 2016

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