Fox Sparrow Charmlee Park Southern California_9697

            Because the road was closed to our original birding/hiking destination we found ourselves at Charmlee Park.  We also call it rattlesnake park and the last time we visited it was infested with screaming children.  But not on this day.  Out pops a Fox Sparrow and my mind quickly clicks through the short list of birds I might confuse him with.  I do my best to get a photo for documentation.  This is a shy bird with subtle fascinating beauty.

"Fox Sparrow is one of the most geographically variable bird species in North America. Experts have identified at least 18 subspecies partitioned into three or four distinct groups that each differ in breeding habitat, vocalizations, plumage, and behavior. The species breeds in montane forest across the northern boreal forest of Canada and Alaska and in the western United States, generally preferring streamside thickets and chaparral. By October, Fox Sparrows have vacated the breeding range and can be found across most of the lower 48 states in dense thickets, where they commonly occur with other sparrows seeking similar habitats. During the nonbreeding season in January, the species is found in the eastern states, especially the Southeast, and along the entire Pacific Coast from coastal British Columbia to southern California. Listen for the species’ loud smack call, a sure giveaway that a bird is lurking out of sight in deep brush."
birdwatchingdaily.com

Taken in: United States / California / Malibu West (show map)

Taken on: November 4, 2022

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Fox Sparrow

Passerella iliaca

Bruant fauve

birdwatching

birdwatching Los Angeles

Thick-billed Fox Sparrow

shy bird

canon

100-400

Spatz

sparrow

malibu birds

Charmlee Wilderness Park

90-D

birding with Jerry

Pleistocene bird

Variable bird

Winter visitor

migrating bird

FOSP

Charmlee Wilderness Park is perched on a bluff overlooking Malibu's alluring coast.

Santa Monica Mountains

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Camera: Canon EOS 90D, f/8.0, 1/1250 sec, 400mm, ISO 640 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 90D
Lens:	EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1250)
Focal Length:	400mm
ISO:	640
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
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