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Clay-colored Sparrow

Spizella pallida

Description:

An adult Clay-colored Sparrow during the breeding or mating season

Habitat:

Found in Fergus Falls at Delagoon Park while hiking on the bike trail. Area of the trail closest to DeLagoon Park's bike entrance or trail head (?)..

Notes:

I found this male courting or "servicing" his lady love. I'm not good at whistling but tried to mimic her sound. He either got extremely curious or I did a fair job of it as he flew right down to this flowering bush next to the trail I was on and stayed for 3-4 minutes before his mate called his attention back to her.

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13 Comments

JanelleL.Streed
JanelleL.Streed 10 years ago

Thank you so much, Ian Boyd and Jolly Ibanez!!

Ian Boyd
Ian Boyd 10 years ago

Beautiful photographs!

Jolly Ibañez
Jolly Ibañez 10 years ago

Perfect timing

JanelleL.Streed
JanelleL.Streed 11 years ago

Yukochartraw-Thank you! :-)))

YukoChartraw
YukoChartraw 11 years ago

#1 photo - nice shot!

JanelleL.Streed
JanelleL.Streed 11 years ago

Gerardo Aizpuru-Thank you so much!

JanelleL.Streed
JanelleL.Streed 11 years ago

Cindy BinghamKeiser-Thank you!

JanelleL.Streed
JanelleL.Streed 11 years ago

Dilek Cifci-Thank you! :-)

JanelleL.Streed
JanelleL.Streed 11 years ago

ChristyHolland-Thank you so much!

ChristyHolland
ChristyHolland 11 years ago

That first pic is exquisite! What a fun series!!

Dilek Cifci
Dilek Cifci 11 years ago

Amazing !

Beautiful series

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 11 years ago

Wow wonderful action shots!

JanelleL.Streed
Spotted by
JanelleL.Streed

Fergus Falls, Minnesota, USA

Spotted on May 14, 2012
Submitted on May 20, 2012

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