the sparrow series
Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 9:25PM this is from a series of images i took a few years ago at a friend's home. he has a beautiful pool with two copper fish fountains on the side opposite the deck. that spring two sparrows had built their nest inside one of the fountains and their babies were freshly hatched at the time of our arrival.
to capture the scene, i placed my camera on the deck-side of the pool, set the motordrive to high-speed and fired off bursts, trying to time the arrivals and departures. was a remarkable scene to witness over the few days we were there...and although we never looked inside to see the little ones for fear of freaking out the parents, there was never a doubt they were in there - what a din! we're not sure what the outcome was - the family was all intact when we left but the last two springs we've visited, the fish has remained vacant....but the sparrow population is as robust as ever. see larger versions of this series here
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Hey, tuned in this evening - a little late - 12:00 pm.....the good Father is out on a call and I was awake so decided to take a look - love the new "Above the Tempest" - gorgeous shot:) I've now clicked on the RSS feed for here so I can keep closer tabs on your site:) xo
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