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First Flight

By magnus
It was the first solo flight for this Sparrow.
He has a look which says " do I really have to let go of this tree?"

Tags: General Wildlife and nature

Voters: deavilin, DolphinLady, MandsH and 39 more

Readers' Choice Awards are given to photos that get over 30 votes

Uploaded:
23 Jul 2007 7:18AM
Camera:
Canon EOS 300D
Lens:
EF400mm f5.6L
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Comments


deavilin 18 352 1 United Kingdom
23 Jul 2007 7:22AM
Super image of this young sparrow, they are such fun to watch at this stageSmile

Charlotte
DolphinLady 16 54 1 Wales
23 Jul 2007 8:16AM
He looks a skinny little thing...I bet he was fine though.
Lovely capture.
HilarySmile
MandsH 15 England
23 Jul 2007 8:25AM
You can see the apprehension in his face, great shot, well caught
Mandy
Herge88 15 40 6 England
23 Jul 2007 11:29AM
Great detail and dof.

Best Matt
inkarts 18 61 2
23 Jul 2007 1:50PM
Nice dof and detail. I like the empty space you have left, which the bird is looking into. Good breathing space. Regards John
dianah 15 24.5k 4 United Kingdom
23 Jul 2007 3:12PM
He looks hungry! Also rather nervous! A brilliant shot, lots of character.
Di
Birdyian 14
23 Jul 2007 6:53PM
Great shot, lots of detail

Birdyian
theeyesoftheblind 15 4 England
23 Jul 2007 7:07PM
You want me to do What!!! Well caught and excellent expression. Great DOF. Clive
Hop-A-Long 15 52 1 England
23 Jul 2007 7:17PM
Great shot. He looks terrified at the thought of letting go.
Andy
AlanBW 16 20 England
24 Jul 2007 8:23AM
Wonderful pose and attitude, great capture
Last modified by the Moderator Team on 24 Jul 2007 8:27AM
Libby_M 15 United Kingdom
24 Jul 2007 8:28AM
brill pose
keep it away from that sparrow hawk ha ha
great catch
imagio 15 12 1 England
24 Jul 2007 8:43AM
Excellent composition

Bernie
helenlinda Plus
15 374 22 United Kingdom
24 Jul 2007 9:24AM
He looks so weak and feeble
Lovely composition
Helen
astyag 14 12
24 Jul 2007 9:31AM
h'eh funny bird. but so cute. well comped.
astyag
GeorgeRusky 16 1 4
24 Jul 2007 10:52AM
Lovely image.
Good colors and composition.
Sharp and well developed.
George.
Last modified by the Moderator Team on 4 Aug 2007 10:11PM
mrswoolybill Plus
15 3.2k 2527 United Kingdom
24 Jul 2007 5:21PM
Super shot.
Moira
Rende 15 38 4 Netherlands
24 Jul 2007 9:38PM
Lovely composition and great detail!
Rende
JudeC 15 6 3 England
25 Jul 2007 6:34AM
Look at its little face - well captured - JudeC
Nettles 15 England
25 Jul 2007 8:25AM
Lovely capture and great detail. Hope he fattened up a little for the cold and wet to come.
Annette
magnus 17 661 5 United Arab Emirates
25 Jul 2007 8:30AM

Quote:Lovely capture and great detail. Hope he fattened up a little for the cold and wet to come.
Annette

Not much cold and wet here!
SugarPlum 15 England
25 Jul 2007 9:41AM
superb clarity
Cabit 15 104 England
26 Jul 2007 1:10PM
Nice shot, great P/F like it.
patsy88 15 United Kingdom
26 Jul 2007 9:05PM
Nice one..
Patsy
glyndwr 15 103 10 Wales
27 Jul 2007 2:27PM
Good image.
Pegon 16 78 1 England
27 Jul 2007 10:01PM
Good shot, well caught.
Pete.
Mjhearne 15 432 4 Scotland
29 Jul 2007 6:27AM
Glad to be the 30th click on this great shot! Great close up and fine detail!!
Well done

Matthew
Maiwand 15 3 73 England
29 Jul 2007 4:01PM
No wonder he looks apprehensive-- thats a big world for a tiny sparrow.
Ron
ShedMan 16 3 2 South Africa
30 Jul 2007 5:02PM
Gosh, this is a young 'un. Very well captured, nice and sharp - lovely pose and expression on his / her face (looks female but can't always tell at that age!).

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norton 18 2 6 Jersey
7 Aug 2007 9:31PM
Great composition and detail,superb shot,well captured.........

Tony.
brownsilent 15 7 2 United Kingdom
8 Aug 2007 6:54AM
Lovely, he really looks frail. Good use of dof, well captrured.
Johanna
BenF 16 14 United States
4 Sep 2007 3:26PM
Good stuff! Super crisp.
Uncle_Wonk 15 England
28 Jul 2008 2:50PM
WOW... what a wonderful capture.
John
Linus_dxb 13
31 Jul 2008 8:49AM
hey
nice shot of a young passer domestica
Linus

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