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Vesper Sparrow
[Pooecetes gramineus]
[Length 6.25 in. Wingspan 10 in.]
Vesper Sparrows breed throughout much of the US except the southern states, and southern Canada.
They are a common bird in grasslands and farmlands.
This one was photographed in the foothills above Walden in North Park, Colorado.
Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Kodachrome 200 film..
(Date: May 1992)
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