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Callalily

(15,226 posts)
Sun Aug 31, 2025, 07:21 AM Sunday

Bird among lupines.

I'm bad at bird identification. Sigh.

Took this photo on a recent trip to Canada. They are crazy over lupines, although here they are considered an invasive species. There are fields all over the place, and do look lovely.

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HeartsCanHope

(1,288 posts)
2. Might be a Savannah Sparrow.
Sun Aug 31, 2025, 07:56 AM
Sunday

Here's a link to Cornell's All About Birds: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Savannah_Sparrow/id
Don't know if that's right, but Cornell has lots of info on sparrows! Good luck!

Elysium

(42 posts)
9. Agree with Savannah Sparrow
Sun Aug 31, 2025, 10:11 AM
Sunday

I am an experience birder and Savannah Sparrow was also my first impression. It looks too lean to be a chunkier Song Sparrow plus the streaking on the side of the breast looks to fine for Song Sparrow. Also, if you look really close there is a tiny bit of yellow in the lores.

HeartsCanHope

(1,288 posts)
21. Thanks for letting us know, Elysium!
Sun Aug 31, 2025, 06:40 PM
Sunday

I am NOT an experienced birder, just looked it up on All About Birds, and was curious if my inexperienced guess was right.

HeartsCanHope

(1,288 posts)
22. So caught up in identifying the bird I forgot to say your photo was just lovely!
Sun Aug 31, 2025, 06:43 PM
Sunday

Thank you so much for sharing your photo with us. You are very talented!

CaliforniaPeggy

(154,961 posts)
13. What a beautiful shot, my dear Callalily! The colorful bird among the colorful lupines! Amazing!
Sun Aug 31, 2025, 11:02 AM
Sunday
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