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Callalily

(15,283 posts)
Sun Aug 31, 2025, 06:21 AM Aug 2025

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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Bird among lupines. (Original Post) Callalily Aug 2025 OP
Beautiful! democrank Aug 2025 #1
Might be a Savannah Sparrow. HeartsCanHope Aug 2025 #2
Agree with Savannah Sparrow Elysium Aug 2025 #9
Thanks for letting us know, Elysium! HeartsCanHope Aug 2025 #21
Thanks for the bird ID. Callalily Aug 2025 #10
So caught up in identifying the bird I forgot to say your photo was just lovely! HeartsCanHope Aug 2025 #22
What a gorgeous shot! thank you for sharing! nt Trueblue Texan Aug 2025 #3
Splendid image Callalily. Don't know bird tho. George McGovern Aug 2025 #4
Lupines are beautiful and apparently good for the birds. TNNurse Aug 2025 #5
Glad to hear that they are good for the birds. Callalily Aug 2025 #11
Such a gorgeous image! Thank you for sharing. niyad Aug 2025 #6
Thank you! Callalily Aug 2025 #15
What a beautiful picture! TY for sharing with us! Diamond_Dog Aug 2025 #7
Thanks. I really should post more photos here. Callalily Aug 2025 #16
Definitely a sparrow. Grumpy Old Guy Aug 2025 #8
ID'd as a Savannah Sparrow in above post. Callalily Aug 2025 #17
I wouldn't be able to without birdnet.nt jfz9580m Aug 2025 #12
I'll definitely havae to check birdnet.nt out Callalily Aug 2025 #18
What a beautiful shot, my dear Callalily! The colorful bird among the colorful lupines! Amazing! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2025 #13
Thanks Peggy. There were fields and fields Callalily Aug 2025 #19
Beautiful! Rebl2 Aug 2025 #14
Thank you. Callalily Aug 2025 #20

HeartsCanHope

(1,443 posts)
2. Might be a Savannah Sparrow.
Sun Aug 31, 2025, 06:56 AM
Aug 2025

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, 09:11 AM
Aug 2025

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

(1,443 posts)
21. Thanks for letting us know, Elysium!
Sun Aug 31, 2025, 05:40 PM
Aug 2025

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

HeartsCanHope

(1,443 posts)
22. So caught up in identifying the bird I forgot to say your photo was just lovely!
Sun Aug 31, 2025, 05:43 PM
Aug 2025

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

CaliforniaPeggy

(155,881 posts)
13. What a beautiful shot, my dear Callalily! The colorful bird among the colorful lupines! Amazing!
Sun Aug 31, 2025, 10:02 AM
Aug 2025
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