[Length 7 in. Wingspan 9.5 in.]

This first year White-crowned Sparrow (gambelii race) was photographed at Sam Nail Ranch, Big Bend National Park, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: December 12, 2010)

[Length 7 in. Wingspan 9.5 in.]

This "Western" or "Gambel's" White-crowned Sparrow was photographed near Anchorage, Alaska, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1989)

[Length 6.75 in. Wingspan 9 in.]

The White-throated sparrow is a common feeder visitor in the eastern and southwestern US. It is easily identified by the black and white striped head, bright white throat patch, and yellow lores (the spot between the eye and the base of the bill). They travel in loose flocks and are often heard foraging in the leaf litter, as they rapidly hop backward, raking the leaves with their feet to expose insects and other food. White-throated Sparrows have one of the easiest songs to learn, a whistled "POOR SAM PEABODY PEABODY PEABODY". However, some would argue that the song should be "OH SWEET CANADA CANADA CANADA", since most of these birds breed in Canada! This one was photographed along a woodland trail in central New Jersey, USA. Photo taken with a 500mm f8 Nikkor mirror lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1986)

[Length 6.75 in. Wingspan 9 in.]

This immature White-throated Sparrow was photographed on one of the islands of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel in Virginia, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1990)

[Length 6.75 in. Wingspan 9 in.]

This White-throated Sparrow was photographed near a feeder in winter in central New Jersey, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 180mm EDAF f2.8 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: January 1994)

[Length 29.75 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This Black-faced Spoonbill was photographed at a large pond at an industrial land reclamation site, Dongtai, Jiangsu, China. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC17E II 1.7x Teleconverter on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: May 15, 2017)

[Length 29.75 in. Wingspan xx in.]

Black-faced Spoonbills breed along the northern coasts of China and the coasts of North and South Korea. In winter they move south along the southern coast of China (particularly Hong Kong) and to the Nansei Shoto (southern islands) of Japan. There are only about 4,000 birds left in the wild, and they are considered an endangered species. The Black-faced Spoonbill is distinguished from its more abundant cousin, the Eurasian Spoonbill, by the fact that the black of the bill extends up onto the face (hence the name "Black-faced") and around the eyes. This one (one of three present at this site in February, 1996) was photographed in a pond at the end of the runway at Naha airport on the island of Okinawa, Japan. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: January 1996)

[Length 29.75 in. Wingspan xx in.]

These endangered Black-faced Spoonbills were photographed in a pond at the end of the runway at Naha airport on the island of Okinawa, Japan. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: January 1996)

[Length 29.75 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This Black-faced Spoonbill was photographed at a large pond at an industrial land reclamation site, Dongtai, Jiangsu, China. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC17E II 1.7x Teleconverter on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: May 15, 2017)