Spring Messenger
by Jurgen Lorenzen
Title
Spring Messenger
Artist
Jurgen Lorenzen
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) seems to enjoy the beautiful spring color provided by its perch, a Red Quince bush (Chaenomeles speciosa), on a farm in Summers County, West Virginia. The unusual white head of the sparrow, Leucism, refers to an abnormality in the deposition of pigment in feathers. There is some disagreement as to whether the condition is genetic or caused by pigment cells that were damaged during development.
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April 9th, 2020
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Comments (127)
Jean Peavler 16 Days Ago
Beautiful photograph! Congratulations on winning the "Signs of Spring in Appalachia" contest!
Jennifer Jenson 16 Days Ago
Congratulations on your 1st Place Win in the “Signs of Spring in Appalachia” contest, Jurgen! Gorgeous work! You had my vote!
Holly April Harris 17 Days Ago
Congratulations on your 1st Place finish in the “Signs of Spring in Appalachia” contest!
Sarah Irland 18 Days Ago
Congratulations, Jurgen, on your 1st Place Win in the Signs of Spring Contest for this beautiful photograph! So well done. L/F
Shelia Hunt 18 Days Ago
Congratulations on your 1st Place Award for this beautiful image, Jurgen! Well deserved!
Candice Lowther 21 Days Ago
This is a beautiful photo of a very interesting bird. This Chipping Sparrow is partially leucistic, meaning that some of its plumage is white, but not all. In this case, it’s the throat and forehead. Interesting!
Christopher James
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 Views on One Image Group's Special Features Nominations For Promotion #26 . Please help your fellow artists by visiting and passing on the love to another artist in the the 1000 Views on One Image Group....L/F/Tw
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group ..... Feel free to place your featured image in the Features Archive and any Genre specific Archive l/f/p
Tibby Steedly
What a gorgeous capture of this little one. So beautiful. Congratulations on your first place win!! Fave and following!
Bee Creek Photography - Tod and Cynthia
Congrats on your first place win in the Spring Showcasing the South contest!
Jennifer Jenson
Congratulations on your 1st Place Win in the Spring Showcasing the South and Mid Atlantic contest, Jurgen! You had my vote! Beautiful work!
Rachel Morrison
Absolutely darling! Congratulations on your 1st Place Win in the Spring Showcasing the South and Mid Atlantic contest! Voted
Donna Twiford
Congratulations!!! On your first place win in the Spring Showcasing the South and Mid Atlantic Contest! LOVE this image!💕
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