Dunnock, by Pops
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Today, our featured photographer on the DPNow Picture of the Day is Paul, our resident back garden bird photography expert, registered on the DPNow forum and galleries as Pops. The shot of Paul's we have chosen today is a very picturesque study of a Dunnock, sometimes called a hedge sparrow or hedge warbler, though not related to sparrows or warblers. I'm told Dunnocks aren't particularly rare, and resemble a European Robin without the red breast. I can't, personally, recall ever seeing one in the 'wild', so it's great to see such a good picture of one here. The blurred background strengthens the bird in the foreground and the slanting blurred line gives the shot some added dimension. One again, well done Paul!
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