<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>entrada sandstone – Feathered Photography</title> <atom:link href="https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/tag/entrada-sandstone/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2013 12:42:13 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2</generator> <site xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">23255163</site> <item> <title>Lazuli Buntings In The San Rafael Swell</title> <link>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2013/10/01/lazuli-buntings-in-the-san-rafael-swell/</link> <comments>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2013/10/01/lazuli-buntings-in-the-san-rafael-swell/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ron Dudley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2013 12:12:22 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ecology and Environment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lazuli Buntings]]></category> <category><![CDATA[San Rafael Swell]]></category> <category><![CDATA[blm]]></category> <category><![CDATA[brood parasitism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[brown headed cowbird]]></category> <category><![CDATA[entrada sandstone]]></category> <category><![CDATA[greasewood]]></category> <category><![CDATA[lapis lazuli]]></category> <category><![CDATA[lazuli bunting]]></category> <category><![CDATA[passerina amoena]]></category> <category><![CDATA[san rafael swell]]></category> <category><![CDATA[utah]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/?p=18888</guid> <description><![CDATA[Appropriately named after the blue gemstone lapis lazuli, the Lazuli Bunting is one of our most colorful western birds. The persistent and conspicuous song of the male throughout the breeding season has been likened to an "acoustic barcode" that is unique to that individual bird.<p> <a class="continue-reading-link" href="https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2013/10/01/lazuli-buntings-in-the-san-rafael-swell/"><span>Continue reading</span><i class="crycon-right-dir"></i></a> </p>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2013/10/01/lazuli-buntings-in-the-san-rafael-swell/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>31</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">18888</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Lazuli Buntings of the San Rafael Swell</title> <link>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2011/12/20/lazuli-buntings-of-the-san-rafael-swell/</link> <comments>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2011/12/20/lazuli-buntings-of-the-san-rafael-swell/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ron Dudley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:06:17 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Favorite Locations]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lazuli Buntings]]></category> <category><![CDATA[San Rafael Swell]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bi-colored bill]]></category> <category><![CDATA[entrada sandstone]]></category> <category><![CDATA[greasewood]]></category> <category><![CDATA[lazuli bunting]]></category> <category><![CDATA[male]]></category> <category><![CDATA[passerina amoena]]></category> <category><![CDATA[san rafael swell]]></category> <category><![CDATA[singing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[utah]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://featheredphotography.com/blog/?p=3524</guid> <description><![CDATA[For me Lazuli Buntings have long been an elusive subject. Though they’re common in the western U.S. I rarely see them near my home and when I’ve found them in my travels they either won’t let me get close or they’re buried in thickets where I can’t get clean shots of them. All that changed on an early June photo/camping trip to Utah’s remote and visually stunning San Rafael Swell.   1/1600, f/8, ISO 400, 500 f/4, 1.4 tc I found the males singing on territory and more cooperative than usual since their preferred singing perch was at the top of low shrubs and they were often so involved with their melodious territorial declarations that they sometimes let me approach them quite closely. This one is perched on greasewood which provided some nice green colors in this arid habitat that they prefer. I like this good look at the bi-colored bill of the species.   1/1250, f/7.1, ISO 400, 500 f/4, 1.4 tc At times one of these males would give me a clean perch and background for a typical “bird on a stick” image.     1/1250, f/6.3, ISO 400, 500 f/4, 1.4 tc But more often than not the perch would be more cluttered. Here I’m less than happy with the out of focus twigs in the foreground but I liked the cottonwood “cotton” stuck to the bill. The unusual background color is from the Entrada Sandstone so common in the area.   1/1250, f/8, ISO 200, 500 f/4, 1.4 tc I’ve seldom seen birds get so...<p> <a class="continue-reading-link" href="https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2011/12/20/lazuli-buntings-of-the-san-rafael-swell/"><span>Continue reading</span><i class="crycon-right-dir"></i></a> </p>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2011/12/20/lazuli-buntings-of-the-san-rafael-swell/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>9</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">3524</post-id> </item> </channel> </rss>