{"id":101966,"date":"2021-09-04T06:16:49","date_gmt":"2021-09-04T12:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=101966"},"modified":"2021-09-04T06:41:16","modified_gmt":"2021-09-04T12:41:16","slug":"a-chukar-amongst-wildflowers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/04\/a-chukar-amongst-wildflowers\/","title":{"rendered":"A Chukar Amongst Wildflowers"},"content":{"rendered":"

This Chukar was one of the most cooperative birds of any species I’ve photographed.<\/p>\n

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1\/1600, f\/7.1, ISO 640, Canon 7D, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS USM, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

In May of 2011 on Antelope Island ‘he’ posed for me up close in warm morning light and in a flowery setting for a long time – we can’t ask for much more than that from our avian subjects. If the setting looks familiar to viewers it’s probably because I posted a photo of this Chukar last spring but he gave me so many different poses I wanted to share a few more of them.<\/p>\n

I was so close he almost filled the frame, even with my teleconverter removed. So when he suddenly looked over his shoulder to my left I didn’t have as much room on the left side of the frame as I needed for the 5 x 7 aspect ratio I prefer. But I think this composition works just fine.<\/p>\n

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1\/1600, f\/7.1, ISO 640, Canon 7D, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS USM, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

He was calling intermittently for the entire time I spent with him. To me their namesake calls<\/a><\/span><\/span> often sound like excited chickens. One can often hear their calls reverberating across the island in the early mornings.<\/p>\n

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1\/1600, f\/7.1, ISO 640, Canon 7D, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS USM, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

He had this self-satisfied expression on his face immediately after one of his calling sessions. He appeared to be more than happy with his performance.<\/p>\n

In recent years there seems to be far fewer Chukars on the island than there used to be but apparently those we have left have retreated to the higher and steeper slopes that are less accessible to visitors. I can sometimes hear them high up on the mountainsides and good friend April Olson reports seeing them on her hikes into steeper terrain.<\/p>\n

With my bad back my hiking days are apparently over but it helps my attitude to know they’re still on the island.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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This Chukar was one of the most cooperative birds of any species I’ve photographed.<\/p>\n

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