{"id":10991,"date":"2012-12-31T06:09:52","date_gmt":"2012-12-31T13:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=10991"},"modified":"2012-12-31T06:37:46","modified_gmt":"2012-12-31T13:37:46","slug":"lickety-split-chukar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/31\/lickety-split-chukar\/","title":{"rendered":"Lickety-split Chukar"},"content":{"rendered":"

We haven’t seen many Chukars recently but yesterday we found a small covey feeding at the base of several rabbitbrush on the north end of Antelope Island.<\/p>\n

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1\/3200, f\/6.3, ISO 500, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, natural light<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Most of them were pretty skittish but the sentry bird was standing\u00a0watch on top of a snow-covered boulder as the rest of the birds slowly wandered away.\u00a0 The sentry posed for us for several minutes.<\/p>\n

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\u00a01\/3200, f\/6.3, ISO 500, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, natural light<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0It called out\u00a0to the rest of the flock twice.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Chukars are often reluctant to fly and prefer to scurry on the ground to safety.\u00a0\u00a0 In an instant the\u00a0bird accelerated up the rock…<\/p>\n

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\u00a0and down the other side.\u00a0 It was really<\/em> moving.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a01\/3200, f\/6.3, ISO 500, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, natural light<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

In this last decent shot I got in the series, the bird appears to be sledding on top of the snow as much as it is running through it.<\/p>\n

I really enjoy photographing Chukars in the snow this time of year.\u00a0 For much of the fall and early winter these birds are pretty scruffy looking but now their plumage appears bright and fresh again.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We haven’t seen many Chukars recently but yesterday we found a small covey feeding at the base of several rabbitbrush on the north end of Antelope Island.   1\/3200, f\/6.3, ISO 500, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, natural light Most of them were pretty skittish but the sentry bird was standing\u00a0watch on top of a snow-covered boulder as the rest of the birds slowly wandered away.\u00a0 The sentry posed for us for several minutes.     \u00a01\/3200, f\/6.3, ISO 500, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, natural light \u00a0It called out\u00a0to the rest of the flock twice.     \u00a01\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 500, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, natural light \u00a0Chukars are often reluctant to fly and prefer to scurry on the ground to safety.\u00a0\u00a0 In an instant the\u00a0bird accelerated up the rock…       \u00a0\u00a01\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 500, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, natural light \u00a0and down the other side.\u00a0 It was really moving.     \u00a0\u00a01\/3200, f\/6.3, ISO 500, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, natural light In this last decent shot I got in the series, the bird appears to be sledding on top of the snow as much as it is running through it. I really enjoy photographing Chukars in the snow this time of year.\u00a0 For much of the fall and early winter these birds are pretty scruffy looking but now their plumage appears bright and fresh again. Ron<\/p>\n

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