{"id":24843,"date":"2014-07-03T04:30:45","date_gmt":"2014-07-03T10:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=24843"},"modified":"2014-06-28T06:37:27","modified_gmt":"2014-06-28T12:37:27","slug":"horned-larks-on-perches-other-than-rocks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/03\/horned-larks-on-perches-other-than-rocks\/","title":{"rendered":"Horned Larks On Perches Other Than Rocks"},"content":{"rendered":"

I photograph Horned Larks often on Antelope Island and elsewhere but their propensity for perching on low rocks has been an issue for me.\u00a0 On the island those rocks are predominantly Tintic Quartzite which is very\u00a0light-colored (almost white) and is an extremely bright and\u00a0often unattractive perch.\u00a0 And I simply get tired of\u00a0perches that look almost the same.<\/p>\n

But occasionally I’ve been able to photograph them on perches that have more appeal for me.<\/p>\n

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\"horned<\/p>\n

\u00a01\/3200, f\/7.1, ISO 400, Canon 7D, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM +1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Last month I found this male on a gnarly old sagebrush branch.\u00a0 He didn’t give me much variety in pose or behavior but he allowed a close approach in pretty good light for long enough to snap off a couple of shots.<\/p>\n

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\"horned<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a01\/4000, f\/6.3, ISO 640, Canon 7D, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM +1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Then a week ago I encountered another male singing from a dried moth mullein stem.\u00a0 I do see them on perches like this occasionally\u00a0but I think their height makes the birds feel more vulnerable than they do on much lower rocks so they tend to fly off more quickly as I approach.\u00a0 At least that’s my working theory…<\/p>\n

This is another species\u00a0I don’t post often because they’re so common.\u00a0 More attitude adjustment needed\u00a0on my part.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

Note:\u00a0 I’m on an extended camping\/photo trip to Montana and\u00a0internet access\u00a0is intermittent at best so I won’t be able to respond to\u00a0comments that may be posted\u00a0(though I do get the comment emails on my phone when I have a signal and I enjoy reading them).\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I photograph Horned Larks often on Antelope Island and elsewhere but their propensity for perching on low rocks has been an issue for me.<\/p>\n

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