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1\/2000, f\/6.3, ISO 640, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon<\/em> EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM +1.4, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/p>\nI photographed this juvenile White-crowned Sparrow three days ago at Farmington. I like the detail and light on the bird, the seasonal fall colors in the background and the pose.\u00a0And I really\u00a0enjoy\u00a0the way the rusty wire partially frames the bird.<\/p>\n
Yes, the wire is barbed and that likely won’t appeal to some. In some\u00a0cases barbed wire can have devastating effects on wildlife as I’ve\u00a0recently documented and we’ve discussed on this blog. But many songbirds love to perch on these wire\u00a0fences as it provides them an elevated platform from which\u00a0to watch for predators and hunt insects and that must give them a survival advantage.\u00a0The Loggerhead Shrike is\u00a0an example of a bird that is highly adapted to barbed wire – not only\u00a0do they regularly\u00a0perch on and\u00a0hunt from the wire but\u00a0they also habitually impale their prey on the barbs so that they can get enough leverage to tear it apart and consume it. Like most things, barbed wire isn’t all bad.<\/p>\n
That said, I sure wish the wire didn’t have to be barbed to be effective in controlling livestock.<\/p>\n
Ron<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Sometimes the setting almost frames the bird for you.<\/p>\n