{"id":59481,"date":"2018-05-23T04:55:45","date_gmt":"2018-05-23T10:55:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=59481"},"modified":"2018-05-23T04:55:45","modified_gmt":"2018-05-23T10:55:45","slug":"lark-sparrow-singing-and-rousing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/23\/lark-sparrow-singing-and-rousing\/","title":{"rendered":"Lark Sparrow Singing And Rousing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lark Sparrows returned to Antelope Island some time ago but until two days ago I haven’t been able to get any “clean”\u00a0shots of them. I can partially blame the\u00a0growth habits of sagebrush for that.<\/p>\n

On the island I usually find these sparrows perched on sage and in the spring\u00a0its bare, spiky vertical\u00a0stems from last year generally make for an unattractive perch. When they land the sparrows usually settle down into them so they’re\u00a0surrounded by bright white twigs that at least partially obscure the birds.<\/p>\n

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1\/4000, f\/6.3, ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

But by now the soft gray-green sage leaves are filling in at the top of the plants and the sparrows perch higher on the sage which allows for a more attractive setting and a better view of the bird.<\/p>\n

This one was singing on territory so even though sexes are similar\u00a0it’s most likely a male. I like the nice light on the sparrow, the singing pose, the detail and sharpness of the bird and the nonchalant way he’s resting his left foot on top of the twig. The color of the background may or may not appeal to viewers but I think it’s complementary to the sparrow.<\/p>\n

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1\/4000, f\/6.3, ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

He didn’t give me a lot of pose variety until he roused. Rousing is a vigorous activity that shakes the feathers at great speed so even a shutter speed of 1\/4000 second\u00a0couldn’t prevent some motion blur in his wing primaries but in this situation I think that softness\u00a0implies motion appropriately.<\/p>\n

I’ve said it before – I just love the distinctly marked harlequin face of the Lark Sparrow.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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Lark Sparrows returned to Antelope Island some time ago but until two days ago I haven’t been able to get any “clean” shots of them. I can partially blame the growth habits of sagebrush for that.<\/p>\n

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