{"id":64280,"date":"2018-10-06T05:19:33","date_gmt":"2018-10-06T11:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=64280"},"modified":"2018-10-06T06:05:47","modified_gmt":"2018-10-06T12:05:47","slug":"white-crowned-sparrow-playing-hide-and-seek-with-a-harrier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/06\/white-crowned-sparrow-playing-hide-and-seek-with-a-harrier\/","title":{"rendered":"White-crowned Sparrow Playing Hide And Seek With A Harrier"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nothing major today – just one of those little mini-dramas in the daily life of birds. But it does\u00a0play out\u00a0in a pretty setting.<\/p>\n

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1\/5000, f\/6.3, ISO 640, 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

As many readers know about two weeks ago I spent several days photographing a variety of bird species in and on a wild rose loaded with rose hips. White-crowned Sparrows were one of the species and this adult perched in this fairly exposed spot\u00a0for a few moments. But suddenly this bird and a few others dove for cover.\u00a0At first I didn’t know why but when I looked up from my viewfinder there was a Northern Harrier flying low over us.<\/p>\n

Notice the raised crown. Perhaps it’s already spotted the harrier.<\/p>\n

There’s nothing like a harrier or one of the accipiters to make songbirds do a panic dive for cover. This sparrow dove straight into the bush and didn’t come out for some time.<\/p>\n

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1\/4000, f\/6.3, ISO 640, 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

And when it finally did reappear\u00a0it was certainly tentative about it. This wide view gives us a pretty good look at the escape avenue it had\u00a0used – the relatively dark and open pathway through the leaves behind the sparrow. The bird stayed partially hidden like this at the opening\u00a0for some time, looking around to make sure the harrier was gone and everything was safe. And then it flew off.<\/p>\n

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Here’s a tighter crop of the same photo\u00a0for a more intimate look at the sparrow.<\/p>\n

Nothing exciting I know, unless you were the sparrow. But it was interesting to watch.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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Nothing major today – just one of those little mini-dramas in the daily life of birds. But it does play out in a pretty setting<\/p>\n

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