{"id":68473,"date":"2019-01-22T05:48:04","date_gmt":"2019-01-22T12:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=68473"},"modified":"2019-01-22T05:48:04","modified_gmt":"2019-01-22T12:48:04","slug":"calling-chukar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/22\/calling-chukar\/","title":{"rendered":"Calling Chukar"},"content":{"rendered":"

I haven’t posted a Chukar for many months so I figured it’s about time.<\/p>\n

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\"\"1\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II,\u00a0Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

I photographed this one this past June as it was calling from a rocky outcropping on Antelope Island. I like the calling pose, the clean background and the rocky perch. And this is one of those cases where I think the sidelight works well.<\/p>\n

This was one of the last times I’ve photographed a Chukar on the island. We just don’t see as many as we used to and I’m worried about what’s going on with them. They used to be ubiquitous on the island but they’re far from that now and have been for several years.<\/p>\n

Today’s post is a short one because I have a lot on my plate this morning, including but not limited to an important doctor appointment. I’m a busy boy.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

PS – And speaking of medical stuff I have to give a shout-out and a thank you to my good friend and neighbor Mike Welch. It snowed most of the day yesterday – the biggest ‘dump’ we’ve had all winter with 7″ at my house and up to 18″ elsewhere in the valley. The snow was unusually wet and dense and that will be good for birds and wildlife in the long run but there’s no way I could have dealt with shoveling and snow blowing it with my bad back and related issues. Mike knows my situation and good guy that he is he took it upon himself to do my driveway and sidewalk. <\/em><\/p>\n

Good friends – what would we do without them?<\/em><\/p>\n

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I haven’t posted a Chukar for many months so I figured it’s about time.<\/p>\n

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