{"id":69591,"date":"2019-02-26T05:44:58","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T12:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=69591"},"modified":"2019-02-26T05:44:58","modified_gmt":"2019-02-26T12:44:58","slug":"a-couple-of-antelope-island-birds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/26\/a-couple-of-antelope-island-birds\/","title":{"rendered":"A Couple Of Antelope Island Birds"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Chukar overlooking the Great Salt Lake and the fattest meadowlark you’ve ever seen. I’d bet the farm on it.<\/p>\n

Both of these images were taken on Antelope Island in the early spring of 2016.<\/em><\/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

One of the fairly unique opportunities that comes with photographing Chukars on the island is getting the Great Salt Lake in the background. And since many of the rocks Chukars like to perch on look down on the lake from high above the lucky photographer can get an interesting mix of blue water and tan mud flats as a backdrop.<\/p>\n

I think that combination is interesting in part because our eye expects the boundary between blue and tan to be the horizon so it should be horizontal or nearly so. But as in this image it sometimes isn’t and that apparent incongruity has the potential of engaging the viewer. When the viewer ponders our images it’s usually a good thing.<\/p>\n

I think the calling pose is a bonus.<\/p>\n

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1\/3200, f\/7.1, 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<\/p>\n

A few weeks earlier I photographed this Western Meadowlark perched on rabbitbrush. It was a cold morning and “he” was fluffed up to the max in an effort to keep warm. I don’t believe I’ve ever seen a more chubby-looking meadowlark, or any other bird species for that matter. I almost expected the breeze to roll him off his perch.<\/p>\n

Antelope Island has been slow for birds in recent months but I still check on it occasionally. Many of my best photos have been taken on the island and with spring approaching things should soon pick up out there.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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A Chukar overlooking the Great Salt Lake and the fattest meadowlark you’ve ever seen. I’d bet the farm on it.<\/p>\n

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