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<\/p>\nI probably don’t give sparrows their due on my blog so it’s time to make amends. This species is among my favorites, especially the adults.<\/p>\n
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1\/3200, f\/8, 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 I see more juveniles of this species than I do adults so it was a treat to spend some time with this mature bird three years ago yesterday on Antelope Island. It was really pigging out on rabbitbrush seeds, to the point that most of my photos of the bird show seeds in its mouth or on its bill. The bird was typically buried in the flowers in acrobatic poses as it foraged so I appreciate that it paused out in the open briefly for a few portraits in a classic pose and in good light. For me the seeds hanging out of its mouth are a bonus.<\/p>\n Some folks have an aversion to rabbitbrush because they’re seriously allergic to its pollen or they don’t like its smell which as been compared to that of a wet armpit. But when blooming I think rabbitbrush can be spectacularly beautiful and makes an attractive setting for birds. The flowers of this particular specimen aren’t in their prime but when they are I like them very much.<\/p>\n It’s this time of year that rabbitbrush can be most colorful. In fact there’s one particular bush at Farmington Bay WMA that might be the largest and most colorful rabbitbrush specimen I’ve ever seen.<\/p>\n Now if I could just find a bird on it…<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I probably don’t give sparrows their due on my blog so it’s time to make amends. This species is among my favorites, especially the adults.<\/p>\n