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<\/p>\nDark-eyed Juncos are a species I rarely feature on Feathered Photography which seems illogical for such an abundant, ubiquitous, conspicuous and often tame bird.<\/p>\n
Over the years I’ve posted over 10,000 bird photos to my blog and only four of them have been images of juncos. In winter these “snowbirds” flock to feeders in large numbers where they’re easy to photograph but I don’t photograph birds at feeders and I’ve found them difficult to approach in the wild. But yesterday morning in a remote area of Box Elder County my luck with them changed.<\/p>\n
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1\/3200, f\/6.3, ISO 800, 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 This one posed briefly on several parts of the twig but my favorite shots were taken when it eventually reached one end of it and turned to give me a side view. There’s a fluffy seed in its bill, I have a clean background and there’s nice light on the bird.<\/p>\n This photo style is often referred to as “bird on a stick” but if the BOS style doesn’t appeal to you…<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1\/3200, f\/6.3, ISO 800, 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 perhaps this shot taken two minutes later in more of the “bird in habitat” (BIH) style will foot the bill. I deliberately cropped a little more loosely on the bird than I usually do to include more of the wild rose hips in the frame. The rose hips are out of focus but I think they add nice color and provide almost a vignette effect around the junco.<\/p>\n The many subspecies (groups) of juncos are a confusing bunch that have confounded taxonomists for generations resulting in a “turbulent” taxonomic history and a “nightmare” for ornithologists. And they confuse the hell out of this bird photographer with only amateur skills at bird ID. My best guess is that the bird in the second photo might be a hatch year Oregon Junco but I’m thoroughly stumped by the first junco above.<\/p>\n A little help from my friends?<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dark-eyed Juncos are a species I rarely feature on Feathered Photography which seems illogical for such an abundant, ubiquitous, conspicuous and often tame bird.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/dark-eyed-junco-4757-ron-dudley.jpg\" "\\"dark-eyed-junco-4757-ron-dudley\\"")
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