Juvenile White-crowned SparrowJuvenile White-crowned Sparrow – Nikon D300, f5.6, 1/1000, ISO 640, +0.7 EV, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light, not baited

Although White-crowned Sparrows (Zonotrichia leucophrys) are year round residents in Utah I see far more of them in the fall, winter and early spring and because it is cold they also are “stickier” and allow closer approaches.

This juvenile White-crowned was perched along a road on Antelope Island State Park on a shrub that was leafless with dried stems of Black Mustard in the background last winter. I like the seed stuck on its bill and how the sparrows head is cocked sideways.

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