Juvenile White-crowned SparrowJuvenile White-crowned Sparrow – Nikon D300, f6.3, 1/1600, ISO 640, +0.7 EV, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light

Yesterday while I was out photographing on Antelope Island State Park I came across a small flock of White-crowned Sparrows right next to the road.

Until I viewed this image on my monitor I hadn’t noticed that the Sagebrush has started to green up, another sign of spring.

I like how the juvenile White-crowned Sparrow stands out from the sagebrush in the background.

My EV; or exposure compensation, shouldn’t have been at +0.7, it should have been lower. I had been photographing a Rough-legged Hawk in flight against a blue sky before I took this image and had forgotten to reset my EV to 0.0 but I was able to bring the global exposure level down a smidge in post processing to correct that.

White-crowned Sparrows have a clear whistling call followed by a series of trills or buzzes that I can easily pick up on but normally I see this species before I hear them.

Life is good.

Mia

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