Rock Wren adult in early morning light – Nikon D500, f6.3, 1/1000, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
I have been able to take more Rock Wren photos in the West Desert the last two times I have wandered out there. I have looked and listened in the area where I found and photographed a Rock Wren on the 19th of May and that has paid off. The adult Rock Wren is still in the area and may even have a nest there.
Adult Rock Wren perched on an old fence post – Nikon D500, f6.3, 1/1000, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
I was tickled that the Rock Wren was perched on an old fence post in the early morning light. The fence posts are usually made from junipers and the older they get the more bleached out they become from years of being exposed to the harshness of the sun and the desert environment.
Rock Wren singing on a gnarly old fence post – Nikon D500, f6.3, 1/1250, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
On the 26th of May the Rock Wren sang from the fence posts that it perched on and when it flew to the ground I wondered if I might see it again on my way down from the mountains. I didn’t.
Adult Rock Wren singing in early morning light – Nikon D810, f6.3, 1/1000, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
The next morning I found the Rock Wren perched on top of a juniper in the same area singing in the early morning light. The wren didn’t stick around long but I enjoyed photographing it again on the juniper.
Maybe the next time I head out that way I will see the Rock Wren again, maybe I won’t. I know that I’ll be paying attention, looking, and listening for it when I do.
Life is good.
Mia
Click here to see more of my Rock Wren photos plus facts and information about this species.
Thank you for sharing the photographs of this Rock Wren as well as a link to their song. The recording enticed a bird outside my window to respond. 🙂
Yet another enchanting set of photos.
Like Jamila and April I particularly like the windswept look.
Wonderful photos. It is always so nice when they pose so perfectly for us. I too notice the ruffled feathers from the wind, must be our new norm for climate here in Utah.
Delightful photos! Must have been a bit of wind. I like the ruffled feathers.
Beautiful shots!