{"id":100919,"date":"2022-03-19T05:45:03","date_gmt":"2022-03-19T11:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=100919"},"modified":"2022-03-19T05:45:21","modified_gmt":"2022-03-19T11:45:21","slug":"late-winter-song-sparrow-close-to-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2022\/03\/19\/late-winter-song-sparrow-close-to-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Late Winter Song Sparrow Close To Home"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"LateLate winter Song Sparrow \u2013 Nikon D500, tripod mounted, f10, 1\/800, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

When I photographed this Song Sparrow close to home two days ago it perched out in the open for almost a minute on the cool, late winter morning. The sun was shining brightly and this sparrow would have been hard for me to ignore. Why? Because I love sparrows.<\/p>\n

Okay, okay. I love all birds and can’t resist photographing them but these little brown jobs are wonderful in every way.<\/p>\n

Song Sparrows are named well. Some birds have names that make me wonder what the person who named them was thinking when they named them. For instance, Ring-necked Ducks do have a ring on their necks that isn’t usually visible but the ring on their bill always<\/em> is. In my opinion they should have been named Ring-billed Ducks.<\/p>\n

Song Sparrows sing<\/span><\/a>. They sing a lot. They sing with gusto and I love hearing them. Both the common and scientific name for these sparrows suit them well because they both indicate that this species sings<\/em>. The scientific name is Melospiza melodia<\/i> and the melodia part is for melody. These sparrows are songsters that may have a repertoire with as many as twenty tunes and many variations of those tunes.<\/p>\n

This particular Song Sparrow<\/span><\/a> didn’t’ sing while I photographed it perching on some rushes at the edge of a pond. I was okay with that. I simply enjoyed having the sparrow in my viewfinder.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Song Sparrow photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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