{"id":106065,"date":"2022-09-10T03:31:48","date_gmt":"2022-09-10T09:31:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=106065"},"modified":"2022-09-10T03:38:14","modified_gmt":"2022-09-10T09:38:14","slug":"young-green-tailed-towhee-in-a-serviceberry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2022\/09\/10\/young-green-tailed-towhee-in-a-serviceberry\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Green-tailed Towhee In A Serviceberry"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"YoungYoung Green-tailed Towhee posing in a serviceberry \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/800, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I found this young Green-tailed Towhee perched in a serviceberry high in a mountain canyon on a sunny morning on the last day of July this year. I’ve been meaning to share this towhee photo for a while now and today seems like as good a day as any.<\/p>\n

Earlier in the morning I had photographed a pair of Sandhill Cranes<\/span><\/a> at this same location and I had driven back to see if the cranes were still there. I didn’t find the cranes again but when this beautiful young towhee popped up I was thrilled. Green-tailed Towhees are only here for their breeding season so I photograph them as often as I can while they are in northern Utah. I love listening to the adults sing and call<\/span><\/a> plus I enjoy watching the young towhees develop before they migrate.<\/p>\n

I don’t think this immature Green-tailed Towhee could have picked a more visually pleasing spot than this berry laden serviceberry for me to photograph it on that morning. The light was wonderful and the eye contact I had with the young bird was terrific.<\/p>\n

By now many of the Green-tailed Towhees have started their fall journeys to their overwintering grounds. A few may still be in the mountains but it might be a while before I get back up there.<\/p>\n

After days and days of record breaking temps we have finally started to cool off but smoke has come back to this area. I opened my living room window this morning and immediately smelled the acrid smoke of western wildfires. My window was closed almost as soon as I inhaled that first whiff of smoke.<\/p>\n

\"Bad<\/a>Bad air quality September 10, 2022 from PurpleAir.com<\/span><\/a>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

I’m going to hunker down and stay inside until this smoke clears out. That smoke is really nasty.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

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

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