{"id":116937,"date":"2023-10-12T04:42:09","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T10:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=116937"},"modified":"2024-01-20T03:53:27","modified_gmt":"2024-01-20T10:53:27","slug":"peekaboo-chipping-sparrow-in-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2023\/10\/12\/peekaboo-chipping-sparrow-in-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"Peekaboo Chipping Sparrow In Fall"},"content":{"rendered":"

A few days ago in the Wasatch Mountains, I had this Chipping Sparrow in my viewfinder long enough to only take 10 images. I liked this photo the most.<\/p>\n

\"PeekabooPeekaboo Chipping Sparrow \u2013 Nikon D500, f8, 1\/1600, ISO 800, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

The setting is cluttered, but the light was lovely, and I felt that the peekaboo look I got from the sparrow was endearing.<\/p>\n

Quite often in the fall, this is the typical sighting I have of this species. During the spring, I see Chipping Sparrows more out in the open because the males are singing to attract mates. In autumn, they appear to be a little more secretive and skulky.<\/p>\n

This Chipping Sparrow<\/span><\/a> is in nonbreeding plumage, and she or he was silent. I did hear Chipping Sparrows while I was back East this spring but wasn’t able to photograph them because I didn’t have camera gear with me during that part of my journey.<\/p>\n

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I wish I had been able to spend more time photographing this sparrow high in the mountains, but two e-bikers rode by and scared it off.<\/p>\n

Birds were harder for me to find than they had been in September, but because I listened for birds, I was able to find a nice mixed flock of them. The birds were all foraging in a clump of intertwined chokecherries and hawthorns. I rely on my auditory skills to locate birds as frequently as I do my eyesight during some parts of the year, and fall is one of those times.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Very soon, this Chipping Sparrow and other lingering migrant birds will be winging their way to warmer climates for the coldest months of the year. Since I didn’t get to spend much time with them as I normally do, I will feel their absence even more deeply during this winter.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

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

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