{"id":143217,"date":"2025-05-01T02:46:36","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T07:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=143217"},"modified":"2025-04-30T10:27:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T15:27:31","slug":"white-crowned-sparrow-in-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2025\/05\/01\/white-crowned-sparrow-in-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"White-crowned Sparrow In Spring"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today I’m sharing a lingering adult White-crowned Sparrow that I photographed from the deck three days ago. I\u2019d been listening to it sing<\/span><\/a> for several days.<\/p>\n

\"AdultAdult White-crowned Sparrow in spring \u2013 Canon R7, handheld, f8, 1\/200, ISO 1000, +0.3 EV, Canon EF 100-400mm II at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

This White-crowned Sparrow is an Eastern Taiga subspecies, Zonotrichia leucophrys nigrilora<\/em>. They look most similar to the Interior West subspecies, Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha<\/em>.<\/p>\n

I used to photograph the Interior West subspecies in Utah, Idaho, and Montana when I lived out west.<\/p>\n

White-crowned Sparrows appear over much of North America during their breeding and nonbreeding season. They can be found in open woods, open grasslands, gardens, mountains, forests, and backyards.<\/p>\n

Very soon these White-crowned Sparrows will leave for their breeding grounds, if they haven\u2019t already. I haven\u2019t seen this sparrow in a day now, but we had storms roll through and I wasn\u2019t outside as much as usual.<\/p>\n

The sparrow had come into the seed feeder, and I took advantage of the opportunity to photograph him or her out in the open.<\/p>\n

White-crowned Sparrows mainly eat seeds but during the summer they will eat caterpillars, wasps, beetles, and other insects.<\/p>\n

Before long, this handsome sparrow with the black and white stripes on its crown will be raising their young.<\/p>\n

They\u2019ll return here in the fall and brighten up the winter when they visit the feeders and sing nearby.<\/p>\n

Spring is such an awesome, birdy season!<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

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

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