{"id":14542,"date":"2014-03-10T05:58:54","date_gmt":"2014-03-10T11:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=14542"},"modified":"2025-12-06T06:17:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T12:17:38","slug":"chukars-on-antelope-island-state-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2014\/03\/10\/chukars-on-antelope-island-state-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Chukars on Antelope Island State Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ChukarChukar warming up on the rocks – Nikon D300, f9, 1\/640, ISO 500, +0.7 EV, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light, not baited or called in<\/span><\/p>\n

After seeing few Chukars on Antelope Island State Park over the winter it is a delight to see them perching on rocks, preening, calling, and warming up in the first rays of sunlight on the island again.<\/p>\n

\"PreeningPreening Chukar\u00a0– Nikon D300, f8, 1\/500, ISO 320, +0.3 EV, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light, not baited or called in<\/span><\/p>\n

Chukars aren’t native to North America but they have made Antelope Island<\/span><\/a> their home and can be found this time of the year by following the kakakakakakakachukAR chuKAR chuKAR<\/a><\/span> sound near the marina, the visitor center, the trailhead to Frary Peak, and other rocky locations around the island.<\/p>\n

The Chukars are used to the human visitors on the island and it is relatively easy to photograph them by using a vehicle as a mobile blind. Getting out and photographing them on foot… not so easy.<\/p>\n

\"ChukarChukar with the Great Salt Lake in the background – Nikon D300, f8, 1\/500, ISO 320, +0.3 EV, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light, not baited or called in<\/span><\/p>\n

The first time I visited Antelope Island State Park in 2008 the Chukars amused and delighted me and though I had few opportunities to photograph them that day in my heart I knew I wanted to have the chance to photograph them more.<\/p>\n

My move to Utah certainly has provided me with those opportunities and I now have thousands of images of these rock-hopping upland terrestrial birds!<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

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

After seeing few Chukars on Antelope Island State Park over the winter it is a delight to see them perching on rocks, preening, calling and warming up in the first rays of sunlight on the island again. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":165294,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[511,27,442,1022,26],"tags":[4004,4146,445,4773,4005,4019,4921,11005,4470,401,4985],"class_list":["post-14542","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-antelope-island-state-park","category-avian","category-chukars","category-davis-county-utah","category-utah","tag-adult","tag-alectoris-chukar","tag-chukar","tag-chukars","tag-great-salt-lake","tag-preening-2","tag-rock","tag-rock-hopping","tag-rocks","tag-upland-game-birds","tag-warming-up"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t