{"id":15189,"date":"2014-06-11T03:33:27","date_gmt":"2014-06-11T09:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=15189"},"modified":"2026-01-31T07:21:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T13:21:10","slug":"a-six-pack-of-birds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2014\/06\/11\/a-six-pack-of-birds\/","title":{"rendered":"Six-pack of Birds"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SunSun kissed Willet – Nikon D7100, f8, 1\/640, ISO 500, +0.7 EV, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light, not baited<\/span><\/p>\n

It was delightful to have light and a six-pack (plus) of birds out on Antelope Island yesterday to test my new Nikon D7100. I also had the company of two friends. The first bird I locked my focus on was a Willet standing in the warm golden light, the Willet was being bothered by those nasty biting gnats and so were we. There are a few of the gnats in flight behind this Willets neck.<\/p>\n

I should have used my insect repellent, I have bites in my scalp that itch like crazy.<\/p>\n

\"JuvenileJuvenile Loggerhead Shrike\u00a0– Nikon D7100, f8, 1\/500, ISO 500, +0.7 EV, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light, not baited<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Next up was my first of the year fledgling Loggerhead Shrike. There were a few other young shrikes nearby but none as close as this one. It was especially nice that this youngster didn’t have any jewelry on.<\/p>\n

\"MoltingMolting Chukar\u00a0– Nikon D7100, f7.1, 1\/400, ISO 500, +0.7 EV, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light, not baited<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Not long after photographing the shrike we came across this molting Chukar standing on a rock calling. Chukars cluck and sound similar to chickens but these upland game birds aren’t chickens at all.<\/p>\n

\"WesternWestern Kingbird with nesting material\u00a0– Nikon D7100, f7.1, 1\/2000, ISO 500, +1.0 EV, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light, not baited<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Before long we all had Western Kingbirds in out viewfinders, the king and queen were busy building a nest for their young that will learn to be Kings and Queens of the bird world.<\/p>\n

It isn’t often that the red feathers in the crowns of Western Kingbirds show but we all got nice views yesterday of the crimson crest of this bird.<\/p>\n

\"SageSage Thrasher on a thin perch – Nikon D7100, f8, 1\/1600, ISO 500, +0.3 EV, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light, not baited<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

So as to not to be left out a Sage Thrasher popped up to the top of a sagebrush to be found in our viewfinders and for a bit it sang for us before moving to another sagebrush. It was still close enough to get some nice images that show North America’s smallest thrasher off nicely.<\/p>\n

\"EasternEastern Kingbird on a wire\u00a0– Nikon D7100, f8, 1\/2000, ISO 500, +1.3 EV, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light, not baited<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Eastern Kingbird wasn’t about to be left out of this six-pack of birds and posed on a barbed wire on the south end of the island. I didn’t see the second Eastern Kingbird until this one flew off and landed next to it. I guess they were the king and queen of the south part of the island.<\/p>\n

This is the kind of six-pack I would\u00a0enjoy indulging in everyday.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my bird photos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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