{"id":26426,"date":"2015-07-08T04:27:01","date_gmt":"2015-07-08T10:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=26426"},"modified":"2025-10-24T16:10:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T21:10:55","slug":"an-adult-lark-sparrow-with-prey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2015\/07\/08\/an-adult-lark-sparrow-with-prey\/","title":{"rendered":"Adult Lark Sparrow with Prey"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AnAn adult Lark Sparrow with prey – Nikon D810, f7.1, 1\/2500, ISO 400, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
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Lark Sparrows are the easiest sparrows to identify that inhabit Antelope Island State Park<\/span><\/a> with their bold facial patterns and white edged tails.<\/p>\n

Quite often I hear them singing<\/span><\/a> before I see them and that helps to locate these large sparrows.<\/p>\n

The Lark Sparrows have been busy on the island rearing their young and feeding them grasshoppers and other insects. I keep hoping to get decent images of the young Lark Sparrows but haven’t found it easy to get them out in the open.<\/p>\n

I was happy to photograph this adult Lark Sparrow with prey while I was on the island.<\/p>\n

Life is good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

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

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