{"id":35103,"date":"2016-01-25T05:55:25","date_gmt":"2016-01-25T12:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=35103"},"modified":"2025-07-21T10:39:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T15:39:56","slug":"an-american-pipit-on-a-tuft-of-grass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2016\/01\/25\/an-american-pipit-on-a-tuft-of-grass\/","title":{"rendered":"An American Pipit on a tuft of grass"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AmericanAn American Pipit on a tuft of grass – Nikon D810, f6.3, 1\/2000, ISO 320, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Of the species of pipits native to North America I have only seen and photographed American Pipits. It is possible that I could see Sprague’s Pipits in southwestern to northern Montana during the breeding season so I will have to keep an eye out for them up there where their range can overlap with American Pipits during the breeding season.<\/p>\n

Climate change may affect this species by allowing them to winter further north than they historically had been and I can say from my own observations that I see them now later into the winter than I had been just five years ago.<\/p>\n

This American Pipit on a tuft of grass was photographed last November at Farmington Bay WMA<\/span><\/a> and was only one of what appeared to be hundreds of pipits feeding on small insects or seeds in and next to a marshy area next to the parking area at the four-way.<\/p>\n

I haven’t seen any pipits for a while but because of cloudy weather I haven’t been out in the field much either plus they may have all migrated further south.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

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

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