{"id":42961,"date":"2016-11-03T05:44:50","date_gmt":"2016-11-03T11:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=42961"},"modified":"2025-10-30T14:57:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T19:57:22","slug":"red-winged-blackbird-perched-in-rabbitbrush-fluff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2016\/11\/03\/red-winged-blackbird-perched-in-rabbitbrush-fluff\/","title":{"rendered":"Red-winged Blackbird Perched In Rabbitbrush Fluff"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Red-wingedRed-winged Blackbird male perched in rabbitbrush – Nikon D500, f8, 1\/640, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

It was clear yesterday morning and I just had to get out into the field after being cooped up for nearly a week and Antelope Island<\/span><\/a> was beckoning.<\/p>\n

There was a cluster of Red-winged Blackbirds on the north tip of the island who actually hung around for a bit allowing me to take photos of them in the golden light that occurs just after the sun rises.<\/p>\n

Several of the blackbirds were feeding on the fluffy rabbitbrush seeds next to a parking area including this male Red-winged Blackbird.<\/p>\n

Just a few weeks ago all of the rabbitbrush on the island was covered in bright yellow flowers and now it has all gone to seed.<\/p>\n

It felt good to get out for a while yesterday and leave my worries behind just for a bit.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

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

Several of the Red-winged Blackbirds were feeding on the fluffy rabbitbrush seeds next to a parking area including this male. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":162353,"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":[511,27,1022,419,26],"tags":[4004,4151,970,3813,3483,11978,4620,5504,4062,4104,4289,4324],"class_list":["post-42961","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-antelope-island-state-park","category-avian","category-davis-county-utah","category-red-winged-blackbirds","category-utah","tag-adult","tag-agelaius-phoeniceus","tag-autumn","tag-blackbird","tag-blackbirds","tag-desert-island","tag-fall","tag-fluff","tag-male","tag-perched","tag-rabbitbrush","tag-red-winged-blackbird"],"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