{"id":54268,"date":"2018-09-23T04:36:55","date_gmt":"2018-09-23T10:36:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=54268"},"modified":"2023-12-12T09:21:53","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T16:21:53","slug":"lincolns-sparrow-on-fragrant-sumac-in-early-morning-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2018\/09\/23\/lincolns-sparrow-on-fragrant-sumac-in-early-morning-light\/","title":{"rendered":"Lincoln’s Sparrow on Fragrant Sumac in Early Morning Light"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lincoln’s Sparrows are quite handsome in my opinion and I do wish that I saw them more often than I do, I’d need to spend more time in the high country of the Wasatch and Uinta Mountains to do that and that is something I wouldn’t mind at all during their breeding season.<\/p>\n

\"Lincoln'sLincoln’s Sparrow perched on Fragrant Sumac – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/800, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
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Right now Lincoln’s Sparrows are moving to lower elevations and migrating south so I see more of them during the fall and early winter than any other time of the year here in Utah. Two days ago I saw a Lincoln’s Sparrow perched high up in a Fragrant Sumac (Rhus aromatica<\/em>) and even though it was fairly far away I couldn’t resist photographing it.\u00a0 It was still chilly so the bird was fluffed up plus the golden light of early morning seemed to make the small sparrow glow.<\/p>\n

\"PreeningPreening Lincoln’s Sparrow on Fragrant Sumac – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/800, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I hope that the next time I see a Lincoln’s Sparrow that it will be closer to me than this one was so I can fill the frame, these sparrows are known for being skulky though so I won’t hold my breath!<\/p>\n

The only times I have heard these birds singing was while I have traveled up to Montana and I must say they sound more like a wren than a sparrow. Have a listen here<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Right now Lincoln’s Sparrows are moving to lower elevations and migrating south so I see more of them during the fall and early winter than any other time of the year here in Utah. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":54262,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_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":[27,1148,1695,26],"tags":[4004,6692,6767,4434,2814,4104,4019,6768],"class_list":["post-54268","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-avian","category-box-elder-county-utah","category-lincolns-sparrows","category-utah","tag-adult","tag-early-morning-light","tag-fragrant-sumac","tag-lincolns-sparrow","tag-melospiza-lincolnii","tag-perched","tag-preening-2","tag-rhus-aromatica"],"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