{"id":58239,"date":"2019-05-30T05:00:31","date_gmt":"2019-05-30T11:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=58239"},"modified":"2025-10-26T06:51:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T11:51:10","slug":"one-brief-glimpse-into-the-world-of-a-green-tailed-towhee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2019\/05\/30\/one-brief-glimpse-into-the-world-of-a-green-tailed-towhee\/","title":{"rendered":"One Brief Glimpse Into The World Of A Green-tailed Towhee"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Green-tailedGreen-tailed Towhee in a tree in dappled light – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/500, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

I’ve photographed some Green-tailed Towhees since they returned to northern Utah on their spring migration but so far I haven’t taken any photos of them that I am happy with.<\/p>\n

I took a few in the Stansbury Mountains but unfortunately there were branches in the way as the towhees foraged on the ground.<\/p>\n

I’ve also taken some photos of a Green-tailed Towhee in the Wasatch Mountains<\/span><\/a> that was more out in the open but I felt like the light on the bird could have been better a few feet farther north.<\/p>\n

I’m happy that these large members of the sparrow family are back in Utah and I hope that before long I’ll get photos of them that I will be happy with.<\/p>\n

I took this photo last year in early June and I love it because when I view this photo I feel like I have the opportunity to take a brief glimpse into the world of a Green-tailed Towhee.<\/p>\n

Outside of the breeding season these birds are normally skulkers, you hear them scratching away at the ground as they look for food and you might even catch a partial view of them between branches, leaves, grasses and tree trunks, but they can be very hard to see and even harder to photograph when they aren’t focused on finding a mate or raising their young.<\/p>\n

While I know that for some people this Green-tailed Towhee image might be a “little out there” for their tastes and personal preferences I don’t photograph birds for them, I photograph birds for me.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

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

While I know that for some people this Green-tailed Towhee image might be a “little out there” for their tastes and personal preferences I don’t photograph birds for them, I photograph birds for me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":161829,"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":[27,2212,4594,26,773],"tags":[4004,3940,4142,5370,3905,6583,4069,2303,4046,855,4195,5908,4854,4427],"class_list":["post-58239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-avian","category-green-tailed-towhees","category-morgan-county","category-utah","category-wasatch-mountains","tag-adult","tag-canyon","tag-close-up","tag-forest","tag-green-tailed-towhee","tag-leaves","tag-mountains","tag-pipilo-chlorurus","tag-portrait","tag-sparrow","tag-sparrows","tag-towhee","tag-towhees","tag-tree"],"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