{"id":58831,"date":"2019-07-02T04:05:45","date_gmt":"2019-07-02T10:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=58831"},"modified":"2024-02-26T09:47:41","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T16:47:41","slug":"singing-wasatch-mountain-house-wren","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2019\/07\/02\/singing-wasatch-mountain-house-wren\/","title":{"rendered":"Singing Wasatch Mountain House Wren"},"content":{"rendered":"

A while back when I posted a recent Spotted Sandpiper that I photographed I mentioned that I had also photographed a House Wren on a Broad-tailed Hummingbird’s favorite perch in the Wasatch Mountains<\/span><\/a> and before any more time goes by I thought I should share a few of those photos or I’ll forget them. That happens when I am in a busy season!<\/p>\n

\"AdultAdult House Wren singing in the Wasatch Mountains – Nikon D500, f9, 1\/640, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm with 1.4x TC, natural light
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

This House Wren is nesting in a man made nest box not far from what was* a Broad-tailed Hummingbird’s favorite perch and I kept seeing it at the nest box, in the bushes below the box and in the serviceberry where the hummingbird liked to perch.<\/p>\n

\"SingingSinging House Wren on a hummingbird’s favorite perch – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1000, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I watched several times as the hummingbird tried its best to scare the wren away from the serviceberry and because of an annoying branch I missed what could have been great behavior photos of the hummingbird diving repeatedly at the wren. The branch was in the way and I just couldn’t get the hummingbird or the wren in focus.<\/p>\n

But the House Wren took advantage of the hummingbird being away from its favorite perch and perched on it while singing its heart out.<\/p>\n

\"HouseHouse Wren high in the Wasatch Mountains – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1000, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I probably took way too many images of the House Wren on the hummingbird’s favorite perch but I feel like when a photographic opportunity presents itself I should take full advantage of it so that I don’t have any regrets later on. That strategy has worked for me so far and I’m not about to change now.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

* It seems that the Broad-tailed Hummingbird has abandoned his favorite perch and may have moved into an area where there are wildflowers are still blooming, the flowering shrubs below this perch have finished blooming for the most part.
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my House Wren photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n

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I probably took way too many images of the House Wren on the hummingbird’s favorite perch but I feel like when a photographic opportunity presents itself I should take full advantage of it so that I don’t have any regrets later on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":122014,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,4594,2586,26],"tags":[4004,3940,6561,5370,4069,2587,4179,2585,5802,3822],"class_list":["post-58831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-avian","category-morgan-county","category-house-wrens","category-utah","tag-adult","tag-canyon","tag-favorite-perch","tag-forest","tag-mountains","tag-house-wren","tag-singing-2","tag-troglodytes-aedon","tag-wren","tag-wrens"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/house-wren-singing-mia-mcpherson-3616.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p11Mom-fiT","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":90669,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2021\/06\/22\/nesting-house-wren-photos\/","url_meta":{"origin":58831,"position":0},"title":"Nesting House Wren Photos","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"June 22, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Had it not been for my keen eyesight and a little bit of movement in a serviceberry shrub I would have missed out on taking nesting House Wren photos yesterday.","rel":"","context":"In "Birds"","block_context":{"text":"Birds","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/avian\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"House Wren nesting in a rusty pipe, Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/house-wren-adult-wasatch-mountains-mia-mcpherson-7476.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/house-wren-adult-wasatch-mountains-mia-mcpherson-7476.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/house-wren-adult-wasatch-mountains-mia-mcpherson-7476.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/house-wren-adult-wasatch-mountains-mia-mcpherson-7476.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":91707,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2021\/07\/06\/house-wren-and-a-rusty-pipe\/","url_meta":{"origin":58831,"position":1},"title":"House Wren And A Rusty Pipe","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"July 6, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"I photographed this adult House Wren last week while I was up in the Wasatch Mountains looking for birds and cooling off in higher elevation temperatures.","rel":"","context":"In "Birds"","block_context":{"text":"Birds","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/avian\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Adult House Wren perched on a rusty pipe, Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/house-wren-adult-on-rusty-pipe-mia-mcpherson-7683-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/house-wren-adult-on-rusty-pipe-mia-mcpherson-7683-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/house-wren-adult-on-rusty-pipe-mia-mcpherson-7683-1.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/house-wren-adult-on-rusty-pipe-mia-mcpherson-7683-1.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":54007,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2018\/09\/08\/house-wrens-foraging-in-the-wasatch-mountains\/","url_meta":{"origin":58831,"position":2},"title":"House Wrens Foraging in the Wasatch Mountains","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"September 8, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Yesterday morning I was delighted to find two House Wrens foraging in a brush pile in the Wasatch Mountains not long after sunrise. 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