{"id":59969,"date":"2019-09-04T05:18:38","date_gmt":"2019-09-04T11:18:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=59969"},"modified":"2025-10-21T18:09:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T23:09:17","slug":"adult-white-crowned-sparrow-in-rabbitbrush-small-in-the-frame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2019\/09\/04\/adult-white-crowned-sparrow-in-rabbitbrush-small-in-the-frame\/","title":{"rendered":"Adult White-crowned Sparrow In Rabbitbrush – Small in The Frame"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AdultAdult White-crowned Sparrow perched in rabbitbrush in Northern Utah – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/3200, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Sometimes the colors of in a photo I have taken are what pleases me and draws me in even if my subject is small in the frame, in this case my subject was an adult White-crowned Sparrow.<\/p>\n

The bright yellows of the blooming rabbitbrush in the background along with the almost inquisitive pose of the sparrow are enough to keep me looking at this photo.<\/p>\n

I have taken plenty of other White-crowned Sparrow photos where the birds fill the frame, in this case the colors of the background are what are more dominant.<\/p>\n

I don’t see many White-crowned Sparrows<\/span><\/a> during the summer months but about this time of the year they start to move down to the valleys from higher elevations so I should be seeing more of them soon.<\/p>\n

I photographed this sparrow last September in Box Elder County on the last full day of summer. Can’t wait to photograph these sparrows again.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

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

Sometimes the colors of in a photo I have taken are what pleases me and draws me in even if my subject is small in the frame, in this case my subject was an adult White-crowned 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