{"id":63591,"date":"2020-01-30T06:05:46","date_gmt":"2020-01-30T13:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=63591"},"modified":"2024-02-26T07:11:53","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T14:11:53","slug":"visions-of-spring-and-nesting-house-wrens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2020\/01\/30\/visions-of-spring-and-nesting-house-wrens\/","title":{"rendered":"Visions Of Spring And Nesting House Wrens"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"HouseHouse Wren peeking out of its nesting cavity \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1000, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

This winter has been so gray that I keep finding myself thinking of spring, of cloudless skies, warmth and nesting birds. It won’t be all that long before winter loses its grip in the Salt Lake Valley and a while later the snow will begin to melt in the high country including the Uinta Mountains. Creeks and rivers will flow swiftly from the snow melt, alpine meadows will turn green, the leaves of trees will unfurl and the voices of singing and calling birds will fill the air.<\/p>\n

Spring may happen earlier than normal this year because it really hasn’t been that much of a winter at all down here in the valley. As much as I enjoy photographing birds in winter and how it can test my skills, I am more than ready for bright, sunnier days right now.<\/p>\n

These nesting House Wren photos were taken two years ago at the end of May high up in the Uinta Mountains where stands of aspens are used as nesting trees. The House Wrens were still busy bringing in nesting materials when I took these photos.<\/p>\n

\"AdultAdult House Wren on the outside of its nest \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/500, ISO 500, +0.3 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I truly wish I could share exactly what it sounded like in this area but imagine the sound of a mountain breeze rustling in the leaves of the aspens, the songs and calls of the House Wrens<\/span><\/a>, Tree Swallows<\/span><\/a>, Yellow Warblers<\/span><\/a>, Red-naped Sapsuckers<\/span><\/a> and Uinta Ground Squirrels<\/span><\/a> plus the sound of a nearby river flowing high and fast over rocks and boulders nearby.<\/p>\n

I’m extremely grateful that my keen powers of sight and observation noticed the nesting birds in this location.<\/p>\n

If this area is busy with nesting birds this spring I plan to drive up there, set up my tripod and video the birds there this year instead of doing just still photos so I can see the birds on the wing flying in and out of the trees and record the sounds of spring in the High Uintas<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

I’m thinking ahead. On gray days sometimes I feel I need to.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

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

These nesting House Wren photos were taken two years ago at the end of May high up in the Uinta Mountains where stands of aspens are used as nesting trees.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":121955,"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":[27,2586,1731,8514,3886,26],"tags":[4004,1919,5182,6486,5370,4075,6526,3976,473,2580,4450,2579,2587,6750,6576,7791,165,4427,2585,5802,3822],"class_list":["post-63591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-avian","category-house-wrens","category-summit-county-utah","category-uinta-mountains","category-uinta-national-forest","category-utah","tag-adult","tag-aspen","tag-cavity","tag-clinging","tag-forest","tag-nest","tag-nest-opening","tag-nesting","tag-nesting-behavior-2","tag-nesting-cavity","tag-nesting-season","tag-nesting-tree","tag-house-wren","tag-peeking","tag-populus-tremuloides","tag-quaking-aspen","tag-spring","tag-tree","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-aspen-nest-cavity-mia-mcpherson-3859.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p11Mom-gxF","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":52390,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2018\/06\/02\/photographing-nesting-house-wrens-in-the-high-uintas\/","url_meta":{"origin":63591,"position":0},"title":"Photographing Nesting House Wrens in the High Uintas","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"June 2, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Two days ago I spent time photographing nesting House Wrens in the high Uintas near Mirror Lake Highway, of interest to me is that two years ago I photographed Red-naped Sapsuckers using this same nesting cavity.","rel":"","context":"In "Nesting Birds"","block_context":{"text":"Nesting Birds","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/wildlife-ethics\/nesting-birds\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"House Wren with a yellow feather at its nest, Uinta Mountains, Uinta National Forest, Summit County, Utah","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/house-wren-feather-mia-mcpherson-3933.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-feather-mia-mcpherson-3933.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/house-wren-feather-mia-mcpherson-3933.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/house-wren-feather-mia-mcpherson-3933.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":70081,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2020\/05\/18\/focusing-house-wrens\/","url_meta":{"origin":63591,"position":1},"title":"Focusing On House Wrens","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"May 18, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"To photograph House Wrens and other birds I know I need to find them which means focusing my attention on the sights and sounds around me whenever I am out in the field which has worked extremely well for me.","rel":"","context":"In "Birds"","block_context":{"text":"Birds","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/avian\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"House Wren peeking out of its nest, Targhee National Forest, Clark County, Idaho","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/house-wren-nesting-cavity-mia-mcpherson-1981.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-nesting-cavity-mia-mcpherson-1981.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/house-wren-nesting-cavity-mia-mcpherson-1981.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/house-wren-nesting-cavity-mia-mcpherson-1981.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":125851,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2024\/03\/25\/tree-swallows-have-migrated-into-northern-utah\/","url_meta":{"origin":63591,"position":2},"title":"Tree Swallows Have Migrated Into Northern Utah","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"March 25, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Over the weekend, I read on Facebook that Tree Swallows have migrated back into Northern Utah for their breeding season. 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