{"id":69134,"date":"2020-04-28T04:50:12","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T10:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=69134"},"modified":"2023-03-07T07:44:53","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T14:44:53","slug":"vesper-sparrows-in-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2020\/04\/28\/vesper-sparrows-in-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"Vesper Sparrows In Spring"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"VesperVesper Sparrow on a white rock \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1250, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Earlier this month I spotted my first of year Vesper Sparrow way up north in Box Elder County and since then I have been looking for them closer to home in the Wasatch Mountains. I can’t wait to hear a Vesper Sparrow singing<\/span><\/a>. It might seem like a small thing but I really enjoy listening to their songs.<\/p>\n

When I found my first of the year Vesper Sparrow this year it was too far away to get any high quality images of it but I was able to take a few that confirmed my identification. I “whooped” out loud when I viewed the sparrow on my camera LCD screen.<\/p>\n

The Vesper Sparrow photo above was taken in May of 2018 on Antelope Island State Park.<\/p>\n

I know some people think that Vesper Sparrows are just “little brown birds” but they sure get me excited when I see them and when I can hear them it is an added bonus for my ears and that lifts my spirits.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

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

Earlier this month I spotted my first of year Vesper Sparrow way up north in Box Elder County and since then I have been looking for them closer to home in the Wasatch Mountains.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":110864,"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":[511,27,1022,26,2258],"tags":[4004,6485,6692,4109,4038,2657,5743,4921,4179,4735,855,4195,165,2658,7050],"class_list":["post-69134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-antelope-island-state-park","category-avian","category-davis-county-utah","category-utah","category-vesper-sparrows","tag-adult","tag-early-light","tag-early-morning-light","tag-grasses","tag-grasslands","tag-poocetes-gramineus","tag-recording","tag-rock","tag-singing-2","tag-song","tag-sparrow","tag-sparrows","tag-spring","tag-vesper-sparrow","tag-white-rock"],"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