{"id":70299,"date":"2020-05-29T05:45:41","date_gmt":"2020-05-29T11:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=70299"},"modified":"2024-11-15T04:28:18","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T10:28:18","slug":"song-sparrow-on-a-cloudy-spring-morning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2020\/05\/29\/song-sparrow-on-a-cloudy-spring-morning\/","title":{"rendered":"Song Sparrow On A Cloudy Spring Morning"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AdultAdult Song Sparrow on a cloudy Spring morning – Nikon D500, f6.3, 1\/320, ISO 800, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Two days ago I was up in the Wasatch Mountains. The day started off with thick clouds overhead scuttling across the sky, the roads were wet and I could tell it had rained not long before I had arrived. The puddles on the shoulder of the road reflected the lead colored clouds in the sky and moisture hung in the air.<\/p>\n

Conditions for bird photography weren’t terrific but I was determined to photograph what I saw despite that fact. I photographed a few Yellow Warblers in the low light and then a small, brown bird on a branch caught my eyes.<\/p>\n

\"AdultAdult Song Sparrow singing on a cloudy Spring morning – Nikon D500, f6.3, 1\/320, ISO 800, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

The Song Sparrow was damp, fluffed up because of the chill on the air, and the low light made the sparrow look a touch somber. That was only in my mind though.<\/p>\n

The Song Sparrow didn’t let the gray clouds overhead, the moisture in the air or its damp feathers stop it from singing<\/span><\/a> to all the other birds within earshot. I have to admire that. I do admire that.<\/p>\n

Just hearing the Song Sparrow sing brightened up my morning.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

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

The Song Sparrow didn’t let the gray clouds overhead, the moisture in the air or its damp feathers stop it from singing to all the other birds within earshot. I have to admire that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":136891,"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":[27,204,1731,26,773],"tags":[4004,4897,3940,4828,7067,3291,4202,4378,4069,4104,9978,4179,4735,4023,855,4195,165],"class_list":["post-70299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-avian","category-song-sparrows","category-summit-county-utah","category-utah","category-wasatch-mountains","tag-adult","tag-branch","tag-canyon","tag-cloudy","tag-damp","tag-lichen","tag-melospiza-melodia","tag-morning","tag-mountains","tag-perched","tag-sing","tag-singing-2","tag-song","tag-song-sparrow","tag-sparrow","tag-sparrows","tag-spring"],"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