{"id":7620,"date":"2013-02-24T05:27:05","date_gmt":"2013-02-24T12:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=7620"},"modified":"2025-02-20T11:53:34","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T17:53:34","slug":"american-tree-sparrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2013\/02\/24\/american-tree-sparrow\/","title":{"rendered":"American Tree Sparrow"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last month I was able to take images of American Tree Sparrows on two different days in very different conditions in about the same location on Antelope Island State Park.<\/p>\n

\"AmericanAmerican Tree Sparrow on Antelope Island State Park – Nikon D300, f6.3, 1\/1600, ISO 500, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light, not baited or called in<\/span><\/p>\n

The first day the conditions were deplorable because I had low light, blowing snow and foggy conditions.<\/p>\n

The second time I had them in my viewfinder I had very nice light. In fact the American Tree Sparrows and dried vegetation seemed to glow against the white of the snow and I was able to get a series of images that I found appealing.<\/p>\n

American Tree Sparrows winter in Utah but they breed in scrubby thickets in willows and birch in Alaska and northern Canada.<\/p>\n

Sometimes they are mistaken for the smaller Chipping Sparrow but their slightly larger size, bicolored bill, rusty eye-line\u00a0and dark central spot on the breast helps to differentiate between the two species.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

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

Last month I was able to take images of American Tree Sparrows on two different days in very different conditions in about the same location on Antelope Island State 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