{"id":7832,"date":"2013-03-13T03:55:40","date_gmt":"2013-03-13T09:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=7832"},"modified":"2025-12-12T06:30:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T12:30:34","slug":"sounds-of-spring-western-meadowlark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2013\/03\/13\/sounds-of-spring-western-meadowlark\/","title":{"rendered":"Sounds of Spring – Western Meadowlark"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"WesternWestern Meadowlark on a sign post – Nikon D300, f7.1, 1\/2000, ISO 400, Nikkor 200-400mm VR at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Normally we have Western Meadowlarks year round here in the Salt Lake Valley but because this past winter was harsh it seemed that they moved south for a bit. They are back now and singing their songs of spring.<\/p>\n

\"WesternWestern Meadowlark on a wire – Nikon D200, f10, 1\/400, ISO 250, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

It won’t be long before Western Meadowlark<\/span><\/a> calls are heard throughout the valley calling their mates and nesting will begin. I missed them while they were gone and I am pleased that they are back.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

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

Normally we have Western Meadowlarks year round here in the Salt Lake Valley but because this past winter was harsh it seemed that they moved south for a bit. They are back now and singing their songs of spring.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":165612,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_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":[511,124,27,1148,1022,26,371],"tags":[4004,4430,11978,898,4824,4825,519,4104,4394,4018,4926,165,4061,4308,2765,8917],"class_list":["post-7832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-antelope-island-state-park","category-bear-river-migratory-bird-refuge","category-avian","category-box-elder-county-utah","category-davis-county-utah","category-utah","category-western-meadowlarks","tag-adult","tag-barbed-wire","tag-desert-island","tag-fence-post","tag-meadowlark","tag-meadowlarks","tag-nature","tag-perched","tag-post","tag-sky","tag-sounds","tag-spring","tag-sturnella-neglecta","tag-western-meadowlark","tag-wire","tag-wooden-post"],"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