{"id":79577,"date":"2021-02-20T06:40:11","date_gmt":"2021-02-20T13:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=79577"},"modified":"2024-11-02T12:51:29","modified_gmt":"2024-11-02T17:51:29","slug":"low-light-dark-eyed-junco-in-snow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2021\/02\/20\/low-light-dark-eyed-junco-in-snow\/","title":{"rendered":"Low Light Dark-eyed Junco In Snow"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"LowLow light Dark-eyed Junco in snow \u2013 Nikon D500, f6.3, 1\/1250, ISO 1000, +1.0 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Earlier this week I photographed a male Dark-eyed Junco in snow close to home in poor, low light conditions. I am happy with how the photo turned out. Of the dozen images that I took of this individual junco looking towards me only this photo was sharp. Just barely sharp enough to meet my standards might be a better way of putting it.<\/p>\n

This particular male Dark-eyed Junco is from the Oregon group. Back east in Virginia I had only had Slate-Colored Dark-eyed Juncos visit my yard and garden.\u00a0 Here in Utah I can see Oregon, Pink-Sided, Gray-Headed, and once in a blue moon, Slate-Colored too. The last time I saw a Slate-Colored Junco I was at Fishlake National Forest<\/span><\/a> in central Utah and that was several years ago.<\/p>\n

Most of the juncos I see here in northern Utah are from the Oregon group. During the fall, winter and early spring I see them in the valley at lower elevations. During their breeding season I find juncos most often at higher elevations in the Wasatch and Uinta Mountains in Utah and in the high country of Idaho and Montana.<\/p>\n

I adore hearing Dark-eyed Juncos calls<\/span><\/a> and songs<\/span><\/a> because both are soft, delicate, and pleasing to my ears.<\/p>\n

Juncos come to bird feeders in urban areas regularly and without much hesitation. Finding juncos in the forests, canyons and slopes, of the mountains can be much more of a challenge. There are times that I hear them but don’t see them and other times where I catch them diving into shrubs and bushes to take cover while I am in field. Juncos do seem to be a bit shyer to me in wilder areas than they are here in town.<\/p>\n

Whenever I have a Dark-eyed Junco in my viewfinder I am one happy woman.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

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

Earlier this week I photographed a male Dark-eyed Junco in snow close to home in poor, low light conditions. I am happy with how the photo turned 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