{"id":8276,"date":"2013-05-03T03:45:15","date_gmt":"2013-05-03T09:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=8276"},"modified":"2025-12-05T07:25:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T13:25:58","slug":"a-chukar-on-antelope-island-state-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2013\/05\/03\/a-chukar-on-antelope-island-state-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Chukar on Antelope Island State Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ChukarChukar on a lofty perch<\/span><\/p>\n

Two days ago I spotted this Chukar on Antelope Island State Park on the edge of the road near the marina, the Chukar was at road level but just beyond the rock there is a slope that drops about 25 to 30 feet.<\/p>\n

I know I wouldn’t want to tumble down that slope but the Chukars go down that slope as easily as a mountain goat can climb up the sides of Denali.<\/p>\n

\"ChukarChukar near the marina on Antelope Island State Park<\/span><\/p>\n

I do like the setting with the Rabbitbrush greening up in the background and the lichen covered rock. The soft pastels in the image\u00a0 are soothing while the red bill and orbital ring give a nice pop of color.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

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

Two days ago I spotted this Chukar on Antelope Island State Park on the edge of the road near the marina, the Chukar was at road level but just beyond the rock there is a slope that drops about 25 to 30 feet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":165247,"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":[511,27,442,1022,26],"tags":[4004,4146,4021,4773,3981,11978,519,4035,343,165,102,4032],"class_list":["post-8276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-antelope-island-state-park","category-avian","category-chukars","category-davis-county-utah","category-utah","tag-adult","tag-alectoris-chukar","tag-bird-photography","tag-chukars","tag-davis-county","tag-desert-island","tag-nature","tag-nature-photography","tag-photography","tag-spring","tag-wildlife","tag-wildlife-photography"],"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