{"id":8395,"date":"2013-05-19T03:45:12","date_gmt":"2013-05-19T09:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=8395"},"modified":"2024-09-02T04:01:22","modified_gmt":"2024-09-02T09:01:22","slug":"flaming-gorge-brewers-sparrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2013\/05\/19\/flaming-gorge-brewers-sparrow\/","title":{"rendered":"Flaming Gorge Brewer’s Sparrow"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SingingSinging Brewer’s Sparrow<\/span><\/p>\n

Brewer’s Sparrows were abundant at the location where I photographed Ospreys<\/a> close to the Flaming Gorge Reservoir<\/span><\/a> last week and it seemed like they sang every time they popped up on top of the Sagebrush in the area.<\/p>\n

The Ospreys spent enormous amounts of time preening on top of an ugly power pole close by or off in the distance eating fish on another power pole so I was glad the Brewer’s Sparrows were there for their song plus they make great subjects.<\/p>\n

\"Brewer'sBrewer’s Sparrow on a Sagebrush near the Flaming Gorge Reservoir<\/span><\/p>\n

The Brewer’s Sparrow in these images snuck up on the ground and it was foraging and singing from inside the sagebrush before it popped up to the top. I like being able to tell a bird is there before I see them because I can anticipate where they might show up.<\/p>\n

The sparrow was so close I was concerned that it might be too close for my minimum focusing range but I worried needlessly about that though I do wish I had set my aperture for more depth of field.<\/p>\n

\"AlertAlert Brewer’s Sparrow<\/span><\/p>\n

Brewer’s Sparrows breed in Utah and are fond of arid brushlands and deserts of the High Plains and Great Basin where they ground forage for insects and seeds. The male Brewer’s Sparrow sings continuously in the spring to attract a mate, this sparrow sure did!<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

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

Brewer’s Sparrows were abundant at the location where I photographed Ospreys close to the Flaming Gorge Reservoir last week and it seemed like they sang every time they popped up on top of the Sagebrush in the area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":133574,"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":[1159,27,2222,981,26],"tags":[4004,4540,6510,4021,2446,9804,2224,1446,9805,1799,2817,4057,2135,4179,855,4195,2223,165],"class_list":["post-8395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-antelope-flat","category-avian","category-brewers-sparrows","category-flaming-gorge-national-recreation-area","category-utah","tag-adult","tag-alert","tag-arid","tag-bird-photography","tag-brewers-sparrow","tag-brushlands","tag-daggett-county","tag-great-basin","tag-high-plains","tag-insects","tag-sage","tag-sagebrush","tag-seeds","tag-singing-2","tag-sparrow","tag-sparrows","tag-spizella-breweri","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