{"id":8569,"date":"2013-06-11T03:45:37","date_gmt":"2013-06-11T09:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=8569"},"modified":"2025-02-18T12:33:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T18:33:13","slug":"black-headed-grosbeak-foraging-in-montana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2013\/06\/11\/black-headed-grosbeak-foraging-in-montana\/","title":{"rendered":"Black-headed Grosbeak foraging in Montana"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Black-headedBlack-headed Grosbeak foraging – Nikon D300, f6.3, 1\/1250, ISO 640, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I was thrilled to spot this male Black-headed Grosbeak foraging in this flowering shrub while I was in Montana last week. I haven’t had many opportunities\u00a0to photograph\u00a0this species so when it popped into view I was elated. Normally I would prefer a less busy foreground and background but this is the perch the bird picked and I think the flowers add interest. Besides, I enjoy photographing birds doing what they do where they decided to do it.<\/p>\n

More birds from my Montana trip last week to come…<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

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

I was thrilled to spot this male Black-headed Grosbeak foraging in this flowering shrub while I was in Montana last week. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":140284,"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":[27,382,12],"tags":[4004,4021,4062,519,4035,1078,343,102,4032],"class_list":["post-8569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-avian","category-black-headed-grosbeaks","category-montana","tag-adult","tag-bird-photography","tag-male","tag-nature","tag-nature-photography","tag-pheucticus-melanocephalus","tag-photography","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