{"id":85968,"date":"2021-04-27T05:48:54","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T11:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=85968"},"modified":"2025-03-02T14:33:53","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T20:33:53","slug":"perky-adult-gray-catbird-in-the-wasatch-mountains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2021\/04\/27\/perky-adult-gray-catbird-in-the-wasatch-mountains\/","title":{"rendered":"Perky Adult Gray Catbird In The Wasatch Mountains"},"content":{"rendered":"

The month of May is nearly upon us and for me that means it is time to start looking and listening for my first of year Gray Catbird. Typically I find Gray Catbirds at higher elevations in the mountains here in northern Utah. I see them most often in the Wasatch Mountains<\/span><\/a> that are close to home but I also find them in the sky island mountains of the West Desert.<\/p>\n

\"PerkyPerky adult Gray Catbird \u2013 Nikon D500, f8, 1\/800, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

During the early part of their breeding season I often hear these black-capped, gray birds before I see them. I love to hear them sing<\/span><\/a> and call<\/span><\/a>. Also, during the breeding season these normally skulky birds spend more time perched out in the open where I can photograph them easily.<\/p>\n

There are times when I am listening to Gray Catbirds calling that I get the giggles because those calls can be so insistent. It is challenging to stay still enough to take sharp photos when I am giggling.<\/p>\n

This perky adult Gray Catbird was photographed last spring high in the Wasatch Mountains during an interaction with another bird<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Gray Catbirds aren’t flashy birds but I adore them, their calls, and watching them go about their lives. I can barely wait until I see and hear my first of year catbirds.<\/p>\n

I have one more day of dreary, cloudy weather to get through and then I can head back out into the field to search for them and all the other birds that are migrating into northern Utah.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

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

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