{"id":97921,"date":"2021-12-05T04:54:33","date_gmt":"2021-12-05T11:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=97921"},"modified":"2021-12-05T04:54:33","modified_gmt":"2021-12-05T11:54:33","slug":"american-pipits-in-my-viewfinder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2021\/12\/05\/american-pipits-in-my-viewfinder\/","title":{"rendered":"American Pipits In My Viewfinder"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"FallFall American Pipit on a rock \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/2500, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

As I photographed an American Kestrel that I found two days ago I could hear a flock of American Pipits nearby and I located them across the road from the kestrel hanging out on some rocks. I’ve been seeing and hearing<\/span><\/a> American Pipits since the end of September but this was the first time this fall I was able to get close to them.<\/p>\n

\"AmericanAmerican Pipit on a cool December morning \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/2000, ISO 400, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I love the subtle beauty of American Pipits, how feisty they are with other pipits, and listening to their calls.<\/p>\n

I didn’t stop to count the pipits that I found the other day because I was so focused on photographing them but it wasn’t a large flock and there may have only been around a dozen of them flitting about.<\/p>\n

\"AlertAlert adult American Pipit on a rock \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1600, ISO 400, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Over the years that I have photographed American Pipits it seems that more often than not I find them on piles of rocks or individual rocks in the landscape.<\/p>\n

\"RelaxedRelaxed American Pipit on a rock \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1600, ISO 400, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

American Pipits do breed in a few locations in Utah at high elevations. I’d love to find and photograph this species during the breeding season but so far I haven’t had that opportunity.<\/p>\n

\"AmericanAmerican Pipit checking out some rocks \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/2500, ISO 400, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

My best opportunities for observing and photographing American Pipits always seem to happen during the fall and winter. I see and hear them during the spring but they seem more skittish then than they appear to be in the fall and winter.<\/p>\n

\"AdultAdult American Pipit on top of a light colored rock \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1600, ISO 400, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0I was delighted that the American Pipits I found two days ago perched on different colored rocks and I was pleased with my photos of them.<\/p>\n

\"AdultAdult American Pipit on top of a dark colored rock \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/2000, ISO 400, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

If I am not fortunate enough to get this close to American Pipits again this fall and winter I can honestly say I am grateful that I had a few moments with them the other day. I’m glad I heard them from across the road and figured out where they were.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

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

I’ve been seeing and hearing American Pipits since the end of September but this was the first time this fall I was able to get close to them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":97901,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_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":[4654,124,27,1148,26],"tags":[4004,4540,2400,4655,970,4007,4008,4620,5672,4378,12612,5475,4895,6973,5119,4921,4470,30],"class_list":["post-97921","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-american-pipits","category-bear-river-migratory-bird-refuge","category-avian","category-box-elder-county-utah","category-utah","tag-adult","tag-alert","tag-american-pipit","tag-anthus-rubescens","tag-autumn","tag-bear-river-migratory-bird-refuge","tag-box-elder-county","tag-fall","tag-flats","tag-morning","tag-old-lake-bed","tag-pipit","tag-pipits","tag-playa","tag-relaxed","tag-rock","tag-rocks","tag-utah-2"],"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