Vesper Sparrow looking at the sky – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1/2500, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
Friday morning I found this Vesper Sparrow perched on an old fence post next to a dusty road with another sparrow singing from the top of a sage about 100 feet away. I have found Vesper Sparrows reliably in this same area for several years in a row and it is always a delight to have them in my view finder. I photographed my first of the season Vespers in May in this same location. In the morning the light at this spot is perfect for capturing all the fine details in the feathers of this sparrows.
Something high in the sky caught the attention of this Vesper Sparrow while took photos of it. I liked the green background in this photo. That color green doesn’t last long around here. When it gets hot that green turns to tans and browns.
Temps for Salt Lake City – June 13 – 16
When I photographed this Vesper Sparrow two days ago in the Wasatch Mountains the temps were chilly enough that the sparrow was all fluffed up. I’d seen frost on the on some of the houses I passed on the road and on some of the honeysuckles close to the shoulder of it. I don’t think we’ll be hearing freeze warnings again anytime soon here in northern Utah. The heat is on.
The temps in the graphic above are normal for July not June.
Life is good.
Mia
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I like the idea of you talking about the weather and birding which has an effect on all of us==
Adorable sparrow and I really like the bokeh in that shot. I hear you on the heat — we have 90s forecasted in some of our local mountains up above 6000 feet. It’s going to be a brutal summer in the west.
The sparrow is gorgeous.
Your temperature forecasts are not.
What a cute little sparrow. Your heat this early in the year, does no bode well. Even in Ontario, there seems to be no “normal” pattern of weather. We’re either scorching or wearing sweaters.
(I don’t know Utah at all, but my recent experience in Moncton, NB, Canada, of 34C/93F for 2 days followed by 3 days of frost warnings 🙄 leaves me hesitant to rely on the “normal” patterns we have come to expect over the last century.🤔) Nice shot BTW 🙂🙂 !