New World Sparrows & Allies

New World Sparrows are seed eating passerine birds with conical bills.

600th post – An Antelope Island Snow Day

By |December 30th, 2012|Categories: American Bison, Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Chukars, Coyotes, Davis County, Utah, Western Meadowlarks, White-crowned Sparrows|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I wanted to share a few images taken two days ago when Antelope Island was covered with a fresh snow fall. The entire island looked glorious and the sunlight caused the snow to sparkle much to my delight.

Juvenile White-crowned Sparrow in a snow storm

By |December 24th, 2012|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Low light, Small in the frame, Utah, White-crowned Sparrows|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

The White-crowned Sparrow in this image is small in the frame, the bird isn't super sharp and there isn't a lot of contrast or color to the photo either yet the image speaks to me.

Song Sparrows in Winter

By |December 7th, 2012|Categories: Birds, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Song Sparrows, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Song Sparrows are found throughout the U.S. and into Canada, some populations move south during the winter to southern states and northern Mexico. So far 30 subspecies of Song Sparrows have been described.

Birds and Mammals from the past week

By |November 7th, 2012|Categories: American Bison, Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Coyotes, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Great Horned Owls, Horned Larks, Pronghorn, Utah, White-crowned Sparrows|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Just a few images from this past week.

Pumpkin Patch Birds – Red-winged Blackbirds and White-crowned Sparrows

By |October 26th, 2012|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Red-winged Blackbirds, Utah, White-crowned Sparrows|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

There is a rather large Pumpkin Patch near the road going to the Nature Center at Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area where I like to photograph birds. They have a straw maze and all kinds of activities for children too.

Winter’s First Snow

By |October 25th, 2012|Categories: American Barn Owls, Antelope Island State Park, Bald Eagles, Birds, Coyotes, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Great Blue Herons, Mallards, Prairie Falcons, Salt Lake County, Utah, White-crowned Sparrows|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

As I write this the first snow of winter is falling outside my living room window. For the past week I have seen the snow on the mountain tops and I had been looking forward to seeing the snow covering the Salt Lake Valley.

Juvenile White-crowned Sparrow in early morning light

By |October 22nd, 2012|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah, White-crowned Sparrows|Tags: , , , , , , |

Although White-crowned Sparrows (Zonotrichia leucophrys) are year round residents in Utah I see far more of them in the fall, winter and early spring and because it is cold they also are "stickier" and allow closer approaches.

Juvenile White-crowned Sparrow – Very Small in the Frame

By |September 28th, 2012|Categories: Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Small in the frame, Utah, White-crowned Sparrows|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Normally I wouldn't take or present an image where the subject is as small in the frame as this juvenile White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) is but I couldn't resist because I like this image a lot.

Savannah Sparrows in Glacier County, Montana

By |August 29th, 2012|Categories: Birds, Glacier County, Montana, Savannah Sparrows|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

During my travels in Montana earlier this month I saw loads of Savannah Sparrows and although there were many in southwestern Montana I only photographed the ones on the farm in Glacier County.

Lincoln’s Sparrow in Montana

By |July 17th, 2012|Categories: Birds, Lincoln's Sparrows, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This Lincoln's Sparrow was photographed last month at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, the spring green leaves in the distant background sure don't compete with the subtle beauty of this sparrow.

Birds of Antelope Island – A Mix of Feathered Friends

By |June 28th, 2012|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Brine Flies, Chukars, Davis County, Lark Sparrows, Northern Mockingbirds, Sage Thrashers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday I photographed a mixture of the birds of Antelope Island State Park and had great fun while doing it.

Taking a look back on a few previous Autumn Birds

By |October 28th, 2011|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Northern Harriers, Pied-billed Grebes, Red-tailed Hawks, Red-winged Blackbirds, Ring-necked Pheasants, Tooele County, Utah, White-crowned Sparrows|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Photographing birds during Autumn is a wonderful time for me in Utah, the beautiful fall colors delight and enthrall me, the air gets nippy and I find myself feeling a surge of energy whenever I am outdoors.

The Savannah Sparrows of Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

By |July 18th, 2011|Categories: Birds, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Savannah Sparrows|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

These Savannah Sparrows were nearly as much fun to observe as they were to photograph. They are very active birds and it was a challenge to keep up with them

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