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My Favorite: July 11th. CLEARLY July 11th is the best day of any year to get a Grasshopper Sparrow photo, given that somehow 14 of my 18 photos below (78%!) were taken on a July 11th. My favorite photo and encounter with a Grasshopper Sparrow are photos 15 to 18, taken on July 11th, 2020 in McCook County, South Dakota. It's the closest any Grasshopper Sparrow has ever let me get, which allowed me to get some photos with a great amount of detail, but it was also just such a nice encounter in that I got to sit there an watch him on the same post for about 15 minutes. He was clearly in forage mode, not using the post as a singing or display perch, because he kept shifting positions, looking down at the ground, and searching for insects. Twice he jumped down and disappeared for a moment, evidently capturing (or trying to capture) a buggy snack, but every time he would pop right back up on the same post. With all the movement it allowed me to get photos of him in several different positions. And I admit for the photo below, I kind of like the "bad haircut" vibe as a strong wind that morning ruffled his head feathers.
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Grasshopper Sparrow 1July 8th, 2008Minnehaha County, South Dakota |
Grasshopper Sparrow 2July 5, 2006Minnehaha County, South Dakota |
Grasshopper Sparrow 3July 11th, 2008Minnehaha County, South Dakota |
Grasshopper Sparrow 4July 11th, 2006Minnehaha County, South Dakota |
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Grasshopper Sparrow 5July 11th, 2006Minnehaha County, South Dakota |
Grasshopper Sparrow 6July 11th, 2006Minnehaha County, South Dakota |
Grasshopper Sparrow 7July 11th, 2008Minnehaha County, South Dakota |
Grasshopper Sparrow 8July 11th, 2008Minnehaha County, South Dakota |
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Grasshopper Sparrow 9July 11th, 2008Minnehaha County, South Dakota |
Grasshopper Sparrow 10July 11th, 2008Minnehaha County, South Dakota |
Grasshopper Sparrow 11July 11th, 2008Minnehaha County, South Dakota |
Grasshopper Sparrow 12July 11th, 2009Fort Pierre National Grasslands, South Dakota |
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Grasshopper Sparrow 13July 23rd, 2011Grand River National Grasslands, South Dakota |
Grasshopper Sparrow 14August 13th, 2011Minnehaha County, South Dakota |
Grasshopper Sparrow 15July 11th, 2020McCook County, South Dakota |
Grasshopper Sparrow 16July 11th, 2020McCook County, South Dakota |
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Grasshopper Sparrow 17July 11th, 2020McCook County, South Dakota |
Grasshopper Sparrow 18July 11th, 2020McCook County, South Dakota |
Click here for the species description page for the Grasshopper Sparrow.
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