{"id":159271,"date":"2025-10-04T09:03:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T14:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=159271"},"modified":"2025-10-04T09:18:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T14:18:41","slug":"beams-of-sunlight-at-sequoyah-national-wildlife-refuge-oklahoma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2025\/10\/04\/beams-of-sunlight-at-sequoyah-national-wildlife-refuge-oklahoma\/","title":{"rendered":"Beams Of Sunlight At Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today I’m sharing a simple image of some beams of sunlight I saw last month while driving through Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge<\/span><\/a> in Oklahoma.<\/p>\n

\"BeamsBeams of sunlight at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge \u2013 Canon R7, handheld, f8, 1\/640, ISO 1600, -0.3 EV, Canon EF 100-400mm II at 100mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I stopped to take photos, hopped out of my Jeep, and laughed because I was three feet away from a Nine-banded Armadillo that came out of the grasses at the side of the road.<\/p>\n

The armadillo paid me no attention at all and walked slowly to the other side of the road where it disappeared into the tall grasses.<\/p>\n

It was too bad I had such terrible light on the armadillo. I would have liked photos of them. I always want more armadillo photos!<\/p>\n

I quickly realized I didn\u2019t have my camera that I use for landscapes with me, so I zoomed back and took photos anyway. I quite liked this image of the refuge with the beams of sunlight.<\/p>\n

I hope that when the leaves change color I get the chance to take more photos with sun beams in them of this stretch of the road at the refuge.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my photos of Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma plus facts and information about the refuge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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