{"id":161256,"date":"2025-10-23T05:15:54","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T10:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=161256"},"modified":"2025-10-23T05:15:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T10:15:54","slug":"autumn-eastern-phoebe-at-sequoyah-national-wildlife-refuge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2025\/10\/23\/autumn-eastern-phoebe-at-sequoyah-national-wildlife-refuge\/","title":{"rendered":"Autumn Eastern Phoebe At Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday while I was at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, I found a very cooperative Eastern Phoebe perched first in some bushes and then on an old metal post.<\/p>\n

\"FallFall Eastern Phoebe in Oklahoma \u2013 Canon R7, handheld, f11, 1\/2000, ISO 1600, +1.0 EV, Canon RF 800mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

While I like the pose of the phoebe in this photo, it won\u2019t make it into my galleries because the background is messy and distracting to me.<\/p>\n

Maybe if the background had been plain blue, or had just out-of-focus grasses and\/or just out-of-focus sumac branches, this image would have worked for me. It just doesn\u2019t as is, and I don\u2019t like to do much post-processing to my photos. At all.<\/p>\n

\"AutumnAutumn Eastern Phoebe portrait \u2013 Canon R7, beanbag, f11, 1\/1600, ISO 1600, Canon RF 800mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

The Eastern Phoebe left the sumacs and flew in closer to me, so close that I opted to take close-ups and portraits of this beautiful little bird.<\/p>\n

With an 800mm lens, I really didn\u2019t have many options: stay put and get portraits, or move my Jeep farther away and risk the phoebe flying off.<\/p>\n

I like how the phoebe looks curious in this image, and how she or he appeared to have their eye on me.<\/p>\n

\"EasternEastern Phoebe close up at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge \u2013 Canon R7, beanbag, f11, 1\/1600, ISO 1600, -0.3 EV, Canon RF 800mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

The phoebe was looking for prey while perched on the old, rusty metal post, and I took a nice long series of close-ups of this bird.<\/p>\n

When the phoebe moved to the metal gate across the road behind me, I thanked them and headed up the road.<\/p>\n

Eastern Phoebes<\/span><\/a> can be found at the refuge and in this area of Oklahoma year-round.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

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

Yesterday while I was at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, I found a very cooperative Eastern Phoebe perched first in some bushes and then on an old metal 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