{"id":165532,"date":"2025-12-10T07:17:55","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T13:17:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=165532"},"modified":"2025-12-26T09:47:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T15:47:24","slug":"low-light-savannah-sparrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2025\/12\/10\/low-light-savannah-sparrow\/","title":{"rendered":"Low Light Savannah Sparrow"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"LowLow light Savannah Sparrow \u2013 Canon R7, handheld, f9, 1\/400, ISO 2000, Canon RF 100-500mm at 472mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I spent a few minutes photographing this Savannah Sparrow in the shadow of my Jeep yesterday at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in east-central Oklahoma.<\/p>\n

I had watched the sparrow make their way down a vine to ground level before I started taking photos. The vines were rather messy looking, and ground level views of the bird were a little less so.<\/p>\n

Viewed larger, I can see my Jeep in the eye of the Savannah Sparrow, that is how close the bird was.<\/p>\n

I do not see Savannah Sparrows here year round, so whenever I can, I try to have them in my viewfinder.<\/p>\n

Savannah Sparrows are smaller and daintier than the White-crowned, White-throated, and Fox Sparrows I see in this area during the fall and winter, but I adore them just the same.<\/p>\n

Despite how challenging they can be to photograph and identify, sparrows are a favorite of mine. I like challenges.<\/p>\n

Yesterday while at the refuge, I found this spot where I could see more than 15 to 20 Savannah Sparrows<\/span><\/a> at the same time. The leafless vines gave the sparrows cover when they needed it, and it was surrounded by grassy areas that this species prefers.<\/p>\n

I thoroughly enjoyed seeing and photographing all the sparrows I found in that location.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

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

I spent a few minutes photographing this Savannah Sparrow in the shadow of my Jeep yesterday at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in east-central Oklahoma.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":165528,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[27,13973,831,13974],"tags":[4004,970,13984,4620,156,4194,229,855,4195],"class_list":["post-165532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-avian","category-oklahoma","category-savannah-sparrows","category-sequoyah-national-wildlife-refuge","tag-adult","tag-autumn","tag-bottomlands","tag-fall","tag-low-light-2","tag-passerculus-sandwichensis","tag-savannah-sparrow","tag-sparrow","tag-sparrows"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t