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\"LowLow light Fox Sparrow in snow \u2013 Canon R7, handheld, f7.1, 1\/400, ISO 1000, +2.0 EV, Canon EF 100-400mm II at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Conditions this morning are similar to when I photographed this Fox Sparrow last year in my friend Steve Creek\u2019s yard<\/span><\/a> during a snow storm last January.<\/p>\n

There are several inches of snow on the ground from Winter Storm Fern; there are thick clouds overhead, and it is bitter cold. The temp as I write this is 11\u00b0F, and it may drop before it warms up a little bit today. It might make it to 22\u00b0F later on.<\/p>\n

Yesterday I had hoped to get out to photograph birds in the falling snow, but the lighting conditions were simply awful. I\u2019ve got my fingers crossed that the light today will be a bit better.<\/p>\n

Through my window I can see that the birds are already looking for me to put some food out even though it is still mostly dark outside.<\/p>\n

Maybe I’ll even get to see and photograph another Fox Sparrow today although I haven’t seen any yet this winter. Storms like Fern can bring birds into feeders though so I will expect the unexpected. Which is part of my nature.<\/p>\n

I know that I\u2019ll have opportunities with Northern Cardinals, Common Grackles, Dark-eyed Juncos, Northern Mockingbirds, Downy Woodpeckers, and White-throated Sparrows. That is IF<\/em> the light cooperates.<\/p>\n

Last January\u2019s storm helped me by allowing me to take photos of birds that had been nemesis species for me. Who knows, maybe Winter Storm Fern will give me a gift today too.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

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

Conditions this morning are similar to when I photographed this Fox Sparrow last year in my friend Steve Creek\u2019s yard during a snow storm last January.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":167587,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13950,27,16156,13951],"tags":[4004,13981,4175,3984,16160,156,16161,4050,4328,855,4195,15824,373,13966],"class_list":["post-167590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arkansas","category-avian","category-fox-sparrows","category-sebastian-county","tag-adult","tag-feeder","tag-fog","tag-foggy","tag-fox-sparrow","tag-low-light-2","tag-passerella-iliaca","tag-snow","tag-snowy","tag-sparrow","tag-sparrows","tag-suburban","tag-winter","tag-yard"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fox-sparrow-adult-snow-mia-mcpherson-9778.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p11Mom-HB4","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":138694,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2025\/01\/12\/fox-sparrow-photos-nemesis-no-more\/","url_meta":{"origin":167590,"position":0},"title":"Fox Sparrow Photos – Nemesis No More!","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"January 12, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Yesterday, I took lots of Fox Sparrow photos, and by doing so, I conquered a nemesis. 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