{"id":175931,"date":"2026-05-15T05:26:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T10:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=175931"},"modified":"2026-05-15T05:26:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T10:26:17","slug":"spring-scissor-tailed-flycatcher-portraits-from-sequoyah-national-wildlife-refuge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2026\/05\/15\/spring-scissor-tailed-flycatcher-portraits-from-sequoyah-national-wildlife-refuge\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Portraits From Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SpringSpring Scissor-tailed Flycatcher portrait \u2013 Canon R7, beanbag, f9, 1\/800, ISO 400, +1.0 EV, Canon RF 100-500mm at 500mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I don’t often have a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher so close to me that I can take portraits of them, so when I do, I’ll jump at the chance. Four days ago, I did.<\/p>\n

I was driving the auto tour loop at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge when I found a very cooperative adult Scissor-tailed Flycatcher perched on one of the parking area signs.<\/p>\n

The sign is ugly, but the sky was bright and beautiful. I opted for taking close up portraits. Especially since the flycatcher seemed comfortable with me photographing them while using my vehicle as a mobile blind.<\/p>\n

The Scissor-tailed Flycatcher called several times, probably for their mate, who was in a tall, old cottonwood tree near the parking area.<\/p>\n

\"Scissor-tailedScissor-tailed Flycatcher close up in spring \u2013 Canon R7, beanbag, f9, 1\/1000, ISO 500, +1.0 EV, Canon RF 100-500mm at 500mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I haven’t gotten my dream photos of this flycatcher species in flight. Still, I was delighted to get these close-up portraits of this bird.<\/p>\n

I took photos of this Scissor-tailed Flycatcher<\/span><\/a> until it lifted off because one of the refuge staff trucks drove by. These portraits were an unexpected and delightful treat.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

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

I don’t often have a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher so close to me that I can take portraits of them, so when I do, I’ll jump at the chance. Four days ago, I did.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":175926,"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":[27,13973,15253,13974],"tags":[4004,13984,4142,3808,4884,4104,4046,15256,4018,165,15257,298],"class_list":["post-175931","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-avian","category-oklahoma","category-scissor-tailed-flycatchers","category-sequoyah-national-wildlife-refuge","tag-adult","tag-bottomlands","tag-close-up","tag-flycatcher","tag-flycatchers","tag-perched","tag-portrait","tag-scissor-tailed-flycatcher","tag-sky","tag-spring","tag-tyrannus-forficatus","tag-tyrant-flycatchers-2"],"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