{"id":5337,"date":"2012-07-17T03:55:34","date_gmt":"2012-07-17T09:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=5337"},"modified":"2020-09-08T15:21:36","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T21:21:36","slug":"lincolns-sparrow-in-montana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2012\/07\/17\/lincolns-sparrow-in-montana\/","title":{"rendered":"Lincoln’s Sparrow in Montana"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sparrows seem to be overlooked often as subjects, I’ve heard people call them Little Brown Birds (LBB) or Little Brown Jobs (LBJ). I try to photograph them whenever I can get close though.<\/p>\n

\"Lincoln's<\/a>Lincoln’s Sparrow perched on a fence post – Nikon D200, f7.1, 1\/1000, ISO 500, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 357mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

This Lincoln’s Sparrow was photographed last month at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, the spring green leaves in the distant\u00a0background sure don’t compete with the subtle beauty of this sparrow.<\/p>\n

*I am away for a few days, please feel free to share this post with your friends and family. I’ll catch up on everyone’s great blogs when I get back!<\/span><\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This Lincoln’s Sparrow was photographed last month at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, the spring green leaves in the distant background sure don’t compete with the subtle beauty of this 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