{"id":84060,"date":"2021-04-10T06:23:32","date_gmt":"2021-04-10T12:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=84060"},"modified":"2022-03-14T17:23:11","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T23:23:11","slug":"singing-adult-savannah-sparrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2021\/04\/10\/singing-adult-savannah-sparrow\/","title":{"rendered":"Singing Adult Savannah Sparrow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-100712 size-full\" title=\"Singing Savannah Sparrow\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/savannah-sparrow-singing-mia-mcpherson-4200.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/savannah-sparrow-singing-mia-mcpherson-4200.jpg\" alt=\"Singing Savannah Sparrow, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27600%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20600%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27600%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/savannah-sparrow-singing-mia-mcpherson-4200-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/savannah-sparrow-singing-mia-mcpherson-4200-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/savannah-sparrow-singing-mia-mcpherson-4200-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/savannah-sparrow-singing-mia-mcpherson-4200-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/savannah-sparrow-singing-mia-mcpherson-4200-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/savannah-sparrow-singing-mia-mcpherson-4200-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/savannah-sparrow-singing-mia-mcpherson-4200-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/savannah-sparrow-singing-mia-mcpherson-4200.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Singing Savannah Sparrow \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/3200, ISO 400, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Since early March I have been hearing the calls and songs of Savannah Sparrows at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fws.gov\/refuge\/bear_river_migratory_bird_refuge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge<\/span><\/a> and I have wanted to photograph them again. These small sparrows have a distinctive song that my ears can detect easily. Finding and photographing them is a more challenging than hearing them.<\/p>\n<p>This singing adult Savannah Sparrow was photographed on the road that goes to the auto tour route five days ago and I took a nice series of photos of this bird.<\/p>\n<p>I started hearing the Savannah Sparrows early in the morning and it became a challenge to myself to take photos of them that day.<\/p>\n<p>In some locations I have been able to walk up to Savannah Sparrows and photograph them easily. That isn&#8217;t the case at Bear River MBR.<\/p>\n<h2>How I find Savannah Sparrows at Bear River MBR<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>I listen for their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xeno-canto.org\/335702\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">calls<\/span><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xeno-canto.org\/406198\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">songs<\/span><\/a>. During the spring season these sparrows can be heard frequently along the road to the auto tour route and on it.<\/li>\n<li>I drive slowly which makes it easier to find the Savannah Sparrows visually.<\/li>\n<li>I stop and wait alongside the road when I hear them singing and scan the area.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Photographing Savannah Sparrows at Bear River MBR<\/h2>\n<p>I know from experience that when Savannah Sparrows are singing they are usually near the top of whatever perch they have chosen to sing from. Knowing their behaviors can be a great help when finding and photographing this species.<\/p>\n<p>On that topic, I am also aware that the Savannah Sparrows at the refuge aren&#8217;t likely to stick around long and will frequently dive for cover before I can get them in my viewfinder. I know that I have to get this sparrow species in my viewfinder as fast as I can, lock onto them, and start taking photos quickly when I locate one that is close enough to photograph.<\/p>\n<p>If I don&#8217;t I may have missed my window of opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>I adore listening to, seeing, and photographing Savannah Sparrows. I&#8217;m more than willing to make whatever changes I need to make to take high quality photos of them.<\/p>\n<p>Life <em>is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n<p>Mia<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/savannah-sparrow-images\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">here<\/span><\/a> to view more of my Savannah Sparrow photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This singing adult Savannah Sparrow was photographed on the road that goes to the auto tour route five days ago and I took a nice series of photos of this 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