Tag Archives: song sparrow

Spring Tradition

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Scott Thomas Photography

The Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) has made an appearance on my blog for each year of its existence. It has become my Spring tradition to post a photo of the sweet sounding little song bird. Last year was the first … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Nature | Tagged 80-400mm, birds, blue, branch, feet, legs, montezuma national wildlife refuge, new york, nikon D700, perch, profile, savannah sparrow, seneca falls, singing, sky, song sparrow, spring, vr, wildlife, yellow | 26 Comments

View 181: Late Spring at the Wildlife Refuge

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Scott Thomas Photography

The work continues at the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge. The pool near the visitor center has been drained and the marsh in the first section of the wildlife drive has been lowered. This seemed to concentrate the viewable wildlife along … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Nature, Weekly View | Tagged 80-400mm, bald eagle, birds, deer, great blue heron, mammal, montezuma national wildlife refuge, new york, nikon D700, red-winged blackbird, savannah sparrow, seneca falls, seneca river, song sparrow, vr, water, white-tailed, wildlife | 7 Comments

Blustery Song Sparrow

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Scott Thomas Photography

Blustery Sparrow, originally uploaded by Scott Thomas Photography. Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) singing on a cold and blustery morning at the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge near Seneca Falls, New York. The Refuge has cut back the song sparrow’s habitat along … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Nature | Tagged 28-300mm, bird, blustery, breezy, montezuma national wildlife refuge, new york, nikon D700, singing, song sparrow, vr, wildlife, windy | 21 Comments

A Good Friday

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Scott Thomas Photography

Each year on Good Friday, I get up in time to arrive at the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge to watch the Sun rise. It was around the freezing mark in temperature and, while the morning looked promising, clouds soon took … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Nature | Tagged 80-400mm, birds, canada geese, flying, great blue heron, harrier, hawk, marsh, montezuma national wildlife refuge, new york, nikon D70, nikon D700, nys thruway, pond, seneca falls, soaring, song sparrow, sunrise, tripod, vr, water, waterfowl, wildlife | 27 Comments

Birds of Montezuma Photo Essay

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Scott Thomas Photography

I had my most successful day photographing the birds who call the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge home in early April, 2010. In all, I photographed nine species in four hours of roving the wildlife drive, lookouts and trails. I know … Continue reading →