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Common Checkered-Skipper Butterfly At Tishomingo NWR

By |May 13th, 2024|Categories: Common Checkered-Skippers, Oklahoma, Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge, Wildflowers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I'm sharing this Common Checkered-Skipper butterfly photo I took two days ago at Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge. This was my last subject of the morning.

Common Buckeye Butterfly Resting On Grass

By |May 13th, 2024|Categories: Common Buckeye Butterflies, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This morning, I am sharing a beautiful Common Buckeye butterfly that I photographed on the last day of April at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.

Orchard Oriole On My First Trip To Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge

By |May 12th, 2024|Categories: Birds, Oklahoma, Orchard Orioles, Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday, I was thrilled to see my first sunrise at Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma and to take my first Orchard Oriole images from there too.

Male Northern Cardinal Photos

By |May 9th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Birds, Northern Cardinals, Sebastian County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I've been wanting to share a few more of the male Northern Cardinal photos I took from my friend Steve Creek's deck in his very birdy yard and garden.

Milestone: Nine Years Of Consecutive Daily Posts

By |May 2nd, 2024|Categories: Barred Owls, Birds, Milestone, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

It has been nine years, and I've created 3,288 consecutive daily posts. Who knows how many words or images I have shared in that time? I honestly have no idea!

White-crowned Sparrow Photos From Arkansas

By |May 1st, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Sebastian County, White-crowned Sparrows|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I didn't know I would be taking White-crowned Sparrow photos on my visit to Arkansas, but they do overwinter here. Thankfully, they haven't all migrated yet.

Eastern Bluebird With Crane Fly Caught Mid Metamorphosis

By |April 29th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Birds, Eastern Bluebirds, Sebastian County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

In a previous post, I showed some of the food a male Eastern Bluebird brought in to feed his chicks. This crane fly prey had Steve and me scratching our heads.

Birdscape: Great Blue Heron at Sequoyah NWR

By |April 29th, 2024|Categories: Birds, Great Blue Herons, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

For me, I feel peaceful when I view this Great Blue Heron photo from Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge. The lush habitat plus the bird makes me feel that way.

Spring Male White-breasted Nuthatch Photos

By |April 28th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Birds, Sebastian County, White-breasted Nuthatches|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This morning, I wanted to share a small selection of White-breasted Nuthatch photos I have taken since I arrived at my friend Steve Creek's home in Arkansas.

Male Rose-breasted Grosbeak On Migration Through Arkansas

By |April 27th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Birds, Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, Sebastian County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This Rose-breasted Grosbeak that I photographed in Steve Creek's yard, isn't a lifer for me, but these images are the best I have taken so far of this species.

Mama Eastern Bluebird Is No More

By |April 24th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Birds, Eastern Bluebirds, Sebastian County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Steve and I have some sad news today: the mama Eastern Bluebird at Steve's nest box is no more. The last time we saw her at the nest box was Sunday evening.

What The Fluff? Great Egret Photos

By |April 23rd, 2024|Categories: Birds, Eastern Cottonwood, Great Egrets, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I took this Great Egret photo yesterday at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge. Even with the morning mist, I could tell something fluffy was stuck on its bill.

Wilson’s Snipe Photos Plus Two Interesting Facts About These Shorebirds

By |April 19th, 2024|Categories: Birds, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Wilson's Snipes|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Recently, I've had a couple of opportunities to photograph a Wilson's Snipe in the Lower Scarborough Slough at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.

Foggy Start To An April Morning At Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By |April 18th, 2024|Categories: Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, White-tailed Deer|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday, there was a foggy start to a morning of bird and wildlife photography at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge. I really didn't mind the fog much at all.

Male Eastern Bluebird Close Up Photos With Food For His Chicks

By |April 17th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Birds, Eastern Bluebirds, Sebastian County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Today, I am sharing portraits of a male Eastern Bluebird that were taken in my friend Steve Creek's yard. The male bluebird was bringing food in to his chicks.

Barred Owls Side By Side Plus A Short Video Of Them

By |April 16th, 2024|Categories: Barred Owls, Birds, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Video|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Three days ago, my friend Steve Creek and I had an amazing experience with a mated pair of Barred Owls next to a road at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge.

Barred Owl Portraits In Early Morning Light

By |April 14th, 2024|Categories: Barred Owls, Birds, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Two days ago I was thrilled to take early morning Barred Owl portraits at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in east central Oklahoma with my friend Steve Creek.

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