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Juda’s Bush In Bloom With Seeds At Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By |October 28th, 2024|Categories: Juda’s Bush, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

While wandering on foot yesterday at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Steve Creek and I found some blooming Juda’s Bush to focus on and photograph for a bit.

Male And Female Monarch Butterfly Photos

By |October 21st, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Monarch Butterflies, Sebastian County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

As the Monarch butterflies made their way through Arkansas at the end of September, I had the chance to take a couple of photos that really show off the unique features between the males and females.

Fiery Skipper Butterfly Photos – Other Things With Wings

By |October 14th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Fiery Skipper Butterflies, Sebastian County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Back at the start of October, I took lots of Fiery Skipper butterfly photos. I am just now getting around to sharing a few of these lovely skipper butterflies.

Autumn Female Monarch Butterfly In My Viewfinder

By |October 11th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Monarch Butterflies, Sebastian County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

What's up today? I've got a few female Monarch butterfly images I’ve been meaning to share but I hadn’t edited them until now. This morning seems perfect!

Focusing On Eastern Carpenter Bees

By |September 30th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Eastern Carpenter Bees, Sebastian County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

If I hadn’t been focused on photographing insects two days ago, I wouldn’t be able to share these photos of female and male Eastern Carpenter Bees.

Clouded Skipper Butterflies – Things With Wings

By |September 29th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Clouded Skipper Butterflies, Oklahoma, Sebastian County, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Two days ago, when I shared Huron Sachem skipper butterfly images I said I needed to identify another butterfly. That butterfly was a Clouded Skipper butterfly.

Huron Sachem Skipper Butterfly Photos From Arkansas

By |September 27th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Huron Sachem Skipper Butterflies, Sebastian County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I took my lifer Huron Sachem skipper butterfly photos! I may have seen this species before, but I had never photographed one of these skippers until yesterday.

Eastern Harvestman On Blooming Sedum Photos

By |September 22nd, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Eastern Harvestmen, Sebastian County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Believe it or not, I'd never photographed any Daddy Long Legs before. I was happy to take photos of an Eastern Harvestman on a blooming sedum two evenings ago.

Native Purple Passionflower In Bloom

By |July 26th, 2024|Categories: Oklahoma, Purple Passionflower, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

There are wildflowers blooming now that I haven't seen since I left Florida in 2009. Purple Passionflower is one of those flowers, so I had to take some photos.

Great Blue Heron And Bog Smartweed

By |July 6th, 2024|Categories: Birds, Bog Smartweed, Great Blue Herons, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

After a great session photographing young Barred Owls at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, I also took some photos of a Great Blue Heron in a nearby slough.

Blooming American Lotus – Imperfectly Perfect

By |June 29th, 2024|Categories: American Lotus, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Today, I am sharing some of the American Lotus photos I took while visiting Reeve's Slough at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.

Buttonbush Images From Oklahoma

By |June 26th, 2024|Categories: Buttonbush, Johnston County, Oklahoma, Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I smiled when I saw blooming Buttonbush at Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge in the early June. I haven't seen Buttonbush blooms since I left Florida in 2009.

Black-eyed Susan Photos With Insects

By |June 14th, 2024|Categories: Black-eyed Susans, Johnston County, Oklahoma, Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

When I traveled to Tishomingo recently, I spent some time taking photos of Black-eyed Susans. In the process, I also found insects eating or nectaring on them.

Blooming Common Yarrow – What’s In A Name

By |June 6th, 2024|Categories: Common Yarrow, Johnston County, Oklahoma, Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

When I photographed this Common Yarrow in the soft morning light last month at Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge, I found myself thinking about its name.

Oklahoma Move Update – Landing Western Cattle Egret

By |June 5th, 2024|Categories: Birds, Fourpoint Evening Primroses, Marshall County, Western Cattle Egrets, Wildflowers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This landing Cattle Egret is slightly symbolic of my arrival in a new state and seeing the birds and wildlife of Oklahoma right outside my back door every day.

Gray Hairstreak Butterfly On An Upright Prairie Coneflower

By |June 3rd, 2024|Categories: Gray Hairstreak Butterflies, Oklahoma, Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

When I visited Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge last week I spent some time photographing Gray Hairstreak butterflies, a butterfly species that is new to me.

Butterfly Photos From Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge

By |May 21st, 2024|Categories: Oklahoma, Orange Sulphur Butterflies, Phaon Crescent Butterflies, Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge, Variegated Fritillary Butterflies|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This morning, I wanted to share a few more things with wings: a set of butterfly photos I took recently at Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.

Green Antelopehorns In Bloom At Tishomingo NWR

By |May 16th, 2024|Categories: Green Antelopehorns, Oklahoma, Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Some of the native wildflowers I photographed yesterday morning at Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge were pretty clumps of blooming Green Antelopehorns.

Glowing American Lotus

By |April 2nd, 2024|Categories: American Lotus, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Wildflowers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I had considered sharing this photo of this American Lotus on Easter Sunday, but I was feeling a little raw and sad. It was my first Easter without my mother.

Black-footed Drone Fly On Rabbitbrush

By |October 7th, 2023|Categories: Black-footed Drone Flies, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

While out in the West Desert two days ago, I photographed this adult Black-footed Drone Fly, a member of the hoverfly family, on a rabbitbrush.

Cabbage White Butterfly Photos

By |September 23rd, 2023|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Cabbage White Butterflies, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This morning, I'm sharing a few photos of male Cabbage White butterflies and Common Sunflowers that I took last Sunday at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge.

Musk Thistle And Bumble Bee In The Wasatch Mountains

By |August 30th, 2023|Categories: Morgan County, Musk Thistle, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Wildflowers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This morning, I'm sharing a simple image of a Musk Thistle and a bumblebee that I photographed two days ago in the high country of the Wasatch Mountains.

Showy Milkweed, Raindrops, And My Mom

By |July 28th, 2023|Categories: Morgan County, Showy Milkweed, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Wildflowers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday I photographed these Showy Milkweed blooms in a summer rain. I'd gone up into the Wasatch Mountains to seek some solitude even though it was cloudy.

American Lotus And Dragonflies

By |July 18th, 2023|Categories: American Lotus, Eastern Pondhawks, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Today's post is about American Lotus, dragonflies, and the rich habitat of Reeve's Slough at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in northeastern Oklahoma.

Blooming Monument Plant In Utah

By |July 13th, 2023|Categories: Monument Plants, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Wildflowers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This morning, I am showcasing two blooming Monument Plant photos. I took these images yesterday in Summit County, high in the Wasatch Mountains.

Blooming American Lotus At Sequoyah NWR

By |July 9th, 2023|Categories: American Lotus, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I'm sharing more American Lotus photos that were taken at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge last month when I visited my friend and photographer, Steve Creek.

American Lotus In Bloom – Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By |June 16th, 2023|Categories: American Lotus, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This morning I am highlighting an American Lotus in bloom that I photographed yesterday in a slough at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.

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