Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Blizzards Of Snow Geese Now At Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By Mia McPherson|November 29th, 2024|Categories: Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Snow Geese|Tags: Anser caerulescens, autumn, blasting off, blizzard, Blue Geese, blue morph, bottomlands, dark morph, early morning, fall, field, flight, flock, flying, front, gaggle, geese, goose, hatch year, immature, lifting off, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Sequoyah NWR, sky, Snow Geese, Snow Goose, taking off, trees, waterfowl, white morph, young|

Blizzards of Snow Geese have arrived at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge! I’m so excited about all of the Snow Geese that I can barely contain myself. Wow!

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Springtime Raccoon At Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By Mia McPherson|August 10th, 2024|Categories: Oklahoma, Raccoons, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: adult, bottomland hardwood forests, bottomlands, branches, leaves, mammals, morning light, Procyon lotor, Raccoon, raccoons, racoons, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, spring, sunrise, tree, willows|

I've been meaning to share this Raccoon photo since April. This image was taken on my second trip to Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma this spring.

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Itty Bitty American Green Tree Frog Pictures

By Mia McPherson|July 23rd, 2024|Categories: American Green Tree Frogs, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: American Green Tree Frog, amphibians, bottomland hardwood forests, bottomlands, frog, frogs, grass, grasses, Green Tree Frog, Hyla cinerea, immature, itty bitty, Johnson Grass, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Sorghum halepense, summer, tree frog, tree frogs, young|

I'm sticking with the green theme today. Earlier this morning, it was Green Heron images; now, it's itty bitty Green Tree Frog photos from Sequoyah NWR.

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My Lifer Bobcat Photos At Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By Mia McPherson|July 11th, 2024|Categories: Bobcats, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: adult, Bobcat, bobcats, bottomland hardwood forests, bottomlands, feline, felines, grass, grasses, gravel road, haze, itch, landscape, Lynx rufus, mammals, Oklahoma, road, scenic, scratching, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, shadows, sitting, summer, tree, trees|

Yesterday morning, I took my first Bobcat photos at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, thanks to my dear friend Steve Creek letting me know where it was.

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Summertime White-tailed Deer Doe At Sequoyah NWR

By Mia McPherson|July 10th, 2024|Categories: Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, White-tailed Deer|Tags: bottomland hardwood forests, bottomlands, cut, deer, defecating, doe, female, field, grazing, mammals, Odocoileus virginianus, Oklahoma, pooping, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, summer, wheat, White-tailed Deer|

On one of my recent trips to Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, I had the pleasure of photographing a White-tailed Deer doe as she grazed in a cut wheat field.

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Milestone: Nine Years Of Consecutive Daily Posts

By Mia McPherson|May 2nd, 2024|Categories: Barred Owls, Birds, Milestone, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: adult, Barred Owl, bottomland hardwood forests, close up, forest, leaves, low light, Oklahoma, owl, owls, portrait, raptors, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, spring, Strix varia, tree, trees|

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!

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Birdscape: Great Blue Heron at Sequoyah NWR

By Mia McPherson|April 29th, 2024|Categories: Birds, Great Blue Herons, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: adult, Ardea herodias, bottomland hardwood forests, bottomlands, Great Blue Heron, heron, herons, landscape, Oklahoma, reflectons, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, slough, small in frame, spring, trees, wading birds, water|

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.

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Common Five-lined Skink Photos

By Mia McPherson|July 15th, 2023|Categories: Common Five-lined Skinks, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Wildlife|Tags: adult, bottomland hardwood forests, bottomlands, Common Five-lined Skink, female, lizard, lizards, log, male, Oklahoma, Plestiodon fasciatus, reptiles, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, skink, skinks, spring, summer|

Today, I am sharing three Common Five-lined Skink photos that I took at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma when I visited my friend Steve Creek.

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Blooming American Lotus At Sequoyah NWR

By Mia McPherson|July 9th, 2023|Categories: American Lotus, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: American Lotus, aquatic wildflower, bloom, blooming, blossoms, flowering, lotus, lotuses, morning light, native, Nelumbo lutea, Oklahoma, Reeves Slough, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, sky, slough, spring, water, wetlands, willdflower, yellow wildflowers|

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.

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My Lifer Dickcissel Photos At Sequoyah NWR

By Mia McPherson|June 19th, 2023|Categories: Birds, Dickcissels, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: adult, back view, bottomland hardwood forests, bottomlands, branch, Cottonwood, Dickcissel, Dickcissels, male, mayfly, Oklahoma, perched, pose, pre-lift off, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Spiza americana, spring, tree|

The subject today is my lifer Dickcissel photos taken at Sequoyah NWR in Oklahoma. Huge thanks go to my friend Steve for putting me on this male.

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