Sequoyah NWR – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Two Wintertime Views At Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By Mia McPherson|February 18th, 2025|Categories: Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: Arkansas River, bottomland hardwood forest, bottomlands, clouds, duck, ducks, Oklahoma, reeds, Reeves Slough, scenery, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Sequoyah NWR, slough, sunrise, trees, water, waterfowl, winter|

I spent the morning at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge yesterday, and I have to say, the sunrise was simply glorious. It was pretty cold, too.

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5000 Posts Later: My Journey Through Bird and Nature Photography

By Mia McPherson|January 25th, 2025|Categories: Milestone, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: 5000 posts, Arkansas River, daily journal, dawn, ripples, river, Sequoyah NWR, sky, sunrise, water, winter|

Today marks 5,000 posts here at On The Wing Photography! My site shares my journey through bird and nature photography and my passion for everything it entails.

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Swirling Vortex Of Snow Geese At Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By Mia McPherson|January 9th, 2025|Categories: Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Snow Geese|Tags: Anser caerulescens, bottomlands, field, flight, flock, flying, geese, goose, magic, Sequoyah NWR, Snow Geese, swirling, vortex, waterfowl, winter|

Yesterday, I had a once-in-a-lifetime experience with a swirling vortex of Snow Geese circling over my head at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.

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Hen And Drake Northern Shovelers At Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By Mia McPherson|December 12th, 2024|Categories: Northern Shovelers, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: autumn, bottomlands, dabbling ducks, drake, eclipse plumage, fall, female, hen, male, Northern Shoveler, Sequoyah NWR, shoveler, shovelers, Spatula clypeata, swimming, water, waterfowl, wetlands|

Some areas of Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge were very ducky yesterday. These hen and drake Northern Shovelers were among the dabbling ducks I found.

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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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