Birds

Birds that I find in the field, photograph and share the stories behind the images.

Barred Owl Chicks At Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By |May 27th, 2026|Categories: Barred Owls, Birds, Etiquette, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Video, Wildlife Ethics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This past Sunday I was tickled to find two Barred Owl chicks on a willow branch at Miner's Cove waiting to be fed at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge.

Yellow-crowned Night Heron Preening At Miner’s Cove

By |May 25th, 2026|Categories: Birds, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Video, Yellow-crowned Night Herons|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday there was a break in the weather, so I drove to Miner's Cove at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge and found this preening Yellow-crowned Night Heron.

Great Blue Heron In My Viewfinder At Miner’s Cove

By |May 20th, 2026|Categories: Birds, Great Blue Herons, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Cloudy and stormy weather has kept me from being in the field, so I thought I'd share this Great Blue Heron I had in my viewfinder last month at Miner's Cove.

Spring Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Portraits From Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By |May 15th, 2026|Categories: Birds, Oklahoma, Scissor-tailed Flycatchers, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

I don't often have a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher so close to me that I can take portraits of them, so when I do, I'll jump at the chance. Four days ago, I did.

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Picking Up Nesting Material

By |May 9th, 2026|Categories: Birds, Oklahoma, Scissor-tailed Flycatchers, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Earlier this week I caught a flash of gray, white and salmon-pink next to a dirt road at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge. It was a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher.

Male Dickcissel On A Windy Morning At Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By |May 4th, 2026|Categories: Birds, Dickcissels, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Video|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Despite the wind at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge yesterday, I had great fun photographing a singing male Dickcissel perched on a cottonwood sapling.

Blue-winged Teal Pair Lifting Off

By |April 12th, 2026|Categories: Birds, Blue-winged Teals, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Last week while sitting at Miner's Cove at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in my vehicle, I focused on a pair of Blue-winged Teal and caught the two of them lifting off from the water.

It’s Barred Owl Nesting Season At Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By |April 8th, 2026|Categories: Barred Owls, Birds, Nesting Birds, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Wildlife Ethics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Two days ago my dear friend Steve Creek called me while I was at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge to let me know about a Barred Owl that was out in the open.

Immature White-crowned Sparrow Molting In Oklahoma

By |April 6th, 2026|Categories: Birds, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, White-crowned Sparrows|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday morning I had this immature White-crowned Sparrow in my viewfinder at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge long enough to realize she or he was molting.

Surprise American Bittern At Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By |March 31st, 2026|Categories: American Bitterns, Birds, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

While I was driving near Miner's Cove at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge yesterday, I saw and photographed a surprise American Bittern right after the bird crossed the dirt road.

Pair Of Blue-winged Teal On A Log

By |March 24th, 2026|Categories: Birds, Blue-winged Teals, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

On my most recent trip to Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, I photographed a pair of Blue-winged Teal on a log in Miner's Cove in soft morning light.

Bald Eagles Mating In A Fog At Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By |March 9th, 2026|Categories: Bald Eagles, Birds, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Video|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday was super foggy at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, but that didn't stop me from videoing mating Bald Eagles on a snag in the fog.

Hen Ring-necked Duck On Lower Scarborough Slough

By |February 28th, 2026|Categories: Birds, Oklahoma, Ring-necked Ducks, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Today I'm sharing a simple photo of a hen Ring-necked Duck swimming on Lower Scarborough Slough, taken yesterday at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.

Snow Geese and Red-winged Blackbird Flocks at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By |February 18th, 2026|Categories: Birds, Oklahoma, Red-winged Blackbirds, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Snow Geese, Video|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

On my recent trip to Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, the subjects I focused on most were Snow Geese and Red-winged Blackbird flocks on the auto tour route.

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Thousands Of Blackbirds At Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By |February 10th, 2026|Categories: Birds, Oklahoma, Red-winged Blackbirds, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Video|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday I spent some time with thousands, and thousands, of blackbirds on the auto tour route of Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge just as the sun came over the horizon.

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