Birds that I find in the field, photograph and share the stories behind the images.
My first bird of the year was a Great Horned Owl I heard around 4:35 this morning. I never saw them, but that call cut through the New Year darkness.
On Christmas Day I photographed a Great Blue Heron and a turtle in Miner's Cove at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma. Yes, a turtle in winter!
I'm not sure where 2025 went, but I know it seemed to be the holiday season a bit too fast. 2026 will appear in the blink of an eye.
While I was at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge late last week, I photographed a Yellow-rumped Warbler feasting on poison ivy berries next to the gravel road.
Last year on this date, I photographed this female Slate-colored Dark-eyed Junco in my friend Steve Creek's garden from his deck on a chilly morning.
I spent a few minutes photographing this Savannah Sparrow in the shadow of my Jeep yesterday at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in east-central Oklahoma.
Today I'm sharing a few recent videos that I’ve taken of the Snow Geese that are at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma right now.
I went back to Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge for Thanksgiving yesterday, and I was treated to a flurry of Snow Geese in great light not long after sunrise.
Today I am sharing my first Snow Geese photos of this fall taken at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma. They aren't anything to write home about.
Weather and hunting season have been keeping me out of the field, so I went into my archives and found this Tufted Titmouse with fall colors in the background.
Today I am sharing White-crowned Sparrow photos, plus a bonus Arkansas River sunrise image taken yesterday at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.
Last week I was very happy to have a beautiful adult Song Sparrow in my viewfinder while I was at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.
While I was at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge earlier this week, I had a close-up opportunity to photograph an adult Northern Mockingbird from the road.
Yesterday while at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, I was tickled to take photos of a Swamp Sparrow perched on a Smooth Sumac branch in early morning light.
The weather has kept me out of the field lately, so today I wanted to share a few Red-breasted Nuthatch memories since I’ve been seeing and hearing them recently.
Yesterday while I was at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, I found a very cooperative Eastern Phoebe perched first in some bushes and then on an old metal post.
This photo of a Myrtle Yellow-rumped Warbler was taken one year ago today in Arkansas. These warblers show up during the fall, and they delight my eyes.
One year ago today while walking a road at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma, I photographed a beautiful Lincoln’s Sparrow perched next to the road.
While I was at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge late last week, I was thrilled to take photos of this young Indigo Bunting perched in vines in nice light.
My best find at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma yesterday was a migrating hatch year Osprey perched in the dead trees at Miner’s Cove.
Today is the first day of fall. I can’t help but think of Canada Geese on the wing, their calls echoing overhead like the season’s very own soundtrack.
Today I’m sharing a photo of a Great Blue Heron perched in a sycamore over Sally Jones Lake at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.
Yesterday morning I was delighted to take immature Turkey Vulture photos at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge along with some images of adults.
When I photographed this Great Egret perched high in a tree at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge four days ago, I was drawn in by the habitat.
The last, and probably best, bird I saw and photographed yesterday at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge was a molting immature Painted Bunting.
I almost forgot that I photographed this immature Mourning Dove last month in Arkansas, but I came across the file earlier this morning and wanted to share it today.
I am sharing a group of American Oystercatcher photos today that were taken at Fort De Soto County Park and Egmont Key from when I lived in Florida.
It was exactly three years ago today when I took this young Black-necked Stilt portrait on the marshes of Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge in northern Utah.
It seems a little dreamy, but some of these Great Blue Heron photos taken at Fort De Soto County Park in Florida are almost 20 years old now!
On this day two years ago, April Olson rode with me to the Kamas Valley of Utah, where we photographed a flock of Sandhill Cranes getting ready for fall migration.