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Eastern Kingbird At Lower Scarborough Slough

By |May 29th, 2025|Categories: Birds, Eastern Kingbirds, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

The last time I was at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma in May, I photographed this handsome Eastern Kingbird at Lower Scarborough Slough. 

Black-tailed Prairie Dogs Of Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge

By |May 28th, 2025|Categories: Black-tailed Prairie Dogs, Comanche County, Oklahoma, Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I've been wanting to share more photos of the Black-tailed Prairie Dogs that I took at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge earlier this month.

Wild Turkey Portraits From Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge

By |May 21st, 2025|Categories: Comanche County, Oklahoma, Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, Wild Turkeys|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I'm sharing a few Wild Turkey portraits taken last week near a creek at Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge in Comanche County, Oklahoma.

Blooming Indian Blanket – Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge Wildflowers

By |May 20th, 2025|Categories: Comanche County, Indian Blanket, Oklahoma, Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This morning I’m sharing a photo of blooming Indian Blanket, taken last week in mixed grass prairie habitat at Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge.

Male Eastern Collared Lizard Photos From Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge

By |May 17th, 2025|Categories: Comanche County, Eastern Collared Lizards, Oklahoma, Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I had never photographed an Eastern Collared Lizard until earlier this week at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge in beautiful southwestern Oklahoma.

Young Black-tailed Prairie Dog With Parent

By |May 16th, 2025|Categories: Black-tailed Prairie Dogs, Comanche County, Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I'm back from Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, where I was thrilled to photograph a young Black-tailed Prairie Dog at a burrow with an adult.

Sunlit Blooming Blackberry Brambles

By |April 24th, 2025|Categories: Blackberry, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This sunlit, blooming Blackberry bramble caught my eye while I was walking along a forest edge earlier this week at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge.

The Demise Of A Red-headed Woodpecker Nesting Tree

By |April 23rd, 2025|Categories: Birds, Oklahoma, Red-headed Woodpeckers, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This is a short and sad story about the demise of a Red-headed Woodpecker nesting tree at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.

Blooming Black Locust Tree At Sequoyah NWR

By |April 14th, 2025|Categories: Black Locust Trees, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The sweet scent of blooming Black Locust is wafting through Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge right now. Heads-up—their wonderful fragrance won’t last long.

Squabbling Turkey Vultures On A Hog Carcass

By |April 9th, 2025|Categories: Birds, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Turkey Vultures|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Two days ago, while visiting Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma, I had the opportunity to photograph two Turkey Vultures squabbling on a hog carcass.

Gray Hairstreak Butterfly Photos – For The Love Of Butterflies

By |April 3rd, 2025|Categories: Gray Hairstreak Butterflies, Johnston County, Oklahoma, Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Butterflies are rapidly declining in North America, so I’m photographing and sharing them often. Today, I’m sharing Gray Hairstreak photos.

Wood Duck Pair At Reeves Slough

By |April 1st, 2025|Categories: Birds, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Wood Ducks|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday morning, I was more than delighted to photograph a Wood Duck pair at Reeves Slough at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.

White-tailed Deer Doe On A Misty Spring Morning

By |March 30th, 2025|Categories: Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, White-tailed Deer|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

When I saw this White-tailed Deer doe at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge standing at the forest edge with mist behind her, I couldn't resist taking her photo.

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