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Nearly Hidden Great Horned Owl At Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By |March 7th, 2025|Categories: Birds, Great Horned Owls, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Late last month, while at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, I spotted a nearly hidden Great Horned Owl perched in a tangle of branches in the woods.

American Bison For World Wildlife Day 2025

By |March 3rd, 2025|Categories: American Bison, Joseph H. Williams Tallgrass Prairie Preserve, Miscellaneous, Oklahoma, Osage County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

World Wildlife Day 2025 is a reminder that all wildlife matters. American Bison are a success story, but every species we save today will matter tomorrow.

Male Rough-legged Hawk Surveying The Foothills Of The Stansbury Mountains

By |March 2nd, 2025|Categories: Birds, Rough-legged Hawks, Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

It's been four years since I photographed this gorgeous male Rough-legged Hawk as he surveyed the foothills of the Stansbury Mountains in Utah's West Desert.

Winter Bobcat After Daybreak With Deer

By |February 24th, 2025|Categories: Bobcats, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

When a frosty morning at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma starts with a Bobcat and deer nearby, you just know it’s going to be an awesome day!

Winter Male Purple Finch Images Plus A Fun Bonus Photo

By |February 20th, 2025|Categories: Arkansas, Birds, Northern Cardinals, Purple Finches, Sebastian County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

After the sleet, ice, and snow from the recent winter storm, I was thrilled to have a Purple Finch in my viewfinder for a bit—even though it was bitter cold.

Common Loon vs Fishing Lure

By |February 12th, 2025|Categories: Common Loons, Environment, Fishing Line Dangers, Salt Lake County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Discarded fishing lures and other tackle can injure, strangle, and kill birds. I don't know how the story ended for this hooked Common Loon.

Drake Lesser Scaup On The Great Salt Lake

By |February 8th, 2025|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Lesser Scaups, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This morning, I'm sharing two winter drake Lesser Scaup photos I took three years ago today from the causeway to Antelope Island State Park in Utah.

Red-tailed Hawk flying over Baker’s Field at Sequoyah NWR

By |February 3rd, 2025|Categories: Oklahoma, Red-tailed Hawks, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Three days ago, I wrote about the hawks at Baker's Field in Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge. Today, I'm sharing photos of a Red-tailed Hawk flying there.

Winter Black Vulture Photos From Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By |February 2nd, 2025|Categories: Black Vultures, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

While at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma yesterday morning, I was delighted to photograph this adult Black Vulture on a bright, sunny winter day.

January Journey To Sequoyah NWR

By |January 28th, 2025|Categories: Great Blue Herons, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Snow Geese|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

My journeys to Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma are always wonderful, even when I don’t take many photos or the weather isn’t all that great.

More Snow: Snow Geese At Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By |January 26th, 2025|Categories: Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Snow Geese|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This morning, I’m writing about more “snow”, but not the fluffy, melty kind. Nope, it’s the live, honking, feathered kind. By that, I mean beautiful Snow Geese.

Cell Phone Issues This Week Made Me Want To Scream

By |January 24th, 2025|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Humor, Utah, Western Grebes|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Last week, I decided to switch my cell phone carrier and get a new phone because my ancient one wouldn’t work at all on the new network. What I didn’t know...

Winter Common Grackle Images In Snow And Fog And Bright Light

By |January 19th, 2025|Categories: Arkansas, Common Grackles, Sebastian County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Today, I'm sharing two very different winter Common Grackle images. One photo was taken on a snowy, foggy morning, and the other on a bright, sunny afternoon.

Snowy Slate-colored Dark-eyed Junco Photos From Arkansas

By |January 16th, 2025|Categories: Arkansas, Dark-eyed Juncos, Sebastian County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The second day of the big snowstorm here in Arkansas last week had me out on the deck, taking snowy Slate-colored Dark-eyed Junco photos along with other birds.

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