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Male Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly At Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By |April 10th, 2026|Categories: Oklahoma, Pipevine Swallowtail Butterflies, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Earlier this week at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, I had multiple butterflies in my viewfinder, including this gorgeous male Pipevine Swallowtail butterfly.

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.

Dark Morph Female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail At Sequoyah NWR

By |April 2nd, 2026|Categories: Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterflies, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

At the end of March, I was tickled to have this dark morph female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly in my viewfinder at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.

Beaver Lodge, Canada Geese, And A Great Blue Heron At Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By |January 21st, 2026|Categories: American Beavers, Birds, Canada Geese, Great Blue Herons, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Earlier this month, I stopped at Lower Scarborough Slough to photograph the beaver lodge and surrounding forest, and also got Canada Geese and a Great Blue Heron in my photos.

Immature White-crowned Sparrow In A Bottomland Hardwood Forest

By |January 14th, 2026|Categories: Birds, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, White-crowned Sparrows|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Late last week, while driving through a forested area of Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, I was delighted to photograph an immature White-crowned Sparrow.

Yellow-rumped Warbler With Eastern Poison Ivy Berries

By |December 21st, 2025|Categories: Birds, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Yellow-rumped Warblers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

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.

Young White-crowned Sparrow And A November Sunrise

By |November 13th, 2025|Categories: Birds, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, White-crowned Sparrows|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Today I am sharing White-crowned Sparrow photos, plus a bonus Arkansas River sunrise image taken yesterday at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.

Close Northern Mockingbird at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By |November 5th, 2025|Categories: Birds, Northern Mockingbirds, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

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.

Autumn Eastern Phoebe At Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By |October 23rd, 2025|Categories: Birds, Eastern Phoebes, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

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.

Eastern Gray Squirrel Gathering Nuts

By |October 14th, 2025|Categories: Eastern Gray Squirrels, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Last week I photographed this Eastern Gray Squirrel mid-morning while they were gathering nuts near Reeves Slough at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge.

Beams Of Sunlight At Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma

By |October 4th, 2025|Categories: Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Today I'm sharing a simple image of some beams of sunlight I saw last month while driving through Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.

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Young Indigo Bunting Getting Ready To Migrate

By |October 1st, 2025|Categories: Birds, Indigo Buntings, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

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.

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Resting Hackberry Emperor Butterfly In Oklahoma

By |September 29th, 2025|Categories: Hackberry Emperor Butterflies, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Late last week I was glad to have a resting Hackberry Emperor butterfly in my viewfinder for a few moments at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.

Spotted Orbweaver Photos From Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By |September 20th, 2025|Categories: Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Spotted Orbweavers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Earlier this week while wandering on foot at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma, I was able to take some Spotted Orbweaver photos.

Great Blue Heron In A Sycamore: From A Distance

By |September 17th, 2025|Categories: Birds, Great Blue Herons, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

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.

Immature Turkey Vulture Photos From Oklahoma

By |September 16th, 2025|Categories: Birds, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Turkey Vultures|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday morning I was delighted to take immature Turkey Vulture photos at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge along with some images of adults.

Immature Painted Bunting Getting Ready To Migrate

By |September 8th, 2025|Categories: Birds, Oklahoma, Painted Buntings, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The last, and probably best, bird I saw and photographed yesterday at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge was a molting immature Painted Bunting.

Blooming Climbing Milkweed At Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By |September 6th, 2025|Categories: Climbing Milkweed, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Two days ago, I took my first Climbing Milkweed photos near where I photographed a resting Viceroy butterfly at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.

More American Green Tree Frog Photos

By |August 25th, 2025|Categories: American Green Tree Frogs, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This morning I'm sharing two American Green Tree Frog photos that I took last week while walking a side road at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.

Horse Guard Wasp On Water Smartweed

By |August 23rd, 2025|Categories: Horse Guard Wasps, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I spotted a Horse Guard Wasp nectaring on Water Smartweed at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, and of course I had to photograph the wasp.

Cooperative Pearl Crescent Butterfly At Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By |August 22nd, 2025|Categories: Oklahoma, Pearl Crescent Butterflies, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

While walking one of the side roads at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge yesterday, I found a cooperative resting Pearl Crescent butterfly.

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