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Spotted Orbweaver With Prey At Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By |August 19th, 2026|Categories: Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Spotted Orbweavers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Earlier this month, I photographed a Spotted Orbweaver with prey from my vehicle on the auto tour road at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge.

Great Blue Skimmer Dragonflies In Oklahoma

By |July 28th, 2026|Categories: Great Blue Skimmer Dragonflies, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This July, I added Great Blue Skimmer as a lifer dragonfly. These photos of both sexes of skimmers were taken at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.

Mating Jade Clubtail Dragonflies At Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By |July 23rd, 2026|Categories: Jade Clubtail Dragonflies, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Video|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Last Sunday, I was surprised to be able to photograph and video mating Jade Clubtail dragonflies from the auto tour route at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge.

Common Five-lined Skink Photos From Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By |July 22nd, 2026|Categories: Common Five-lined Skinks, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

On my most recent visit to the refuge, I found a Common Five-lined Skink climbing a dead tree while driving toward the entrance.

Widow Skimmer Dragonfly Photos and Video From Sequoyah NWR

By |July 18th, 2026|Categories: Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Video, Widow Skimmer Dragonflies|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Earlier this month, I was thrilled to photograph and video my first-ever Widow Skimmer dragonfly while driving the auto tour route at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge.

Grooming Swamp Rabbit Adult At Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By |July 16th, 2026|Categories: Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Swamp Rabbits, Video|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

On my last visit to Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, I was tickled to have a grooming Swamp Rabbit in my viewfinder up near the Arkansas River in the early morning.

Female Slaty Skimmer Dragonfly At Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By |June 2nd, 2026|Categories: Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Slaty Skimmer Dragonflies|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

As I drove the auto tour route at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge yesterday, I was delighted to find a resting female Slaty Skimmer dragonfly in nice light.

Blooming Roughleaf Dogwood at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By |May 5th, 2026|Categories: Oklahoma, Roughleaf Dogwood, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

On my last two trips to Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, I have taken photos of blooming Roughleaf Dogwood that is currently covered in creamy white flowers.

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.

Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly On Lyreleaf Sage

By |April 19th, 2026|Categories: Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Spicebush Swallowtail Butterflies|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Earlier this month, I photographed this Spicebush Swallowtail butterfly feeding on a plant I hadn't identified at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.

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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