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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.

Reeves Slough American Bullfrog at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By |September 13th, 2025|Categories: American Bullfrogs, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Earlier this week I photographed my first American Bullfrog in Reeves Slough at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge. The light was simply awful, though.

Female Eastern Pondhawk Dragonfly On A Dew Covered Lotus Leaf

By |September 9th, 2025|Categories: Eastern Pondhawks, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Last week I was delighted to photograph a female Eastern Pondhawk dragonfly on a dew covered lotus leaf at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.

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.

Two Views Of An American Green Tree Frog

By |August 8th, 2025|Categories: American Green Tree Frogs, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I’m thoroughly delighted to be photographing American Green Tree Frogs again, and even more excited to be sharing the images I’m taking of them now in Oklahoma.

Low Light American Lotus

By |August 5th, 2025|Categories: American Lotus, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This American Lotus was one of the few still blooming at Reeves Slough, near the fishing pier at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.

Common Hibiscus And Bumble Bee

By |August 3rd, 2025|Categories: Common Hibiscus, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

While at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge yesterday morning, I photographed this Common Hibiscus bloom with a bumble bee during one of my walks.

Spring Spotted Sandpiper In Breeding Plumage

By |July 18th, 2025|Categories: Birds, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Spotted Sandpipers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Back in May I was delighted to photograph this fluffed-up Spotted Sandpiper in breeding plumage while I was near the water at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge.

Low light American Green Tree Frog Photos

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

Two days ago I was delighted to spot my first-of-year American Green Tree Frog on a lotus stem at Reeves Slough at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge.

Immature Bald Eagle at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By |June 24th, 2025|Categories: Bald Eagles, Birds, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday I was very happy to spot this immature Bald Eagle resting on a snag with a cottonwood tree in the background at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge.

American Black Elderberry In Bloom At Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By |June 18th, 2025|Categories: American Black Elderberry, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This morning I’m sharing two photos of blooming American Black Elderberry that I took last week at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.

Blue Dasher Dragonfly Male At Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By |June 12th, 2025|Categories: Blue Dasher Dragonflies, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Two days ago I photographed this adult Blue Dasher dragonfly near the gravel road at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge. I'm happy to see the dragonflies back.

Yellow-crowned Night Heron And Crawdads

By |June 11th, 2025|Categories: Crawdads, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Yellow-crowned Night Herons|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I was thrilled to spot a Yellow-crowned Night Heron yesterday morning at Sequoyah NWR, and even more thrilled to photograph the night heron with a crawdad.

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