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Common Five-lined Skink Basking In Sunlight

By Mia McPherson|September 7th, 2025|Categories: Common Five-lined Skinks, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: bottomland hardwood forest, bottomlands, Common Five-lined Skink, fallen log, log, Plestiodon fasciatus, reptiles, skink, skinks, summer, tree|

A few days ago, I was thrilled to see and photograph this Common Five-lined Skink as it basked in the sunlight on a fallen tree next to the auto tour road.

What The Fluff? American Egret Photos

By Mia McPherson|April 23rd, 2024|Categories: American Egrets, Birds, Eastern Cottonwood, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: adult, American Egret, Ardea egretta, bottomland hardwood forests, bottomlands, breeding plumes, Cottonwood, cottonwood fluff, Eastern Cottonwood, egret, egrets, fallen log, fluff, fog, foggy, Horton Slough, leaves, log, misty, morning mist, plumes, Populus deltoides, preening, slough, spring, stump, tree, trees, wading birds, water|

I took this American Egret photo yesterday at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge. Even with the morning mist, I could tell something fluffy was stuck on its bill.