Four Corners Slough

Bullfrog Queen Wearing A Pondweed Crown

By Mia McPherson|March 29th, 2026|Categories: American Bullfrogs, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: American Bullfrog, amphibians, bottomlands, bullfrog, bullfrogs, crown, Four Corners Slough, frog, frogs, Lithobates catesbeianus, pondweed, slough, spring, vegetation, water|

Last week while at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, I found an American Bullfrog Queen wearing a delightful and delicate pondweed crown that made me laugh out loud.

Storm Wigeon – It’s A Crap Shot – The Story Behind This Image

By Mia McPherson|December 15th, 2024|Categories: American Wigeons, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: adult, American Wigeon, autumn, bottomlands, color morph, dabbling ducks, drake, fall, Four Corners Slough, male, Mareca americana, plumage variation, rare, slough, Storm Wigeon, water, waterfowl, wetlands, wigeon, wigeons|

There is no way to deny that this is a crap shot of a Storm Wigeon. This awful photo was taken at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma last week.