Lower Scarborough Slough – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Sunrise at Lower Scarborough Slough, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By Mia McPherson|August 31st, 2025|Categories: Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: American Lotus, aquatic wildflowers, beaver lodge, blooming, clouds, flowering, Lower Scarborough Slough, Nelumbo lutea, sky, slough, summer, sunrise, trees, water, wetlands, white wildflowers, yellow wildflowers|

This morning I am sharing a simple image of sunrise at the Lower Scarborough Slough. There are several sloughs at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.

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More American Green Tree Frog Photos

By Mia McPherson|August 25th, 2025|Categories: American Green Tree Frogs, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: American Green Tree Frog, amphibian, blade, bottomland hardwood forest, bottomlands, frog, grass, Hyla cinerea, Lower Scarborough Slough, resting, slough, summer, tree frog, tree frogs|

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.

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Two Views Of An American Green Tree Frog

By Mia McPherson|August 8th, 2025|Categories: American Green Tree Frogs, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: American Green Tree Frog, amphibians, bottomlands, frog, frogs, head on, Hyla cinerea, Lower Scarborough Slough, side view, slough, summer, tree frog, tree frogs|

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.

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Summer Morning Views From Sequoyah NWR

By Mia McPherson|July 4th, 2025|Categories: Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: bottomlands, clouds, colorful, landscape, Lower Scarborough Slough, morning, rainbow, sky, slough, summer, sunrise, trees, Tuff Boat Ramp, water|

I'm sharing two morning views of Sequoyah NWR taken early yesterday, then I'll share a few thoughts about how today affects me.

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Yellow-crowned Night Heron And Crawdads

By Mia McPherson|June 11th, 2025|Categories: Crawdads, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Yellow-crowned Night Herons|Tags: adult, bottomlands, close up, crawdad, crawdad Astacidae, crawdads, crayfish, crustacean, eating, heron, herons, Lower Scarborough Slough, Mudbug, night heron, night herons, Nyctanassa violacea, portrait, road, sand bottoms, slough, spring, wading birds, Yellow-crowned Night Heron|

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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Eastern Kingbird At Lower Scarborough Slough

By Mia McPherson|May 29th, 2025|Categories: Birds, Eastern Kingbirds, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: adult, bottomland hardwood forest, bottomlands, Eastern Kingbird, kingbird, kingbirds, Lower Scarborough Slough, perched, slough, spring, Tyrannus tyrannus, tyrant flycatchers|

The last time I was at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma in May, I photographed this handsome Eastern Kingbird at Lower Scarborough Slough.

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American Coots On Lower Scarborough Slough

By Mia McPherson|March 20th, 2025|Categories: American Coots, Birds, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: American Coot, blue, bottomlands, coot, coots, floats, Fulica americana, Lower Scarborough Slough, shore, silky, slough, warming up, water, wetlands, winter|

Lately, I’ve been seeing hundreds of American Coots at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, and a few days ago, I photographed some on Lower Scarborough Slough.

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Serenity at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By Mia McPherson|March 11th, 2025|Categories: American Coots, Birds, Canada Geese, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: American Coots, bottomland hardwood forest, bottomlands, ducks, fog, forest, landscape, Lower Scarborough Slough, mist, nest box, Reeves Slough, scenery, slough, tree, trees, view, water, waterfowl, winter, Wood Duck|

While I was at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge yesterday, I found serenity in the beautifully peaceful views the refuge offers in late winter.

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Two Views Of The Lower Scarborough Slough Beaver Lodge

By Mia McPherson|March 6th, 2025|Categories: American Beavers, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: American Beaver, autumn, beaver, beaver lodge, Castor canadensis, fall, fog, foggy, lodge, Lower Scarborough Slough, slough, water, winter|

This morning I'm sharing two different views of a beaver lodge on Lower Scarborough Slough at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.

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Wilson’s Snipe Photos Plus Two Interesting Facts About These Shorebirds

By Mia McPherson|April 19th, 2024|Categories: Birds, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Wilson's Snipes|Tags: adult, bottomlands, close up, eyes, field of vision, Gallinago delicata, gular fluttering, leg, Lower Scarborough Slough, nearly 360 degree field of vision, portrait, roadside, shorebirds, slough, snipe, snipes, spring, standing, Wilson's Snipe|

Recently, I've had a couple of opportunities to photograph a Wilson's Snipe in the Lower Scarborough Slough at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.

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