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

Hen Ring-necked Duck On Lower Scarborough Slough

By Mia McPherson|February 28th, 2026|Categories: Birds, Oklahoma, Ring-necked Ducks, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: adult, Aythya collaris, bottomlands, diving ducks, duck, ducks, female, hen, Lower Scarborough Slough, Ring-necked Duck, swimming, water, waterfowl, winter|

Today I'm sharing a simple photo of a hen Ring-necked Duck swimming on Lower Scarborough Slough, taken yesterday at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.

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Beaver Lodge, Canada Geese, And A Great Blue Heron At Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By Mia McPherson|January 21st, 2026|Categories: American Beavers, Birds, Canada Geese, Great Blue Herons, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: American Beaver, Ardea herodias, beaver lodge, bottomland hardwood forest, bottomlands, Branta canadensis, Canada Geese, Castor canadensis, geese, Great Blue Heron, herons, Lower Scarborough Slough, shrubs, slough, trees, wading birds, water, waterfowl, winter|

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.

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Happy Holidays 2025

By Mia McPherson|December 25th, 2025|Categories: Arkansas, Birds, Oklahoma, Sebastian County, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, White-throated Sparrows|Tags: adult, Arkansas, autumn, beaver dam, Belt of Venus, fall, feeder, fog, foggy, garden, low light, Lower Scarborough Slough, Oklahoma, pink, reflections, Sebastian County, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, sky, slough, snow, snowy, sparrow, sparrows, suburban, sunrise, trees, water, White-throated Sparrow, winter, yard, Zonotrichia albicollis|

I'm not sure where 2025 went, but I know it seemed to be the holiday season a bit too fast. 2026 will appear in the blink of an eye.

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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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