mulberry – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Red-headed Woodpecker In A Mulberry At Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By Mia McPherson|May 12th, 2026|Categories: Birds, Oklahoma, Red-headed Woodpeckers, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: adult, leaves, Melanerpes erythrocephalus, mulberry, Red-headed Woodpecker, sky, spring, tree, woodpecker, woodpeckers|

This striking Red-headed Woodpecker perched in a mulberry was one of the birds that caught my eye yesterday while I was at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge.

Some Birds of Arkansas & Oklahoma That Love American Mistletoe

By Mia McPherson|December 26th, 2024|Categories: American Robins, Cedar Waxwings, Eastern Bluebirds, Mourning Doves|Tags: Acer saccharinum, adult, American Mistletoe, American Robin, berries, Bombycilla cedrorum, bottomlands, Cedar Waxwing, clumps, Creek Maple, Eastern Bluebird, grass, hemiparasitic, Morus rubra, Mourning Dove, mulberry, native, Phoradendron leucarpum, Red Mulberry, shrub, Sialia sialis, Silver Maple, trees, Turdus migratorius, Zenaida macroura|

While at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge last week, I photographed more American Mistletoe in a one tree than I had ever seen before. The tree was full of it.

Spring Eastern Kingbird Photos From Tishomingo NWR

By Mia McPherson|May 23rd, 2024|Categories: Birds, Eastern Kingbirds, Oklahoma, Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: adult, bottomlands, branch, Eastern Kingbird, kingbird, kingbirds, mulberry, Oklahoma, perched, spring, thin, Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge, Tishomingo NWR, Tyrannus tyrannus, tyrant flycatcher, tyrant flycatchers|

Since my arrival in Oklahoma, I've had fun taking Eastern Kingbird photos at the Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge. I've seen dozens of these kingbirds there.