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Eastern Gray Squirrel Gathering Nuts

By Mia McPherson|October 14th, 2025|Categories: Eastern Gray Squirrels, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: adult, autumn, bottomland hardwood forest, bottomlands, Eastern Gray Squirrel, fall, gathering, log, mammals, nut, nuts, Sciurus carolinensis, squirrel, squirrels, tree squirrel|

Last week I photographed this Eastern Gray Squirrel mid-morning while they were gathering nuts near Reeves Slough at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge.

Downy Woodpecker At Joseph H. Williams Tallgrass Prairie Preserve

By Mia McPherson|January 5th, 2025|Categories: Downy Woodpeckers, Joseph H. Williams Tallgrass Prairie Preserve, Oklahoma, Osage County|Tags: adult, Cross Timbers forest, Downy Woodpecker, Dryobates pubescens, eating, food, forest edge, gravel road, male, nut, tallgrass prairie, tree nut, walnut, winter, woodpecker, woodpeckers|

This morning, I'm sharing photos of an adult male Downy Woodpecker on a gravel road at Joseph H. Williams Tallgrass Prairie Preserve in Osage County, Oklahoma.