{"id":15479,"date":"2014-07-26T03:29:08","date_gmt":"2014-07-26T09:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=15479"},"modified":"2026-05-01T07:41:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T12:41:50","slug":"posts-from-the-past-some-of-my-favorite-locations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2014\/07\/26\/posts-from-the-past-some-of-my-favorite-locations\/","title":{"rendered":"Posts from the Past – Some of My Favorite Locations"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am traveling again so because I am short on time to do up posts that will publish while I am away I thought I would do a sort of “throwback” to posts from the past that some of you might not have seen.<\/p>\n

Today I am focusing on older posts that have\u00a0some of my favorite locations\u00a0in them starting with Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge:<\/p>\n

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Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge<\/strong><\/p>\n

One of my favorite\u00a0bird photography locations is Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge<\/span> in southern Montana.<\/p>\n

To see this post please click here<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Fort De Soto County Park:<\/p>\n

\"Sunrise<\/p>\n

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My Love Affair with Fort De Soto<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes, I do have a love affair with Fort De Soto County Park. Even though I live hundreds of miles away from now, it beckons to me.<\/p>\n

To see this post please click here<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area:<\/p>\n

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Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area<\/strong><\/p>\n

My eyes had trouble keeping up with all of the fantastic sights that I saw from the brilliant red walls of the Flaming Gorge Canyon, the stunning blues of the Flaming Gorge Reservoir, the gentle slope of Antelope Flat and the rugged mountains of the Ashley Forest.<\/p>\n

To see this post please click here<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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I hope that you enjoy these\u00a0favorite location\u00a0posts from the past.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

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