{"id":176344,"date":"2026-05-25T03:46:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T08:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=176344"},"modified":"2026-05-25T03:46:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T08:46:47","slug":"yellow-crowned-night-heron-preening-at-miners-cove","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2026\/05\/25\/yellow-crowned-night-heron-preening-at-miners-cove\/","title":{"rendered":"Yellow-crowned Night Heron Preening At Miner&#8217;s Cove"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-176329 size-full\" title=\"Adult Yellow-crowned Night Heron looking for prey in Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/yellow-crowned-night-heron-adult-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-9552.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/yellow-crowned-night-heron-adult-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-9552.jpg\" alt=\"Adult Yellow-crowned Night Heron looking for prey in Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20643%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/yellow-crowned-night-heron-adult-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-9552-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/yellow-crowned-night-heron-adult-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-9552-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/yellow-crowned-night-heron-adult-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-9552-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/yellow-crowned-night-heron-adult-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-9552-600x429.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/yellow-crowned-night-heron-adult-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-9552-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/yellow-crowned-night-heron-adult-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-9552.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Adult Yellow-crowned Night Heron looking for prey in Oklahoma \u2013 Canon R7, beanbag, f9, 1\/250, ISO 500, -0.3 EV, Canon RF 100-500mm at 500mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Yesterday there was a break in the weather, so I drove to Miner&#8217;s Cove at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge and found this preening Yellow-crowned Night Heron.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t see these night herons as frequently as I would like to.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-176330 size-full\" title=\"Yellow-crowned Night Heron preening in an old willow tree, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/yellow-crowned-night-heron-adult-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-9607.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/yellow-crowned-night-heron-adult-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-9607.jpg\" alt=\"Yellow-crowned Night Heron preening in an old willow tree, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20643%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/yellow-crowned-night-heron-adult-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-9607-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/yellow-crowned-night-heron-adult-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-9607-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/yellow-crowned-night-heron-adult-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-9607-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/yellow-crowned-night-heron-adult-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-9607-600x429.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/yellow-crowned-night-heron-adult-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-9607-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/yellow-crowned-night-heron-adult-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-9607.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Yellow-crowned Night Heron preening in an old willow tree \u2013 Canon R7, beanbag, f9, 1\/320, ISO 500, -0.3 EV, Canon RF 100-500mm at 500mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n<p>When I do have them in my viewfinder, I tend to take hundreds of photos. Especially when they give me multiple poses, which they do when they are preening.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-176331 size-full\" title=\"Yellow-crowned Night Heron in a willow over Miner's Cove, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/yellow-crowned-night-heron-adult-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-9640.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/yellow-crowned-night-heron-adult-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-9640.jpg\" alt=\"Yellow-crowned Night Heron in a willow over Miner's Cove, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20643%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/yellow-crowned-night-heron-adult-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-9640-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/yellow-crowned-night-heron-adult-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-9640-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/yellow-crowned-night-heron-adult-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-9640-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/yellow-crowned-night-heron-adult-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-9640-600x429.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/yellow-crowned-night-heron-adult-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-9640-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/yellow-crowned-night-heron-adult-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-9640.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Yellow-crowned Night Heron in a willow over Miner&#8217;s Cove \u2013 Canon R7, beanbag, f9, 1\/500, ISO 500, Canon RF 100-500mm at 500mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I sat inside my Jeep using it as a mobile blind to photograph and video this night heron. I sure didn&#8217;t want to cause the heron to fly off.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-176332 size-full\" title=\"Preening Yellow-crowned Night Heron at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/yellow-crowned-night-heron-adult-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-9644.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/yellow-crowned-night-heron-adult-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-9644.jpg\" alt=\"Preening Yellow-crowned Night Heron at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20643%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/yellow-crowned-night-heron-adult-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-9644-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/yellow-crowned-night-heron-adult-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-9644-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/yellow-crowned-night-heron-adult-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-9644-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/yellow-crowned-night-heron-adult-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-9644-600x429.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/yellow-crowned-night-heron-adult-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-9644-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/yellow-crowned-night-heron-adult-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-9644.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Preening Yellow-crowned Night Heron at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge \u2013 Canon R7, beanbag, f9, 1\/500, ISO 500, Canon RF 100-500mm at 500mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Yellow-crowned Night Heron seemed comfortable with my presence and went about preening their feathers. The willow tree made for a nice background and for a change I had lovely light.<\/p>\n<p>I decided to take a few videos of the night heron preening along with the stills.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube fusion-aligncenter\" style=\"--awb-max-width:1000px;--awb-max-height:563px;--awb-width:100%;--awb-margin-bottom:24px;\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M31S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Yellow-crowned Night Heron preening at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge \" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"I had nice light yesterday when I spotted this Yellow-crowned Night Heron preening on an old willow branch at Miners Cove, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2026-05-24T15:39:09-06:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/F6dgKDRwNR0\/hqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F6dgKDRwNR0\" \/><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:56.3%;\" ><iframe class=\"lazyload\" title=\"Yellow-crowned Night Heron preening at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge \" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271000%27%20height%3D%27563%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201000%20563%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271000%27%20height%3D%27563%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F6dgKDRwNR0?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0&amp;rel=0\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture;\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Watch on <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/F6dgKDRwNR0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">YouTube<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Of the videos I took, I was most happy with the video about because it showed the night heron actively preening.\u00a0 I also like the birds sounds in the background.<\/p>\n<p>Side note: I have NO idea how I picked up the sound of a motorcycle, I sure didn&#8217;t see any at the refuge.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-176333 size-full\" title=\"Fluffed up Yellow-crowned Night Heron at Miner's Cove, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/yellow-crowned-night-heron-adult-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-9757.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/yellow-crowned-night-heron-adult-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-9757.jpg\" alt=\"Fluffed up Yellow-crowned Night Heron at Miner's Cove, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20643%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/yellow-crowned-night-heron-adult-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-9757-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/yellow-crowned-night-heron-adult-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-9757-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/yellow-crowned-night-heron-adult-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-9757-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/yellow-crowned-night-heron-adult-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-9757-600x429.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/yellow-crowned-night-heron-adult-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-9757-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/yellow-crowned-night-heron-adult-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-9757.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Fluffed up Yellow-crowned Night Heron at Miner&#8217;s Cove \u2013 Canon R7, beanbag, f9, 1\/320, ISO 500, Canon RF 100-500mm at 472mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n<p>When the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/guide\/Yellow-crowned_Night_Heron\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Yellow-crowned Night Heron<\/span><\/a> took a break from preening, I noticed a vehicle coming up behind me. I pointed out the heron to the people in the car and drove up the road, knowing I&#8217;d be happy with these photos, which put a smile on my face.<\/p>\n<p>Life<em> is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n<p>Mia<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/yellow-crowned-night-heron-images\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Yellow-crowned Night Heron photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday there was a break in the weather, so I drove to Miner&#8217;s Cove at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge and found this preening Yellow-crowned Night Heron.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":176333,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[27,13973,13974,5362,93],"tags":[4004,13984,4897,4309,627,626,6865,14047,3956,3957,4000,4019,4106,13976,165,4427,2791,313,6107,95],"class_list":["post-176344","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-avian","category-oklahoma","category-sequoyah-national-wildlife-refuge","category-video","category-yellow-crowned-night-heron","tag-adult","tag-bottomlands","tag-branch","tag-fluffed-up","tag-heron","tag-herons","tag-looking","tag-miners-cove","tag-night-heron","tag-night-herons","tag-nyctanassa-violacea","tag-preening-2","tag-prey","tag-slough","tag-spring","tag-tree","tag-video","tag-wading-birds","tag-willow","tag-yellow-crowned-night-heron"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/yellow-crowned-night-heron-adult-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-9757.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p11Mom-JSg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":114019,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2023\/06\/28\/yellow-crowned-night-heron-at-sequoyah-nwr\/","url_meta":{"origin":176344,"position":0},"title":"Yellow-crowned Night Heron At Sequoyah NWR","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"June 28, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Until a few days ago, I hadn't photographed a single Yellow-crowned Night Heron in almost fourteen years. I photographed this one at Sequoyah NWR in Oklahoma.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Birds&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Birds","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/avian\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Yellow-crowned Night Heron perched in a tree, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/yellow-crowned-night-heron-adult-oklahoma-mia-mcpherson-3463.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/yellow-crowned-night-heron-adult-oklahoma-mia-mcpherson-3463.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/yellow-crowned-night-heron-adult-oklahoma-mia-mcpherson-3463.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/yellow-crowned-night-heron-adult-oklahoma-mia-mcpherson-3463.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":175995,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2026\/05\/20\/great-blue-heron-in-my-viewfinder-at-miners-cove\/","url_meta":{"origin":176344,"position":1},"title":"Great Blue Heron In My Viewfinder At Miner&#8217;s Cove","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"May 20, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Cloudy and stormy weather has kept me from being in the field, so I thought I'd share this Great Blue Heron I had in my viewfinder last month at Miner's Cove.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Birds&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Birds","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/avian\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Adult Great Blue Heron lifting off from Miner's Cove, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/great-blue-heron-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-6505.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/great-blue-heron-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-6505.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/great-blue-heron-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-6505.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/great-blue-heron-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-6505.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":166199,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2025\/12\/27\/christmas-day-great-blue-heron-and-turtle-at-sequoyah-national-wildlife-refuge\/","url_meta":{"origin":176344,"position":2},"title":"Christmas Day Great Blue Heron And Turtle At Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"December 27, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"On Christmas Day I photographed a Great Blue Heron and a turtle in Miner's Cove at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma. 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