Steve Creek Outdoors

It is great when I can get a bird like this to focus on something else besides me so that I can get close.

At one time, the beautiful plumes of the Snowy Egret were in great demand by market hunters as decorations for women’s hats. This reduced the population of the species to dangerously low levels.
Now it is protected by law, under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, this bird’s population has rebounded.
Photo taken near the Arkansas River (Fort [...]

I saw this Whitetail Doe and Fawn last Sunday at No Name Lake (Fort Smith, Arkansas). They stayed at the lakes edge for about an hour feeding.

I was watching a Great Blue Heron when I noticed this Barred Owl watching something in a field. This was late in the morning and I rarely see one this time of day. The last photo shows how bright the sun was. It moved around to different trees but stayed in the general area.

Bull Elk photos taken near the Buffalo National River in Arkansas.

I hear the Rain Crow often while I’m outdoors, but this bird has been very difficult for me to photograph. They mainly forage in dense shrubs and trees. The above photo is actually a young Rain Crow that was being fed by the mother.
These photos were taken at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas.