The female Carolina Chickadee sits on the eggs for almost two weeks. Another two weeks after they hatch, the young chickadees are ready to leave the nest.
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I want to thank Dori and Harold Scharbor for allowing me to place a blind on their property so that I could photograph these amazing Pileated Woodpeckers. The average clutch size is four eggs, but can range from one to six. Both parents incubate the eggs. At the time of hatching, the young are naked [...]
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Each spring a new nest cavity is excavated. Both the male and female share the work of creating a new nest cavity. The Pileated Woodpecker has one brood per season. The average clutch size is four eggs, but can range from one to six. Both parents incubate the eggs. (Pileated Woodpecker Central) Be sure to [...]
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I think last week was a great time to visit the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. Wildflowers were everywhere and the Butterflies were by the thousands and you can’t visit this part of Oklahoma without seeing at least one Tarantula. I hope you have enjoyed my photos of this awesome refuge and that I have been [...]
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The week I was at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge and I could hear Turkeys gobbling all over the place. I watched a few from a distance strutting and gobbling but I never could get close enough to get any photos. I heard one close one day so I decided I would try to see [...]
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These are just a few of the birds that I could photograph. I also saw a Turkey but I will make a seperate post on it. The Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge is home to over 240 species of birds, including ones that are considered near-threatened, threatened or endangered at international, federal or state levels. The [...]
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