Robert S Kerr Lock And Dam 15

A Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk Hunting From The Ground

I spotted this Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk on one of the dirt roads that follows the Arkansas River from Robert S. Kerr Lock And Dam 15 in Oklahoma. I like walking these roads because you can see a lot of wildlife. Most of the leaves are off of the trees this time of year which makes [...]

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Savannah Sparrow

by Steve Creek on January 3, 2012 · 6 comments

A Savannah Sparrow

I want to thank Sandy Berger our local Bird Lady for helping me ID this sparrow. It is nice to have someone in my area that I can contact. This Savannah Sparrow was down in the rocks at Kerr Dam (Lock and Dam 15) in Oklahoma. Lock and Dam 13 is closer to my house [...]

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A Banded Bald Eagle

by Steve Creek on December 27, 2011 · 11 comments

A Banded American Bald Eagle

All color banding of eagles (and other birds) is coordinated by a federal agency (the United States Dept of the Interior) and housed in Maryland at a place called the Bird Banding Laboratory. All bird bands are issued from here and reported back here when used. Care is taken to try to assign unique colors [...]

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An American White Pelican Landing

This American White Pelican caught fish a little different than the other one I posted a few days ago: How An American White Pelican Scoops Fish. It would spot a fish a short distance away and then fly over to it and scoop it up.

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A Bonaparte’s Gull With A Fish

This is a great time of year to visit a river dam and see all the action from all sorts of birds. I like to sit in the rocks and try my best to photograph the high speed action of the Gulls. If your a photographer and have never tried this than I suggest you [...]

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A Great Blue Heron In Tall Reeds

This is the Great Blue Heron I was photographing when the Eastern Blue Bird came and started modeling for me. These photos were taken at the Spiro City Lake in Oklahoma. I like to stop by this lake sometimes when I visit Robert S Kerr Lock And Dam 15.

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