wildlife photography

A Texas Longhorn Bull

I thought these two Texas Longhorn bulls were going to battle it out but they didn’t. The second photos shows the bull throwing dirt on its back. Longhorn cattle were placed on the Refuge in 1927 by an act of the 69th Congress of the United States. The Refuge longhorn herd presently numbers approximately 280 [...]

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A Whitetail Buck In Velvet

You can see lots of Whitetail Deer at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. The main area I was seeing them was at the Doris Campground. They would come through the area every evening. More photos of my visit to the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge: Wichita Mountains Prairie Dogs Prairie Dog Family Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge [...]

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Black-tailed Prairie Dog

A few more photos of the Black-tailed Prairie Dogs from my visit to the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. Some of these photos also show the wildflowers that are in the area this time of year. A few photos of the Prairie Dog pups: Prairie Dog Family Some of my photos of the landscape in the [...]

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Prairie Dog Family

by Steve Creek on April 25, 2012 · 17 comments

Black-tailed Prairie Dogs

One of the first places I go to at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge is Prairie Dog Town. The pups are really active this time of year which makes for some great photos. Family members greet with what looks like a kiss. They’re not really kissing, but gently touching their front teeth together. This is [...]

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Bullfrogs In My Yard

by Steve Creek on April 12, 2012 · 7 comments

An American Bullfrog

It sure seems like I have been getting lots of rain here in my part of Arkansas. The Bullfrogs are starting to show up at my bird feeders for a handout. From Wikipedia: Bullfrog stomachs have been found to contain rodents, small turtles, snakes, frogs (including bullfrogs), birds, and a bat, as well as the [...]

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A Profile Of A Eurasian Collared-Dove

The Eurasian Collared-Dove are not shy around humans and I have read that they can be easily tamed. Has anyone tried to hand feed one of these doves? If you enjoyed this post, I’d be very grateful if you’d help it spread by emailing it to a friend, or sharing it on Twitter or Facebook. [...]

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