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A Likely Yellow Mud Turtle Near Black Mesa

October 28, 2026 by Steve Creek
Likely Yellow Mud Turtle with a yellow throat and dusty shell on a rocky dirt road near Black Mesa State Park.

I photographed a likely Yellow Mud Turtle near Black Mesa State Park in Oklahoma. Learn about its habitat, diet, and life on land.

Categories Wildlife Photography Tags Black Mesa State Park, Kinosternon flavescens, Oklahoma Panhandle, Oklahoma wildlife, turtles, Yellow Mud Turtle 1 Comment

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A Roadside Coyote Hunting at Wichita Mountains

October 27, 2026October 26, 2026 by Steve Creek
Coyote standing in warm light among low plants at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, with its head turned left.

I photographed a roadside coyote hunting at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge from my truck and wondered at its lack of apparent fear.

Categories Wildlife Photography Tags coyote, coyote hunting, coyote portraits, Oklahoma wildlife, Roadside Wildlife, wichita mountains wildlife refuge Leave a comment

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Black-tailed Jackrabbit Near Black Mesa State Park

October 26, 2026 by Steve Creek
Black-tailed Jackrabbit sitting in grass beside a cactus near Black Mesa State Park in Oklahoma.

I photographed a Black-tailed Jackrabbit near Black Mesa State Park. Learn about this hare and its life in the Oklahoma Panhandle.

Categories Wildlife Photography Tags Black Mesa State Park, Black-tailed Jackrabbit, grassland wildlife, hares, Oklahoma Panhandle, Oklahoma wildlife, Roadside Wildlife 1 Comment

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Vesper Sparrow Along a Black Mesa Gravel Road

October 23, 2026 by Steve Creek
Vesper Sparrow perched on barbed wire near Black Mesa, showing its pale eye-ring and patterned back and wings.

I photographed a Vesper Sparrow near Black Mesa State Park in Oklahoma, with views of its markings on barbed wire and a dried seed stalk.

Categories Bird Photography Tags Black Mesa State Park, grassland birds, oklahoma birds, Oklahoma Panhandle, sparrows, Vesper Sparrow 4 Comments
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