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Yellow-crowned Night-Herons Return to Sequoyah NWR

July 8, 2026April 17, 2023 by Steve Creek
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron standing near shallow water at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

I was finally rewarded with a sighting of a Yellow-crowned Night-Heron at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge and was able to get this photo.

Categories Bird Photography, National Wildlife Refuges, Oklahoma Wildlife Locations, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge Tags Nyctanassa violacea, yellow-crowned night-heron

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Great Blue Heron Drops Two Crayfish

July 12, 2026April 16, 2023 by Steve Creek
Great Blue Heron holding two crayfish at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

A Great Blue Heron with two crayfish hesitates before dropping both back into the water at an Oklahoma wildlife refuge.

Categories Bird Photography Tags Bird behavior, Bird Watching, crayfish, herons, Oklahoma wildlife, sequoyah national wildlife refuge, wetlands, Wildlife Photography 4 Comments

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Tree Swallows at Miner’s Cove

July 12, 2026April 15, 2023 by Steve Creek
Tree Swallow flying above Miner’s Cove at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

Tree Swallows at Miner’s Cove circled a dead tree while I photographed them from my truck at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge.

Categories Bird Photography, National Wildlife Refuges, Oklahoma Wildlife Locations, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge Tags Flying, tree swallow

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Raccoon Lounging at Sequoyah Refuge

July 12, 2026April 14, 2023 by Steve Creek
Raccoon lying on its back and grooming in the grass at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

A lounging raccoon grooms its fur beside the auto tour road at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.

Categories National Wildlife Refuges, Oklahoma Wildlife Locations, Raccoons, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge Tags Grooming, Lounging, raccoon 3 Comments

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Close Encounter with Hidden Whitetail Doe

July 8, 2026April 13, 2023 by Steve Creek
Hidden Whitetail Doe bedded in vegetation at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

Hidden Whitetail Doe resting beside the road at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge reveals how easily deer disappear into natural cover.

Categories Deer and Ungulates, National Wildlife Refuges, Oklahoma Wildlife Locations, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge Tags Bedded, deer, doe, whitetail

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Running on Water: Pied-billed Grebe in Flight

July 8, 2026April 12, 2023 by Steve Creek
Pied-billed Grebe running across the water before taking flight at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

Pied-billed Grebe in flight at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, captured as it ran across the water before taking off.

Categories Bird Photography Tags Flying, oklahoma, Pied-billed Grebe, Running, sequoyah national wildlife refuge

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Eastern Garter Snake at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

July 8, 2026April 11, 2023 by Steve Creek
Eastern garter snake crossing the auto tour road at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

Eastern garter snake photographed crossing the road at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, with camera settings and field observations.

Categories National Wildlife Refuges, Oklahoma Wildlife Locations, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Snakes Tags Eastern Garter Snake, ovoviviparous, Thamnophis sirtalis

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My First Scissor-tailed Flycatcher of 2023

July 12, 2026April 10, 2023 by Steve Creek
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher perched on a brown cornstalk at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

I photographed my first Scissor-tailed Flycatcher of 2023 on a cornstalk at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.

Categories Bird Photography, National Wildlife Refuges, Oklahoma Wildlife Locations, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge Tags Cornstalk, scissor-tailed flycatcher 2 Comments
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