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Discovering the Upland Sandpiper

July 4, 2026April 21, 2023 by Steve Creek
Upland Sandpiper

Photographing an Upland Sandpiper at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge after mistaking it for a Mourning Dove.

Categories Bird Photography, National Wildlife Refuges, Oklahoma Wildlife Locations, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge Tags Upland Sandpiper 1 Comment

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Barred Owl Eating Crayfish in Tree

July 5, 2026April 20, 2023 by Steve Creek
Barred Owl Getting Ready To Eat A Crayfish

Watch a Barred Owl eating a crayfish in a tree at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, with photos and insights into its hunting behavior.

Categories Bird Photography, National Wildlife Refuges, Oklahoma Wildlife Locations, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge Tags barred owl, crayfish

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Great Egret Regurgitating Crayfish at Sequoyah Refuge

July 5, 2026April 19, 2023 by Steve Creek
Great Egret regurgitating crayfish remains at Miner's Cove in Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

Watch a Great Egret regurgitating crayfish at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge and learn why this natural behavior is important.

Categories Bird Photography, National Wildlife Refuges, Oklahoma Wildlife Locations, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge Tags great egret, Regurgitation 1 Comment

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Three-toed Box Turtle Crossing at Sequoyah Refuge

July 5, 2026April 18, 2023 by Steve Creek
Three-toed Box Turtle walking across a gravel road at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.

Photographing a Three-toed Box Turtle crossing the road at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge and learning why these turtles matter.

Categories National Wildlife Refuges, Oklahoma Wildlife Locations, Reptiles & Amphibians, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Turtles Tags Three-toed Box Turtle

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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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