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Snow Goose Landing in a Sequoyah Field

January 22, 2026January 20, 2023 by Steve Creek
Snow goose landing in a field at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma, wings flared for touchdown

Snow goose landing at Sequoyah Refuge, Oklahoma. What I saw, what it means, and how I shot it. See the photo and notes.

Categories Bird Photography, Oklahoma Wildlife Locations, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge Tags Anser caerulescens, Flying, Landing, Snow Geese, Snow Goose

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Downy Woodpecker With Beetle

January 22, 2026January 19, 2023 by Steve Creek
Downy Woodpecker holding a beetle in its bill at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma

Downy woodpecker beetle moment at Sequoyah NWR, plus what I watched and how I shot it with my long lens. See the photo and notes.

Categories Bird Photography, National Wildlife Refuges, Oklahoma Wildlife Locations, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge Tags Beetle, Downy Woodpecker, Dryobates pubescens, Tree

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American Black Vulture Portrait

January 23, 2026January 18, 2023 by Steve Creek
Close portrait of an American Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) showing detailed feather texture and bare black head

The American Black Vulture’s vital role in nature, its unique features, and its behavior through an up-close encounter in Oklahoma.

Categories Bird Photography Tags American Black Vulture, Bird of prey, Canon EOS R7, carrion eater, conservation, ecosystem balance, Nature Photography, sequoyah national wildlife refuge, vultures, Wildlife observation, Wildlife Photography

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Pied-billed Grebe Handling a Shad at Charleston Lake

January 23, 2026January 17, 2023 by Steve Creek
Pied-billed Grebe With Shad

A Pied-billed Grebe handles and swallows a shad at Charleston Lake in Arkansas, showing how this small diving bird manages its prey.

Categories Bird Photography Tags Charleston, Charleston City Lake, Lake, Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, Shad

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Red-winged Blackbird Flock In Flight

February 23, 2026January 15, 2023 by Steve Creek
Large winter flock of Red-winged Blackbirds flying together over open fields at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

Winter flocks of Red-winged blackbirds in flight sweep across Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge during the non-breeding season.

Categories Bird Photography Tags Agelaius phoeniceus, Flock, oklahoma, red-winged blackbird, sequoyah national wildlife refuge

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Flying Great Blue Heron With a Shad at Charleston City Lake

January 23, 2026January 14, 2023 by Steve Creek
Great Blue Heron flying with a shad in its bill over Charleston City Lake in Arkansas

Heron flying with shad at Charleston City Lake, Arkansas. See the action, plus my gear and settings. Take a look at the photos.

Categories Bird Photography Tags Ardea herodias, Charleston, Flying, Lake, Shad

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Bald Eagle Resembles a Hood Ornament at Sequoyah NWR

January 23, 2026January 13, 2023 by Steve Creek
Adult Bald Eagle perched high in a tree at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma

Bald Eagle perched high at Sequoyah NWR, its posture reminded me of a vintage hood ornament. See the photo and my settings.

Categories Bird Photography Tags bald eagle, Bird Watching, nature, Photography, raptor, wildlife

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Great Blue Heron With Wingtip Touching Water

January 23, 2026January 12, 2023 by Steve Creek
Great Blue Heron flying with a fish in its beak while its wingtip touches the water surface

I photographed this Great Blue Heron With Wingtip Touching Water while I was at the Charleston City Lake in Charleston, Arkansas.

Categories Bird Photography Tags Ardea herodias, Charleston, Charleston City Lake, Fish, Flying
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