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Eastern Bluebird Chicks Vanish: Mystery at My Backyard Birdhouse

September 5, 2025June 22, 2025 by Steve Creek
Male Eastern Bluebird perched on wooden branch with bright blue head and wings, orange breast, and small piece of nesting material visible in his beak against green background

Eastern Bluebird chicks vanished overnight from my backyard birdhouse. The male’s strange behavior revealed the mystery.

Categories Bird Photography Tags Arkansas birds, backyard birding, Bird behavior, Bluebird chicks, eastern bluebird, Nesting birds, summer birding, Wildlife Photography 2 Comments

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Mississippi Kite Regurgitating Pellet

October 29, 2025June 21, 2025 by Steve Creek
Mississippi Kite perched with head turned sharply, trying to expel a pellet.

Mississippi Kite regurgitating pellet shows how this raptor expels indigestible insect parts while perched in an Oklahoma refuge.

Categories Bird Photography Tags bird digestion, insectivorous birds, Mississippi Kite, oklahoma birds, pellet regurgitation, raptor behavior, Wichita Mountains, Wildlife Photography 1 Comment

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Bluebirds Feeding Young on the First Day of Summer

October 29, 2025June 20, 2025 by Steve Creek
Male Eastern Bluebird holding a caterpillar at the entrance of a wooden birdhouse.

Bluebirds feeding young mark the start of summer in my Arkansas yard, bringing life and motion to the longest day of the year.

Categories Bird Photography Tags Arkansas Wildlife, Backyard birds, Birdwatching, bluebird feeding, eastern bluebird, Nesting birds, summer solstice

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Treasure Lake in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge

October 29, 2025June 19, 2025 by Steve Creek
Rocky granite outcrops and dense green trees surround the still waters of Treasure Lake under a moody, cloud-filled sky at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge.

Treasure Lake in the Wichita Mountains blends rugged granite and calm waters, perfect for photography and scenic hiking.

Categories Landscapes, Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge Tags Charon’s Garden, Nature Photography, Oklahoma landscape, Treasure Lake, Wichita Mountains

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White-tailed Bucks Among Wildflowers

October 29, 2025June 18, 2025 by Steve Creek
Single White-tailed Buck with velvet antlers standing in a field of spring wildflowers and grass in the Wichita Mountains.

Two velvet-antlered White-tailed Bucks pause among wildflowers and rocks in the Wichita Mountains, bathed in soft spring light.

Categories Oklahoma Wildlife Locations, White-tailed Deer, Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge Tags bucks in velvet, deer photography, nature moment, Oklahoma wildlife, spring wildlife, white-tailed deer, Wichita Mountains, wildflowers

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Holy City Wichita Mountains: A Quiet Walk Through Sacred Stone

October 29, 2025June 17, 2025 by Steve Creek
White stone statue of Jesus with arms outstretched on red rock pedestal under cloudy sky.

Holy City Wichita Mountains offers a peaceful walk through biblical stone scenes in Oklahoma’s wildlife refuge.

Categories National Wildlife Refuges, Oklahoma Wildlife Locations, Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge Tags christian landmarks, holy city wichita mountains, lawton oklahoma, oklahoma travel, Outdoor photography, stone architecture, Wildlife refuge

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Funny Rabbit Standing Across the Road

October 29, 2025June 16, 2025 by Steve Creek
Rabbit standing on hind legs reaching through a barbed wire fence to eat leaves.

Funny rabbit standing like a person, stretching up to eat leaves just beyond a barbed wire fence across the road.

Categories Rabbits Tags animal antics, Arkansas Wildlife, Backyard wildlife, barbed wire fence, funny rabbit, morning photography, standing rabbit, wildlife humor

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Why Crayfish Are on Roads at Sequoyah This Spring

October 29, 2025June 13, 2025 by Steve Creek
Crayfish walking across a road at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in spring.

Crayfish often appear on roads in spring at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge. Here’s why they make the trek.

Categories Crayfish, Oklahoma Wildlife Locations, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge Tags Animal Behavior, crayfish, Oklahoma nature, spring wildlife, wetland animals
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