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Three-toed Box Turtle Colors and What They Mean

March 27, 2026April 23, 2024 by Steve Creek
A Three-toed Box Turtle Portrait

Explore the colors of the three-toed box turtle and how genetics, environment, and camouflage shape their appearance.

Categories National Wildlife Refuges, Oklahoma Wildlife Locations, Reptiles & Amphibians, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Turtles Tags adaptation, camouflage, colors, environment, genetics, nature, sexual dimorphism, Three-toed Box Turtle, Wildlife Photography 2 Comments

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Eastern Bluebird Catches Crane Fly Mid-Transformation

April 1, 2026April 22, 2024 by Steve Creek
Eastern Bluebird Captures Crane Fly Mid-Emergence

See an Eastern Bluebird catch a crane fly mid-emergence in Arkansas and learn about this unusual feeding moment.

Categories Arkansas Wildlife Locations, Bird Photography, Insect Photography Tags Backyard wildlife, crane fly, eastern bluebird, Insect life cycle, larval stage, Metamorphosis 5 Comments

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Ruby-throated Hummingbirds Return to Arkansas!

April 1, 2026April 21, 2024 by Steve Creek
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Returns

Ruby-throated hummingbirds are back in Arkansas. Learn when they arrive and how to attract them to your feeder.

Categories Arkansas Wildlife Locations, Bird Photography Tags Arkansas birds, hummingbird feeder, hummingbird migration, ruby-throated hummingbird, summer in Arkansas

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Eastern Bluebird Fecal Sac Removal Explained

April 1, 2026April 20, 2024 by Steve Creek
Eastern Bluebird carrying a fecal sac away from a wooden nest box

Watch how Eastern Bluebirds remove fecal sacs to keep their nest clean, a fascinating behavior that helps protect and raise healthy chicks.

Categories Arkansas Wildlife Locations, Bird Photography, Lavaca Tags bird adaptations, birdie diaper, chick health, eastern bluebird, fecal sac removal, nest hygiene, waste disposal

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Skinks Emerge at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Spring

April 1, 2026April 19, 2024 by Steve Creek
Five-lined skink peeking out of a hole in a log at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma

Five-lined skinks emerge in spring at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge as warming temperatures bring them out of hibernation.

Categories National Wildlife Refuges, Oklahoma Wildlife Locations, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Skinks Tags five-lined skink, hibernation, skink, Spring, temperature, wildlife

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Possible Reunion with a Coyote at Sequoyah Refuge

April 1, 2026April 18, 2024 by Steve Creek
Coyote lying in an open field at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

Could this be the same coyote I photographed at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge last year? Read about my encounter with a bold coyote.

Categories Coyote, National Wildlife Refuges, Oklahoma Wildlife Locations, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge Tags Animal Behavior, coyote, resident coyote, territoriality, transient coyote, Wildlife Photography

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Rust-Colored Cottonmouth or Just Plain Dirty?

April 1, 2026April 17, 2024 by Steve Creek
Rust-colored cottonmouth snake on road at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge Oklahoma

Is this rust-colored cottonmouth a true color variation or just mud? Take a closer look at this unusual snake.

Categories National Wildlife Refuges, Oklahoma Wildlife Locations, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Snakes Tags cottonmouth, mud stain, natural variation, snake color, snake morph, wildlife

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Witnessing Barred Owl Affection

April 1, 2026April 16, 2024 by Steve Creek
Barred Owl preening another Barred Owl as part of bonding behavior

I watched barred owls show affection as the male groomed the female, a rare look at barred owl behavior at Sequoyah NWR.

Categories Bird Photography, National Wildlife Refuges, Oklahoma Wildlife Locations, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge Tags barred owl, Birdwatching, monogamous birds, owl grooming, owl mating habits, Wildlife Photography 1 Comment
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