I photographed this Western Ratsnake crossing the asphalt section of the tour road at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma back in June 2017. This Ratsnake is smiling for my camera! How I Got The Shot – Western Ratsnake I spotted this Ratsnake while driving, and I was able to stop and get out … Read more
I photographed this Yellow-crowned Night-Heron eating a Crayfish at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma back in June 2017. They appear at this refuge during this month and I can usually find them close to the tour road after a rain. The Yellow-crowned Night-Heron eats mainly crustaceans (crabs and crayfish) as well as insects, … Read more
I first saw this large 8-point Whitetail Buck in a cornfield at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma. The cornfield was overhead high…
In my Arkansas yard, I captured a stunning image of a female Eastern Bluebird with a large spider, which she had collected for her young.
This is the same Prairie Lizard I posted about a couple of days ago (Prairie Lizard From Above). I have several of these lizards that like to hang around my deck at my cabin near the Ouachita National Forest here in Arkansas. I saw a second one just below this one but closer to the … Read more
I had the pleasure of encountering a Prairie Lizard on the steps of my cabin located near the Ouachita National Forest in Arkansas.
Look close and you can see a spider on the back of this Prairie Lizard that I photographed here in Arkansas. The spider was crawling all over this lizard and the lizard didn’t pay it any attention. Prairie Lizards do eat spiders but It was busy watching me. How I Got The Shot – Prairie … Read more
I photographed this Great Egret sneaking through tall vegetation at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma. It was trying to catch crayfish, but it wasn’t successful while I was around. I had seen a Great Blue Heron doing the same thing the day before and it caught several. How I Got The Shot – … Read more
I captured a captivating image of a magnificent Great Blue Heron gracefully positioned on a weathered log within the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Okla.
I photographed this Opossum on May 19, 2019, at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma before it flooded. This Refuge is now under water due to flooding. This flood is breaking all kinds of records for Oklahoma and Arkansas. More rain is on the way! The Arkansas River reached 38.2 feet on Sunday near … Read more
A Video I made of the Arkansas River rising at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge yesterday morning.
I photographed this Bald Eagle last week while driving the tour road at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma. The Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge hosts some of the largest bald eagle populations in Oklahoma. They even have a live Bald Eagle cam setup on one of the nests (view the camera). How I Got … Read more
I was on the asphalt section of the tour road at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma. This Whitetail Doe was under a tree that was in a field that’s known as Goss Field on the north side of the road. How I Got The Shot I had my Fujifilm X-T3 camera resting on … Read more
One of the most striking changes in this season is observed in Whitetail Deer as they shed their winter coat. Shedding is a natural process that enables…
I photographed this Cedar Waxwing eating a mulberry in a Mulberry tree at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma. This refuge has several Mulberry trees and during this time of year you can see all types of birds eating the Mulberries. How I Got The Shot – Cedar Waxwing Eating Mulberry I have one … Read more
