Banded Painted Bunting At Sequoyah Wildlife Refuge

Banded male Painted Bunting standing on a gravel road at Sequoyah Wildlife Refuge

A banded Painted Bunting at Sequoyah Wildlife Refuge gave me a brief look at color, courtship behavior, and bird conservation.

A Magical Encounter With A Male Indigo Bunting

Male Indigo Bunting singing from a Johnson Grass stem at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

A blue Indigo Bunting sings from Johnson Grass at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge during a quiet Oklahoma morning.

Prothonotary Warbler On An American Lotus Plant

A bright yellow Prothonotary Warbler perches on the green stem of an American Lotus plant at Reeve's Slough.

See a Prothonotary Warbler on Lotus at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge and how I photographed this bright songbird.

American Lotus Bloom at Reeve’s Slough

Pale yellow American Lotus bloom in warm light at Reeve’s Slough in Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

American Lotus Bloom at Reeve’s Slough shows pale yellow petals, wetland habitat, and warm light at Sequoyah Refuge.