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American Robin With Beetle After the Mockingbird Drama

April 27, 2026 by Steve Creek
American Robin holding a beetle in its bill while standing in spring grass in Arkansas

American Robin with Beetle in my Arkansas yard made a calmer follow-up after a Mockingbird stole another robin’s meal.

Categories Bird Photography Tags american robin, Arkansas Wildlife, Backyard birds, Beetle, northern mockingbird

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A Chance Encounter with a Cottonwood Borer

April 22, 2026August 7, 2023 by Steve Creek
Top view of a cottonwood borer beetle with black body and white stripes across its back

I photographed a cottonwood borer beetle at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge and share details about its size, markings, and behavior.

Categories Insect Photography, Oklahoma Wildlife Locations, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge Tags Beetle, cottonwood borer, Insect, Wildlife Photography

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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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Brown Thrasher With Beetle

May 4, 2026May 9, 2020 by Steve Creek
Brown Thrasher standing in grass with a beetle in its bill

Brown Thrasher With Beetle shows a yard bird carrying food to a hidden fledgling in a nearby thicket on a spring morning.

Categories Bird Photography Tags Beetle, brown thrasher

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Dung Beetle in Arkansas With Young

September 20, 2025August 19, 2019 by Steve Creek
Dung Beetle With Babies Rolling a Ball of Poop

A dung beetle in Arkansas rolls its ball while a smaller beetle clings on. Notes on behavior and photo details.

Categories Arkansas Wildlife Locations, Insect Photography Tags amphibians, Beetle, dung beetle, ecology, ecosystem, Insect, manure, Nature Photography, nutrient recycling, poop, soil health, toads, Wildlife Photography

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