Red-bellied Woodpecker Nesting in My Arkansas Yard
Red-bellied Woodpecker nesting in my Lavaca yard, with adults feeding chicks, guarding the cavity, and visiting feeders.
Bird behavior
Purple Martins Carrying Leaves: The Curious Habit
Discover why Purple Martins carrying leaves is a common sight—nest building, parasite control, or something else? Explore this behavior!
Bald Eagle Drying Off at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge
Bald Eagle Drying Off at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge after a likely plunge into the Arkansas River while hunting for fish.
Great Blue Heron Drops Two Crayfish
A Great Blue Heron with two crayfish hesitates before dropping both back into the water at an Oklahoma wildlife refuge.
Great Blue Heron Behavior: A Fascinating Wildlife Moment
Discover Great Blue Heron behavior at Charleston Lake—why they avoid water when relieving themselves and how this instinct aids survival.
Green Heron Regurgitates an Unusually Large Pellet
Green Heron pellet regurgitation is fast and messy. I watched one expel a huge pellet at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge.
A Blue Jay Soaking Up the Rays
A wildlife photographer blogs about witnessing a Blue Jay sunbathing in their yard and explains why birds engage in this behavior.
The Curious Case of the Grackle’s Sumac Rubdown
A first-hand account of witnessing Common Grackles anting with sumac berries at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.