Dockery Slough

Yellow-crowned Night Heron Swallowing a Dragonfly

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Yellow-crowned Night Heron swallowing a dragonfly in wetland habitat at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge Oklahoma

I photographed a Yellow-crowned Night Heron eating a dragonfly at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, capturing a rare feeding moment.

Painted Bunting

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Male painted bunting at Sequoyah perched on a branch, beak open, blue head, green back and red rump showing

Finding a painted bunting at Sequoyah is not the hard part. The birds are numerous at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma. However, they like staying in the thick brush. That habit makes them difficult for me to photograph. Why a Painted Bunting at Sequoyah Stays in Thick Brush Painted Buntings are numerous at … Read more