Wildlife Wonders: A Thanksgiving Tribute to Nature’s Bounty

Wild Tom Turkey Walking Through The Forest

A wildlife photographer reflects on Arkansas’ natural bounty and gatherings of animal families while finding serenity outdoors this Thanksgiving season.

White-Tailed Buck Oklahoma | An 8-Point at Sequoyah Refuge

8-point White-tailed Buck On Side Of The Auto Tour Road

Wildlife photographer Steve Creek recalls photographing an impressive swollen-necked 8-point White-tailed Buck during the fall rut in Oklahoma.

Great Blue Heron With Fish at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

Great Blue Heron With a Fish in its Grasp

I photographed a Great Blue Heron with a fish at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge. Read my Wildlife and Photography Notes on this catch.

Northern Shoveler Devouring Duckweed

Northern Shoveler Duck Feeding On Duckweed

A nature photography blog post describing and showing images of a Northern Shoveler duck feeding on duckweed at an Oklahoma wildlife refuge.

My Encounter with a Groundhog In Oklahoma

Groundhog Sitting On Side Of Road

Wildlife photographer Steve Creek describes his quest to photograph a Groundhog near the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.

A Photographer’s Mystery Solved: The Buck’s Alarm Revealed

Coyote Looking The Direction It Was Headed

The Buck’s Alarm makes sense once a hidden coyote rises from the weeds during this close encounter at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge.

Whitetail Deer Rut at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

Whitetail buck standing in golden November grasses near a large cottonwood tree

The whitetail deer rut brings great November action at Sequoyah. I share field notes and photo tips. Tell me about your recent sightings.