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The Historic Little Missouri Pedestrian Bridge

July 24, 2025November 13, 2019 by Steve Creek
Little Missouri Pedestrian Bridge

Discover the historic Little Missouri Pedestrian Bridge in Arkansas, a picturesque gateway to nature in the Ouachita National Forest.

Categories Arkansas Wildlife Locations, Landscapes Tags landscape photography, Little Missouri Pedestrian Bridge, Nature Photography, ouachita national forest, steel bridge

Land Snail’s Leafy Destination

July 24, 2025November 8, 2019 by Steve Creek
Land Snail Inching Across a Yellow Fall Leaf

Photographing a tiny land snail inching across a yellow fall leaf on the side of a road in Arkansas near the Ouachita National Forest.

Categories Arkansas Wildlife Locations, Snails Tags Close-up photography, gastropod, land snail, macro photography, mollusk, Nature Photography, ouachita national forest, snail, Wildlife Photography

American Giant Millipede

October 11, 2024November 6, 2019 by Steve Creek
American Giant Millipede Crossing A Gravel Road

A wildlife photographer’s experience capturing an image of a giant millipede while hiking in Ouachita National Forest in Arkansas.

Categories Arkansas Wildlife Locations, Millipede Tags american giant millipede, arthropod, Insect photography, millipede, Nature Photography, ouachita national forest, Wildlife Photography

Marbled Beauty: Photographing the Marbled Orb Weaver Spider

July 24, 2025November 1, 2019 by Steve Creek
Marbled Orb Weaver Spider On Leaf

A nature photography blog post about encountering and photographing a colorful Marbled Orb Weaver Spider in an Arkansas forest.

Categories Arkansas Wildlife Locations, Spiders Tags marbled orb weaver spider, Nature Photography, Neoscona punctigera, orb weaver spider, ouachita national forest, spider, spider facts, spider habitat, spider prey, spider web, Wildlife Photography

Spider Testing the Wind with Ballooning Silk

September 19, 2025September 16, 2019 by Steve Creek
Close-up of a spider on a birdhouse releasing silk strands upward during ballooning behavior, testing wind without taking off.

A spider showed ballooning behavior on my birdhouse, releasing silk to test wind but staying put when flight wasn’t right.

Categories Arkansas Wildlife Locations, Spiders Tags ballooning, Canon lens, Nature Photography, ouachita national forest, spider, web shooting, Wildlife Photography

Juvenile Five-lined Skink On Log

August 15, 2024September 13, 2019 by Steve Creek
Juvenile Five-lined Skink

Read this blog post by Steve Creek, Wildlife Photographer about capturing a photo of a juvenile five-lined skink on a log in Arkansas.

Categories Arkansas Wildlife Locations, Skinks Tags five-lined skink, lizard, Nature Photography, Ouachita Mountains, reptile, Wildlife Photography

Thrilling Encounter with a Young Water Moccasin

August 15, 2024September 11, 2019 by Steve Creek
Young Water Moccasin

A first-hand account of a wildlife photographer’s exciting experience capturing an image of a venomous young Water Moccasin in its natural habitat in Oklahoma.

Categories Oklahoma Wildlife Locations, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Snakes Tags cottonmouth, Nature Photography, snake, wildlife encounter, Wildlife Photography

An Early Morning Doe at Reeve’s Boat Ramp

November 8, 2024August 26, 2019 by Steve Creek
Whitetail Doe Across From Reeves Boat Ramp

A wildlife photographer’s encounter with a whitetail doe at Reeves Boat Ramp in the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.

Categories Deer and Ungulates, Oklahoma Wildlife Locations, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge Tags Canon lens, doe, early morning, Fuji camera, marsh, Nature Photography, Reeves Boat Ramp, Whitetail Deer, Wildlife Photography

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

Arkansas Yard Yields Dwarf American Toad Encounter

December 27, 2024August 16, 2019 by Steve Creek
Dwarf American Toad in its Natural Habitat

A wildlife photographer describes encountering a Dwarf American Toad near his cabin in the Ouachita National Forest of Arkansas.

Categories Arkansas Wildlife Locations, Toads Tags amphibians, Dwarf American Toad, Nature Photography, ouachita national forest, threatened species, Wildlife conservation, Wildlife Photography

Challenges of Photographing at the SNWR

November 8, 2024August 14, 2019 by Steve Creek
My Pickup at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

A wildlife photographer blogs about the challenges of photographing animals at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma during the summer months.

Categories Landscapes, Oklahoma Wildlife Locations, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge Tags cornfields, Johnson grass, Nature Photography, Oklahoma wildlife, summer wildlife, Whitetail Deer, Wildlife Photography

Gray Squirrel Surprise

August 8, 2024August 6, 2019 by Steve Creek
Eastern Gray Squirrel On A Post

Read about my chance wildlife photography encounter with a charming Eastern Gray Squirrel during a visit to Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge.

Categories Oklahoma Wildlife Locations, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Squirrels Tags animal blog, animal encounter, eastern gray squirrel, grey squirrel, Nature Photography, serendipity, squirrel, wildlife blog, Wildlife Photography, Wildlife refuge

Barred Owl At Miner’s Cove

September 30, 2023July 27, 2019 by Steve Creek
Barred Owl At Miners Cove In The Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

Wildlife photographer Steve Creek shares his experience photographing a Barred Owl in Oklahoma. Learn how he was able to get close to this beautiful bird.

Categories Barred Owls, Bird Photography, National Wildlife Refuges, Oklahoma Wildlife Locations, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge Tags barred owl, Bird photography, Miner's Cove, Nature Photography, Wildlife Photography

Ratsnake On Sandtown Trail

October 14, 2024July 26, 2019 by Steve Creek
Ratsnake On Sandtown Trail

Encountered a Ratsnake on the Sandtown Trail at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma. Took photos and enjoyed more wildlife sightings on this walk.

Categories Snakes Tags Hiking, Nature Photography, Oklahoma wildlife, ratsnake, Sandtown Trail, sequoyah national wildlife refuge, snakes, Wildlife Photography, wildlife sightings

Whitetail Fawn Near the Cabin Door

January 6, 2024July 22, 2019 by Steve Creek
Whitetail Fawn Spotted in My Own Yard

A wildlife photography blog post about photographing a whitetail fawn near my cabin in the Ouachita National Forest in Arkansas.

Categories Arkansas Wildlife Locations, Deer and Ungulates Tags deer, fawn, Nature Photography, ouachita national forest, Whitetail Deer, wildlife blind, Wildlife Photography
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