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Eastern Bluebird Nest Building Starts Again in My Arkansas Yard

June 23, 2026 by Steve Creek
Female Eastern Bluebird carrying pine needles toward a wooden birdhouse in an Arkansas yard.

Eastern Bluebird nest building begins again as a female carries pine needles to my Arkansas birdhouse after a morning rain.

Categories Bird Photography Tags Arkansas birds, Backyard birds, Birdhouse, Canon EOS R5 Mark II, Canon RF 200-800mm, eastern bluebird, nest building, pine needles

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Eastern Bluebirds Begin Again After Nest Loss

September 5, 2025June 25, 2025 by Steve Creek
Female Eastern Bluebird perched with a large bundle of dry grass in her beak.

Eastern Bluebirds begin again after losing their chicks. A relocated birdhouse offers hope for a successful nest in my yard.

Categories Bird Photography Tags Arkansas Wildlife, Backyard birds, birdhouse setup, eastern bluebird, nest building, Nesting behavior 3 Comments

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Yellowjacket Nest Building: A Close Encounter on My Deck

March 4, 2026August 15, 2024 by Steve Creek
Yellowjacket scraping wood fiber from a wooden deck rail for use in nest construction

Yellowjacket nest building up close on my deck rail, plus the simple photo setup I used to freeze the moment in sharp detail.

Categories Arkansas Wildlife Locations, Insect Photography Tags Backyard wildlife, ecosystem, insect colonies, insects, nature, nest building, wildlife, Wildlife Photography, yellowjacket behavior, yellowjackets 5 Comments

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Dickcissel Nesting Habits at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

March 7, 2026July 4, 2024 by Steve Creek
Female Dickcissel Carrying Nesting Material

I photographed a female Dickcissel building a nest in tall prairie grass at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.

Categories Bird Photography, National Wildlife Refuges, Oklahoma Wildlife Locations, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge Tags bird habitat, bird nesting, Birdwatching, dickcissel, female dickcissels, nest building, prairie birds, Wildlife Photography
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