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Monarch Gulf Crossing in Three Days: What Tags Suggest

October 30, 2026 by Steve Creek
Monarch butterfly feeding on small yellow flowers beside a campsite at Black Mesa State Park in Oklahoma.

A reported monarch Gulf crossing brings me back to a butterfly I photographed feeding beside my campsite at Black Mesa State Park.

Categories Wildlife Photography Tags Black Mesa State Park, butterfly migration, Gulf of Mexico, Monarch Butterfly, Oklahoma Panhandle, Project Monarch 4 Comments

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A Likely Yellow Mud Turtle Near Black Mesa

October 28, 2026 by Steve Creek
Likely Yellow Mud Turtle with a yellow throat and dusty shell on a rocky dirt road near Black Mesa State Park.

I photographed a likely Yellow Mud Turtle near Black Mesa State Park in Oklahoma. Learn about its habitat, diet, and life on land.

Categories Wildlife Photography Tags Black Mesa State Park, Kinosternon flavescens, Oklahoma Panhandle, Oklahoma wildlife, turtles, Yellow Mud Turtle 2 Comments

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Black-tailed Jackrabbit Near Black Mesa State Park

October 26, 2026 by Steve Creek
Black-tailed Jackrabbit sitting in grass beside a cactus near Black Mesa State Park in Oklahoma.

I photographed a Black-tailed Jackrabbit near Black Mesa State Park. Learn about this hare and its life in the Oklahoma Panhandle.

Categories Wildlife Photography Tags Black Mesa State Park, Black-tailed Jackrabbit, grassland wildlife, hares, Oklahoma Panhandle, Oklahoma wildlife, Roadside Wildlife 1 Comment

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Vesper Sparrow Along a Black Mesa Gravel Road

October 23, 2026 by Steve Creek
Vesper Sparrow perched on barbed wire near Black Mesa, showing its pale eye-ring and patterned back and wings.

I photographed a Vesper Sparrow near Black Mesa State Park in Oklahoma, with views of its markings on barbed wire and a dried seed stalk.

Categories Bird Photography Tags Black Mesa State Park, grassland birds, oklahoma birds, Oklahoma Panhandle, sparrows, Vesper Sparrow 4 Comments
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