Egg-Laying Dragonflies and Elk Feeding at Wichita Mountains

Cow elk feeding on aquatic lotus leaves while standing in French Lake at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma

Day 9 at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, photographing dragonfly egg laying and elk feeding in the lake on a hot September day.

Wichita Mountains Wildlife Trip | Days 7 and 8

A Large Bull Elk On Day 7 at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge

Days 7 and 8 at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge brought elk, deer, a crow, and a water snake, even when the light and photos were limited.

Day 6 at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge: Elk, Deer, and Insects

Hummingbird Moth Up-close At The Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge

Day 6 at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge with elk bugling, white-tailed deer, and close-up insect photography.

Day 5 at Wichita Mountains: Elk, Roadrunners, and a Green Heron

Bull elk standing near French Lake at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge

Photographing wildlife at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge on Day 5, including elk, roadrunners, deer, a green heron, and lizards.

Elk at Wichita Mountains on Day 4 With a Porcupine Encounter

Bull elk grazing near Highway 49 at sunrise in Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge

Day 4 at Wichita Mountains featured elk at Wichita Mountains, a rare porcupine encounter, deer, lizards, and a cow elk in French Lake.

Day 3 at Wichita Mountains: Roadrunners and White-Tailed Deer

Greater Roadrunner grooming in a cedar tree at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge

Day 3 Wichita Mountains wildlife included elk bugling, white-tailed deer, a roadrunner in a tree, and other wildlife encounters.