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Fun Friday: The Pups of the Wichita Mountains
From my recent travels in the Wichita Mountains of Oklahoma, today’s “Fun Friday” post includes some cute Black-tailed Prairie dog pups (Cynomys ludovicianus). I can never stop and photograph these mischievous little guys without getting some laughs. While groups of pups will always leave a smile on my face, I very much enjoy capturing pups […]
Posted in Fun Friday Post, Mammals, Nature Photography, Travel Photography
Tags: behavior, Blog, cute, mammals, nature, nature photography, Oklahoma, prairie, prairie dog, spring, travel, Wichita Mountains NWR
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Beautiful Carpet
While recently traveling from Texas to Oklahoma, I began spotting Indian Carpet wildflowers along the highway. Once in Oklahoma’s Wichita Mountains, I made sure to grab some images of this beautiful wildflower: I always love seeing the Indian Carpet blanket the landscape. Unfortunately, I could not find a dense carpet in the Wichita Mountains … […]
Turquoise Treasure
Another interesting inhabitant of the Wichita Mountains (southwest Oklahoma) is the Eastern Collared Lizard (Crotaphytus collaris). During my recent visit, I saw several male lizards, but no females. Makes me think the females may be busy nesting right now. These creatures are cold-blooded, staying in their dens on colder days. During my visit, it was […]
Posted in Nature Photography, Reptiles and Amphibians, Travel Photography
Tags: behavior, Blog, lizard, nature, nature photography, Oklahoma, spring, travel, Wichita Mountains NWR
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A Special Summer Bird
After a week and a half on the road, for art shows and some nature photography, I’m now back home. I’ve got some interesting images to post, so today I’ll start with a beautifully-colored bird. While in the Wichita Mountains the other day, I stopped by one of the picnic areas for a quick lunch. […]
Just a Bit Shy
During my recent visit to the Wichita Mountains NWR in southwest Oklahoma, I was driving one of the refuge roads when a Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) ran across the road in front of me. As I stopped the vehicle to grab some images, the bird made a dashing run into the brush. Fortunately, I rolled […]
Fun Friday: Kids Will Be Kids!
As this post gets published, I am nearly back home in Missouri, after a great weekend art show in Dallas and some wonderful photography along the way back home. It’s always great to get away for some photo opps, but it’s also great to get back home! Especially when I have a brood of barn […]
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Tags: behavior, Blog, cute, mammals, meadow, nature, nature photography, prairie, prairie dog, spring, travel, Wichita Mountains NWR
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