During last week’s visit to Southwest Oklahoma, we were fortunate enough to observe a cloud of Monarchs that were stopping to rest in some small Willow trees along one of the canals at Hackberry Flat. This was the fourth such time I’ve been lucky enough to witness such a fantastic sight. Thousands of the gorgeous [...]
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The Fall Migration of the Monarch
Posted in Photography, Raves, Travel, tagged Butterflies, Hackberry Flat, Monarch Migration, Monarchs, Nikon D300, Oklahoma, Photography on October 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Avocets, Ibis, Black-necked Stilt, Dowitchers, Yellowlegs, Sandpipers…just to name a few.
Posted in Birds, Photography, Travel, tagged Avocets, Birding, Dowitchers, Great Plains State Park, Ibis, Oklahoma, Sandpipers, State Park, Stilt, Wetlands, Yellowlegs on September 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“We like to praise birds for flying. But how much of it is actually flying, and how much of it is just sort of coasting from that last flap?” -Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey Just returned from a one week photo trip to Southwest Oklahoma – with the destination being Hackberry Flat Wetlands. The wetlands [...]
This is strictly for the birds. Strictly.
Posted in Birds, Photography, Travel, tagged Avocet, Birds, Birdwatching, Great Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge, Nikon, Nikon D300, Oklahoma, Photography, Roadrunner on September 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Have you ever noticed how many bird sayings there are? Strictly for The Birds Bird Brained Birds of a Feather A Birds Eye View Free as a Bird A Little Birdie Told Me Wise as An Owl (I like that one!) I’m sure that’s not all of them, but you get the picture. And do [...]
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